Michael UJul 2, 2023

Here's some mellow (but noisy? grainy?) longform music for you.

'Waterside' is free, but grab a promo code in the next post to add it to your #Bandcamp collection, stream on phone, etc.

@octif and I have made music for maybe 22 years now, this is our 4th release under the name "Tonkyn Pearson", a nod to ancestral family names from each of us.

Always happy to chat method and such!

https://tonkynpearson.bandcamp.com/album/waterside

#Ambient #ReleaseDay #Bitwig #AmbientMusic #NZMusic #Drone #ExperimentalMusic #Musodon

Waterside, by Tonkyn Pearson

4 track album

Tonkyn Pearson
Show threadEd 🎡Jul 2, 2023
@jet @octif RE method, did you use the convolution device on "Rushing Into Sun"? It sounds flippin' cavernous.
Show threadMichael UJul 3, 2023

@boysmithers @octif cheers! the main trick with this track is it's one synth drone that Shanan processed 3 times, and we crossfade from the 4th version, to the 3rd, to the 2nd, ending on the 1st. I added multiple delays and reverbs in Bitwig, the biggest sounding one is actually Valhalla's free SuperMassive plugin.

There is convolution, but I used a snippet of Shanan's synth as the IR. So it creates this blurry harmonic layer over the original.

Show threadMichael U
@boysmithers @octif so I *think* there's hardware fx and things before I got to Bitwig, though I really can't remember
Jul 3, 2023 at 9:17amWeb
Show threadOCTIFJul 3, 2023
@jet @boysmithers Zoia and a Peavey Pro-Fex (90s guitar effects rack) I think
Show threadEd 🎡Jul 3, 2023
@octif @jet haha, Zoia looks crazy, like FX Grid in a pedal...