CREATIVE SOUND PROJECTS (Element 1) – PART 3: MELODY – RECORDING MODULAR SYNTH AND ELECTRIC GUITAR

Creating quite fast percussion (170 BPM) together with layer of delay gave to the composition quite a jungle feel and manipulating samples from duct tape with grain delay and pitch shifting them created glitchy layers which brought the track closer to the realm of IDM.

For the melodic part I have decided to use my home made modular synthesizer connected to controller Arturia Beatstep Pro in order to create various sequences. The main theme of the track is a simple sequence originated in the single oscillator with a saw wave evolving through the low pass filter into the climax where sequence became groovy by adjusting the attack (from short to long) of ADSR envelope. Second synth layer of ‘bell’ sounds is a single oscillator this time with a triangle wave. ‘Horn’ sound is again simple saw wave recorded and pitched down enhanced by very long reverb. Envelope on filter of horn sound is manipulated manually by hand during recording.

Process of finding the ‘right’ sequence…
Arturia Beatstep Pro – Analog / Digital sequencer used for creating the main sequence theme via modular synthesizer
Electric guitar ESP-LTD EC 1000 VB used for recording of guitar parts

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