Music written, performed, mixed, and mastered by Owl Island.

Artwork and cover design by Studio Imeus.

'Snowdonia (Sunrise)' is the debut single from the first Owl Island album, Magic Lantern.

Thank you for listening.

Magic Lantern

Snowdonia (Sunrise)

Composed and produced for the KVR One Synth Challenge 159, Surge XT.

26 instances of Surge, with all effects in the Surge patches. 

Cakewalk DAW processing:
- Gain on buses, for mixing.
- EQ on final bus: High pass, low pass, small bump at 3kHz.
No compression, etc.

**Surge Storm** is an exploration of sound design in physical instruments and sounds. These are all my own patches, some of which are included in Surge. Most of the physical instruments here mimic generation and body resonances researched from real instruments, driven by controllers for mechanical setup and playing actions. This gives me a dynamic instrument that responds in a variety of articulations and styles, without needing samples.

Here, I've used a few time signatures. It has a wide dynamic range and frequency coverage, so you'll get the most from ideal listening conditions. Unfortunately, the thunder sound has lost a lot of its character here in the lo-fi Soundcloud playback. The download will give you the best experience.

Comments and crits appreciated.

Surge patches:

Tuned
- Pianos
- Tongue drum
- Soprano soloist
- Violin soloist [http://johnvalentine.co.uk/?art=surge_violin]
- Violin string section
- Cello strings
- Rimba strings
- Bass strings
- Bass guitar
- Synth brass
- Sequenced bass x 2
- Power buzz
- Pad (distortion + sweeping EQs)

Percussion
- Snare clap
- Cymbal / Gong (change via macros)
- Taiko
- Sticks
- Hat

Other
- Sea
- Breathy Huh
- Thunder x 2
- The Booj

Cover art (c) John Valentine.

Surge Storm

j5v - Surge Storm

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