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Tacoma Reaper Experiment
by michael2

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Submitted on: Apr 30, 2008 - 04:43:20 PM
Last Updated: Apr 30 2008 - 04:48:20 PM
Keywords spooky (23)disturbing (4)cinematic (76)
Description I came up to Tacoma for work, and I am basically killing time before I start. I have my work computer which is a PC with me, so I am trying out this DAW "Reaper" which is actually pretty cool. Recording on PC is pretty much a nightmare, but that's most likely because I am not familiar with it. If anyone is on a PC ever and wants to play, reaper is shareware (you are encouraged to donate $50 if you use it for more than a month). Here's the link for it:http://www.cockos.com/reaper/download.php

This is another Dark Ambient piece; didn't list it as ambient cuz I don't wanna bum out anyones yoga buzz.
Hardware HP Pavillion laptop
Software: Reaper DAW, Crystal softsynth,various samples found on my computer
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Feter said 252 days ago
Tacoma Reaper Experiment
is this a floydian part in me to desire a drum
session adn spacey guitar with such track ?
thnx for sharin ....very inspiring !!

MarkHolbrook said 252 days ago
Micheal...
Everything you touch turns to gold! Love it...

Guys like you should have a MacJams issued MacBookPro pre-loaded with GB and Logic Express and a ton of ram. Packed in the case should be a USB mic.

Anyway thanks for killing time!

michael2 said 252 days ago
that
would be amazing. thanks for listening to my experiment.

rsorensen said 252 days ago
nice
i like the winding/ticking noises. had to turn off my little fan to make sure i was hearing them in the song. nice mix. will sound good in the headphones later.

rainfice said 252 days ago
that was 5:22???
Very cool. Goosebumps.
I love the introduction of the ticking sounds and the wooden chimey things. Surreal.
-Rain

Vic Holman said 252 days ago
don't fear the reaper
... it felt good to say that.

actually this is what my mind needed at this moment. Been spending the past hour banging out heavy guitar riffs. I found this was a nice way to bring my spiking brain waves down. Ahh, I feel better now.

LunaTrick said 252 days ago
Unique palette of sounds
and you have an orchestral consciousness in your voices. This is my kind of yoga mate!

biba_nova said 251 days ago
Nice one Michael
I have been meaning to try out Cockos Reaper for some time now...

I have never been able to get that VCS3 plugin to work you know

Reinholt56 said 251 days ago
Michael.....
This is a brilliant track!!!!

I listened to it at work first thing this morning and was blown away. It's another one of my favourites.

Reaper is a beast. I have a registered copy that I use solely (at the moment) for finishing the work on my mixes. It allows me to manipulate effects easily, so I use it daily. There are some good videos available via the forum, if you want to delve deeper into using it and the manual is excellent, though long.

Take care.

Paul

gregd said 251 days ago
Mild
I like the glitchy tics that come in the middle of the song. The subtle percussion play after that is quietly interesting too, but the first half of the song strikes me as a little stagnant. Maybe I had it too quiet though. Another listen, perhaps?
-g

dajama said 251 days ago
Awesome
Love the sounds, and the ambience of the piece is perfect. Makes me think of Peter Gabriel's Birdy soundtrack - dark and threatening, in a cool way. Great tapping, skittering noises in the middle there. Nice one. I see what Feter is talking about, too, by the way. I must have that Floydian gene too...Downloaded and added to my ambient playlist. Nicely done, my friend. Peace.

lavalamp said 249 days ago
D'ambient
Maybe we need a new genre for this. Reminds me of something from the first Alien move. Ridley would be proud.

Good job

Dave

thoddi said 249 days ago
spooky
Could easily have fitted as a soundtrack in Lord of the Rings.

Actually, I though Tacoma was a nice place as I once dated a girl from there... She didn't give me any feelings like this BTW;)

Cool piece. And if you did it on a PC I guess extra points should be given;)

timothy devine said 249 days ago
hi mike
cool
tim

jiguma said 247 days ago
Interesting
Reaper sounds like an interesting piece of kit Michael - this is certainly eerie - great soundtrack material for a doco on outer space.
Neil

VicDiesel said 246 days ago
Is WA that bleak?
Nice job writing this, but the place doesn't sound terribly exciting. You make me want to weep. Jump off the bridge over the narrows.

ic42 said 245 days ago
it is an orange dream
it sounds like a place I live. it is always grey. there is some warmth inside. but there is never warmth outside. there is comfort in this dark music. it is a reminder of home. thank you. 0x0

said 241 days ago
Special
excellent from the first chord, magnificent actually

bud said 237 days ago
Bummer Yoga Buzz
that's some of my favorite music. Nice breathing atmospheres - subtle and effective - I like the addition of the bamboo sounds towards the end. I'll have to check out Reaper - I use a PC at work.

Heightened said 230 days ago
I'm salivating as I listen and type.
This is extraordinary although it feels more ambient than experimental. I love this one!!!

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