Improvisational Works

Upon further review, this may actually be modal.

On August 27, 2013, I replaced the original iPhone recording with a processed version including multiband compression, a heaping dose of convolution reverb, harmonic distortion, and transparent limiting.

Improvisation In Eb Major

Home Again
An improvisation by Silence In Stereo.
Live at Sara Manor.

PreSonus AudioBox 1818VSL
PreSonus Studio One 2 Pro
Washburn D10SCE
Martin OMC160GTE
Shure Beta 57A x3
Shure SM57 x3

The Loft Sessions - Home Again

Played 100% live, recorded directly inside Guitar Rig. Uses my live tone + Redwirez cab impulses. Using the bridge pickup on my RG321MH.

Improvisation, November 12 at 12:18 AM.

Played live, no sustain pedal, on a Keystation 49e. Some cinematic themes I came up with.

Alicia's Keys with a mid cut and high boost, slightly compressed, and reverberated using Open AIR. Then effected by two parallel reverse delays in Guitar Rig 5 running into a "Blur Verb" made from the Arena preset of Studio One's Room Reverb.

Improvised Cinematic Themes on Piano

Showing off Alicia's Keys, slammed through Stillwell Audio's Rocket compressor and 1973 EQ, and then sent through Native Instruments' new Replika delay plugin.

The Diffusion mode is amazing. It's set for a dotted 64th note's delay, for short pre-delay, 86% feedback, just the right amount of movement, and as large a size as the knobs allow.

All played live on my Keystation 49e. I don't have a sustain pedal, so all sustaining is either by holding keys or the delay/verb plugin.

I did in fact play a few lines from "Midnight" by Coldplay and "Breathturn" by Hammock.

Alicia's Keys / Stillwell Rocket / NI Replika

This was a clip recorded on my iPhone while playing a Reaktor Spark preset in real time. I took the original preset and took the reverb size to maximum. After about a minute, I reach over and roll the mix to 100% wet. Smooths out the piercing top end feedback and creates a gorgeous synthetic pad.

I wish I'd gotten this recorded in stereo, but the iPhone recording is all I have. I may use this in a song somehow, but for now, I think it stands on its own.

Reaktor Spark improvisation: A Peddie

BR.20190118

My friends bought me a Ditto. This is the first thing I did with it.

Thanks, Timmy, Adam, and Christopher.

20190808 Loop: I Haven't Been Well

Patched in my tape deck, then decided to play directly to tape. I was surprised that it didn't sound really pitchy or bad, but I did appreciate the sort of timelessness it adds.

Tape Improv 20200510

Knowing my tape deck was patched in, I just sent a few channels in whatever session I was in to it, and hit record. This is what I made.

Tape Improv 20200601

A quick improv I did directly to tape using Spitfire Audio's new re-recorded Soft Piano library.

The only processing done on this recording is some gentle EQ and compression. No other plugins, especially time-based, were used.

Tape Improv 20200730 - Spitfire Audio Originals Soft Piano

Hi. I'm Kelly. I'm a mixing engineer.
I produce, sing, and play guitar, bass, piano, and synthesizer.
I am Okayfine, using my most useful means of expression to get the hurt out.
Member ASCAP.
Currently based Chicago, IL.

Improvisational Works

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