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BENJAMIN DAUER - BASS IMPROVISATION 11/27/2011

Inspired by the sunshine and slowly moving clouds, I shot some video and then recorded an ambient improvisation on my 6-string bass to accompany the footage.

To download the audio only, please visit:

http://soundcloud.com/benjamindauer/bass-improvisation-11-27-2011

(Source: vimeo.com)

OP-1 Improvising

Having a little bit of fun w/the OP-1, sent through the El Capistan, into the TL Audio Fat Track. Lovely sound.

Drawing on Ice

It’s been a while since I posted any improvisations. This is a little one I did the other evening while exploring some new sounds/textures. Hope you enjoy it and thanks so much for listening.

Setup: Monome gs128 / Flin / Omnisphere / FM8

(Source: soundcloud.com)

Ambient Improvisation - June 13th, 2010

Improvisation: June 13th, 2010

Another Monome improvisation. This time I ran Quadrants on my Grayscale 128 (Polygome & Tintinnabulome) MIDI sync’d to Ableton Live (Operator & Omnisphere). Thanks for listening.

Ambient Improvisation - May 30th, 2010

Improvisation: May 30th, 2010

This is the first in a series of improvisations using a Grayscale 128 Monome MIDI sync’d to Ableton Live. I woke up early and was inspired by the view out my window over treetops in the direction of the National Cathedral.

Setup details:
Grayscale 128 Monome
Ableton Live
Operator Synth
Reverb(s)

Thanks for listening!

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