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Music Blog?!

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I wanted to make a little blog section to just talk about my music - making. Mainly, to save my friends from enduring my thinking out - loud.

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Reworking my THR100HD

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I have a Yamaha THR100H Dual which is a nice modeling amp - with two "amps". Typically, I run these in parallel so I am - running through BOTH at the same time. As of late I am actually - considering moving to dialing in separate tones, and using my Joyo PXL-Live to act as a "channel" - switcher.

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Dual Amping

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Honestly, dual amping is my favorite thing. And I would hate - to give it up, as it gives my tones SO much depth. But I find when I try - to mix my guitars that extra depth just makes mixing a bit more of a - hassle than need be. But Mick of "That Pedal Show" on YouTube I - feel feels similarly, considering in one of their "use less" challenge videos - he used two amps for maximum tone shaping - which I feel adds some - justification to my efforts!

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Results after one night

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I spent an hour or so tonight messing around with my setup and came - out with the following high gain tone:

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Thoughts

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I feel its a bit... boomy still. There is some extra weight coming - from the "clean" channel that I think is causing this to lose - some clarity. I don't think if I wanted to add a mix around this - I'd even end up keeping it. Or I would do some heavy EQing to that - channel. Here is what I have dialed in so far:

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Future

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In the future I plan to setup different profiles between each the 5 - channels per amp - so they're all useable and I can just do single - amping - as that provides me the FX loop until I setup a proper stereo - board. But until then - this is the setup I've been using and I - rarely touch the back!

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A Tour de Chorus

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I've been talking a lot about chorus on my mastodon, like, A LOT. - So I thought it would be fun to explore my chorus pedals a bit and - present this information in some shareable way, since no one wants to - listen to 18 minutes of audio in a row.

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What's on display

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So I have three chorus pedals to show off today:

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The other gear

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I will be playing each of these pedals through my THR-100HD (see - my previous music blog post in which I deep dive a - bit into this amp). It's running on the crunch channel, just at - the edge of breakup, with little to no reverb.

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As for guitar - I am using my Reverend Descent RA Baritone.

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The demos

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For each of these demos I will be playing the same loop (mostly). I - recorded a loop into my Boss RC-3 to remove any playing bias towards the - more warbely chorus tones, and to make it easier for me! Each demo is - about 48s long (depending on how good my trimming was). I added a bit of - EQ in post to cut out some digital hum introduced when pairing my CE-20 - with my RC-3 so sorry about that...

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Let's start with the clean tone:

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This loop is something I had been noodling on all week, while on - my chorus kick. I feel it's actually a decent demo because it calls - on a lot of classic chorus sounds. Individually picked notes, bright open - strings, and then at the end some Nirvana-like dark power chord picking. - All classic chorus sounds to me. -

CE-20

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Next we can go through the CE-20. The CE-20 has 4 modes we'll be - demoing, but there are a total of 6. We are demoing the "Rich", - "Standard", "Dimensional D", and "CE-1" - settings. I skipped the "Acoustic" and "Bass" - settings as they've always felt like some slight EQ on the - "standard" mode.

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Standard

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We can start with "Standard" as it's the most "boss - chorus". Though I personally feel it lacks a bit of the bite the - CE-1 and CE-2 offer. But it wouldn't surprise me if - "Standard" was just a CE-2.

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- CE-20 Standard Mode - Rate 10 o'clock, Depth 2 o'clock -
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- CE-20 Standard Mode - Rate 2 o'clock, Depth 10 o'clock -
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Rich

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Let's compare this with the "Rich" mode. And keep in - mind the only settings I will be changing between these CE-20 modes is - the rate and depth. There is actually quite a bit of tone controlling you - get in the CE-20. But I generally keep those fairly static based on my - guitar and amp settings, and for the purposes of these demos are - static.

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- CE-20 Rich Mode - Rate 10 o'clock, Depth 2 o'clock -
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Dimensional D

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This mode is a recreation of the SDD-320 Dimension D effects unit, - later made into the Boss DC-2. This effect is one of my favorite - choruses. It's so unique. On the CE-20 there are 7 modes: 1 - 4, as - well as 3 "combo" modes: 1+4, 2+4, and 3+4. These map directly - to their SDD-320 counterparts, which also let you stack the modes - together. This really shines in stereo, but since the Julia is mono, I - felt it's only fair to use these how I use them on my board.

