Thanks, that was fun.
sounds like an oak for the tree.
rich
--- In mPATH Records
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> Hi,
>
> I've posted to this list before, but I'll re-introduce
> myself. I'm an ambient, experimental composer and I
> wanted to share a track with you from my just
> released, first solo project Aperus "tumbleweed
> obfuscated by camera failure". I owe a great deal of
> debt to all of you since most of what I've learned
> about equipment and field recording came from this
> list.
>
> "Leaves, Waves" isn't really a song, per se, but more
> of an enviornmental soundscape along the lines of
> someone like Alio Die. It was built almost entirely
> from field recordings in the winter of 2003 using a
> Sharp minidisc recorder and a Rode NT3 mic.
>
> http://www.mpathrecords.com/mp3/leaves_waves_full.mp3
>
> Some of the sounds on the track include:
>
> 1. Predominately, the rustling of leaves still
> clinging to trees in the dead of winter. I made
> multiple journeys, in varying weather conditions and
> made dozones of recordings. The backdrop is a sampled
> collage of these recordings.
>
> 2. On one of the trips, I found a trailer deep in the
> woods with dozens of 12' segments of thick plastic
> pipe covered with a plastic tarp. It appeared that an
> irrigation project was under way. This trailer turned
> out to be useful as a source for various sounds: - The
> strange echoing sounds you here were made by placing
> the mic in one of the 12' segments of pipe, then
> lifting and releasing the metal latch on the trailer.
> - The bass pluck sound was made by pulling down on the
> plastic tarp covering the pipe and then releasing it.
> - The metallic clang was made by recording the latch
> on the trailer in close proximity.
>
> 3. The only synth on the recording - the high pitched
> beacon like sound - was made using a Roland JP8080.
>
> If you have any comments feel free to email me. And
> yeah, it would be great if you dropped by my site to
> learn more about the album.
>
> http://www.mpathrecords.com/music/tumbleweed.php
>
> You can sign up to win a free copy on the front page:
>
> http://www.mpathrecords.com
>
> But, I really just wanted to share this track with you
> because I thought some of you might find it
> interesting. I've learned a lot from this list and
> hope to continue creating environmental soundscapes in
> the future. Thanks for all the valuable information.
>
> Happy Holidays,
>
> Brian
>
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