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recorded 20121218


ambient



elements used:


bell_wander_no_root_BellMetalsArps(New)
slow_gam_bell_wander_BellMetalsArps(New)
sample_clear_bell2_BellMetalsArps(New)
mellow_bells_drift_BellMetalsArps(New)
drn_m0_mid2_ks_DroneMaker1
drn_m3_mid2_ks_DroneMaker1
large_bell_wanderer_BellMetalsArps(New)
noize_rhythm-as_BellMetalsArps(New)


so now, with one full day of mixtikl experience now behind me, I embark on my third piece ever, carefully choosing a set of eight voices, many including bell like sounds, and then carefully mixing them so that the end result is mysterious, ever-evolving, dark and mostly ambient.

again, the build quality of this tool makes it so that even a novice such as myself, can get good results easily enough – I did spend a lot of time on this piece, but mostly, just adjusting reverbs and mix levels – until I felt it was resonating just right. I love the way the piece evolves, moving from gently ambient to nearly terrifying dark ambient and then back again – but somehow, maintaining a cohesion, a musical identity that is unique to this set of eight voices, and the levels and effects I chose – those decisions, create music – beautiful, dark, generative music.

it’s a little bit frightening, the bell sounds can sometimes overwhelm, but even when it gets to it’s most creepy, you always know it’s going to eventually return to a really beautiful, background ambience – and that, I can’t get enough of – so, a wonderful, evolving “bellscape” made with the remarkable mixtikl application.

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from music for apps: mixtikl - an eternal album, released April 17, 2013
dave stafford: mixtikl application.

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dave stafford Stirling, UK

ambient loop guitarist dave stafford performed on stage with robert fripp and the orchestra of crafty guitarists in early 2009, and again with robert fripp and the symphony of crafty guitarists in 2015, and has worked with ambient music and looping for over twenty years. stafford has a rich back catalogue of ambient and loop music, +rock, prog or acoustic crafty guitar music: www.pureambient.com ... more

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