This is a demo for my sample instrument Cymbal Atmos that was recently submitted to Pianobook. The instrument was created by sampling a vintage 1980s Tosco crash cymbal being bowed with a double bass bow before processing and pitch-shifting the audio.

I composed/produced this track using only the five sample instrument that I have submitted to Pianobook between August & November, 2021. They are: Cymbal Atmos, Harmonic Flights, Marimba Ripples, Sustain Pedal Perc, and Tos-keys. You can check-out my Pianobook profile for more info: https://www.pianobook.co.uk/profile/sage-reynolds/

Wood, Metal, and Mane (Demo for Cymbal Atmos)

This is a track that I composed/produced/performed to demonstrate a sample instrument/pack that I made for Pianobook, which consists of a bowed rosewood marimba and several FX, including pitch-shifting. I also performed live double bass on the track and used the brand new Glass Piano by Spitfire Audio (LABS series), which sounds incredible! You can download the free sample pack (Arco Marimba: Calm/Flux), as well as my other Pianobook sample packs here: https://www.pianobook.co.uk/profile/sage-reynolds/

Seasons Shift (Demo for Arco Marimba: Calm/Flux)

This is a demo I composed/produced on April 28, 2022, for my Pianobook sample pack, Tri-Timbral Flocks, which can be found (for free!) here:

https://www.pianobook.co.uk/packs/tri-timbral-flocks

It features both the Kontakt and Decent Sampler versions of Tri-Timbral Flocks, as well as one other sample instrument...  the hauntingly beautiful LABS Cello Moods that was released a few hours before I composed this.

Tri-Timbral Flocks is also part of my submission to the Pianobook Global Swarm Community Event: https://www.pianobook.co.uk/stories/global-swarm-community-event/

You can check-out my video submission here: https://youtu.be/F3dvB13RDT0

Northward Bound (Demo for Tri-Timbral Flocks)

The second of two excerpts from compositions that I wrote for a jazz/folk/world project of mine that was called, The Long Drift. (I am playing double bass on these tracks and wrote the scores/parts).

As Seen from Afar- excerpt

This is an excerpt of a composition sketch for a pitch for a feature film that I co-composed with film & media composer, Rayshaun Thompson:

https://soundcloud.app.goo.gl/LeZ2kVE89ERcNt1q6
https://instagram.com/musicbyrt
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6087965/

Both Rayshaun and I performed/programmed the sample/virtual instruments on the track and shared the production/mixing duties. For my parts, I used several of the sample instruments that I have created, as well as a few commercial sample libraries and my live double bass, that I recorded in my home studio.

TKM Sketch- RT-SR- excerpt

This is an excerpt of a featured song for the documentary film Clay vs. Clay that was composed/improvised and performed by myself, Sage Reynolds (double bass), Andy King (trumpet/flugelhorn/saxophones), and Liam Killen (drums/piano/engineering).

https://vimeo.com/175175875
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6032838/?ref_=tt_mv_close

It's All About Jazz (Clay's Fight Song)- excerpt

This is a demo I composed for the sample pack, Fireside, that I released on https://www.pianobook.co.uk as part of their 2022 Advent Calendar: https://www.pianobook.co.uk/packs/fireside/. I only used sounds from the sample pack to produce this track, which is also the background music for a short video for the Pianobook event: https://www.instagram.com/reel/CmhKIUYLRHb/ 
Here is another link to a walkthrough video for the sample pack: https://youtu.be/3L8wgQ5e_Iw

Happy Holidays!

Warmth & Light (Fireside Demo)

This track features one of the patches (Naturals) from the final version of Pianobook's Winter Voices project/instrument and a few unison piano notes (Spitfire Audio - Originals Felt Piano). Inspired by the Pianobook community and their project, this piece was originally composed with my first self-created sample instrument (my voice & double bass). The original version can be heard on my Metapop profile: https://metapop.com/sage-reynolds

Winter Textural (Winter Voices Version)

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