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Bar Reset Uploaded by zuur Start following on November 01, 2009 16:08
A basic acid stomper, not too fast. Soothing Mellotron choirs with two 303 lines battling it out. Kinda 1988'ish.Pink Gelatin Uploaded by zuur Start following on October 23, 2009 18:32
Just a track with some acid, a bit of groove and a big swirling synth line. I can't really do anything more with it, so I've recorded a session and filed it under ' finished'.Fade To Grey (Zuur Reworking) v.03 Uploaded by zuur Start following on October 06, 2009 20:43
[UPDATED VERSION!] A friend suggested I take a swipe at this Visage classic. It's a favourite eighties track of mine, so I really want to keep the darkish melancholy and do it justice. From the earlier version there's more mastering, structure, volume control and (intentional) glitches.Goldberg Beats (First Take) Uploaded by zuur Start following on September 22, 2009 19:37
This is an idea I had in my head for ages and finally had time to try it out. Bach is such a generous composer, you can't really distort his music, whatever form you give it. Did the cowbells myself. Funky.Funky Vivaldi II Uploaded by zuur Start following on September 05, 2009 16:10
The audio stretching and timing changed somewhat in Live 8, so I'll keep on tweaking with classical tunes to get the hang of it. Another bit of Vivaldi - his Concerto for Recorder RV439.Deep Disco [Take 3] Uploaded by zuur Start following on August 30, 2009 17:52
Yet another version, more balanced in volumes and mastering. Tightened the screws. Removed the acid riff as it wasn't working. Added an extra phat low beat to get the track really pumping. Took a few samples for a spin. I like where it is going though I still have some things to do to it... Ab...Speedy Recovery Uploaded by zuur Start following on August 27, 2009 19:23
This peculiar track was released in in March 1995. I remember this was made in one eleven hour session and what I remember is the bass line melodies that just kept coming. This was using just four (4) channels to fit all that stuff into. Some nifty rearranging of a French accordeon sample before ...Acid Heights Pt. I &II Uploaded by zuur Start following on August 25, 2009 15:11
Ha, so cool. I rediscovered some ancient tracks from my days as a tracker. This is Acid Heights, a track in two parts. Originally released in Impulse Tracker format on October 8th 1996. Nearly thirteen years ago! O_o Will see if there are any others worth converting. I would buy my TB-3...Acid King Uploaded by zuur Start following on July 17, 2009 20:43
And here we are, the final version. Ditched most of the vocals, redid some parts like the cowbell and just freaked away on the 303 - switching waveforms mid-flight! :) So many knobs, just two hands... Deleted the old one (sorry if you commented) but I think this one is so new and fresh it warrant...Sternal Fracture (First Take) Uploaded by zuur Start following on July 09, 2009 17:02
I always love the melancholic sound (to me at least) of the TB-303 under certain circumstances. I have recorded three different acid basslines and let them intertwine. Played some big minor chords on top of those and added some dreamy piano. Played those groovy cowbells myself, live into Ableton....
lovely lovely choirs indeed - Im gonna check if I have any Mellotron samples around now :p
@raytrace: I use M-Tron, but there's bound to be tons of samples around. I must hold back not to use it in every track ;)
@zuur: yeh i keep meaning to get that - even Gordon Reid says it's great
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