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Streaming In The Rain_NAVIARHAIKU590

Made in response to:

dreadful the stream
without so much as a name!
early-summer rains

Naviar haiku challenge 590, details here: https://www.naviarrecords.com/haiku-music-challenge

Although everything was generated and controlled in Voltage Modular I tried something a little different, rather than recording audio I routed and recorded sequenced Midi data that was passed to external instruments, Speldosa and Slammer for the drums, both from Klevgrand.

There are also a couple of field recordings:

Some burbling water from freesound processed inside Voltage:
Water Babbling2.m4a by dasoundguy -- https://freesound.org/s/478450/ -- License: Creative Commons 0
and some binaural rain from this sound pack sold in aid of WWF Denmark: www.luftrum.com/free-field-recordings: 

Stream With No Name - (naviarhaiku - 590)

Made in response to:

steady spring rains...
both dream and reality
Mount Yoshino!

Naviar haiku challenge 591, details here: https://www.naviarrecords.com/haiku-music-challenge

I've used rain samples a few times recently so decided to do something different and find another way to represent rain, the result is a bit abstract but that's OK it's part of the dream. Everything was created using Voltage Modular with the addition of GRFX from Imaginando to add an extra layer to the rain. As usual the track is the result of a single "Live" take. 

Dream and Reality - (naviarhaiku - 591)

Created in response to:

caged bird
glaring with envious eyes
at butterflies!

Naviar haiku challenge 594, details here  https://www.naviarrecords.com/haiku-music-challenge

Performed and mixed in a single live improvisation** from elements assembled in virtual modular using Voltage Modular from Cherry Audio. Other than mastering no additional effects were used.

For the caged canary I edited together the parts I liked from a set of samples I sourced from Freedsound:

     CanaryArtie-3.wav -- https://freesound.org/s/85403/ 
     CanaryArtie-1.wav -- https://freesound.org/s/85401/
     CanaryArtie-2.wav -- https://freesound.org/s/85402/ 
     CanaryArtie-4.wav -- https://freesound.org/s/85404/
     All by ReadeOnly -- License: Creative Commons 0

This was randomised and extended using the Granular Synth module from Adroit Synthesis. After the first appearance of the "Butterflies" this song is distorted with envy using The Zeit Voltage-Controlled Delay Line and associated Time Stream Integrator both from Dome Music Technologies'  Zeit Year 50 Collection.

**  Having used probabilistic switching (DMT Bernoulli), to decide the direction of the Butterflies, which worked fine while developing the patch, during the recording the virtual coin came up Heads seven times in a row :) So yes I cheated and reversed the left/right channels on a couple of them.

Caged Bird - (naviarhaiku - 594)

The haiku for this week:

spring dream…
not becoming unhinged
is what’s unbearable

Naviar haiku challenge 596, details hare: https://www.naviarrecords.com/haiku-music-challenge

Made in two blocks, recorded simultaneously,  both using Voltage Modular. this is the first real outing for the Buchla inspired DMT Audio "West coast" modules. All delays and reverb added within Voltage.

Spring Dream - (naviarhaiku - 596)

Inspired by:

orchids by night –
within their fragrance looms
their blossoms’ white!

Naviar haiku challenge 597, details here: https://www.naviarrecords.com/haiku-music-challenge

I used Voltage Modular with a lot of the Buchla inspired DMT Audio West Coast modules giving plenty of chaotic modulation. Although as usual this is the result of a single live take I was really just mixing, all modulation was built into the patch.

Orchids By Night - (naviarhaiku - 597)

Made in response to:

rain rituals -
if the gods are here now
to see the paddies

Naviar haiku challenge 599, details here: https://www.naviarrecords.com/haiku-music-challenge

Nothing like my original plan, everything went experimental when I decided to use a recording of a real windchime. That changed what was going to be a flute melody into free improvisation, the sound is a modified Arturia Analogue lab pre-set with additional reverb. The improvisation is generated by a probabilistic Voltage Modular patch. The processional sequence was initially going to be entirely VM but I ended up sending the note data to Solinoid, the Free string/orchestral synth from Solicto Musica :  https://solcitomusica.blogspot.com/p/virtuales.html (Custom patch). I also set up a send of that to Deelay (Sixth Sample) and the windchime to GRFX (Imaginando). 

I set up, repeated some sections of the rain and guessed where I'd want windchimes, the basic structure of the track then did a live take, mixing in the free improvisor and processional elements. 

When I get a chance I'll upload the rail and windchime to Freesound and post links here.

Rain_Rituals-(naviarhaiku-599)

Inspired by:

pulling light
from the other world . . .
the Milky Way

Naviar haiku challenge 601, details here:https://www.naviarrecords.com/haiku-music-challenge

Made with a combination of Voltage Modular and Creature From the ID from Giorgio Sancristoforo: https://www.giorgiosancristoforo.net/softwares plus a variety of effect and reverb plugins.

From The Other World - (naviarhaiku - 601)

Created in response to:

scent of plum
in a flash of rising sun!
the mountain path

Naviar haiku challenge 602, details here: https://www.naviarrecords.com/haiku-music-challenge

I used Voltage Modular and a couple of additional effect plugins, set everything up including mapped physical controls and multitrack recorded an improvised lave take. The ending is a bit more abrupt than I would have liked but I realised I was getting near to the 10 minute mark. 

The "Melody" that appears towards the end was randomly generated using Turing Machine modules from DMT Audio. https://store.cherryaudio.com/bundles/dmt-strict-machine-expanders-bundle

Mountain Path - (naviarhaiku - 602)

Created as a response to:

insect tremolo
soberingly cools the heat
of farmland roads

Naviar haiku challenge 603, details here: https://www.naviarrecords.com/haiku-music-challenge

Created using Voltage Modular and a lot of crickets from freesound. 

The synth elements are quite minimal and all driven semi-randomly, there's a fair amount of subtle random modulation built into each element so the final track, while a live take was mostly a mix with only a few other controls.

All the cricket samples were CC0, I'll add attribution and links when I work out which ones I actually used. :)

Cooling the Heat - (naviarhaiku - 603)

I'm primarily a visual artist both 2D and 3D, for the last decade I've operated almost exclusively in the digital 3D realm.   since the late 80s I've made periodic forays into the sonic world, MIDI sequencing, minimalism, musique concrète, found sounds  and improvisation. I am seldom happy with anything and seldom consider a piece finished.

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