Music and (ocean) waves
I've been on vacation and took time aside to compose. Drambo on the iPad -- I didn't even take a physical MIDI keyboard along. I'm so happy and grateful for this setup, this technology.
Here's a song about how small one can feel, within a magnificent planet. But also, how we are connected to this magnificence, every moment.
Enjoy!
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Pretty! Thanks for sharing
Really nice! @chrisb78
Nice piece. Just the right amount of melancholy I needed right now
good job!
Oh the waves come at the end 👌
I only saw your beautiful comments just now. Thank you, it means a lot to me!
(The ocean waves happen two times. Once at around 4:30, alongside the chirping birds -- and then, exactly, at the very end)
Here's another song. Posting it, this time, while at the Croatian coast. It's just as beautiful as on Crete.
Love it! Tell us about the instruments used, are those SWAM strings? AUV3s hosted in Drambo?
Thank you! Yes, Drambo with 17 tracks. Each their own Auv3. iPad Pro from May 2023. Some details:
* The initial synth sounds are from Twin3 and AniMoog Z
* The pianos are entirely PurePiano
* Drums are FAC Drumkit, Slammer and Borsta
* The deeper bass is from Flowtones
* The classical instruments are GeoShred: 2x GeoCello, 1x GeoViolin. I didn't get the SWAM instruments yet, I heard the offer a bit more variability. The most important tool to sequence GeoShred within Drambo is a download called "FakeMPE-for-GS1.2". It converts Drambo's MIDI to MPE signals.
* The organs towards are from Neo-Soul Keys Studio 2, it's the best sound library I found for that kind of music.
Effects are a bit Pro-C2, FAC Medusa and EOS 2.
I mastered this mildly with Grand Finale 2. Slowly getting there.
Also: if you like that last song, also check out the one at the top of this thread. It uses a very similar setup :)
>@chrisb78 said:
>”The classical instruments are GeoShred: 2x GeoCello, 1x GeoViolin. I didn't get the SWAM instruments yet, I heard the offer a bit more >variability. The most important tool to sequence GeoShred within Drambo is a download called "FakeMPE-for-GS1.2". It converts Drambo's >MIDI >to MPE signals.”
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Oh yes, I’ve been recommending that patch (FakeMPE-for GS) from our own @ZhouJing for years. It does work quite well.
Those GeoCello and GeoViolin instruments are indeed made by SWAM, albeit slightly scaled down versions dubbed “GeoSWAM”. The GeoSWAM Tenor sax is probably my favorite instrument of all time, if you don’t have that one.. go get it!
Thanks for sharing your breakdown and keep up the great work! You’re another great example of how Drambo isn’t just for EDM!
Awesome, will buy more stuff :D
Ad yes: Drambo is soo much more than anyone thinks. To me, it's the beloved Elektron sequencer, but with sounds I could only dream of (while staying out of the box).
It's what I have been dreaming of when I was a teenager. What a time to be alive, to witness that people did actually develop this. <3