from the Expanding Your Mind Hurts (EYMH) project.

based on recording made with Voltage Modular standalone, imported in bitwig studio 3.3.10.
also the basis for every new sound made with Silo and Crusher-X.
2 x Unfiltered Audio Silo
1 x accSone Crusher-X 8

EYMH - The Problem of Being Made out of Metals and Water

made in Cubase Pro 11

- Tracktion/Dawesome Abyss; MPE patch from scratch, with W.A. Production Venom as insert.
- Recording made with accSone Crusher-X, imported as audio.., with Arturia TUBE-STA as an insert
send to an FX Track with;
- Silo, patch from scratch

Sound Brut, no post-production (yet..)

Exploration Version = it can be extended, mix altered, etc. or it is just an Exploration...

The Pulse Of Clocae

EYMH - The Pulse Of Clocae - Exploration Version

made in bitwig studio 4.0.8

- Music Developments Syne
- Arturia Pigments 3 (MPE) (2 granular engines, with home brewed samples, made with Unfiltered Audio LION, also patch from scratch), with as insert:  Softube Tsar-1 Reverb
- Glitchmachines Palindrome for the intro.. (with the vocals, the 3 words, as 3 samples loaded...)

Syne, Pigments 3(.5), Palindrome as sends to accSone Crusher-X 9

Reason Rack Plugin; Basimilus Iteritas + Matrix Sequencer (drums)

all Patches From Scratch

Vocals by Sadà; inserts; IKM CSR Plate Reverb + Arturia Comp FET-76

(extended and final version: 20 december 2021)
(Mastering: 10-2-2022; Wavelab 11 Pro)

Crawl

made in Cubase 11 Pro

1 x Rhizomatic Plasmonic (MPE)
1 x Madrona Labs Kaivo (MPE)
1 x Reason Rack Plugin - Noise Engineering Basimilus

Plasmonic and Kaivo as send to accSone Crusher-X 9.3, also played with MPE. Crusher-X features the new Arturia Tape MELLO-FI.

1 x imported audio track, a recording made with Rhizomatic Plasmonic, also played with MPE (8-EDO scale). 120 BPM. made in Reaper 6.42.

project set to 89 BPM... in Cubase... musical mode for the audio track...

all presets from scratch (except Virta, only tweaked a preset...)

vocals by sadà; inserts; IKM CSR Plate, Madrona Labs Virta, Acme Opticom XLA-3

post production in Wavelab Pro 11

The Passing Of A Hydrogeneitic Salesman

The Passing Of A Hydrogenetic Salesman

Made in Cubase Pro 11

2 x Music Developments Syne
1 x Fxpansion Cypher 2 (MPE)

2 x Silo as a send (for each Syne)

No More Signs

No More Signs V1

based on one sample provided by Laboratorio Incognito (https://soundcloud.com/user-279156880), a recording of an elastic....

processed in Voltage Modular, Sampler through 1 Playerton Module (TET effector) and that one to 2 Playerton Modules (Oscillator Tunnel), simple as that.

made several recordings with different settings.

imported them in Bitwig 4.0.8

some moving, slicing, and one recording had the luxury of the Native Instruments RC 24 added.

Sound Brut!

Elastique Brut V1

EYHM - Elastique Brut - First Draft

(Artwork by Jiri Buunk)

made in Ableton Live 11.1 Suite

all samples and presets home brewed

2 samples used for Simpler; a rythmic sample made in Reason 11 Suite, that plays at different 'speeds' and some other different settings.
that is 2 x Simpler..
and 1 Simpler for the vocal sample.

so:

3 x Simpler
1 x Parsec (Reason Rack Plugin)
1 x Unfiltered Audio LION (MPE)
1 x Dawesome Abyss (MPE)

and several effects, mostly the built-in ones.. some spectral magic..

mastered in Wavelab 11 Pro with SpectraLayers 8 Pro

(Final or Fatal Version of These Are The Dreams)

These Were The Dreams

a track with the convolution trick: a sample as IR on a sample
the basis, both samples from scratch, vocal samples by the way...

1 x 'convolution' track, vocals throug MConvolutionMB
1 x Kaivo (MPE)
1 x Plasmonic (MPE)
2 x Abyss (MPE)
1 x Quanta (MPE)

presets from scratch and sample use in quanta, also home brewed.
MPE: 2 x Seabord block & 2 x Seabord Lightpad M block)

vocal by sadà (Arturia FET-76 only, beside the channel strip of the Roland MMP-2)
second vocal by sadà (Softube Tsar-1 reverb, Softube FET compressor)

made Reaper 6.4x
Softube Tape on the master

minimal mastering in Wavelab Pro 11

(Dirt (Prophecies))

editing, sampler & mix in Cubase Pro 11

2 audio tracks
2 sampler tracks

all play parts, in their own way..., from recordings made with Granurise, based on a sample made with my field recorder.. one sample as a source...

sends:

Exponential Audio R4
Unfiltered Audio Silo

The Thunder Before The Lightning

EYHM - The Thunder Before The Lightning

3 x Dawesome Novum (MPE) (samples: home brewed, as the presets...)