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These are always so cool to hear. When you get into the combo modes - you start getting more "chorus" and less just - "width/movement". But these are interesting to listen to - compared to the clean. There is subtle differences - but they're - there! It's almost like it is now less stark and smoother. Like the - notes are lathered in butter, mmm!

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CE -1

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Okay, now on to the real show, the CE-1. Not much to say about this - one. It's a CE-1, you have an "intensity" knob, and - it's so rich. The delay rate is much slower than you would expect, - almost logarithmic. But when you get past noon it starts to get quite - seasick.
- Editors note: 7 o'clock may be a bit higher than 7. None - of these pedals have freaking numbers on their knobs, so it's all a - guess. But it's a bit up from off

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- CE-20 CE-1 Mode - Intensity 7 o'clock -
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Multivox CB-1 Chorus Box

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The Multivox CB-1 Chorus Box is a CE-1 clone, according to the gear - page, it's literally just the same circuit and components. I got my 5 - years ago because, well, I love chorus. Currently, a part of my rack unit - to be used with my synths, this chorus is just so smooth. But the biggest - trouble is dialing in the right level. You'll notice for the CB-1 - demos it's a different demo recording. I had to move my setup and I - accidentally wiped the RC-3. But because the CB-1 can be a bit tricky to - dial in, it's a bit quieter than the other demo tracks. But the level - control is one of my favorites, as it can add some crunch to the tone on - the peaks, adding a lot of flavor. I am running my guitar through the - "hi" input, because it gives me a bit more play with the input - level.

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Chorus

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- CB-1 Chorus Mode - Intensity 7 o'clock -
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Vibrato

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While this is mono, so it's acting like a straight vibrato. When - playing in stereo this creates it's own chorus, the stereo outs are - "dry" and "wet". This differs from the CE-1 chorus - too, so it's like 2 chorus pedals in one. These demos are in - mono.

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- CB-1 Vibrato Mode - Rate 10 o'clock, Depth 2 o'clock -
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CB-1 Off with Level Boost

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The CB-1 when over driven (just by the guitar itself) gets really warm - crunch to signal, and it's a lot of fun. I usually run my Model D - through this and I love it.

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Walrus Audio Julia

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I picked up the Julia because it's such a versatile chorus: giving - you control over the rate, depth, lag, waveform, and mix. This lets you - craft basically ANY chorus sound you want. Exploring sounds, I've - noticed the major limiter being the rate. The Julia is just SO fast. Even - at min rate, it's still faster than like 1/3 of the Boss rates. But - the sounds are still amazing!

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- Julia - Triangle Wave, Rate 7 o'clock, Depth 2 o'clock, Lag 3 - o'clock, Mix 12 o'clock (chorus) -
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- Julia - Sine Wave, Rate 10 o'clock, Depth 2 o'clock, Lag 9 - o'clock, Mix 12 o'clock (chorus) -
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- Julia - Sine Wave, Rate 9 o'clock, Depth 3 o'clock, Lag 9 - o'clock, Mix 12 o'clock (chorus) -
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- Julia - Triangle Wave, Rate 8 o'clock, Depth 12 o'clock, Lag - 12 o'clock, Mix 5 o'clock (vibrato, max) -
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Thoughts

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Realistically? I love every single one of these choruses. It's - such an amazing effect, and I was messing around with the dirty channel - too, which still sounded great! The CB-1 was by no means a steal, but - it's my favorite chorus tone. But it comes with some quirks being a - late 70, early 80s device. The CE-20 is amazing but very much a "mid - 00s digital pedal" giving some of that digital-ness to it, - especially when mixing with other digital pedals. I'm sure you heard - the high pitched wine in the background. I EQ'd it out, but it's - there, and it bothers me. I think getting a CE-2w would give me a lot of - the options I want from this, without those digital artifacts. The CE-20 - would be perfect if it had a vibrato mode, given the CE-1 has one, and - really make it the perfect all-in-one. But given I've had this pedal - for at least 12 years (probably closer to 13. I can dig out the box and - see if I kept the receipt). I got in in college as my first ever chorus. - I was enamoured with it. I'd be on my board today if it wasn't so - big. The Julia is the perfect multi-tool chorus, and I've been really - happy with it. But it lacks that really SLOW rate that the Boss pedals - have, making it a BIT harder to really dial in the CE-1 tones.

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I joked on mastodon that I was did this to convince myself I don't - NEED a CE-2w or DC-2w...and now I want them even more!

