This dense section from a live Ostracon recording contains several live looped layers of synth along with the drums. Thanks to multitrack live recordings made by Isaac Halvorson I have about fifteen pieces from three shows that I’m currently mixing with the idea of releasing a live album. Some of them won’t make the cut, but I’m hearing potential in many of the tracks so far.
Dense Ostracon Performance Excerpt
At the last Ostracon performance I decided to forgo the use of soft synths and attempt to strictly use the Roland MKS-80 as my sole sound source. Because I live loop during these shows I was able to layer a broad variety of tones and, using the Bitstream 3X, manipulate the tones in real-time. Here’s a plucky outro that illustrates this technique.
Plucky Outro
Tonight I had the opportunity to revisit some of the material recorded during the Ostracon release show on June 24, 2011. I created a rough mix and master to get an idea of the potential for the work. Here’s an outro from the second track of the evening.
Ostracon Release Show Segment 4
As long as I am calling these microtracks I may as well give them titles hence, I now present for your listening pleasure, Better Place.
Better Place
This is another microtrack that I mixed from clips recorded during our recent Ostracon performance. All the sounds were produced using the Roland MKS-80 and the sequencing was generated by the GMS.
Module 3B