On tiny sounds and irregular rhythm patterns (disquiet0215-tinyrhythms)

This track is a study on the juxtaposition of irregular rhythmic patterns created by using five small sound objects as percussive elements. Three of the sound objects have been taken from fragments of field recordings done in the London Underground, the other two correspond to pre-existing recordings of the vibrations of a knife on a ceramic plate. I chose the sound objects based on their percussive interest, and built an Ableton Live's Drum Rack instrument with them in order to create the three basic MIDI clips of different lengths on which the track is built. After the initial capture of the MIDI performance, I added some effects: reverb, delay, panning, ping pong delays, and some compression. The effects are switched off at the beginning of the track, and they build up progressively until the final section, in which the effect channels are mutually fed back to the point of self oscillation. More on this 215th weekly Disquiet Junto project (“The Assignment: Make a short track with just pin-prick audio”) at: http://disquiet.com/0215 More on the Disquiet Junto at: http://disquiet.com/junto/ Join the Disquiet Junto at: http://soundcloud.com/groups/disquiet-junto/ Subscribe to project announcements here: http://tinyletter.com/disquiet-junto/ Disquiet Junto general discussion takes place at: http://disquiet.com/forums/ The image associated with this project is by Philippa Willitts, used thanks to a Creative Commons license: https://flic.kr/p/4L37Fm