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Sampleconstruct · Post by **Sampleconstruct** » Fri Oct 03, 2014 2:53 am

Two fresh patches with various electric guitar flageolets samples and textures are used in this ambient demo, this was played live in two passes including all the Macro controller tweaks, Modwheel and Aftertouch:

http://soundcloud.com/sampleconstruct/f ... mo-ambient

Sampleconstruct · Post by **Sampleconstruct** » Fri Oct 03, 2014 1:12 pm

Quick impro with the patch Granular Vibrato Bows - multisampled vibrato cello notes with long bowing (8-10 bows per note), in the demo I was controlling the bowing speed with a Macro, controlling cutoff with the Modwheel and sometimes adding some overdrive with another Macro, played live on disk:

http://soundcloud.com/sampleconstruct/g ... -bows-demo

Sampleconstruct · Post by **Sampleconstruct** » Sat Oct 04, 2014 1:46 pm

This is a demo for the patch Vc Vln Tremolo Mix using long mutisampled tremolo samples, each note has 2 dynamic waves where the bow moves towards the brigde and back creating a transition of harmonics, a keyswitch let's you add a wavetable synth which uses an imported single cycle from a cello sustain, you can control it's volume in the interface. The cello plays up to C3, then the violin takes over up to C5, all thirds (sometimes minor, sometimes major) were sampled. Sample start can be randomized with the Modwheel (up to 50%) or you can set sample start with a controller. Lot's of filtering and FX options/sounds are available.

http://soundcloud.com/sampleconstruct/t ... scape-demo

Sampleconstruct · Post by **Sampleconstruct** » Tue Oct 07, 2014 2:37 am

Here comes a new demo combining two patches, Granular Glissandi made with multisampled cello octave glissandi and their electronic derivatives, you can keyswitch between natural and electronic gliss, control the gliss speed, or freeze the sound and control sample position with the Modwheel/Macro and do all sorts of other things with it. The other patch uses processed arpeggiated minor chords from violin/cello in split mode, layered with an arpeggiated synth. Both patches will have scripted interfaces.

http://soundcloud.com/sampleconstruct/s ... mo-ambient

Sampleconstruct · Post by **Sampleconstruct** » Wed Oct 08, 2014 2:39 pm

Here comes a new demo combining two fresh patches - Violin Spiccato Synth which combines multisampled spiccato violin with 3x round robin with a analog synth module in unison mode, in the background there is the patch Oud Rattle Drones and Ebow, combining rattling oud drones in the lower keyboard region with multisampled e-bowed western guitar in the upper region.

http://soundcloud.com/sampleconstruct/c ... choly-demo

Sampleconstruct · Post by **Sampleconstruct** » Wed Oct 08, 2014 5:20 pm

And here is another new patch - Combed Cello Grains Split, demo played live on HD tweaking the 8 Macros, Aftertouch and the Modwheel on the fly:

http://soundcloud.com/sampleconstruct/e ... etude-demo

Sampleconstruct · Post by **Sampleconstruct** » Thu Oct 09, 2014 5:27 pm

A fresh granular violin patch named "Granular Stars", tweaking several granular parameters with Macros on the impro fly:

http://soundcloud.com/sampleconstruct/v ... stars-demo

Sampleconstruct · Post by **Sampleconstruct** » Sat Oct 11, 2014 2:41 pm

New demo combining 3 fresh patches, all sounds you here are derived from violin samples, where the instrument was tuned to G-D-G-D, so one can play arpeggios and textural stuff just on open strings only resulting in octaves, fourths and fifths. 100% MachFive, 3 instances are used in the demo, tweaking some of the Macros, Aftertouch and Modwheel on the fly. The natural samples play in split/granular mode and are layered with their processed counterparts in sampling mode, full control over levels and numerous parameters is available, I'm not sure yet if I can afford the scripting of all of these violin patches but I'll try.

