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Disquiet0483
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       Key: Altered and C Major      Bpm: 120      Time Signature: 4/4       DAW: Ableton

    1st : Loaded a drum kit into a drum rack
    2nd Typed disquiet junto type set on my computer keyboard to create a random drum beat
    3rd : Used the above rhythm for section A only but not section B
    4th : Added other instruments and effects
    5th : Mixed and mastered in Ableton

More on the Disquiet Junto at:

https://disquiet.com/junto/

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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

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The Prominence
    • Key: Bb minor    BPM: 120     Time signature: 4/4     DAW: Ableton Live
    • Instruments: Drums,bass,synths,vocal 
    • Plug-ins:NI drumblab,Ni rickenbacker,ADSR sample,NI massive X,NI absynth,Alterego
    • Created 3 sections each one 32 bars long
    • Recorded 1st part then 2nd then copied and tweaked 3rd part

More on this 489th weekly Disquiet Junto project — The Prestige (Assignment: Apply some magic to ABA form) — at: https://disquiet.com/0488/

More on the Disquiet Junto at: https://disquiet.com/junto/

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Project discussion takes place on llllllll.co: https://llllllll.co/t/disquiet-junto-project-0489-the-prestige/

The Prominence

Disquiet junto 0501
pkd narrate

Key signature: C whole tone scale            BPM: 104     Time signature: 4/4
The Assignment:   Record the sound of a Martian daydream, interrupted 

Instruments:
    1. Listened to the audio book of “We Can Remember It for You Wholesale,” Written by Philip K. Dick 
    2. Mapped out the sections of the song to match my feelings of the story line as I listened to the audio book.
    3. Used Ableton Live 10 Intro.
More on this 501st weekly Disquiet Junto project — PKD Playback (The Assignment: Record the sound of a Martian daydream, interrupted) — at: https://disquiet.com/0501/

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-0501-pkd-playback/

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

disquiet0501  -   PKD Narrative

disquiet0513
Phantom 
    • Key: Dm     BPM: 90     Time signature: 5/4    DAW: Reaper

More on this 513th weekly Disquiet Junto project — Ghost OST (The Assignment: Play that spooky music) — at: https://disquiet.com/0513/

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-0513-ghost-ost/

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

Phantom

disquiet0514
blending layout
    • Key: Gm and Cm    BPM: 60    Time signature: 4/4     DAW: Reaper
    • Instruments: Orchestra brass 
    • Plug-ins: PROJECTSAM (the free orchestra), Alpine brass collection (Horn)
    • The Assignment: Take two chords and connect them over time.
    • Tried to blend the notes of two chords together using different instruments. Sometimes one note and one instrument played and sometimes both instruments played. Mostly one note at a time.

More on the Disquiet Junto at: https://disquiet.com/junto/

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Project discussion takes place on llllllll.co: https://llllllll.co/t/disquiet-junto-project-0514-chord-channels/

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

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Blending Layout

Baby Ghost

disquiet0541
10 bpm techno
    • Key: C Major     BPM: 10     Time signature: 4/4     DAW: Reaper
    • Instruments: Kick, Hats, Snare, Clap, Percussion 
    • Plug-ins: Waves CR 8 Sampler
    • Created a 4 minute techno track at 128 bpm
    • Changed the bpm to 10

More on this 541st weekly Disquiet Junto project — 10BPM Techno (The Assignment: Make some snail-paced beats) — at: https://disquiet.com/0541/

More on the Disquiet Junto at: https://disquiet.com/junto/

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Project discussion takes place on llllllll.co: https://llllllll.co/t/disquiet-junto-project-0541-10bpm-techno/

10 Bpm Techno - disquiet0541

disquiet0542
MMDC association

    • Key: C maj    BPM: 128    Time signature: 4/4     DAW: Reaper
    • Instruments: Percussion, Bass, Synth 
    • Plug-ins: Kontakt, Massive X, Reaktor
    • 2600 hertz is = to approx. E7 on a piano keyboard
    • Created 3 percussion tracks added a bass track and a synth track
    • All synth and bass notes are E notes/pitches

More on the Disquiet Junto at: https://disquiet.com/junto/

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Project discussion takes place on llllllll.co: https://llllllll.co/t/disquiet-junto-project-0542-2600-club/

MMDC association - disquiet0542

Creamy Talk

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Can't Sleep

Disquiet0563
Automated Enchanted Reality

    • Key: F major  Lydian Mode    BPM: 115     Time signature: 4/4     DAW: Reaper
    • Instruments: drums, percussion, vocals, synths 
    • Plug-ins:
    • The idea was to mix reality with science fiction and the magical/mystical
    • Used a basic drum beat and field recordings of animals (Freesound) to represent reality
    • Used synths, vocals and percussion to represent magical/mystical

