The prompt this time was to use a pause. Key: G minor, BPM: 87.

Track 13 - Jamuary 2025

The prompt was to use only 3 voices or instruments. This track uses 3 oscillators tuned to act together as chords in A minor. Each passes through a different chain, including one through the Clouds module for granular effects. It's all noisier than intended.

Track 14 - Jamuary 2025

The prompt was to use saturation. Key: E major, BPM: 130.

I used the Korg NTS-1 with a distortion effect for the chords. For the other layers I tried a few different saturation plugins and also had a go at recording through a contact mic taped to a speaker.

Track 15 - Jamuary 2025

The prompt was to have a sudden change in the track. I've used a vocal sample for that. The bass line started out as a contact mic recording of a filing cabinet drawer opening and closing.

Track 16 - Jamuary 2025

The prompt was 'modulation'. I decided to experiment with modulating the Monsoon (Clouds clone) module, which I've previously struggled to get usable sounds from. I created loops from the resulting sounds and let them run.

Track 17 - Jamuary 2025

The prompt was 'colour'. I had in mind the sunset of the day before, and the contrast of pink clouds and blue sky. I'm not sure whether that made it into the track... All the non-drum sounds come from my modular setup, as I wanted to spend some time with the Monsoon module.

Track 18 - Jamuary 2025

The prompt was 'reverb'. I tried out a few reverb techniques which were new to me. 84 bpm, A mixolydian.

Track 19 - Jamuary 2025

The prompt was 'delay'. 113 bpm, Bb major.

The main drone uses sounds from my modular setup passed through the reverse delay on a Line 6 DL4 pedal. The other elements use various delay plugins.

Track 20 - Jamuary 2025

The prompt was 'the end of the world'. I thought that when everything else has ceased, perhaps some automated radio broadcasts may keep playing to nobody.

This is a cover of one of the best known numbers stations broadcasts, the Lincolnshire Poacher.

Koh Arq