The first piece from a granular mass will be released on 15 January 2012. Followers on Twitter, Facebook and Google+ still have access to the series preview until then. More details can be found on the release page.
Tag Archives: Reaktor
melton.granular.mixtape, 2011-10-29
melton.granular.mixtape-2011-10-29 by nofi
A 20m mix of recent work, including electronic drones and noise, field recordings and granular textures. Free to download or stream:
- granular guitar
- old cassette, granular reworking
- synthpond, granular reworking
- dust motes and clock, recording
- generative bells
- granular bamboo and drone machine
- unknown field recording
melton.drone.mixtape, 2011.09.18
melton.drone.mix-2011.09.18 by nofi
A 20m mix of recent freeform work, including electronic drones and noise, field recordings and granular textures. Free to download or stream:
- morning birdsong, grand marais, MI
- testing old instruments
- star sailing, excerpt
- front porch, fort wayne, IN
- sinister, excerpt
- core breach, excerpt
- lake superior waves on rock beach, grand marais, MI
- granular cloud, flute
- granular cloud, tabalas
- water wheel, fort wayne, IN
- granular stretch, orchestral
melton.drone Reaktor ensembles
I’ve been working on some new drone/noise patches (show above) with NI Reaktor in preparation for an upcoming public radio performance. They are the continuation of some ensembles I created several years ago, this time inspired in part by the Drone Lab hardware schematics from Casper Electronics (though clearly not exact copies). I was trying to work with my trusty Nord Micro Modular but find Reaktor more stable, powerful and easier to patch.
After some requests I’ve decided to share them, free to download and play with 2011-09-melton.drone.ens (zip archive, requires Reaktor to play).
For melton.drone.01, the signal path is Oscillators 1-4 > Mixer > Filter 1 (usually Lowpass, but switchable) > Saturator > Filter 2 (usually Highpass, but switchable) > Filter 3 (usually Highpass, but switchable) > Amp.
For melton.drone.02, the signal path is Oscillators 1-4 (Osc 1 can FM Osc 2, Osc 3 can FM Osc4) > Mixer > Filter 1 (usually Lowpass, but switchable) > Wrapper > Filter 2 (usually Highpass, but switchable) > Filter 3 (usually Highpass, but switchable) > Amp.
Play with the included snapshots to preview some of my upcoming work. It’s a good idea to put a limiter behind these, since certain settings can create extreme noise and volume. Add some reverb, grain delay or your favorite effects as needed. NOTE: the controls on the waveform displays only control the view and do not alter the sounds.
These are still works-in-progress, so please share your snapshots and any feedback with me. Here’s the CC license:
melton.drone ensembles by Jeffrey Melton aka nofi is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. Based on a work at www.nofi.org.