- Idea I had some sandbags in the backyard that I used in November during a rainy day. I was moving them to a different spot when I heard the noise of the sand. I thought that maybe I could try a new sound design technique so I bought some piezo film transducers and started to experiment with them.
Production The entire track is created only out of tuned sand tones. No additional sounds or waveforms.
I emphasized the inner notes of the sand grains and mapped them on a sampler as a series of instruments. The grooves are all played live with various techniques, including taping two piezo films to my fingers.
Comments I'd like to dedicate this work to Mike Oldfield. When I was a child I listened to his music and it opened my mind. That experience triggered my life passion to create the means to access sounds we've never heard before. If you have questions or you just want to say hi please write at info@diegostocco.com
Diego
Update 06/08/09.
Music From Sand is now available as a high-quality mp3 download. This version is a full track, longer than the version in the video.
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The McIntyre Acoustic Feather contact microphone. This is designed to be used with a mandolin, but it sounded great also used with the sand.- Sampling the basic sand tones.
- Taping the DT Series Piezo Film to my fingers. These are mainly designed for industrial applications, but I thought that I could use them to turn my hands into percussive instruments. I already have some other ideas on how to use this technique.
- At the beach, setting up the portable recorder. I was listening to the track playing from an iPod, and playing the sand in sync with the music.
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