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A gent on another forum used Berna http://www.gleetchplug.com/gleetchplug/berna.html for an album recreating a

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Sad that Berna had to be MAC only.

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Also
http://www.behance.net/DiegoStocco

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Hi tft!

Diego also features heavily in my thread entitled 'Daily Inspiration for the Sound Designer':

www.soundonsound.com/forum/showflat.php?Cat=&Number=840157

As well as the Behance web site (which is admittedly easier to navigate) you can find his own here:

http://diegostocco.com/

Well worth a visit!


Martin

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Sorry M, I didn't see that.

In this months issue's 'reader's music reviewed' section there was one that is truly remarkable. Although the praises for this album has already been published, so I'll present my observation.



Mira by Jienat is released on blu-ray, hence dont assume it to be cheap, but it isnt overtly expensive though, which it should have been.

I assume someone had already posted this kind of post somewhere in the forum. I read the review and checked the video of the making of 'Mira', which I believe must be referred in this thread because Jienat's acumen in recording audio are truly remarkable. there was everything from ethnic world music sounds to dog barks to Bow saw cutter played with a bow (by the way that's not an innovation, I've known few who did that, here is a video on how to do it yourself). Overall I loved the whole video and the sounds produced with some real innovative skills.

In Hinduism Mira is one of the most ardent lover of Lord Krishna, I did not know what it may imply to in Norwegian language though. Maybe Jienat had some fascination with Omicron Ceti, the giant red star, which appears on the album quite loud. Maybe its mysterious appearance in one of the episode of Star Trek had driven him to find the title (I, for sure, doubted that). But then finally I read (in jienat.com) this note under the song with the same title -- "Mira is a young bitch from Karasjóhka. She was first encountered one day in 2007 when she was a puppy. Her owner, Anders Nils Utsi, was working with his reindeer herd; Mira was hanging out by Route 889. She had not yet fully grasped the concept that dogs should only chase cars, not try to catch them. She survived, quit catching cars, grew up, and now she has her own title track. Imagine that."

And then I understood why that giant red star stirs the curiosity. It truly is Omicron Ceti.

Wow!!!

What a massive album. I never trusted plastic money, but now first thing I'll do is to get one in order to buy this album.

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Apparently, you can get a pleasing kick drum type "thud" by slapping an engorged body part against a fully inflated airbed (i.e. the type you would take to festivals).

Not that I've ever tried this myself, of course....an eccentric friend told me about it :-)

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Minke - Home Taping album :<a href="" target="_blank">http://minke.bandcamp.com/album/home-taping</a>

I dont know why I'm posting this here. I found it weird and at the same time very interesting and very innovative. Couldnt find an appropriate thread for something like this.

Disturbing call of a Blackbird.

I think that subtle reverb in the final track is not the original one, but I'm not sure.

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[ ****** ], I want that dude's cape.



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That is indeed disturbing - good find AS!


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'audio.tutsplus' is a very neat site. Yesterday I found this very interesting tutorial - How to transform vocal samples into percussion effects..

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Yes, there are some good tutorials on there for the sound designer. Here are a few more I’ve enjoyed:

http://audio.tutsplus.com/tutorials/production/quick-tip-how-to-recreate-t ails-of-drum-samples/

http://audio.tutsplus.com/tutorials/production/how-to-use-glitch-technique s/

http://audio.tutsplus.com/tutorials/production/quick-tip-getting-realism-i n-orchestral-music/

http://audio.tutsplus.com/tutorials/production/quick-tip-how-to-create-orc hestra-hits/


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I dont know why some guys are so serious on the mixing board.

One can learn from this guy- Music is fun.

Dont forget to check the top highest rated comment. Its better than the video itself.

