More on this 483rd weekly Disquiet Junto project — Type Set (The Assignment: Use a recording of yourself typing something as the underlying rhythmic track for a piece of music) — at:

https://disquiet.com/0483/

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https://disquiet.com/junto/

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Disquiet Junto Project 0483: Type Set

This is me improvising on an Olivetti Valentine portable typewriter (belonging to my friend and go-to designer the late great Sergio Pittaluga)
I converted the audio to midi and assigned a metal sample and a tongue drum playing randomized notes from the midi converted typewriter.
I did play some piano lines, tried with a piano sound on a randomized midi but it was awful (listen to what I played, it is better so imagine what I call "awful")
I also played some upright bass notes here and there .

Created Friday April 2nd 2021 at home.


For this challenge:

The Assignment: Use a recording of yourself typing something as the underlying rhythmic track for a piece of music
https://llllllll.co/t/disquiet-junto-project-0483-type-set/


Dedicated to Sergio R.I.P.

Olivetti Valentine Improvisation (disquiet0483)

For information about this track and challenge see: https://llllllll.co/t/disquiet-junto-project-0483-type-set/

Repetition Legitimizes - disquiet0483

# Credits
* [typewriter_type.wav](https://freesound.org/people/tjandrasounds/sounds/201590/) by tjandrasounds

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More on this 483rd weekly Disquiet Junto project — Type Set (The Assignment: Use a recording of yourself typing something as the underlying rhythmic track for a piece of music) — at:

https://disquiet.com/0483/

More on the Disquiet Junto at:

https://disquiet.com/junto/

Subscribe to project announcements here:

https://tinyletter.com/disquiet-junto/

Project discussion takes place on llllllll.co:

https://llllllll.co/t/disquiet-junto-project-0483-type-set/

There’s also a Disquiet Junto Slack. Send your email address to twitter.com/disquiet for Slack inclusion.

Image associated with this project is by Chris, and used thanks to Flickr and a Creative Commons license allowing editing (cropped with text added) for non-commercial purposes:

https://flic.kr/p/cEXJJ

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/

Type Set - disquiet0483

Another visit to the absent detective for Disquiet Junto 

This weeks instructions were to use a recording of typing as the rhythmic basis of a track. For some reason despite not having taken part for sometime this grabbed my imagination.

Most of the track apart from the solo is a supercollider program. Using machine listening to derive the timing from my typing. Despite my original intentions being very different the combination of typing and the patterns somehow got me in a blade runner/noir kind of mood and I leaned right into that. Indulgent but sod it 

If you are wondering what I'm typing it is this nonsense - I didn't want to have too big gaps between lines so I just kept typing. I think we can all agree it is complete bollocks: 

"The door swung open. It hadn’t been locked

I cautiously went in. The place was in disarray, chairs tipped over, rubbish everywhere. One window slightly open.

I surveyed the scene - was the occupant just a very messy person or had the place been turned over. I was never to find out. 

I heard a noise outside and before I had chance to react a woman came bursting through the door. 

“Ah there you are” she started 

She was kind of out of place, well dressed, a nice dress, furs. Classy - not like this dive 

“Look I’ve been phoning all week. I simply must know how you are getting one” 

“I’m not who you think I am” I said 

She stopped and looked at me

“And who do I think you are?” 

“well…” 

“God man - focus. Now look about the case - I need to see some progress. Not you dithering about here in this office. Get out there. Get some work done. I’m paying you enough” 

And with that she left "

disquiet0483  - Absent Words

This week's disquiet was to record yourself typing and then use it as a beat.  Well I went full on ambient with it, as I recorded myself typing out my new podcast episode on my MacBook Air.  I used my iphone 12 and my Rode Reporter app to record myself typing.  This was also done on my couch last night so my phone was on the arm rest about 10 inches from the keyboard on my laptop.

Type Set - disquiet0483

paul.reiners