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Hi guys! I noticed the last song that I posted was in 2007, how time flys!
I'm messing around with building a browser based MIDI recorder, and as a result I finally got my piano setup to record MIDI. This song was recorded in GarageBand, but I hope to someday be able to record stuff like this in the browser (maybe even on BandAMP.com, collaborating with other members as we talked about once).
The song is one take, split into two tracks; a Harp (tuned to 1/16th time) and a Celtic Dulcimer (tuned to 1/8th time), along with a drum (loop) track in the background. It's inspired by Tchaikovsky, and Caribbean steel drums
Hope you enjoy!
I'm messing around with building a browser based MIDI recorder, and as a result I finally got my piano setup to record MIDI. This song was recorded in GarageBand, but I hope to someday be able to record stuff like this in the browser (maybe even on BandAMP.com, collaborating with other members as we talked about once).
The song is one take, split into two tracks; a Harp (tuned to 1/16th time) and a Celtic Dulcimer (tuned to 1/8th time), along with a drum (loop) track in the background. It's inspired by Tchaikovsky, and Caribbean steel drums
Hope you enjoy!
welcome back Mud!
interesting calming piece, bit midi-esk but i guess u went for the experiment, not for the mix..
the harp sounds nice but the piano a bit poor, there are lots of nicer midi piano's i think ?
that browser sounds a nice idea to jam along online!
btw, dont let the site die, i am in a quite comfi financial position...
and where else could i bore ppl with my crap
interesting calming piece, bit midi-esk but i guess u went for the experiment, not for the mix..
the harp sounds nice but the piano a bit poor, there are lots of nicer midi piano's i think ?
that browser sounds a nice idea to jam along online!
btw, dont let the site die, i am in a quite comfi financial position...
and where else could i bore ppl with my crap
MaxdB wrote…
welcome back Mud!
interesting calming piece, bit midi-esk but i guess u went for the experiment, not for the mix..
the harp sounds nice but the piano a bit poor, there are lots of nicer midi piano's i think ?
that browser sounds a nice idea to jam along online!
btw, dont let the site die, i am in a quite comfi financial position...
and where else could i bore ppl with my crap :)
Swept away I am upon it's waves of passion ... as midi as it is it has hart and soul .... did you play it or program it?
I really like the idea of online instruments. So your midi program could record an online session, all the tracks? Saved as a midi file ?
I've built a sample/mp3 player in flash (similar to the bandAMP player) years ago ... it had reverb though and other effects ... whether the same javascript would effect midi ... I dont think so.
I'm still convinced that FruityLoops was born from the programs listed (given away) on this page : http://www.threechords.com/hammerhead/apps.shtml
I really like the idea of online instruments. So your midi program could record an online session, all the tracks? Saved as a midi file ?
I've built a sample/mp3 player in flash (similar to the bandAMP player) years ago ... it had reverb though and other effects ... whether the same javascript would effect midi ... I dont think so.
I'm still convinced that FruityLoops was born from the programs listed (given away) on this page : http://www.threechords.com/hammerhead/apps.shtml
Woah this is really cool. I've never done much with midi and pure electronic recording but its always interested me and I've wanted to experiment more and more with it. This has definitely inspired and motivated me to consider doing that again.
Man if its ever possible for a group collab like this using just the browser on BandAMP that'd be AMAZING
This is really cool, and so cool to hear new stuff from you. I remember when I first joined the site everyone always said "Oh Mud this and mud that!" it was like Mud was the long lost forefather who created our little town and disappeared and us peasants were just waiting for the magnificent return. In fact this piece would be very cool to play for a hero coming back into a town that he has been gone from for so long! lol :P anyways ignore my imagination that is heavily influenced by firefly, doctor who, stargate, and pink floyd. rock on mud
Man if its ever possible for a group collab like this using just the browser on BandAMP that'd be AMAZING
This is really cool, and so cool to hear new stuff from you. I remember when I first joined the site everyone always said "Oh Mud this and mud that!" it was like Mud was the long lost forefather who created our little town and disappeared and us peasants were just waiting for the magnificent return. In fact this piece would be very cool to play for a hero coming back into a town that he has been gone from for so long! lol :P anyways ignore my imagination that is heavily influenced by firefly, doctor who, stargate, and pink floyd. rock on mud
Wow, this is pretty interesting stuff. Personally I imagine a more world-type percussion track to this, which will give it, given the instruments used, some kind of Dead Can Dance groove. I suspect the current drumtrack is just a placeholder...