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I'z gotta get me some of what he's on

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You won't be able to afford it I'm afraid Eddie


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Today I'm very excited as there is some construction work going on close to my home. They are demolishing some water purification unit and later they'll rebuild it with some new addons. Interesting part is that they are doing this whole day long and continuing the work at night. More interesting thing is that I am sitting there on the porch and recording all the weird sounds that these ugly monstrous machines are capable of producing. Imagine a continuously changing - thud thud crackle krrrakkkkk sampling at 24 bit / 96 khz while the solid reservoir base of pure concrete is dug out. Further more interesting thing is that in the quite calm of night when everyone (including my wife) in locale is cursing these idiot workers for ruining their midnight sleep, I alone sit their with my laptop and encourage them to produce a complete mayhem. Surprisingly no one complains this to the authorities, which I'm greatful to. Last night alone I managed to capture a couple of gb of pure unrealistic sound effects that are as rare as this eccentric demolition. I guess these eccentric ways can only occur in my country. Soon I'll use these sounds somewhere and upload them.

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Looking foeward to hearing them AS!


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Man! when can I make one of these for myself? O rather "how can I?". Does anyone know any DIY way?

Please Help SOS.



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Someone once said to me that a really wet fart can be the freakiest and gross-iest and insanely unforgettable sound that one may ever encounter. That friend of mine will definitely not buy this instrument (even to make some heartfelt ballads for his ex). Ladies and gents behold your breath till you can, as we have, in our presence, the 'Savart's Wheel'

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Someone once said to me that a really wet fart can be the freakiest and gross-iest and insanely unforgettable sound that one may ever encounter. That friend of mine will definitely not buy this instrument (even to make some heartfelt ballads for his ex). Ladies and gents behold your breath till you can, as we have, in our presence, the 'Savart's Wheel'

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Man! believe it or not but I want to have Savart's Wheel. For further details click the asterisk * and check all the other videos as well, mainly 'The Branching Corrugaphone' and 'Savart's Wheel' and 'Musical Siren' grabs my attention.

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Edited by AuralSerenity (15/09/10 11:49 PM)

Go down and check the video and if you already happen to know how to make one of those then come back here and tell me with all the details how to make one of those, and I'll name my first after you. Click Me

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Someone once said to me that a really wet fart can be the freakiest and gross-iest and insanely unforgettable sound that one may ever encounter. That friend of mine will definitely not buy this instrument (even to make some heartfelt ballads for his ex). Ladies and gents behold your breath till you can, as we have, in our presence, the 'Savart's Wheel'

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Old news AS - I posted a link in this forum to Windworld on 15th June in my 'Daily Inspiration for the Sound Designer' thread

Excellent site though


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Man! when can I make one of these for myself? O rather "how can I?". Does anyone know any DIY way?

Please Help SOS.

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Ah, I posted that answer two days afterwards, on 18th June in the same thread.

Here's a direct link to Dennis Havlena's web site, where he describes how to build a Hank Drum made from an empty propane tank:

www.oddmusic.com/gallery/hank-drum.html

Next!


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Sorry Martin, didnt know that, was too quickly driven by its awesomeness so didnt get the chance to see that.

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I think Mr. Simo keeps his clothes and toiletries in his speakers when he travel.

Eccentric.

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Wild Wild West: The Steam Age





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I find that sometimes its the controller that leads to the best innovations! This is a silly little video I made, but in actuality, a very useful and cheap method for CV control!

YouTube - Moog Racing (Alternate CV Controller)

I like to tape the stereo 1/8" down next to my mod wheel and tap it rhythmically for some nice filter madness.

Another great trick that I've been using alot lately is a slight bit of Autotune on my KORG Monotron! Works wonders and you can get some fantastic sounding riffs out of it! Here's another video I made for that:

KORG Monotron Song - Tiger Dance

Hope you guys enjoy the vids and these tips can come in handy

An SM58 inside a drum case or even large cardboard box can produces an interesting accent for the kick-drum range.

Cheesy old digital toys are a wonderland, especially with a sampler. I took four bars from a fast Casio "drum" loop & dropped both speed & tone by 50%, making an impressive bigbeat sound. Then I took the original sample, reversed it, & pasted it on top of the slowed-down beat, producing a surprisingly weird rhythm, with what sounds like a heavily distorted bass robot voice saying "whut...?" at the first beat of every bar.

