Fairlight-CMI

On Mon, 2 Aug 2004 14:44:43 +0100
"Peter Connelly \(Core Design Ltd.\)" <PeterC@Core-Design.com> wrote:

> Hi Rambo,
>  
> That's a really nice and pleasant track to listen to. I really like the
> solo pad at the beginning. What did you use for that? It seems to work
> really well, without actually having to use a Fairlight. If a Fairlight
> was to be involved then I'd use the SarahIIx voice, maybe filtered
> slightly, and mix it with a Jupiter 8/MKS80 pad then swarm them both
> with expensive reverb :-)

The pad is Yamaha CS1x, 2 detuned sawtooth oscillators with very slow LFOs 
and in stereo pan. It is intended to be so, though in second "verse" I 
aspire to replace it with string section discussed earlier.

I use SarahIIx in many of my other tracks- though :)

> The only suggestion I have, and this is purely personal, is to replace
> the drums with properly sampled ethnic percussion (World card for Roland
> JV/XV/XR springs to mind) and cut the 909 drumming altogether because,
> at the moment, it reminds me of Enigma.

Actually the percussion is in deed intended to be the way it is, sort of 
like "culture clash"; You see that is in deed an expression of existense of
many young Native Americans (before you ask: I'm not- but know many):
Raised in contemporary world, but still among icons of the past, trying to 
retain it within, but still live in this world.

> probably onto a scorching sounding film track!!!

The movie is, or rather will be called- if it ever gets off the ground
"Cheyenne Warrior Spirit". Yes, it is film soundtrack :)

> Nice one!

Thanks,
  
> Cheers,
> Peter

Rambo