comin' back at ya with another Song Post... for those just joining us, i'm uploading one (1) DAW/tracker video of one of my songs each day to you tube, then posting about the song here on co host with some exclusive commentary. i like reflecting upon/talking about my work and i'm enjoying putting together this stable of video uploads, an area i've neglected since forever. i have a whole lot of music so it's been fun to fire these off...
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today's song is: Fireside Recollections, for the Roland MT-32 (iconic proto-MIDI device)
one of the coolest formats i've been introduced to via BotB is the MT-32, an old ROMpler machine from before General MIDI had formed. it's similar in concept but there are fewer channels, the instruments are in a weird order, and the patches are built out of 1-4 "partials" each that comprise the total polyphony limit of 32. it has a really characteristic old synthy sound and was used for a lot of old computer music.
thanks to the power of modern emulation via Munt and MuntVsti, this is one of several songs i have made for the device! i was gunning for something both melancholy/reflective and fusion-y... i don't make a whole lot of fusion-y tunes but i'm often thinking about them, lol. in that respect it turned out pretty well, i was pleased with the progressions and melodies and i still managed to stick in some of my trademark Weird Sounds alongside. the turnaround section at 1:21 through til the ending is something i feel especially proud of, as well as the out-of-time sectional lead-in between 0:27-0:35 which took ages to sequence exactly how i wanted but was SO worth it.
i have a vivid memory of someone commenting on this on soundcloud in the middle of the song with like "lol wtf is this?" and then 30 seconds later "not bad dude" and following me. so, maybe there's something to it. :p maybe that is the vibe of my music? hahaha