More on this 562nd weekly Disquiet Junto project — Digital Magical Realism (The Assignment: What does this imaginary genre sound like?) — at: https://disquiet.com/0563/

More on the Disquiet Junto at: https://disquiet.com/junto/

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Project discussion takes place on llllllll.co: https://llllllll.co/t/disquiet-junto-project-0563-digital-magical-realism/

disquiet0563 -Automated Enchanted Reality

disquiet0566
Outside Appliance Melody
    • Key: C major     BPM: 60     Time Signature: 2/4     Length:  3:14  
    • Plug-ins:
    • Instruments: Flute, Clarinet, Horns, Celesta, Bells, 
    • Added: Various outside and animal sounds
    • Listened to some Erik Satie music then printed out some sheet music to see what instruments were used. I used the above instruments that are listed nest to Instruments:.
    • Aded some animals sounds like a parrot, tiger and some outside recorded sounds.

More on the Disquiet Junto at: https://disquiet.com/junto/

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Project discussion takes place on llllllll.co: https://llllllll.co/t/disquiet-junto-project-0566-outdoor-furniture-music/

The cover image for this project is from DALL·E 2. The prompt: “outdoor furniture, pixel art, sunny day.”

disquiet0566 - Outside Appliance Melody

disquiet0567
Ternary Cadence
    • Key: D Major     BPM: 115     Time signature: 5/8, 6/8, 7/8     DAW: Reaper
    • Instruments: Drums, Percussion, Synths 
    • Plug-ins: NI cloud supply, NI Massive, DSK Asian Z DreamZ, Vibromaster, Massive X
    • IDEA: Create 3 sections to the song. One in 5/8 one in 6/8 and one in 7/8.
    • PROCESS: Created 3 sections of drum patterns with my RY 30 drum machine. Added chords, lead sounds and a bass part.
    • RESULT: A song that is 3 minutes and 7 seconds long containing 3 different sections each in a different time signature. Containing 6 different instrument sounds.
More on this 567th weekly Disquiet Junto project — Three Meters (The Assignment: Make music in 5/8, 6/8, and 7/8 time signatures) — at: https://disquiet.com/0567/

More on the Disquiet Junto at: https://disquiet.com/junto/

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Project discussion takes place on llllllll.co: https://llllllll.co/t/disquiet-junto-project-0567-three-meters/

disquiet0567 - Ternary Cadence

disquiet0581
Helsinki Downpipe
    • Key: Bb Major?   BPM: 120     Time signature: 4/4     DAW: Reaper
    • Instruments: Synths, Bass, Mallet, Guitar
    • Plug-ins: FM 8, Bass engine CM, Sine player, Massive X, Kontakt, Guitar rig 
    • IDEA: Use the given recording as the rhythm track for a song.
    • PROCESS: https://soundcloud.com/disquiet/helsinki-downspout?si=3e2eb9dcfe9546e081719edd8df8b399&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing
Thanks to Scott Fletcher for the above track. Attribution-Non Commercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0). 
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/
    • Removed silent spots from the original recording with Goldwave audio editor.
    • Removed a part of the original recording with wind noise using Reaper.
    • Used Mixed in Key to find the Key signature of the original recording.
    • Added a simple 2-chord progression with FM 8.
    • Added a simple bass track
    • Added some full orchestra chords
    • Added some mallets and guitar
    • RESULT: Ended up sounding like a washing machine playing in the background while a guitar and some kind of mallet instrument traded riffs

For context, when posting the track online, please be sure to include the following information:

More on this 581st weekly Disquiet Junto project, Helsinki Downspout (The Assignment: Use a rhythmic field recording as the foundation for a new track), at: https://disquiet.com/0581/

Thanks to Scott Fletcher for having provided the original material. Thanks to a Creative Commons license: Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0), it is used. Original track at: https://soundcloud.com/disquiet/helsinki-downspout/

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-0581-helsinki-downspout/

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disquiet0581 - Helsinki Downspout

disquiet0588
Groovy Moment
    • Key: F minor     BPM: 119     Time signature: 4/4     DAW: Reaper
    • Instruments: Bass, Drums, Saxophone, Pipa, Ocean waves
    • Plug-ins: Ozone 9, Neutron 4, Izotope Visual Mixer, Expose 2
    • IDEA: Use a the sound of ocean waves and instrument sounds use in surf music but not exactly played or sounding exactly like surf music
    • PROCESS; downloaded the sound of waves from Freesound. Added a sub bass sound, drums, saxophone, and an Asian Pipa