1 x Arturia Efx Fragments (as send for the Novums.. rhythm)

made in Bitwig Studio 4.0.8

no post-producting
no effects (except the built-in ones of Novum and Fragments)

EYHM - (Cockpit (Prophecies))

basic lyrics...;

i'll dress you up - cities
i'll dress you up - engines
i'll dress you up - panting nothing
i'll dress you up - lights
i'll dress you up - saliva

panting nothing

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made in Bitwig Studio 4.0.8

3 instances of Vast Dynamics Vaporizer 2
MPE presets from scratch, wavetables made from own home brewed sample, that also plays along, in granular 'mode', in one preset..

2 instances of Dawesome Novum, home brewed sample, preset from scratch, MPE.

played with MPE, Roli Seabord Block Surface..

2 instances of Reason Rack Plugin
each a Pattern Mutator (fed with own seqeunce...)
each a Noise Engineering Basimilus

for the drums...

vocals by sadà; inserts: MadronaLabs Virta, EQ+, Softube Tsar-1, IKM Comprexxor.

post-production in Wavelab Pro 11.1

The Comets Look Strange Tonight

made in Reaper 6.68

2 x Unfiltered Audio Lion, MPE presets from scratch
1 x Physical Audio Derailer, preset from scratch

1 x Softube Modular; Vermona Random Rhythm, 4 x MI Rings, 1 x Korgasmatron
with a send to Unfiltered Audio Silo

(Plastic (Prophecies))

made in Bitwig Studio 4.4.6

- Dawesome KULT, preset from scratch wrapped in Entonal Studio.. (79-159_arel-ezgi-uzdilek scale), MPE preset/played with MPE....
- Inertia Sound Systems Granulizer 2, preset from scratch (including home brewed sample...)
- Physical Audio Derailer, again preset from scratch

post-production in Wavelab 11 Pro

(Insects (Prophecies))

made in Cubase 11 Pro

2 x Dawesome KULT
1 x Dawesome Abyss
1 x Dawesome Novum

all presets from scratch (including the sample used for Novum, which is a field recording), MPE and played MPE (Roli)

post-production in Wavelab 11 Pro

EYMH - (Snake (Half-Life))

made in Cubase Pro 11

2 instances of Dawesome Novum, both played MPE

patches from scratch. also the samples.. 

one Novum plays a sample that in the last stage was made with the Factorsynth 3...

(samples i make, mostly in stages, several programs. and sometimes not.)

so, all sounds original, including the source...

programming by sadà

post production in Wavelab Pro 11

(Scar (Half-Life))

EYHM - (Scar (Half-Life))

made in Cubase 11 Pro

2 x Rhizomatic Plasmonic, presets from scratch; MPE

audio recording from a drumloop through the Dawesome LOVE effect

vocals through Madronalabs Virta and Arturia Rev LX-24

version 2: added more vocals...

post-production in Wavelab 11 Pro

(Kra (Prophecies))

made in Ableton Live 11 Suite

3 instances of Physical Audio Modus (own presets) (MPE)

post production in Wavelab Pro 11

(Definitions (Prophecies))

EYMH - (Definitions (Prophecies))

made in Ableton Live 11 Suite

2 x Physical Audio Modus 
3 x Dawesome Novum (MPE)
1 x Klevgrand Tomofon (MPE)
1 x Arturia OP-Xa V (MPE)
1 x Reason Studios Objekt + Spectral Resonator as Insert
1 x Meldaproduction MSoundFactory (MPE)
1 x Glitchmachines Palindrome

Devious Machines Infiltrator 2 as send for the 2 instances of Modus (spectral effect)

all presets from scratch (including samples and audio model (Tomofon))

vocals by sadà

voice 1: IKM CSR Plate + Comprexxor
voice 2: Spectral Time + IKM CSR Plate

Post Production in Wavelab 11 Pro

(Room (Prophecies))

made in Ableton Live 11 Suite

all presets (except Inspirata Pro), samples and audio model (Tomofon) made by sadà

3 x Simpler
2 x Dawesome Novum (MPE)
1 x Klevgrand Tomofon (MPE) + as insert Spectral Resonator
1 audio clip
1 x Rhizomatic Plasmonic (MPE)

all instruments are grouped, the group 'channel' has as insert Inspired Acoustics Inspirita Pro

vocals & lyrics by sadà (inserts: EQ8 + Softube Tsar-1 + Compressor)

Post-Production Wavelab 11 Pro

VERSION 2: a nasty 'squeking sound', well it was on purpose, but it is too much has been tamed, a small (dynamic EQ) intervention.