Very flowy melodies. Just ends too suddenly. Neat noodle!
Very flowy melodies. Just ends too suddenly. Neat noodle!
Thanks kings I played it on my keyboard, then used a bit of auto-timing, to match the harp + dulcimer up to the drum-beat. I was feeling a lot of emotion while playing the song, my headspace was somewhere between the stresses of life, and hopeful optimism.
Yes, so, that'd be the idea—two people, from opposite parts of the world, could plug into their synthesizers, and "jam" online! There is a lot more to it than that, but can't go into specifics. Working with my friend from the Netherlands this summer; http://abumarkub.net/abublog/
HTML5 can in fact produce many effects that Flash can, using the Web Audio API or the Data Audio API. They are both proprietary (the former to Chrome the latter to Firefox). I'm banking on Web Audio API being the winner, so have been learning how to program with it recently, very cool stuff, I made this with it;
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/ihmigmmflfcbhdpdgbkkeojchjhhphnh
You're probably not too far off on Fruityloops origin!
I played it on my keyboard, then used a bit of auto-timing, to match the harp + dulcimer up to the drum-beat. I was feeling a lot of emotion while playing the song, my headspace was somewhere between the stresses of life, and hopeful optimism.Yes, so, that'd be the idea—two people, from opposite parts of the world, could plug into their synthesizers, and "jam" online! There is a lot more to it than that, but can't go into specifics. Working with my friend from the Netherlands this summer; http://abumarkub.net/abublog/
HTML5 can in fact produce many effects that Flash can, using the Web Audio API or the Data Audio API. They are both proprietary (the former to Chrome the latter to Firefox). I'm banking on Web Audio API being the winner, so have been learning how to program with it recently, very cool stuff, I made this with it;
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/ihmigmmflfcbhdpdgbkkeojchjhhphnh
You're probably not too far off on Fruityloops origin!
kings wrote…
Swept away I am upon it's waves of passion ... as midi as it is it has hart and soul .... did you play it or program it?
I really like the idea of online instruments. So your midi program could record an online session, all the tracks? Saved as a midi file ?
I've built a sample/mp3 player in flash (similar to the bandAMP player) years ago ... it had reverb though and other effects ... whether the same javascript would effect midi ... I dont think so.
I'm still convinced that FruityLoops was born from the programs listed (given away) on this page : http://www.threechords.com/hammerhead/apps.shtml :razz:
Yes, it's possible! And, whether it's me, or someone else, you're going to start seeing more things like this popping up on the interwebs over the next few years. It's an extremely exciting time to be an HTML5 developer, as the language becomes more full-featured.
We have similar taste in where our quirky imaginations come from. I got a good laugh out of your illustration of what the music made you think of
Do you have a keyboard?
We have similar taste in where our quirky imaginations come from. I got a good laugh out of your illustration of what the music made you think of
Do you have a keyboard?
TheKunadiun wrote…
Woah this is really cool. I've never done much with midi and pure electronic recording but its always interested me and I've wanted to experiment more and more with it. This has definitely inspired and motivated me to consider doing that again.
Man if its ever possible for a group collab like this using just the browser on BandAMP that'd be AMAZING
This is really cool, and so cool to hear new stuff from you. I remember when I first joined the site everyone always said "Oh Mud this and mud that!" it was like Mud was the long lost forefather who created our little town and disappeared and us peasants were just waiting for the magnificent return. In fact this piece would be very cool to play for a hero coming back into a town that he has been gone from for so long! lol :P anyways ignore my imagination that is heavily influenced by firefly, doctor who, stargate, and pink floyd. rock on mud :D
Thanks Puppet, very good advice, I love Dead Can Dance, I'll take a listen to get some inspiration on the drums. Hmmm, and for vocals... if only Lisa Gerald would answer my calls...
PuppetXeno wrote…
Wow, this is pretty interesting stuff. Personally I imagine a more world-type percussion track to this, which will give it, given the instruments used, some kind of Dead Can Dance groove. I suspect the current drumtrack is just a placeholder...
Very flowy melodies. Just ends too suddenly. Neat noodle!
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