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A Tour de Chorus

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I've been talking a lot about chorus on my mastodon, like, A LOT. - So I thought it would be fun to explore my chorus pedals a bit and - present this information in some shareable way, since no one wants to - listen to 18 minutes of audio in a row.

-

What's on display

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So I have three chorus pedals to show off today:

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  • Boss CE-20
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  • Warlus Audio Julia
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  • Multivox CB-1 Chorus Box
    • -
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The other gear

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I will be playing each of these pedals through my THR-100HD (see - my previous music blog post in which I deep dive a - bit into this amp). It's running on the crunch channel, just at - the edge of breakup, with little to no reverb.

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As for guitar - I am using my Reverend Descent RA Baritone.

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The demos

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For each of these demos I will be playing the same loop (mostly). I - recorded a loop into my Boss RC-3 to remove any playing bias towards the - more warbely chorus tones, and to make it easier for me! Each demo is - about 48s long (depending on how good my trimming was). I added a bit of - EQ in post to cut out some digital hum introduced when pairing my CE-20 - with my RC-3 so sorry about that...

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Let's start with the clean tone:

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This loop is something I had been noodling on all week, while on - my chorus kick. I feel it's actually a decent demo because it calls - on a lot of classic chorus sounds. Individually picked notes, bright open - strings, and then at the end some Nirvana-like dark power chord picking. - All classic chorus sounds to me. -

CE-20

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Next we can go through the CE-20. The CE-20 has 4 modes we'll be - demoing, but there are a total of 6. We are demoing the "Rich", - "Standard", "Dimensional D", and "CE-1" - settings. I skipped the "Acoustic" and "Bass" - settings as they've always felt like some slight EQ on the - "standard" mode.

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We can start with "Standard" as it's the most "boss - chorus". Though I personally feel it lacks a bit of the bite the - CE-1 and CE-2 offer. But it wouldn't surprise me if - "Standard" was just a CE-2.

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Rich

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Let's compare this with the "Rich" mode. And keep in - mind the only settings I will be changing between these CE-20 modes is - the rate and depth. There is actually quite a bit of tone controlling you - get in the CE-20. But I generally keep those fairly static based on my - guitar and amp settings, and for the purposes of these demos are - static.

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Dimensional D

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This mode is a recreation of the SDD-320 Dimension D effects unit, - later made into the Boss DC-2. This effect is one of my favorite - choruses. It's so unique. On the CE-20 there are 7 modes: 1 - 4, as - well as 3 "combo" modes: 1+4, 2+4, and 3+4. These map directly - to their SDD-320 counterparts, which also let you stack the modes - together. This really shines in stereo, but since the Julia is mono, I - felt it's only fair to use these how I use them on my board.

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These are always so cool to hear. When you get into the combo modes - you start getting more "chorus" and less just - "width/movement". But these are interesting to listen to - compared to the clean. There is subtle differences - but they're - there! It's almost like it is now less stark and smoother. Like the - notes are lathered in butter, mmm!

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CE -1

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Okay, now on to the real show, the CE-1. Not much to say about this - one. It's a CE-1, you have an "intensity" knob, and - it's so rich. The delay rate is much slower than you would expect, - almost logarithmic. But when you get past noon it starts to get quite - seasick.
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Multivox CB-1 Chorus Box

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The Multivox CB-1 Chorus Box is a CE-1 clone, according to the gear - page, it's literally just the same circuit and components. I got my 5 - years ago because, well, I love chorus. Currently, a part of my rack unit - to be used with my synths, this chorus is just so smooth. But the biggest - trouble is dialing in the right level. You'll notice for the CB-1 - demos it's a different demo recording. I had to move my setup and I - accidentally wiped the RC-3. But because the CB-1 can be a bit tricky to - dial in, it's a bit quieter than the other demo tracks. But the level - control is one of my favorites, as it can add some crunch to the tone on - the peaks, adding a lot of flavor. I am running my guitar through the - "hi" input, because it gives me a bit more play with the input - level.

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Vibrato

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While this is mono, so it's acting like a straight vibrato. When - playing in stereo this creates it's own chorus, the stereo outs are - "dry" and "wet". This differs from the CE-1 chorus - too, so it's like 2 chorus pedals in one. These demos are in - mono.

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CB-1 Off with Level Boost

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The CB-1 when over driven (just by the guitar itself) gets really warm - crunch to signal, and it's a lot of fun. I usually run my Model D - through this and I love it.

