REPORTS FROM THE SHED
Short reflections and questions from the practice space
Pattern practice
How can I apply these methods of repetition with gradual change of timbre, randomization of octaves etc. but with phrases from folk music tunes as the basis for the patterns?
This kind of hypnotic pattern based synth music (ala Suzanne Ciani etc) is reliant on a constant and even pulse. Is this reconcilable with the uneven feel of a folk music phrase?
(How can I apply these methods of repetition with gradual change of timbre, randomization of octaves etc. but with phrases from folk music tunes as the basis for the patterns?)
I have many tools for utilizing a droney synth music to accompany the melodies of folk music. However, when it comes to this style of synth playing I'm not sure of how to solve it, or if it is solvable in a satisfactory way. (Italics for diary entry)
Trying my own scale
Had a minor breaktrough in finding an alternative scale to polska från säfsnäs. Nice septimal bluesy sound! This is quite far from the recording (Per Gudmundson, säckpipa) I have the melody from but as Mats Edén put it regarding tuning: "you do as you want" https://youtu.be/NWUKaRn0VUg?t=1636
Would be interesting to look into if there exist any old chanters with a tuning more similar to this...
9/8
7/6
4/3
3/2
14/9
27/16
28/15
2/1
LANGELEIK EXPERIMENT
Springar after Olav Snortheim
Some early experiments with emulating the non melodic strings on a langleik using the envelope followers of a multitap delay to excite the different harmonics of a harmonic oscillator. Every time I play 'strum' the strings the strumming speed is a bit different due to the delay time receiving a stepped random voltage with every strike.
I play this part with the left hand. These envelopes also affect the amplitude of the 'playing string'. I don't have the rythm down as he plays it when I play with the left hand at the same time. Olavs version of the beat is more stretched out allmost like a finnskogspols? I am not really good in explaining these things... I can play the difference but I lack the language to articulate it precisely.
tuning:
9/8
5/4
4/3
11/8
3/2
27/16
13/7
2/1
(next: setesdal)