DAY 10 : Eric

Tempo : 120
Color : saturated sepia

I was not satisfied yesterday with my improvization based upon my "Jump into my life" song (coming from a dream). Since I first pass my finger over the strings when just checking the sound, I then recorded an impriovization with too hard string touch.
This afternoon, I decided to redo the experimentation upon "Jump" but using my bow, to obtain a soft sound attack. I used AmbiLoop (and TriggerFinger to control it) for recording the phrases.
It appears that it also reminds me of old images from movies (short movies).
Since I was rather inspired, I recorded three experimentations though they are very close in terms of ambiance.
I hope you will hear the gentle wind though I hadn't include such sound here.

DAY 8 : Eric

Tempo : 140
Color : fresh green

This morning, walking in Parc Montsouris, I was listening to some drone songs I made.
Rain has fallen.
Forgot that drone music can be enough to express feelings.

I first try to make this commontone with my bassguitar ... but it didn't come ...
So I use my guitar, again ;-)
Notes when played one time may be nice, but sometimes they need to be played more.
This time, I just plugged the guitar right into my Fostex mixer and then into my soundcard. I'm planning on using LDT gear, a LP2ube preamp from EHX, in place of my failing Fostex.
Of course, there are effects (mdsp@SmartElectronix Analog Delay, Kjaerhus audio Classic Chorus and Kjaerhus audio Classic Delay), all freeware.

Day 3 : Eric

Springarden



Color : green
Tempo : 120

In the garden, layed down on grass, with fresh air. As simple as it could seems it's not a feeling so much expressed in music.

For this tune, I just use my guitar plugged into the PC thru my old FOSTEX analog mixer and recorded and looped with Ambiloop (wonderful looper, controllable by MIDI, and freeware !). Then I mixed on FL-Studio "live" with knobs.