More on this 588th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Swell Time (The Assignment: Make some surf music), at: https://disquiet.com/0588/

About the Disquiet Junto: https://disquiet.com/junto/

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Project discussion takes place on llllllll.co: https://llllllll.co/t/disquiet-junto-project-0588-swell-time/

Groovy Moment

Disquiet0589
Autonomic Rollick
    • Key: Bb Lydian/F Lydian/Eb Lydian     BPM: 121     Time signature: 4/4     DAW: Reaper
    • Instruments: Drums, Bass, Synths, Guitars, Cello
    • Plug-ins: Izotope, Captain Plugins Epic
    • IDEA: Automate the entire song
    • PROCESS: Used captain plugins epic to compose all the parts
    • RESULT: 4 tracks of instruments with all sounds and composing done with and by The Captain with some final decisions made by me

More on this 589th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Auto Play (The Assignment: Automate something manual — or vice versa), at: https://disquiet.com/0589/

About the Disquiet Junto: https://disquiet.com/junto/

Subscribe to project announcements: https://tinyletter.com/disquiet-junto/

Project discussion takes place on llllllll.co: https://llllllll.co/t/disquiet-junto-project-0589-auto-play/

Autonomic Rollick - disquiet0589

Disquiet0594
Ternary Mingle

    • Key: G major?     BPM: 115     Time signature: 4/4     DAW: Reaper
    • Instruments: 
    • Plug-ins:
    • IDEA: remix the audio file of disquiet 0593
    • PROCESS: randomly chose track #44 https://soundcloud.com/oh-well-360226041/trio-w-michele-isoni-martinseadisquiet0593?in=disquiet/sets/disquiet-junto-project-0593&si=52f6c3839619453e9d378850b6a4fedc&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing 
    • Split the original audio track into 5 sections then processed each section in different ways and put the audio track back together in a completely different order. Numbered each section and then randomly chose the numbers and this became the arrangement. Made some eq adjustments.
    • RESULT: A longer track with more variations in the sounds and a sound more toward the bass end.

More on this 594th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Threemix (The Assignment: Remix an asynchronously produced trio), at: https://disquiet.com/0594/

About the Disquiet Junto: https://disquiet.com/junto/

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Project discussion takes place on llllllll.co: https://llllllll.co/t/disquiet-junto-project-0594-threemix/

Ternary Mingle - disquiet0594

Disquiet0431
Solitary Ensembles X 3
    • Key: F minor     BPM: 120     Time signature: 4/4     DAW: Reaper
    • Instruments: Piano, Drums, Percussion
    • Plug-ins
    • Used Random.com to pick 3 projects to work on
    • The chosen tracks was: 29
    • Composer: #29 https://soundcloud.com/stefan_strasser/same-procedure-as-every-year-disquiet0430-feat-how-the-night-came?in=disquiet/sets/disquiet-junto-project-0430
   
    
    • Added various percussion instruments

More on this 41st weekly Disquiet Junto project, Disquiet Junto Project 0431: Solitary Ensembles x 3 — The Assignment: Complete a trio by adding a track to an existing duet by two other musicians — at:

https://disquiet.com/0431/

More on the Disquiet Junto at:

https://disquiet.com/junto/

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Project discussion takes place on llllllll.co:

https://llllllll.co/t/disquiet-junto-project-0431-solitary-ensembles-x-3/

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

disquiet0431

Disquiet0432
Band Reblend
    • Key: E minor     BPM: 71.111    Time signature: 4/4     DAW: Reaper
    • Instruments: 
    • Plug-ins:
    • Used Random.com to generate a number see below
More on this 432nd weekly Disquiet Junto project, Disquiet Junto Project 0432: Ensembles (Remix) — The Assignment: Take an existing musical trio and remix it to make it your own — at:

https://disquiet.com/0432/

More on the Disquiet Junto at:

https://disquiet.com/junto/

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Project discussion takes place on llllllll.co:

https://llllllll.co/t/disquiet-junto-project-0432-ensembles-remix/

There’s also a Disquiet Junto Slack. Send your email address to twitter.com/disquiet for Slack inclusion.
        ◦ Random Integer Generator
Here are the numbers, generated with randomization based on persistent identifier 11115x4d44s5s6x22x2x1d4s5s5d6s84ffs6s555d2sds6ss6ss5555555555555:
71
Timestamp: 2020-04-10 16:34:02 UTC
    • https://soundcloud.com/essiequoi/cdisquiet0431-calmnesia-x-how-the-night-came?in=disquiet/sets/disquiet-junto-project-0431
    • Downloaded my original track from disquiet0429 
    • Placed each downloaded track (2) into Reaper as they were and then used Reaper to automatically find the tempo of both tracks combined which turned out to be 71.111 bpm
    • Made copies of both tracks and reversed them and placed them on their own tracks for a total of 4 tracks
    • Added to FX send tracks and put NI guitar rig on both sent track 1 to the first send track and track 4 to the second send track
    • used numerous racks in guitar rig for processing

