Turbo Button (Day One On NanoKey) - DonnieVyros

29th Mar 2009 02:44 - 17 years ago
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Description : So yeah, I originally wanted to start off by creating a tribute to good ole Bilbozo, but I ended up benching that idea and just decided to go with somethin new instead.
All in all, this is 4 channels- real simple stuff. I created the first synth Lead channel first (the mid-toned ones) and the rest of the song kinda built off of that. The drums are an absolute rip off of Mag's Livid (or whatever it's called). I didn't wanna mess with drums really on this one. Since my primary focus was the NanoKey. So after that I really quickly added some bass from the Drum&Bass synthesizer on Magix. After that it took a dive into la-la land. Yeah (will explain better below)...
Does anyone remember the first Dune film? With Patrick Stewart, Sean Young, etc?
Okay, do you remember the scene on planet Geidi Prime (home of the Harkonnens) where the Baron was boasting about something and his silent sidekick was standing there- grinding a black box (I guess would be akin to an alien pair of Bag Pipes). Anyways, that's what I was shootin for with the second set of Leads (the higher, f*ed up ones). Tryin to capture that whole Glitchy strangling a space Cat with a thing of Gladwrap, while holding it underwater.
I put it under Weird, because you'd have to be on some pretty intense stuff to follow this. Sanity has officially left the building here yall, haha. Hope yall dig this first day 'quickie' I threw together for ya. Download it too, if ya wanna. Later on everyone!
PS. I almost forgot- the name came
from the whole game trend that I've been
on recently. Anyone remember the NES
Max game controller, yep, nuff said!

Comments (9)

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JohnBoutilier
JohnBoutilier 27th May 2011 02:37 - 15 years ago
As you know, this is so very different from what I do, still I enjoyed the track :-)

keep them coming

John
DonnieVyros
DonnieVyros replied Unknown - 2028 years ago
Yeah, I think this is diff from what most folks do. A true experiment in sound. No rhyme or reason, just a bunch of tones. Glad ya dug it. Later on!
Bioscape
Bioscape 3rd Jun 2009 22:25 - 17 years ago
I'm a big fan of odd time-sigs. The drums are set up nicely to accomodate. The insect synth or whatever it is sounds sort of like a sitar in the phrasing. Has an indian influenced sound. (to me)
DonnieVyros
DonnieVyros replied Unknown - 2028 years ago
Cool deal mate. And it might have just been since I was kind of on an indo-chinese groove back then (posted a challenge in the forums and even made several loops for it). Anyways, glad ya dug. Later on!
WhiteSands
WhiteSands 15th May 2009 11:56 - 17 years ago
Cool jam. Yeah i gotta say its different. cool job
DonnieVyros
DonnieVyros replied Unknown - 2028 years ago
Thanks man. Different is my speciality. Later on!
Spivkurl
Spivkurl 18th Apr 2009 17:19 - 17 years ago
This reminds me of some crazy jazz someone might make if they had a bunch of unusual instruments at their disposal. I dig it - but wait that means i'm on some intense stuff. oh no! Thanks for sharing this ultra creative track!
DonnieVyros
DonnieVyros replied Unknown - 2028 years ago
Thanks mate, I dunno what it is. This year is beginning to mark my ventures into the extremely experimental. Kinda like, I've stopped caring for the things I know and wanna be out there, on a thin limb with everything that I do. Sometimes it pays off (Whooplash & here), sometimes it doesn't (NESness & @30k Feet). Glad ya dug it. Later on!
DaMann
DaMann 31st Mar 2009 23:54 - 17 years ago
Sounding crazy man, the studdering lead though doesn't loop well, sound's like an almost finished loop. That sound going in the background is soooo crazy.

I have a NES controller with the cheating turbo button =D!

Great crazy track!

-DaMann
DonnieVyros
DonnieVyros replied Unknown - 2028 years ago
Haha, I had 2 with the cheating turbo. The Max was one and I can't remember what the other was called (it looked like motorcycle handle bars).
As for the stuttering lead, they were all soundfonts of Magix (which are kinda so-so I'm thinkin). The background pads were added in a similar fashion to the Animal drum track I recently uploaded. Just went nuts on mashin down random keys. Later on!
TraXnCtrl
TraXnCtrl 31st Mar 2009 22:52 - 17 years ago
great track DV
I liked the synth and bass synth sounds....definately has a space feel to it.....well done
Trax
DonnieVyros
DonnieVyros replied Unknown - 2028 years ago
Cool deal mate. Glad ya dug it and this gave me an idea for a new track. Later on!
CONEYISLANDRECORDS
CONEYISLANDRECORDS 29th Mar 2009 12:24 - 17 years ago
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ECKSjoe
ECKSjoe 29th Mar 2009 11:32 - 17 years ago
I'm reading Dune right now, haven't got round to watching the film but I've played the old game, it's good stuff.
Lots of nice patterns in this one, very dirty sounding in places, which is why the contrast with the clean drums is nice.
It felt a bit out of time in places, but for a first try it's fantastic.
Looking forward to hearing more.
DonnieVyros
DonnieVyros replied Unknown - 2028 years ago
That's cool mate. There are so many books in that series it's hard to say which is the best. Though I will highly recommend that ya check out the Dune Prequels (written by Frank's son and this other novelist guy). I've got 'em all though I've only read half of them so far.
Of the films, I highly recommend the first one that came out in the 80s (the Sci-Fi channel did it too, but it just didn,t have the same vibe).
Yeah, the drums didn't quite fit because I added them second (prolly shoulda been first, but it's cool I guess). Kinda just wanted to put 'em there for reference. The keys were my main focus and I tried havin 'em be as different as night and day. Glad ya dug it. Later on!
RogueAi
RogueAi 29th Mar 2009 06:51 - 17 years ago
Be careful, I had one key fall of my nanokey and I had to tape it back on. Also I have an Nes max controller but it doesn't work right, also I think that the NES Advantage arcade controller has a better turbo that is even adjustable.
DonnieVyros
DonnieVyros replied Unknown - 2028 years ago
Yeah mate, I hear ya. I kinda noticed how they were made like the keys on a PC's keyboard and could easily see 'em fallin off or breaking. That's why on this one I just did a soft rolling kinda thing on both of 'em.
As for game controllers, I was never fortunate to have a Advantage. I always wanted one, but I think my parents thought they were too expensive so didn't ever get me one. The Max was cool coz it had that 'circle directional control' which made going in diagonal directions so easy. Later on!

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