Since I have this Harmonic Drone Generator, I thought I would build another one.
Feedback with Fracture from Glitchmachines, Auto Filter LP with Square LFO, Supermassive, Convolution Reverb Pro.
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I need to use this chart in my music! Stop making music from the samples of whales, letās do the music for them! Owl-drones, symphony for a hedgehog. Thanks
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Iāll echo others in that its a personal distinction.
For me, the improvisational aspect is key and there is a focus on creating, developing, or even better yet, discovering a mood. Itās there just under the surface and only through the act of listening, and acting based on what you hear, can you uncover it.
Iād like to share some explorations from favorite drone synth. Its a somewhat unconventional drone synth in the sense that its profoundly conventional.
The Prophet 6:
Iāve done some droney stuff on the Rev2 I had before it, but I ultimately ended up with the Prophet 6 precisely because the fewer controls it had, were more broadly tuned and constantly lead me to a more connective experience during explorations. (Also the High Pass Filter is phenomenal for shifting the energy of a journey)
Who needs a deep mod matrix when you have plenty of knobs and two mostly good hands.
Two recent clips.
And if anyone has the patience, flip around this older piece and let some of the highlight sections ride for a minute.
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If it has a lot of bass, I make it fit with my other bass elements if that makes sense.
Sure,
I think the main event is the envelope slider very fast and the pitch right down so they clock similar, so the sample and hold becomes a stepped triangle.
He mentions this in the manual.
Then I think the s/h is patched to filter cut off, attenuator to mod depth,
with just triangle to filter and square wave to pop > just for kicks.
I think that was it:)
Edit attenuator to pwm not mod depth
I also got in on the Drone Day celebrations using my Moogs. The DFAM can make serious drones when you crank up the clock rate!
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Looking back I can see high rez , over half pop and fine tune that fine pitch control to get the right interplay.
I did find quite a few dribbles that day and itās all with the fine low pitch and hight cycle envelope.
Hitting the env shape with something in the reverse socket was working too.
This was a real journey, I enjoyed it very much.
@jkbb The Lyra piece is lovely, sort of oddly tranquil.
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itās more chaotic, unbalanced and silent than I anticipated, but something like this
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Iāve really always preferred drone stuff made on acoustic instruments like hermann nitschās harmonium works,pauline oliverosā accordion recordings, and yoshi wadaās homemade instruments. Something about the imperfections, the human elements, a cough in the background etc. So much drone made with electronics leaves me kind of cold like someone taped down a few keys on a keyboard.
Always did love going to the dream house in NYC (not sure if itās still open after lamont youngās passing). You could sit and listen to the massive drone, then move your head slightly and hear a totally different sound.
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A very simple concept; An Astrid Lindgren audio file which is filtered, pitched and timestretched, with delay added.
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A little experimentation today.
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Prophet is really amazing, I only had a Pro-1 and used a couple of emulations, but really otherworldly. Nothing for beginners.
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Acoustic drones are desirable, but I donāt have the resources to build/house them all! 
This was my first experience with a polysynth. It was so huge I didnāt know how to use it properly in a mix and this is what I came up with on the spot.
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Iām a man of simple tastes. New box arrives, drone initiated, general happiness results
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This one is old but I have pleasure to get back at it from time to time.
I like it when you kind of hear voices in dronesā¦
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From several months back. I was going for something sunny and ancient.
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Been playing around with a drone setup recently, based around a PreenFM2 as the only sound source, sequenced by a Circuit Tracksā four midi channels with control of the voices mapped to my Launch Control XL. This is a bit of a proof of concept from today, with the audio being run through my Analog Keysā effects.
Itās not there control wise atm, and Iām basically waiting on the release of the BCR32 so I can have an NRPN controller for finer alterations on the fly.
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