The Spark of Dreams

I dislike Valentines Day. We don't need a holiday to tell us when and how to be romantic. I rather be romantic on my own time and when that wonderful mood strikes. The passion can take over and you will bring forth your feelings with reckless abandonment.

NovaBelle and I decided we would not follow the worlds rules. We instead decided to buy each other monster movies as your romantic gift for the weekend. NovaBelle gave me The Host and I gave her Zombie Land. I think this is about as romantic as one can get with a pair of dreamers like us. Lets just say, if we were zombies, we would have eaten each others heart by now.

But this isn't about V day gifts and such, we must get back to the task on hand. I stayed true to my word and began playing with the music. Below is Session 2.



I wanted to try out some beat patterns. With the above sample, I can cut it up and take out pieces of sound I want to mix. I have found that the Kaossilator is great for making sounds but hard to recreate beats. I was testing it out and put together a good sound. I then hit record on Sound Forge and tried to recreate it. It was a bit difficult because you are simply hitting a black pad. Trying to clone something you liked put me a bit on edge. At least with instruments you can go back to the same keys or strings to make the sound you want to hear. With the Kaossilator you have to create with an internal beat.
Despite that draw back, I can still harvest samples from my recordings. Its almost like I am filling a bucket with sea shells and then taking out the shells I really like.

After playing around for a bit, NovaBelle and I sat down with her piano keyboard. She began my lessons and I was having a fantastic time. She showed me a few simple patterns but I was having a grand time. After a while I had to just sit there and play so I could get a better feel for the keys. I may have to devote more time into it. Why, you may ask? Because I really like it.

This dreamer cannot stop.

~Julian