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from zero to hero


track: 10

recorded: 20150901

duration: 1:51

type: active


another very different piece, that also takes advantage of the korg iM1 synth, which is now available within gadget for ease of enjoyment - and I really very much enjoyed constructing "from zero to hero" using M1 drums and soft electric piano and so on - and this piece, really, really did not go where I expected it would go - I thought that when the drums come in, that something very...different was going to happen.

Instead, a different beautiful string sound, a sort of tape strings sound, again, courtesy of the remarkable iM1 synthesizer, appears and duets with the original strings, and we get a sort of dual-mellotronish led piece with a lovely jazzy electric piano during the first half.

the song definitely goes somewhere else in the second half, and I love the strange twists and turns that it goes on - and yet, it still manages to visit all the places it needs to get to, in under 2:00 - I love little pieces like this - it's just enough, not too much - and this is just the way it turned out...

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from music for apps: gadget - an eternal album, released March 17, 2014
dave stafford: korg gadget application

created using sounds from the new iM1 synth, as well as a couple of existing synths, there were originally six tracks, three to four tracks covering the first half (roughly) while three tracks cover the second half (roughly). I didn't treat or effect it in any way with two exceptions: I used the available Gadget Reverb on individual tracks, and, in SONAR, when assembling the track, I added a nice compressor to the drums to make them a bit more punchy, and a bit more realistic - Gadget's available drum kits are possibly it's only weak spot - but, it's sounding better all the time, and now, we have the addition at least, of some kits in the iM1 - so eventually, there will be really excellent drum sounds available - currently - the drums available, do NOT rival the quality of all of the sounds made available through Korg Module - those sounds are all far superior - and they are now joined by a real classic, the M1 - so the choice of sounds is absolutely mind-boggling now - I can see myself working with Gadget a LOT more in the future - it has matured far more quickly than many other iOS applications - it's a real beauty now!


composed, arranged, mixed, mastered and produced by dave stafford for pureambient records

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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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