A late entry to this week's Disquiet Junto prompt, which was, "Think about the concept of creating an unobtrusive path through the musical equivalent of fragile vegetation."

The idea of going left and right on a path made me think of panning left and right in the stereo field, so I made that the basis of this one. I improvised a melody on my horn that tried to simulate someone taking a winding path (no leaps, only steps...get it?).

I attempted to use Anarchy Sound Software's "Spectral Autopan" plug-in to move the baritone horn from left to right as it went up and down its tonal range. I'm not quite sure it worked (or maybe it did and it's very subtle?)

The musical flora was created by some samples of Delawarean nighttime and morningtime soundscapes.

So, mixed success. I like the idea of solo baritone horn accompanied by "the musical equivalent of fragile vegetation," but I'd like to further develop the technique of moving through the stereo field based on the pitches being played.

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Midnight Walk (disquiet0528)

[disquiet0529] The Grid

For Disquiet Junto 0529, the square root of 529 = 23. I used this number to set the duration(2:30 long) and to divide my track into 23 mini slices (around 6.5 seconds each) for various automations and pacing - they become rather subtle - you'd never know they are there...

after using my voice, and counting, I ended up humming into a Chase Bliss Audio Mood pedal which conjured harmonious moments that I ended up playing like a small instrument.

Last night, the sounds of my family at a Hibachi grill prompted me to capture some audio with my phone my shirt pocket.  I squared the intensity off with some in my back yard recording bamboo in the breeze.  Family time.  Alone time.  Always need both.

appreciate it / Squared Off(Disquiet0529)

kevingilmore

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