(Movement (Prophecies))

made in Reaper 6.82

1 x MeldaProduction MSoundFactory
1 x Newfangled Generate (MPE)
1 x Klevgrand Tomofon (MPE) + as insert IKM Mixbox
1 x Tracktion Biotek 2 (MPE)

all presets by sadà, including home brewed samples.
also the sample used for the Audio model for Tomofon, so own audio model.

post-production in Wavelab Pro 11

Stretching Space To Reveal The Cosmic Fish

EYHM - Stretching Space To Reveal The Cosmic Fish

made in Reaper 7.02

Arturia Pigments 4 (MPE)
Unfiltered Audio Lion (MPE)
MeldaProduction MSoundFactory (MPE)
Madrona Labs Kaivo (MPE)
2 x Cherry Audio Elka-X
Cherry Audio PS-3300

presets from scratch by sadà

vocals by sadà: inserts: Cherry Audio String Filter & Frequency shifter & Graphic EQ and IKM CSR Plate

post-production in Wavelab Pro 11

(Desert (Prophecies))

made in Cubase Pro 13

2 x Dawesome Novum (MPE)
1 x Dawesome KULT (MPE)
1 x UVI Falcon 3 (MPE)
1 x Sonic Charge Synplant 2 (MPE)
1 x Unfiltered Audio Lion (MPE)

all presets from scratch, including samples.

post-production in Wavelab Pro 11

(Low (Prophecies))

made in Cubase Pro 13

- Cherry Audio Arp Soloist
- Klevgrand Tomofon (MPE)
- Sonic Charge Synplant 2 (MPE) + as inserts: Tritik Moodal and Eventide Blackhole
- Dawesome Abyss (MPE)

all presets/samples/Audiomodel (Tomofon) from scratch;

Post Production in Wavelab Pro 11

9:FUN:00

2 x Sonic Charge Synplant 2

fed with samples from a recording made in Ableton Live 11 Suite using the Timbre Resynth from the M4L bundle made by Alexander Panos.

as sources Dawesome Novum and Cherry Audio Novachord (NovaChord as the Timbre Input...).

after the Timbre Resynth device; the Spectral Resonator.

the recording loaded into SpectraLayers and extracted 2 samples from it, that i used for the 2 instances of Synplant 2.

made in Reaper 7.08

Post Production in Wavelab Pro 11

Countertransference

EYHM - Countertransference

first mutation of the track "Countertransference..."

5 instances of Sonic Charge Synplant 2 (MPE)
containing the same samples as "Countertransference", but other versions, and tweaked. see "Countertransference"

1 instance of Vital (MPE)

all sounds/samples/presets from scratch

made in Reaper 7.09

post production in Wavelab Pro 12

Countertransference  - Mutation 1

EYHM - Countertransference  - Mutation 1

made in Cubase Pro 13

4 instances of Dawesome MYTH (beta version)

Post Production in Wavelab Pro 12

DODD

EYHM - DODD

Made in Bitwig Studio 5.1.3

4 x Dawesome MYTH (Beta Version)
presets from scratch (including samples...)

MicroPitcher performs the Microtuning..

EYHM - Mantrix

made in Ableton Live 12 Suite

using the tools of Alexander Panos; the Color Transfer Bundle; with 2 tracks with Simpler, own Samples.

and

2 times the upcoming Dawesome MYTH soft synth (MPE)

Post Production in Wavelab Pro 12

Atoms Chant

EYMH - Atoms Chant

made in Reaper 7.14

Forever '89 VISCO

3 x Dawesome MYTH (MPE)

all presets (and samples,except VISCO, only blob manipulation) by sadà

post-production in Wavelab Pro 12

Drivers

EYHM - Drivers

made in cubase 11 pro

all presets, patches, including most of the effects (except for the reverbs); programmed by sadà. sounddesign from scratch.

play & mix by sadà. 

vocals by sadà\sa`dà

1 x Cheeze Machine Pro through Quadrovox and Mangledverb
1 x Meldaproduction MSoundFactory
3 x DS Thorn 1.2 (on one the Unfiltered Audio Triad is used as insert, own "terminate" preset, on another, a send to UA Byome)
1 x Unfiltered Audio LION (with MCharacter & Rev PLATE 140)
1 x Padshop 2
1 x Pigments 2
(last 2 with home brewed samples, of course..)

Vocals with Exponantial Audio Nimbus

send effects/FX channels:
- D16 sigmund
- Unfiltered Audio Byome
- Softube Modular FX  (shimmer effect..)
- MNoiseGenerator (which is course not used as send effect..)

version 2; 11-01-2020
version 3: 15-01-2020
version 4: 21-01-2020
version 5: 14-02-2020

final version 6: 16-12-2020

mastering in Wavelab pro 10 + IKM Stealth Limiter

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i made myself from echo's
you are to calm to burn
you are to calm to code

i am near you....

The Death Of The Futuristic Man

Primordial Industrial Music. all made by sadà and sadà\exposadà. vocals, synth programming, home-brewed samples, sample treatment/editing/mangling etc.

all ITB... with hardware feel... 
artwork for the tracks (except profile picture) by Jiri Buunk.

also listen to the - Expanding Your Mind Hurts - Entanglement, link below. experiments? or experiments! no; Sound Brut!

#industrial
#experimental
#electronic
#Dark

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