I once wanted to add more "crack!" to a snare, so I made a pile of aluminum-foil squares & whacked it with a drumstick.

Depeche Mode raked a drumstick along a steam radiator as an accent. Tool used a dropped block of wood & a shotgun as percussion.

Tim Kaiser plays just about anything that's didn't start life as a musical instrument:
http://timkaiser.org/allabout

The world's full of sound.

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The world's full of sound.

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Indeed it is Tony, and thanks for highlighting yet more of the possibilities. I still remember a wonderfully grungy bass riff I got recording it into the mic input of an ancient valve tape recorder. Far more memorable than anything I’ve yet got from a distortion plug-in

I’m currently whacking metal lamp posts and road signs in search of new percussive sounds (with my lovely new Zoom H4n portable recorder I can capture anything, any time, anywhere )

Tim Kaiser is an excellent source of inspiration - this page on his web site has some wonderful photos of his weird and wonderful ‘instruments’:

http://timkaiser.org/instruments


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I’m currently whacking metal lamp posts and road signs in search of new percussive sounds (with my lovely new Zoom H4n portable recorder I can capture anything, any time, anywhere )



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And 'TONY', that crazy timkaiser.org truly rocks.
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Looking forward to add another 'Walker's anthology set' in the shelf. Remind me if I miss out the release.

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Thanks for the compliment AS - glad you're still enjoying my music

My next major release will be a sound library - watch this space


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10cc I'm not in love....

Always worth watching so people can appreciate what 'real' production is.

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Now THAT’s what I call an innovative recording method

And real dedication too - folk today would want results in a few minutes, not three weeks of recording vocal tape loops


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Whoa!!!

That's so cool that I downloaded it from YouTube.

Thanx.

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Nearly missed this!

I always thought that track was extra special and way above the surrounding dross. Now I know why

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(Well, actually, it probably was)

Isaac Zal's Harmonic Generator ;

http://www.oddmusic.com/gallery/om16400.html



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Time to kickstart this thread into further action methinks

Here's a device that I saw demonstrated recently during a concert that has given me DIY ideas – the Palme loudspeaker used with the amazing Ondes Martenot instrument.

This comes with three loudspeaker units: one traditional, one with the speaker cone replaced by a gong with transducers driving it for metallic colorations, and (my favourite) a loudspeaker with a front soundboard on which were mounted twelve tuned strings that add fascinating sympathetic harmonic resonances to the end result:









Could this be a new Zenguitar project?


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I've been lucky enough to witness a performance on an Ondes Martenot. A bonkers instrument that has no right to sound as etherially wonderful as it does.

File under 'if Wilf Lunn had collaborated with Bob Moog'.

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An Eagle for an Emperor, A Kestrel for a Knave.

Where would Gerry Anderson films be without it?

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I come home from an afternoon of french polishing and what do I find? A great suggestion for another project to add to my list of things to do!!!

Next on the list is making my Arduino based combination pick-up meter. Gauss, Inductance, and Capacitance. Have most of the electronics parts, need to design and make a case, breadboard it, and hack together the code.

I really ought to get the Vox Phantom XII finished (needs some templates made to finish the scratchplate, the bridge fitted and body drilled, wiring and set-up). The Flying V 12 string needs the neck inlay, fretting, headstock slotting, final body shaping, binding, assembly, finishing and wiring.

Some other Arduino projects including some MIDI controllers and the like.

I've been thinking about a Flying V tri-cone resonator for a while and just got back to doing some more research for that.

Also been looking at building some FX pedals and maybe the odd amp or two. Maybe start with a kit, but I'm reading the valve wizard site to learn some theory too.

Automata and rolling ball machines are on the list too.

Projects are easy to find, it's the parts, tools, workshop and cash that are the problem

Andy

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We'll have to get together Andy - I've been meaning to get started on these two projects for some time as well


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