Sunday Ambient (a series)

[FuzzyAce]

Yeah the SpaceBender is really nice. I’ve been using it on all my synth buses. Not too much mix and dialed dark. Adds a really nice smoothe layer under everything.

I like it enough to have let my BigSky plugin demo lapse and opt to not buy it. (Oddly enough I like everything from Strymon except their reverbs )

Yeah, that last track was literally the first time I used it. Went through a couple presets and picked one, adjusted the mix level and that was it. Looking forward to trying it on individual instruments too. I still love using the Black hole plugin. A little goes a long way I've found.

What sort of sims are you using for your synths/pads? (Or is it hardware)

Track 10 was the Knifonium synth plugin, using my simple Alesis Q49 controller for keys. I really love using this synth and there are so many good presets to work from, although the interface is a tweaker's paradise (and a bit overwhelming) if you want to hone in something a particular way. It has a separate effects section set up like a pedalboard that's pretty cool, and the reverb/delays are very good... not to mention the mod effects.

The other tracks are a combination of Knifonium, various NI synths like Massive X, Una Corda, Ethereal Earth. Izotope Iris 2 in a few spots as well. Of course I tweak them heavily post usually with Moog filter plugin and a number of other things.

 

[TSJMajesty]

Very nice!

 

[Stone]

Again thats really nice enjoying this creativity, but i have to ask why i dont hear the fuzz

 

[FuzzyAce]

Again thats really nice enjoying this creativity, but i have to ask why i dont hear the fuzz

It's probably in there somewhere but I just filtered the crap out of it til it was dark and smooth.

 

[the swede]

Wow… this is some good shit man! Super creative and well done. Wish I could get my thumb out of my butt and be this creative.

Very inspiring!

Another Sunday, another ambient track...

Love this!

Happy Sunday again!

Very cinematic, get Dune vibes from this

 

[FuzzyAce]

Wow… this is some good shit man! Super creative and well done. Wish I could get my thumb out of my butt and be this creative.

Very inspiring!

Love this!

Very cinematic, get Dune vibes from this

Thank you sir!!
I enjoyed making them, it checks another musical box for me besides guitar. It's fun to do.

 

[FuzzyAce]

Happy Sunday again!
A few installments for today.
I know it's not everyone's cup of tea, so thanks to anyone listening.

 

[Stone]

Sunday Morning Chill with the Fuzz

 

[FuzzyAce]

Trying to keep it going! Did a quick idea late last night.
Happy Sunday.

 

[Whizzinby]

This is my favorite yet.

Are you doing these “live” or building them in a project.

 

[Sascha Franck]

Just stumbled upon these now. Absolutely digging it! Nr. 13 is really soothing, lovely choice of sounds.

I also like the idea, may follow up with something similar (not stylewise) as I feel it's about time to semi-force me to at least just put out some little things.

 

[Stone]

Damn that was great once again, My Sunday consists more of higher gain and fuzz

 

[FuzzyAce]

This is my favorite yet.

Are you doing these “live” or building them in a project.

Thanks!
It's definitely a project file, but how I assemble the 'song' is totally spontaneous with improved live takes over multiple tracks. Most are played without a bpm, except of course the ones with drums.
I usually start off with a basic building block chord structure or melody, and in the track you pointed out was the soft piano I played first. It could be a minute part or 2 minutes, whatever. I'll loop that section and move onto another track overdub. Each overdub is at different time intervals when looped so nothing ever repeats the same way twice. What I will do is sometimes stretch the length of a loop, or change pitch, or reverse etc. I almost never redo a take though, seriously. That's part of the charm of working this way. It's totally organic and improv all the way from the initial record take to the stretching and filtering of tracks. I literally just work with everything I lay down and don't overthink it. Once I get all the individual tracks (could be 4 to 8) looped out, I then will do a live performance and write volume automation for each track in real time. I use my Faderport 16 for this, moving things in and out based on how I'm feeling in the moment. I also almost never redo this part, at most I may slightly adjust a peak that came into loud.

 

[FuzzyAce]

@Whizzinby
I will add, by the time I get to the live automation part, I have a good sense of how the melodies are working together and the way they intertwine with each other. So I try to capture those magic moments if I can. The only exception in the track you mentioned, I made sure the strings and piano were following each other in chord structure.

 

[Whizzinby]

@Whizzinby
I will add, by the time I get to the live automation part, I have a good sense of how the melodies are working together and the way they intertwine with each other. So I try to capture those magic moments if I can. The only exception in the track you mentioned, I made sure the strings and piano were following each other in chord structure.

Awesome peek into your workflow. They have a structured yet live feel to them, which is really nice, especially for this type of music. The live loop/layer approach makes a lot of sense to keep things flowing organically without getting too locked into the grid.

 

[FuzzyAce]

Awesome peek into your workflow. They have a structured yet live feel to them, which is really nice, especially for this type of music. The live loop/layer approach makes a lot of sense to keep things flowing organically without getting too locked into the grid.

I kind of look at it as structured chaos. Or finding beauty in randomness. I've come to realize that this is more of my way of working and being satisfied. Even with my rock tracks done in challenge threads, 99% is written during recording. So while I like structure and technical aspects of recording and playing, if the music isn't in some way improv I don't get as much out of it and it becomes more of a chore. I have way more songs that I've written that have never been recorded, and I find it much more difficult to record them because I already have too many preconceived notions on what they should or can be in a recording. It's almost like a curse.

 

[the swede]

Trying to keep it going! Did a quick idea late last night.
Happy Sunday.

If i was to snip my balls, you give me a crooked eye, and i do my best to sing out of tune in a forgotten Swedish inland dialect…. We might just have started a new Sigur Ros band….


I’m kidding but I did felt a little reminded about Sigur Ros atmosphere with that there. Very nice!

 

[FuzzyAce]

If i was to snip my balls, you give me a crooked eye, and i do my best to sing out of tune in a forgotten Swedish inland dialect…. We might just have started a new Sigur Ros band….


I’m kidding but I did felt a little reminded about Sigur Ros atmosphere with that there. Very nice!

I'll have to admit, I'm not familiar with their material?! I just pulled up "Valtari" to give it a listen.
I can see why you might say that now.