David Emm Posted October 18, 2020 Share Posted October 18, 2020 I'm fascinated by this autobiography recalling Mr. McCullin's dark-starred career as a war photojournalist. Its a major slice of history. It'll make you more fully appreciate your quiet neighborhood and indoor plumbing. This morning, I came upon this: "Faya was like some isolated French garrison of the nineteenth century. Guns protruded through battlements and mud walls. The tricolour flew overhead. A tidal wave of the Sahara and its dunes crept up to it as if reclaiming its rights. An old man and his son showed us the magic of the dunes. When you slid down them, they produced an extraordinary singing sound, so loud it seemed to fill the entire desert. My hair stood on end. It was the most remarkable sound I ever heard." ~ Don McCullin, "Unreasonable Behavior" That's a proper design challenge for you. There are several angles of approach. I'd be happy to nab a few takes with a shotgun mic and simply resynthesize it within Alchemy. Lazy, huh? If I was more of a RealSynthManâ¢, I'd labor over some mad Eurorack or Korg Wavestate shimmer action, making it sound like Smaug's trove of gold sliding about. Its part Oblique Strategies to even pose the task. Yes, I'm generously medicated today, thank you. There'll be another show at 11. Quote "Well, the 60s were fun, but now I'm payin' for it." ~ Stan Lee, "Ant-Man and the Wasp" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PianoMan51 Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 You"re looking for Suzanne Ciani. [video:youtube] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tusker Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 Brilliant! I"ll have some of whatever he"s having. Alchemy the world"s most under-rated re-synthesizer. But even without resynthesis, in Alchemy you could grab some noise, run it through an array of moaning comb filters, then treat it to some cavernous convolution reverb on it"s way out the door? [video:youtube] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GRollins Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 If they're not careful, they'll end up summoning a sandworm... Grey Quote I'm not interested in someone's ability to program. I'm interested in their ability to compose and play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CEB Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 We call this one Shai-hulud, who is the physical embodiment of the one God who created and governs the universe. Quote "It doesn't have to be difficult to be cool" - Mitch Towne "A great musician can bring tears to your eyes!!! So can a auto Mechanic." - Stokes Hunt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Emm Posted October 20, 2020 Author Share Posted October 20, 2020 You WOULD take part of the mystery out of it with SCIENCE. Hmph. So the Earth prefers E, G or F. I thought the wind was playing a chord once, but it was just my crazy neighbor's Aeolian harp. I have a few Chromaphone sounds that are in this ballpark. I hear some interesting clusters just over the horizon. It'll be amusing to reverse-engineer the sound of a giant sand dune. Quote "Well, the 60s were fun, but now I'm payin' for it." ~ Stan Lee, "Ant-Man and the Wasp" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old No7 Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 "I DARE ye to synthesize this sound" "Faya was like some isolated French garrison of the nineteenth century. Guns protruded through battlements and mud walls. The tricolour flew overhead. A tidal wave of the Sahara and its dunes crept up to it as if reclaiming its rights. An old man and his son showed us the magic of the dunes. When you slid down them, they produced an extraordinary singing sound, so loud it seemed to fill the entire desert. My hair stood on end. It was the most remarkable sound I ever heard." ~ Don McCullin, "Unreasonable Behavior" Well, whatever sound I'd come up with (if I didn't own just a ROMpler)... For sure, with a description like that, I'd name it: "Beau Geste" Old No7 Quote Yamaha MODX6 * Hammond SK Pro 73 * Roland Fantom-08 * Crumar Mojo Pedals * Mackie Thump 12As * Tascam DP-24SD * JBL 305 MkIIs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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