20231205 might mode

20231205 might mode from Sights seen by what lasts FAQ

93bpm, D minor – a funky tune made in Endlesss: started testing out how to add drums from FAC Drumkit, played AudioKit Pro House Mark I electric piano arpeggio and added more drums from AudioKit King of Digital 90’s Drumkit and Bram Bos Hammerhead. Other synth sounds are from VHS Synth, DRC, ButterSynth. Arranged in Loopy Pro.

Terry Riley and minimalism

I’ve just come across the music of Terry Riley, specifically A Rainbow in Curved Air, for electric piano, dumbak, & tambourines from 1969. This bubbly minimalist piece inspired the famous sound of The Who song Baba O’Riley from 1971.

What I’ve heard by Terry Riley so far reminds me much of my experience of making loops in Endlesss. There are minimalist touches to many of my tracks, especially the earlier tunes in my Endlesss becoming playlist. But my song “20210122 throw” sounds surprisingly similar to the techniques used in those two songs.

20210122 throw from Endlesss becoming by what lasts FAQ

20220808 result

20220808 result from On and on by what lasts FAQ

107bpm G minor – made in Endlesss on phone speakers, added synth parts with Yonac Trooper and Bleass Megalit and arranged in Loopy Pro months later.

20221110 present tense

20221110 present tense from On and on by what lasts FAQ

82bpm Bb minor – that swelling synth wail – made in Endlesss with Bleass alpha synth sounds, arranged in Loopy Pro months later.

20230729 forage

20230729 forage from On and on by what lasts FAQ

82bpm B minor – played with Cobalt8 synthesizer and came up with a bass and melody idea, played melody into Endlesss with in-app instrument then and made the riff in Endlesss, added many effects in Loopy Pro and arranged in Loopy Pro.

20210506 roof

20210506 roof from Endlesss becoming by what lasts FAQ

86bpm A minor – Testing Zoom MS-70CDR effects presets, setting different freestyle patches on the Skulpt synthesizer including a simple sine wave at the beginning (recorded Skulpt mono through iRig2 into Endlesss). Took a long time setting up/arranging in AUM afterwards. Added Bleass Granulizer to the lead sound, added WOOTT effect before that.