Schoolbaby's Zoo Tunes

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i have a new project! the park tunes will continue but i am starting a masters program next month and my time and money will soon be far more limited. since i live a few blocks away from the Woodland Park Zoo, i figured i’d get an annual membership so i can go make animal inspired tunes there instead of driving far and wide to all the parks.

today was fun! i spent most of the day at the zoo. i saw pretty much everything that was out and about. i used to go to the Taipei Zoo by myself and its a much nicer experience than going with other people imo. this was my first time doing Woodland Park Zoo by myself. i’ve been going there since i was a lil baby too! theres been cool changes and more cool stuff coming soon, im excited to be a member.

i made this tune after visiting Bug World. i saw a leaf bug eating a leaf which was neat. and some real big stick bugs. i made this tune on the M8 in the garden outside Bug World. i used some randomized melody lines that sounded like bugs moving around to me.

i made this tune in the Microsoft Pollinator Patio. its behind the butterfly house. the butterflies arent here at the moment, hoping they bring em back soon. dont love the weird branding but hey i guess microsoft needs to remind us they are local. the patio was cool tho! more like a garden, lots of nice plants and a decent bench to sit on. i made this one on the p-6 and s-1 combo. feels fluttery at moments.

i made this one after checking out the zebras, giraffes and lions in the afrian savannah zone. for some reason it took me forever to navigate my way over here but i made it. when i was looking at the zebra a dude said “it looks like a horse” to his girlfriend in a very earnest way. i wonder if he has ever seen a zebra before because thats a realization we have at the age of like 1. i made this tune on the M8. i brought along a panasonic walkman i got at a thrift store a few weeks back with an “african rhythms” tape, so i sampled a percussion loop off that to start this off.

looking forward to a summer full of animals!

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You never stop to amaze/amuse. Great inspiration! Awaiting the penguin tune :stuck_out_tongue:

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got a couple tunes!

had some short work days this week so i hit the zoo in the last hour they were open. hung out with the penguins a couple days ago. sorry @Bignill i dont think this tune is very penguiny but im sure we will be hanging out again. these ones are from south america, one was zooming around near me for most of the time that i was droning. this was made with the soma roat and the p-6, recorded tweaking onto the m8. some parts feel underwatery to me.

today i was chilling with the flamingos. they are such weird birds. they are so loud and they seem to fuck with each other a lot. i watched one flamingo body check another flamingo and walk away acting like they didnt do anything. so strange. made this tune on the s-1 and p-6 combo

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Cant wait to dig into these man! Always inspired by your industry and fun tunes!

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tonight was member appreciation night at the zoo, seems i got my membership right on time. i ended up hanging out by the wallabies, wallaroos and kangaroos. there was a kookaburra that was looking right at me too. considering how common wallabies and kangaroos are in australia, it reminded me of when i saw a single raccoon in pretty small enclosure at the taipei zoo. zoos are weird for sure, from what i understand Woodland Park Zoo is one of the good ones but its always a little weird.

made this one on the ep133 and sampled some sounds off the s-1. in my mind some of the melodic parts are hopping around like a wallaby.

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