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Walrus Audio Julia

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I picked up the Julia because it's such a versatile chorus: giving - you control over the rate, depth, lag, waveform, and mix. This lets you - craft basically ANY chorus sound you want. Exploring sounds, I've - noticed the major limiter being the rate. The Julia is just SO fast. Even - at min rate, it's still faster than like 1/3 of the Boss rates. But - the sounds are still amazing!

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- Julia - Triangle Wave, Rate 7 o'clock, Depth 2 o'clock, Lag 3 - o'clock, Mix 12 o'clock (chorus) -
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Thoughts

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Realistically? I love every single one of these choruses. It's - such an amazing effect, and I was messing around with the dirty channel - too, which still sounded great! The CB-1 was by no means a steal, but - it's my favorite chorus tone. But it comes with some quirks being a - late 70, early 80s device. The CE-20 is amazing but very much a "mid - 00s digital pedal" giving some of that digital-ness to it, - especially when mixing with other digital pedals. I'm sure you heard - the high pitched wine in the background. I EQ'd it out, but it's - there, and it bothers me. I think getting a CE-2w would give me a lot of - the options I want from this, without those digital artifacts. The CE-20 - would be perfect if it had a vibrato mode, given the CE-1 has one, and - really make it the perfect all-in-one. But given I've had this pedal - for at least 12 years (probably closer to 13. I can dig out the box and - see if I kept the receipt). I got in in college as my first ever chorus. - I was enamoured with it. I'd be on my board today if it wasn't so - big. The Julia is the perfect multi-tool chorus, and I've been really - happy with it. But it lacks that really SLOW rate that the Boss pedals - have, making it a BIT harder to really dial in the CE-1 tones.

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I joked on mastodon that I was did this to convince myself I don't - NEED a CE-2w or DC-2w...and now I want them even more!

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Assorted Tracks

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Sometimes web playback doesn't work in apps so I don't really - have a good place to show my music to people… so this is it!

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These are all just scratch recordings I made for myself. Some tracks - are accompanied with text. Others are not. They're all instrumental - and most are also mostly improvised.

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Untitled No°1

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- - Poem (CW: suicide) - - 
-              I step into the ocean.
-              An unending blue, a scene serene.
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-              The cold water tickles my chest.
-              I put my head beneath the water.
-              I scream.
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-              I stand back up.
-              Water runs down my face.
-              I can't tell which are tears.
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-              The world looks the same outside.
-              Everyone standing, playing, happy.
-              The pain is still here.
-              And I struggle what to do.
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Unspoken

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-              My fingers say what words cannot
-              Chords I play when I'm distraught
-              A heart that aches
-              A hearts that's broken
-              Say the words that are unspoken
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Terraforming Spring

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This track was a lot of fun. I was still early days at the drum - machine so its got very little variation in velocity and stock - samples… but I think it adds enough color to the track. The panning - tremolo effect was added in the DAW but the rest is all recorded - from my DigiTakt (drums), Alesis Micron (pads), Behringer Model D - (bassline), and my Fender Stratocaster (guitar). When recording the - guitar I put my vocal microphone up to the strings to capture the - raw sound as well which I mixed in along side the clean guitar. It - gave it this twang that it was missing. I also used some EQs all - around in my DAW to help things sit better.

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Collab Tracks

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I participate in a Discord group from Jay Hosking's Patreon. His YouTube channel is great and he makes a lot of - hardware and some in the box synth music! Please check it out! About - twice a year or so he runs a collaboration community event and we all - make tracks and then he streams them and collects them into a Bandcamp - release. Each of the tracks in this section will defer their copyright - to whatever is stated on bandcamp. Every release was for charity.

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I seriously recommend listening to the rest of the tracks on the - album! They're always so fun! So many talented musicians contribute - and collaborate!

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As tears snuff the embers, I scream

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-              track name: as tears snuff the embers, I scream
-              artist: senders
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-              instruments: baritone guitar, model d
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-              this year has been the hardest year of my entire life.
-              this song is all of my pain, regret, and sadness.
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-              i kick the gain on after a quiet part around 3:07.
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In Session

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This was a really fun one. I stumbled into this idea. Basically - a Maggot Brain style fuzz guitar solo with the samples providing - basically the backing track. It was a lot of fun. Fully - improvised.

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Ancient Signals (Intermission)

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There isn't much to add with this one. I recorded the pads - using the Conductive Labs - NDLR. Which formed some just amazing chords. I used some - samples from my collab partner in the opening and end and as a - base for the entire track ­ it's mostly just like noise and - things like that. It's subtle in the final mix.

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