This is an oddity which is the result of mucking around with various sounds tonight.

“Magic Awry” would probably do quite well as a unique ringtone.  It could perhaps also serve as the Red Alert alarm on an alien spacecraft.  Or, as originally envisioned, it could signal that a magical endeavor has gone wrong.

The sound source is the Junoesque preset from the Journeys sound library from Applied Acoustics Systems.  About a half-dozen effects were then applied in Reaper to achieve the particular sound of the ringtone/music/alarm.

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Black Octopus Sound recently released Siren by Veela, a vocal pack featuring Veela, who I have been following for well more than a year.   The pack features 15 construction kits, loops, vocal FX, spoken phrases, and bonus material featuring Veela’s unique and charming voice.

In the time since the release of Siren by Veela, I have been working on “Digital Goddess,” which uses loops and tones from the pack.  This has been a rather fun and interesting project, and also presented me with some interesting challenges in terms of mixing.

In terms of instrumentation, “Digital Goddess” is rather simple overall, but still somewhat catchy as well.  In a way, it is reminiscent of 1980s music (especially the Sliceless Mix), although that was definitely not the original intent when I was composing.

As usual, this was composed in PrintMusic and mixed in Reaper.  As sometimes occurs, “Digital Goddess” also spawned a ringtone thanks to the (I believe) interesting piano line.  Between the instruments and drum kits from www.soundsforbeats.com and the voice of Veela, I believe that others will enjoy hearing “Digital Goddess” just as much as I have enjoyed creating it!

Digital Goddess

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Digital Goddess (Sliceless Mix)

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Digital Goddess Piano Ringtone

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Genycis (@Genycis) updated his www.soundforbeats.com site tonight, and as expected, there were several new instruments I instantly wanted.  Among them is Bassstorm Synth – officially listed as a bass instrument but could easily work as a lead synth.  In a quick experimentation with it, I felt that it works well when mirrored with a piano.

…and thus a new ringtone was born!  Actually, this is really short, so it is probably best used as another event notifier, such as receiving a text message.

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Want it for free?  Download it (and my other ringtones) on SoundCloud!

Once again, Applied Acoustics Systems’ Angelicals has been both inspiration and significant instrument source – in fact, “Stardrops” currently uses only Angelicals for its sounds.  I really like this one and cannot wait to start the mixing phase!

This has already spawned both a preview and a ringtone (ringtone downloadable on SoundCloud) and will definitely be part of Across the Universe.

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