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Musical finale of the Tractor Symphony - a commissioned piece and performance for a huge John Deere tractor, a funky old Volkswagen Transporter, and laptops. All sounds come from the vehicles, which also performed their own parts live. More information in my blog at http://blog.ugress.com/
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GMM at 6.19 on June 12, 2010 17:31
The 909 disco hihat is actually the gas release from the seat of the JD tractor being lowered
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GMM at 3.29 on June 12, 2010 17:28
The bouncy springy sound is from the Volkswagen, something called "Skvettlappstativ" in Norwegian, a thing that reduces the water bursts from the wheels. Very sexy sound.
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GMM at 1.22 on June 12, 2010 17:25
At the performance, they were mixed in a surround setup, each having their own stereo space on each side
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GMM at 0.43 on June 12, 2010 17:24
In this mix, the Volkswagen is slightly balanced to the right, the John Deere tractor balanced to the left
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GMM at 5.53 on June 12, 2010 17:15
They realize they need each other... grand finale, every sound, and also the live vehicles join in
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GMM at 4.24 on June 12, 2010 17:14
Metal slaps and slams provide the bass sounds. The fan system of the JD is the ghostly pads
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GMM at 3.16 on June 12, 2010 17:13
The lead sound is the hydraulic engine driving the viper fluid burst thing
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GMM at 2.00 on June 12, 2010 17:11
The industrial bassline sound is the seat height adjustment motor of the JD tractor
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GMM at 0.01 on June 12, 2010 17:09
The machines carefully start talking to each other, one note each ping pong

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