A short audio story based on the "A Favour for Darvo" alert mission, where players were asked by Darvo to defend a computer system from the Corpus so that he could hack into it and make it appear he was on the ship. This would lure out the Stalker, looking for Darvo, only to find the Tenno.

A Favour for Darvo

This is a track I've written for the Warframe Tenno Tune Contest, 100% composed, recorded and performed by myself.

Under The Lotus by Mark Paterson/UnmaskMark

The first in a series of tinier bundles of miscellaneous instrumentals, finished in 2025, called Instruminis 01: Spooking My Whole Dang Creepers.

Moss Frequency

Title:
Clusters

Dates:
25-Oct-2025 (inception), 26-Oct-2025 (finalised), 26-Oct-2025 (released)

Artists:
Music composed, performed, produced by Norman Freund
Artwork by Norman Freund

BandCamp Purchase:
https://normanfreund.bandcamp.com/track/clusters

Description:
My six track digital recorder, FindTheBeat needed some user documentation updates, once that was done my newly acquired Soma Lyra8 was sitting there along side my Soma Enner and Soma COSMOS beckoning to be played. How could I resist!

I decided to go with a theme of cluster chords on the Lyra 8, introducing the notes slowly one pair of closely spaced notes at a time. Then see what I can do with the Soma Enner. Thanks Rick Beato on your YouTube video so many years ago on cluster chords. The tuning of the cluster chords on the Lyra was all done by ear, with no particular tuning system in mind, no tuning forks, no tuner apps, just listen and let my emotions guide me. I have only had my Lyra 8 for five days now, it's like meeting an old friend that now has a beard, there is a certain amount of familiarity having played the Soma Enner and having designed digital synthesisers from scratch, there was and still is a certain amount of mystery about the Lyra 8. As others have put, the interest in the Lyra 8 lies in the details, the fine changes of tuning and parameters. So back to tuning of the Lyra 8 for this piece, each pair of notes 1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8 (8 oscillator synthesiser), where tuned to have close frequencies (i.e. notes 1 and 2 close frequencies), then find an interesting frequency for note 3 that fits well with note pair 1-2, then tune note 4 closely to note 3. Then continue all the way up to note pair 7-8. This was done prior to the live recording.

The signal chain was:
Soma Enner (LEFT out) --> Soma Lyra (MONO IN, MONO OUT) --> Soma COSMOS (LEFT IN, LEFT OUT, RIGHT OUT) --> Native Instruments Komplete Audio --> computer --> FindTheBeat.

Four audio tracks were used for Clusters, three for looping and adjusting play-back speeds, recording and playing in new material during the performance. So the loops were never static. The fifth track was used as the master track to record all incoming audio and looped tracks.

The Soma COSMOS played the role of a reverb unit.

The Ableton Push2 was used as the midi controller for the six track audio recorder.

The main parts were played on the Lyra 8, whereas the Enner played a supporting role adding texture and rhythm. Once the cluster chords were introduced, tuning of the Lyra 8 was adjusted live for the lyrical parts. Similarly on the Enner, it's tuning was adjusted live during the performance. Enner human inputs were playing the touch pads for oscillator and filter connections, adjusting the tuning knobs, the piezo plate of the Enner was used for the textural elements (hand tapping the plate and tickling the taught spring).

Because the Enner was directly connected to the Lyra 8, I could instantly swap between instruments or played them both at once. The "Fast" switches along with the "Hold" knob on the Lyra 8 were handy to sustain notes, leaving my hands free to improvise on other settings of the Lyra 8 and play the Enner.

Clusters

TennoTunes2_Entry_Fearless.MP3

Tenno Tunes II Eat - Farm - Sleep - Repeat

Entry Song (With Music Video) For Tenno Tunes Vol. 2 Competition By Me For The Competition Hosted By DigitalExtremes.

This Song Was Created By Me To Have A Cinematic Feel And To Feel Like It Blends And Belongs In The Warframe Soundtrack.

Something To Note: I Am Deaf And Have Had Progressive Hearing Loss Throughout My Life. I Have Had To Get Two Surgeries On My Head Where They Slashed Behind My Ears, Drilled 1/8th Of A Hole Into Both Sides Of My Head, And Inserted Cochlear Implants. This Was Done During A Vital Part Of My Life - High School. I Have Had No Prior Musical Knowledge As It Was Considered "Unfair" To Me Because Of My Hearing Loss. If You Want More Information, Feel Free To Contact Me.

Rules: Max 4 Minutes Long. 1 Entry Per Contestant. Youtube + Soundcloud Allowed.

Music Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14XeciMiKy8
Follow Me On Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjssrKnTjkFKDNEJGPPAHUw

Credit Goes To DigitalExtremes For Making The Logo.
I (With The Explicit Permission Of DigitalExtremes) Used A Segment Of The Dojo Arena Battle Music That Herkens Back To The Days Of Yore In Warframe.

Any other instance of copyright infringement is purely coincidental.
Song Is Copyrighted By Dragvar 2017, Jan. 28th.

Insert A Random Album Title For Juan Singular Song Here :3

Journey Into The Void

Warframe - Journey Into The Void (Tenno Tunes Vol.2 Entry)

Tenno Run

Entry for the Tenno Tunes Vol. 4 Contest

Free Download in Description
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p735-ie85O4&t=1s

KnightmareFrame - I Like My Warframes With A Side Of MAYONNAISE

Wake up

The effect of the brilliant Warframe game on me for Tenno Tunes Vol 4 Contest.

Wake Up - Tenno Tunes Vol 4

I Am Deaf And Have Had Progressive Hearing Loss Throughout My Life. I Have Had To Get Two Surgeries On My Head Where They Slashed Behind My Ears, Drilled 1/8th Of A Hole Into Both Sides Of My Head, And Inserted Cochlear Implants. This Was Done During A Vital Part Of My Life - High School. I Have Had No Prior Musical Knowledge As It Was Considered "Unfair" To Me Because Of My Hearing Loss. If You Want More Information, Feel Free To Contact Me.

Warframe - Journey Into The Void (Tenno Tunes Vol.2 Entry)

DRAGVAR