Name: Collapril 2023 Exoterrestrial and Roonan for Synthforum.nl by Ronald Vonk
Duration: 5 min 30 s
Description: Collaboration between Exoterrestrial and Roonan for the Dutch Synthforum. We had to come up with a track in April 2023 without any preparation or knowing each other. We send stems back and forth a couple of times and this is the result.

2023-02-11 Massive defense

2023 - 03 - 07 Just 4 tracks

Collaboration between Exoterrestrial and Roonan for the Dutch Synthforum. We had to come up with a track in April 2023 without any preparation or knowing each other. We send stems back and forth a couple of times and this is the result.

Collapril 2023 Exoterrestrial and Roonan for Synthforum.nl

First short attempt to capture the organic nature of Terra. No statement here, just some noodling of two presets.

Soma Terra noodling part 1

Atmospheric danceable track. Work in progress.

2023 - 10 - 18 The Quest

Working Title: 2023 - 10 - 03 Free Jam Dark 01

When I think back to the creative process of this track, the word 'spontaneity' immediately comes to mind. It was an evening when notes were allowed to unfold freely, without the pressure of expectations or the strict confines of a predetermined plan. I began with a simple melody, playful improvisation on my instrument, and let my fingers lead the way.

With each added layer, the piece grew, like a painting that comes to life color by color. However, some layers turned out to be the equivalent of a brush stroke that did not serve the composition; these I removed without hesitation. It was a process of building and stripping away, leaving only the essence behind.

The final result is a track that is difficult to categorize. It's as if you're hearing a soundtrack for a film that does not yet exist, a soundscape where the listener is invited to color in their own story. It has the ambiguity of dreams, where logic gives way to feeling, and the flow isn't linear but organic and unpredictable.

The music doesn't follow a traditional structure; it lacks a clear buildup, climax, or conclusion. It's an auditory stream of consciousness, a reflection of the moment it was created. And perhaps it is in that vagueness that the beauty of this composition lies. It invites the listener to let go, not to try to understand, but simply to experience. It is, in its purest sense, a piece of 'film music' that allows the listener to write their own script.

Each time the track is played, it offers a new opportunity for interpretation, a new set of images and emotions. It is an invitation to every listener to get lost in the sounds and become the director of an invisible scene. With this music, I have not only captured a piece of myself but also created a canvas for the imagination of others.

A New Hope

Demo sounds of the Melbourne Instruments Nina. Just a short track to get a bit of an impression of the sounds of this synth.

The perfect balance of analog and digital, Nina from Melbourne Instruments is a 12-voice desktop analog/digital hybrid synth with luscious motorized knobs that correspond to whatever preset you have loaded. Never guess where the knob was or accidentally bump a parameter again thanks to Nina's real-time movement of all knobs and adjust with precision.

The Nina also sounds exceptional—beholden to neither analog nor digital synthesis, each of the 12 voices feature three oscillators: two analog and one digital wavetable. Each voice has a pair of VCAs that run in stereo for a wide sound, and when combined with the infinite panning your sound can be placed in space wherever you want. Route your audio to any destination with the four assignable and routable audio outputs, and connect nearly anything you'd like with full size MIDI In/Out/Thru, two USB ports for connecting controllers, and four inputs for external audio or control voltages.

Using the classic 4-pole ladder VCF you can get warm sounds that are easily overdriven or gently tucked into your mix. A robust modulation matrix lets you route just about anything anywhere and using their Patch Morphing gesture, you can create complex sounds that fall somewhere between two patches—even including the modulation matrix settings.

Leave it as-is or customize the software and effects with an open-source Raspberry Pi 4 powered audio engine with upgradeable open-source VST3 effects. Use the Nina to power a performance or recording with four part multitimbrality with assignable voices per part and easily assigned keyboard splits/layering.

2023 - 12 - 11 Nina Only Jam (Live 12)

Short demo of the awesome Dreadbox Murmux Adept

Murmux Demo 01

My latest track. Inspired by Massive Attack from back in the days.

Collapril 2023 Exoterrestrial and Roonan for Synthforum.nl

Ronald Vonk

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