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Week Five

from Winter Phase by Exit Signs

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Taking a slightly different turn this week I decided it was time to dust off my old friend, the Vocoder. Keeping the synth layers and reverb to a minimum, I did my best to let the excellent (and free!) TAL Vocoder shine, with a simple lyrical hook I recorded through my Studio Projects C1 mic. A touch of compression, delay, and reverb rounded out this channel to my liking.

Lest we forget the intro and core of the song, a pulsing synth arpeggio from the Phonec plug-in that - in retrospect - reminds me of a number of Boards Of Canada songs. This intro sound also gets layered with a minimal field recording captured in a place I spend the majority of my weekdays, sprinkled with the sounds of rustling paper and keyboards being typed upon.

The glitch-filled hi-hat rhythm gets a healthy dose of evolving modulation from the brand new (free, and very cool) GlitchMachines Fracture buffer effect plug-in, the Audio Damage Replicant beat-repeat-style plug-in, and some basic LP filter automation over the course of the track. The final part of the main drum sequence also receives some automation with a ping pong delay and my favorite comb filter, the OhmForce OhMyGod plug-in.


Key equipment/software used for production:

- TAL Vocoder plug-in
- Novation V-Station plug-in
- Physic Modulation Phonec plug-in
- iZotope BreakTweaker plug-in
- GlitchMachines Fracture plug-in
- Audio Damage Replicant plug-in
- OhmForce OhMyGod plug-in
- Studio Projects C1 condenser mic
- Native Instruments Maschine MKI

Key: E Minor
BPM: 76
Time Signature: 4/4

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from Winter Phase, released April 1, 2014

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Exit Signs Portland, Oregon

Matthew Flook - also known for his electronic space pop duo Pinscape - creates delicate electronic and acoustic soundscapes for films, art installations and live performance. This music fits neatly under the guise of Exit Signs, conjuring up stark images of endless highways, desolate white-walled hallways or the neon glow of a forlorn dive bar after last call. ... more

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