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nick_op · Post by **nick_op** » Fri Oct 14, 2022 11:29 am

aaron, thanks for your feedback! I was trying to get that combination of mostly comfortable with an element of unease, so I'm glad it felt that way to you.

glokraw · Post by **glokraw** » Thu Oct 20, 2022 9:55 am

aaron aardvark wrote: Wed Oct 12, 2022 5:35 am I posted two songs: “Filled With Danger” (the song on top): you would probably be more interested in that since it has some ZebraHZ, Hive 2, and some non-u-he synths; has a lot of Presswerk compression. Please tell me how you like the music and how it can be improved, and I will return the favor (leave me a link). Here is my link:

https://www.soundclick.com/artist/defau ... dID=224436

True to form, there's a wealth of quality production work, chromatic rythym swells/dives, multiple gnarly guitar tones over synth-organish sound, with a middle eastern flair nonetheless, great intro beats, drum rolls, and cymbal pops throughout. The listener is not taken for granted. Nice that the high road is taken, without wandering from lane to lane, and reprising the intro so smoothely. Lots of technique to learn from

My wife had a bad accident, titanium holding an arm together, so I've been the other arm as
things are on the mend, and slowly starting to catch up. Blessed with a great surgeon overseen by The Great Physician.
Cheers

aaron aardvark · Post by **aaron aardvark** » Fri Oct 21, 2022 3:45 am

glokraw,
Thank you for listening and commenting, I appreciate it! I will soon hunt for your latest song. I wish your wife well. When I was working on my degree in mechanical engineering (early 80's), I designed (it was never built) an artificial hip in a class. Here's the good thing about titanium: it is very strong and more flexible (lower modulus of elasticity) than some other metals. Early artificial hips were made with a more rigid metal and when the bone flexes a lot more than the metal, the bone breaks.

aaron aardvark · Post by **aaron aardvark** » Fri Oct 21, 2022 4:10 am

glokraw,
Now listening to "Driftwood Dreams": it is starting out really nicely! Sounds rather heavenly. Quite relaxing. The entire song is excellent!

glokraw · Post by **glokraw** » Fri Oct 21, 2022 7:01 am

Mechanical engineering? That field certainly requires precision and attention to detail. So not surprising that it is also evident in your musical creations

I never would have guessed the properties of titanium you mentioned!

One of my recent tunes is made using Hive2, and a delay plugin the name of which shall not be replikated here, being a kompeting product. Hive is such a versatile bank of sound. This might not be the typical Hive use, but I enjoy making kid's music and background filler pieces, and this kinda popped out of nowhere. Glad you like Driftwood Dreams. A sleeper that was fun to make with the nice sounds so easy to access.

Equatorial Frost

exmatproton · Post by **exmatproton** » Thu Oct 27, 2022 7:59 pm

lots of U-He in my latest e.p. (as per usual)

https://exmat.bandcamp.com/album/pas-de-point-e-p

glokraw · Post by **glokraw** » Thu Oct 27, 2022 11:13 pm

Hi, Welloff was my favorite from your EP. Aside from the great sound quality on all the tracks, I really enjoyed Welloff's variety and timing of the sounds as they came and went over the rythym tracks, which also hold my attention on their own. Not knowing your history, I think with an ace percussionist and bassist, you could have a great and popular modernist trio. (A nice side effect of a trio, is that all hands are crucial, so there's little chance for anyone to be under-appreciated)

I also enjoyed the distillation of sounds in Pas De Point, where a theme of sorts emerges in the second half, again with excellent rythym parts for the synth sounds to maneuver in. Quite compelling for the listener. You and Aaron and others provide lots for me to consider as a composer going forward.

glokraw · Post by **glokraw** » Fri Oct 28, 2022 3:47 am

With all the great Zebra2 sounds in the world, and it's wonderful reverb, I couldn't resist using the cover photo for poking a little fun at those sad hardware-only people out there, even if most of them won't likely get the joke. Zebra's rule, and will for a long time in the future

exmatproton · Post by **exmatproton** » Fri Oct 28, 2022 8:33 am

glokraw wrote: Thu Oct 27, 2022 11:13 pm Hi, Welloff was my favorite from your EP. Aside from the great sound quality on all the tracks, I really enjoyed Welloff's variety and timing of the sounds as they came and went over the rythym tracks, which also hold my attention on their own. Not knowing your history, I think with an ace percussionist and bassist, you could have a great and popular modernist trio. (A nice side effect of a trio, is that all hands are crucial, so there's little chance for anyone to be under-appreciated)

I also enjoyed the distillation of sounds in Pas De Point, where a theme of sorts emerges in the second half, again with excellent rythym parts for the synth sounds to maneuver in. Quite compelling for the listener. You and Aaron and others provide lots for me to consider as a composer going forward.

Thnx.

glokraw · Post by **glokraw** » Sat Oct 29, 2022 6:01 am

This has a persistant Hive synth line throughout. Might be a useful tune to practice pitchbend skills,
or guitar triple-picking and string-bends etc... "The Weekend Can Wait"

glokraw · Post by **glokraw** » Mon Oct 31, 2022 12:57 am

This tune uses Zebra (with comb filter on a pluk sound) on the rythym guitar. And the synth is saturated a bit with a linux effect, probably Rakarracks 'Jet Flanger'. I think SampleTank 2.5 or 3 is on the 'lead' acoustic guitar sound, but will edit if I can prove otherwise.

(Many people are grieving the loss of loved ones, careers, living situations, friendships etc.
Hope they find some comfort in music.)

glokraw · Post by **glokraw** » Mon Oct 31, 2022 5:33 am

This is made with Hive 2 and some linux effects

tony10000 · Post by **tony10000** » Fri Nov 04, 2022 10:56 pm

Ben Bohmer uses Diva for just about everything:

Saukar30 · Post by **Saukar30** » Sat Nov 05, 2022 1:33 pm

Made this last year, but the music is all with Zebralette

glokraw · Post by **glokraw** » Tue Nov 08, 2022 11:36 pm

Very cool music, would fit as a movie theme piece, or for a series like Luther. And it shows a range of sounds possible with just a portion of Zebra. I use the ZebraCM also, as I'm not yet
deep into programming the main instrument capabilities. Weaving the synth with the vocals worked nicely, and the tempo swing with the synth brass solo at the end is also enjoyable.

(I also like the youtube follow-up 'Most High' song with Nina Karle. Lots of attention to detail amidst excellent production work

)

Having watched my 3rd-grader older brother smoke his first cigarette, and get sick thereafter, I never took up any kind of smoking, so google searching the Zalmaldelica was educational. Lots of hits at ye olde search engine

Cheers

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Music created with U-he synths