This is Twisted Trees, my very own Sonic Extension!
For this epic project, I explored new acoustic territories where trees became musical instruments, and instruments were instead built to be wild creatures. The result is a unique set of organic sounds that feels unusual and yet familiar, with the raw energy of the natural world and imaginative echoes of the future.
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A heart-felt ‘Thanks’ goes to Eric and Lorey and the whole Spectrasonics team for the opportunity to create once again an imaginative sonic journey together!
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If you’re familiar with my Convolution Processing technique video and played with my Rhythmic Convolutions sets, you might know that I have a passion for using Convolution to transform sounds. That approach inspired Twisted Space, one of the two new FX units in Twisted Trees.
I created a whole new set of Impulse Responses derived from explorations in forests and manipulation of natural sources - and that was just the beginning, because together with Eric, we made this effect do a lot more. In fact, it combines convolution and algorithmic processing, so it’s possible to create a vast amount of timbre and spatial transformations that can be applied to all kinds of instruments, not just the Twisted Trees sounds.
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To all the musicians, creators and artists out there…I can’t wait to hear how these ‘seeds’ of sonic inspiration will grow once you nurture them with your creativity!
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Twisted Trees is available now on the Sonic Extension website.
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Below you can see some of the techniques and instruments that I played to create the sound sources for Twisted Trees, including ones that I didn’t explore more in detail in the video.
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