disquiet0432 -  Band Reblend

Disquiet0459
Against a Space
    • Key: A/C#m/Am/E/G#m     BPM: 20     Time signature: 4/4     DAW: Reaper
    • Vsti Instruments: Arp 2600, Ban di, Synth
    • Plug-ins:Analog Lab 4. DSK Asian Dreamz, Massive X and an organ sample
    • Since it sounds like heavy equipment or machines from a very long distance away I think it would best be listened to from a short distance away maybe 12 feet or the next room

More on this 459th weekly Disquiet Junto project, From a Distance (The Assignment: Make music intended to be heard from afar), at:

https://disquiet.com/0459/

More on the Disquiet Junto at:

https://disquiet.com/junto/

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disquiet0459 -  Against A Space

Disquiet0462
Fade in Rate
    • Key: Bb major     BPM: 200 down to 10 bpm    Time signature: 4/4    DAW: Reaper
    • Instruments: Bass, Bass drum, Synths
    • Plug-ins: Native Instruments TRK-01, Spark
    • Recorded the trk-01 on track #1
    • Recorded Spark on tracks #2 and 3
    • Slowed down the tracks with Reapers playback rate control

More on this 462nd weekly Disquiet Junto project, Vade in Pace (The Assignment: Write a short piece of music that gets slower and slower as it proceeds), at:

https://disquiet.com/0462/

More on the Disquiet Junto at:

https://disquiet.com/junto/

Subscribe to project announcements here:

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Project discussion takes place on llllllll.co:

https://llllllll.co/t/disquiet-junto-project-0462-vade-in-pace/

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

disquiet0462  -   Fade In Rate

Disquiet0463
  Accomplishing the Ramp
    • Key: B major     BPM:76      Time signature: 4/4     DAW: Reaper
    • Instruments: Bass, Drums, Synths
    • Plug-ins: Captain plugins, NI analog dreams, CM Bass engine
    • The concept was to create a gradient of sound by starting with a certain number of tracks and then removing a section of each track over time thus reducing the amount of sound over time.

More on this 463rd weekly Disquiet Junto project, Making the Gradient (The Assignment: Make a piece of music inspired by the concept of a gradient), at:

https://disquiet.com/0463/

More on the Disquiet Junto at:

https://disquiet.com/junto/

Subscribe to project announcements here:

https://tinyletter.com/disquiet-junto/ 1

Project discussion takes place on llllllll.co 2:

https://llllllll.co/t/disquiet-junto-project-0463-making-the-gradient/

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

disquiet0463  -  accomplishing the ramp

Disquiet0473
Placebo Effect
    • Key: Eb minor     BPM: 120     Time signature: 4/4     DAW: Reaper
    • Instruments: Reaktor 6
    • Plug-ins:
    • Used a random number generator to pick track #3 
    • downloaded track # 3 by noimspartacus  -   Orphaned Loop 
    • Added my track panned hard right created with Reaktor 6

More on this 473rd weekly Disquiet Junto project — Placebo Effect (1 of 3) / The Assignment: Record the second third of a trio that others will complete — at:

https://disquiet.com/0473/

More on the Disquiet Junto at:

https://disquiet.com/junto/

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Project discussion takes place on llllllll.co:

https://llllllll.co/t/disquiet-junto-project-0473-placebo-effect/

disquiet0473

Disquiet0476     https://disquiet.com/

    • Key: A locrain     BPM: 90    Time signature: 4/4    DAW: Ableton
    • Instruments: Synth, Strings
    • Plug-ins: Absynth, London Symphonic Strings, Kinetic Metal
    • Focused on the fog, cars, and distance
    • 4 tracks, 2 synths, and 2 strings

More on this 476th weekly Disquiet Junto project — IAH Forecast (The Assignment: Here’s your next single’s cover. Now record it.) — at:

https://disquiet.com/0476/

The image that is the source of this project is by Robert Boyd (www.thegreatgodpanisdead.com) and has been used with his permission.

More on the Disquiet Junto at:

https://disquiet.com/junto/

Subscribe to project announcements here:

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Project discussion takes place on llllllll.co:

https://llllllll.co/t/disquiet-junto-project-0476-iah-forecast/

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

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disquiet0476

Drummer and Digital Musician. Creating an experiment in sound while exploring my own unique style. Give me a listen and let me know what you think.  vgmrmojo@outlook.com   vgmrmojo@gmail.com

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