Category: Disk Drive Ambient
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goals.txt
Audible Planets was previously used in creating times, but due to upfront perceived complexity and CPU strain, it hadn’t been brought back into the workflow up until this track. This felt like the right time to explore it, and use that exploration as creative fuel. It turned out to be easier than expected after reading…
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DDA03
Back in the 90s, Aphex Twin used the term “Ambient” to name an album filled with drums. That fact gives permission for percussion-driven tracks like this one to emerge on an EP already branded “ambient.” It is understandably not ideal for everyone – especially for those looking for a more pure “ambient” throughline. On the…
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DDA02
This one took longer than it might seem. I’m constantly reminding myself not to be scared to strip out elements if it makes the music more potent. — _software-used: samplv1, AmiSampler, Vitalium, ZL Equalizer 2, REEV-R, QDelay, Ardour_samples-used: MechSounds_download: DDA02.wav_project: DDA02-SOURCE.zip_license: CC0 / Public Domain dedicated…
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DDA01
There is something about the repeated mechanical sounds of old hard drives that are surprisingly nostalgic. Yet, like other sound-keys, they unlock and pull us back to an era when operating systems GUIs were forced to be smart with screenspace, and tended to menu out in well-organised ways. Feeding a long sample of pink noise…