I've been slowly and steadily doing more and more on twitch lately, with a bunch of streams for #jamuary2024. I think I'm going to settle on Fridays weekly, so here's today's session as I try to get back into the swing of things. If you like, give me a follow, I'd appreciate that!
I finally got an Access Virus! It’s a synth I’ve wanted for literally over 20 years, not really made any more (got this used). It's a multi-timbral virtual analog beast. Here's first playing I did with it: three different simultaneous patches using maybe 1/20 of its power, driven by the Deluge. This synth is pretty deep, I’ve a lot to learn. https://youtu.be/9AryfRkqao4 #accessvirus#jamuary#jamuary2024#dawless
alright, first off, here is the belated #jamuary 10
ok honestly this is the weaker of the two I did today, but its still pretty ok. probably the closest ive gotten to ambient so far... there's no, like...drums...but its still pretty rhythmic so I dunno.
for #jamuary 13 I decided to make good on my desire to incorporate some more varied timbres and textures.
so today I reached for the orchestra sample packs
I don't use this stuff a lot (aside from marimbas lol) but I really like working with "real" instrument sounds and doing stuff that plays with the uncanny valley
Ok, so I think I still want to go back and do a "proper" #jamuary for the 14th, but as I mentioned elsewhere I spent a good chunk of today working on another music project that struck me, so Im gonna count is as Jamuary.
anyway, this is a remix of Walkin on Sunshine by Katrina and the Waves
One week, 7 tracks! I’ve been trying “Jamuary” for real this year: track per day for a month. Trying to only spend 30 mins on the idea and 30 mins practicing / “performing” on camera. Haven’t busted that budget too badly, but oof it’s hard not getting side-tracked. The playlist thus far: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLW9arycjoILjyq-uJbEUzIWd_b7Sj8hvV
I started today’s #Jamuary track with sound recordings I made of wooden and metal clothes hangers. Then I added a recording of me squelching through mud in my wellies. Then it all took a dark turn.
this was literally my first time working with my digitone. been staring at me for months, daring me to try to learn it. well fuck you, digitone, I fuckin did it.
and the updated bandcamp page: https://jepyang.bandcamp.com/album/jamuary-2024
(this time I was even kinda clever and changed it so the new song is the one cued up when you load the album)
decided to show off some of the more mellow tones my fuzzyglump filters can do. the Casio FZ that the filter chips come from is best known for the wild overdrive it adds at high resonance. but it still sounds really smooth and saturated even with the resonance dialed back a bit!