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[00:41] easynanam: violin
[00:42] easynanam: tranc
[00:42] nk: piano

theme: time attack

april 6th, 2021

Lake Arcapricia, Measure Void

This track was written to demonstrate the harmonic possibilities of using higher harmonics freely whenever the composer wishes, without the bounds of a traditional scale, but within the bounds of major/minor/seventh harmony. It is also quite funky!

Harmonics of 11ths, 13th, 23rds etc are prominent in this composition, without being overwhelming in their unusualness. The highest prime harmonic used was the 127th harmonic in the final melody! E#''' was also used (125th harmonic)

It was written using a new notation system which has been devised to make accessing higher harmonics as intuitive as possible (it still takes a bit of getting one's head around!). Please contact me if you would like to see the score written in this notation system, or for details about how this notation system enables interesting harmonic composition outside of the bounds of the Western 12-note scale to be realised.

It qualifies for chiptune since although it is (much to my shame) 16-bit 44100Hz audio instead of the pure 8-bit, the sounds were synthesised from scratch using modified sin/saw waves, with a bit of band-limited noise thrown in for good measure. The synth took as input CSV 6xN matrices as sequence files, and processed in Octave/MATLAB to give MP3 output which you hear here.
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update 10th Apr 2015:

Here is a brief description of how the MP3 track was generated:

Just Intonation Notes (1/1 4/3 7/4 etc) <-> New Notation System (C F `Bb~7 etc) which is easier to read than pure numbers and where the letter corresponds (roughly) to the position in the 12ET scale
-> Excel block of chords and melody notes for visual presentation to composer (.txt)
-> Excel long (~1700 columns) of calculated note letters, frequencies, note lengths, etc
-> Excel final sequence file with 6 columns: channel, start time, frequency, note length, loudness, stereo position (.csv)
-> Octave/MATLAB code to take the 6 columns and turn them into chiptune (.mp3 or .wav)
-> Sometimes extra post processing in Audacity for final .wav

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See also:
- https://arxiv.org/a/ryan_d_1 (arXiv) for a list of my academic paper pre-prints, including my writing on music theory and Just Intonation
- http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4785-9766 (ORC ID) for my academic profile
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidryan59 for my LinkedIn profile

Sonata 1 'Cheery' - Chip Synth, Justly Intoned

Una traccia Acid Techno carica di energia, con bassline squillante in stile 303, batteria martellante e un groove ipnotico che cresce nel tempo. Pensata per il dancefloor underground, “303 Eclipse” fonde sonorità raw e texture psichedeliche in un viaggio sonoro intenso e diretto.

303 Eclipse

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Music by Ryuichiro Yamaki
http://www.studiow4m.com/

KORG Collection - ARP ODYSSEY Preview 2017

KORG Collection Demo Song

Composed and performed on Korg Electribe 2s.

La playa

First jam with my new Arturia Minibrute 2s which does the lead melody. Volca Keys does the base, and Electribe 2s provides the drums.

Guinea pig

Download

Elôaïos

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Music by Ryota Nozaki/Jazztronik
https://jazztronik.com/

KORG Collection - TRITON Preview 2

Quick jam with the Electribe Sampler done over Christmas holidays.

Bit crushing disco

Made and mastered completely in SunVox this time! Released at the online Edison 2020 party since I apparently require deadlines. Wanted to do something that sounded "fakebit".

French Baguette Merci

A battle theme inspired by Final Fantasy and other great JRPGs of the past.

Day 13 - Let's Do This! (JRPG-style battle theme)

play this funky rhythm game here! 
https://jontopielski.itch.io/a-midclubber-nights-dream

midclubber OST

roomba fight!!! (final boss)

Untitled234

Arclands - Trailer Music

KORG official account
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The world of music is infinite. Invention of new genres and fusion is essential for keeping the universe alive. Good music doesn't get old.

The best music is the one I find myself. I don't wanna create music tastes by mass radios and charts. I like to explore good and smart music all around the world. I don't make borders between countries, music genres or fame of the artists.

I like to create #playlists - for my own and for everyone like them. That marked as "/ at work" are unfinished and I'm gonna improve them in the future.  Sometimes I improve the others as well. 

My most favourite songs found on SoundCloud you can find in the playlist Best of the Best.
https://soundcloud.com/filip-grygera/sets/best-of-the-best

My most popular playlists: 
https://soundcloud.com/filip-grygera/sets/jazz-dance-at-work
https://soundcloud.com/filip-grygera/sets/indie-rock

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