These patches belong to the most magical ones I've done in my life, I could bath for months in these sounds.

http://soundcloud.com/sampleconstruct/o ... mo-ambient

Sampleconstruct · Post by **Sampleconstruct** » Sun Oct 12, 2014 2:05 pm

Received the next scripted patch from my scripter Iain Morland today, Major Clouds Split, all sounds you hear are derived from cello and violin arpeggiated chords in major, split and layered:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5YwISBYdd4

Audio demo, already posted 2 weeks ago:

http://soundcloud.com/sampleconstruct/m ... split-demo

Sampleconstruct · Post by **Sampleconstruct** » Sun Oct 12, 2014 4:15 pm

Finishing this working Sunday with a granular flautato pad, layering musltisampled long-bowed violin flautatos with an analog synth module in unison mode (3 voices). Tweaking the 8 Macros and the Modwheel on the impro fly, changing things like bowing/sample speed, filter/pan animation, tuning of the synth's tuned bandpass filter up an octave, flanger amount, detuning the grains and the synth uni detune and more.

http://soundcloud.com/sampleconstruct/e ... autato-pad

Sampleconstruct · Post by **Sampleconstruct** » Thu Oct 16, 2014 3:23 pm

Here comes a demo for the patch "Feedback Beings" made from/with self resonating feedback samples in granular mode created with an electric guitar, an amp and some post-processing, layered with an analog stack synth to enhance the tonality and add some warmth. In the background occasionally some bass notes chime in using the lower drone sounds of the patch Flageolet Spaces Split (Cello) - have a good trip:

http://soundcloud.com/sampleconstruct/f ... mo-ambient

Sampleconstruct · Post by **Sampleconstruct** » Fri Oct 17, 2014 12:25 pm

Here is a demonstration video for "Guitar Flageolet Synth" from Ambient Strings which now has a scripted interface and the snapshot system implemented.

10 different classical guitar (nylon strings) flageolet pitches sampled at 5x round robin, extended to the lower regions so the instrument range becomes C1-C5. Layered with an FM synth in unison mode. Velocity controls attack time (inverted), Modwheel (and interface controller) controls detune of the FM synth. Amongst other things, the synth module can be tuned to intervals (+5/+7/+12 semitones).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RA-kCod_ ... e=youtu.be

Sampleconstruct · Post by **Sampleconstruct** » Sat Oct 18, 2014 2:22 am

Here is demonstration of the patch "Minor Clouds Split" which now also has a scripted interface.

Minor Clouds Split
In the lower half a processed arpeggiated cello minor texture is playing in granular mode (root: D2, range C0-C3), in the upper half there is a processed violin cloud derived from arpeggiated minor chords playing in granular mode (root: G4). Both sounds are layered with a synth module which produces fast minor arpeggios, set the arpeggio speed of the synth in the interface, control the granular speed of the string clouds with the control knob, scan through the samples using the Modwheel or the interface control. Overlapping split point is C3.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMijAVyIPj4

Sampleconstruct · Post by **Sampleconstruct** » Sat Oct 18, 2014 5:24 pm

Today was flageolet day, here is a demo impro for the patch "Flageolet Meditation" - playing long overtone transitions with natural harmonics on the open cello strings (up to 1+ minute long), these are layered with their respective long bowed route note. 3 keyswitchable combos are available, route + tuned harmonics (tuning all harmonics to a tempered scale with Melodyne which took many hours as it doesn't work well automatically), route + original harmonics (as played), and route+tuned harmonics in unison mode where there is a sample offset between the 2 overtone cellos, so you have two cellos playing harmonics on top of each other plus the route. Volume controls for route + overtones are available, sample position can be controlled, temposynced amplitude and filter modulation can be introduced, temposyncced pitch modulation (square-shaped up to +/- 1 octave), chorus/analog delay, and reverb controls are there too.

This is such a beautiful patch, I'll also make some granular versions.

Played live on HD tweaking the 8 Macros and the wheel on the impro fly:
http://soundcloud.com/sampleconstruct/f ... ation-demo

Sampleconstruct · Post by **Sampleconstruct** » Sun Oct 19, 2014 4:16 am

Here is a video with the track posted above, so you can see, what's going on:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EI1Tr1Maeh8

Ambient Strings for MachFive 3/Falcon released on patchpool