Proteus V

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The guitar part I wrote years ago .. very early this .. in my teens .. I remembered it just recently and polished it up, experimenting with different sounds. The result sounded a little cinematic perhaps.. and also like an environmentally sound but regrettably psychotic artificially intelligent machine that badly wanted to
feel sunshine - and thus 'Proteus V' was born :o)

See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demon_Seed

and these may get you 'in the mood', so to speak ;o):
Proteus" target="_blank">http//www2./... IV (voice of Robert Vaughn)
http://www2.english.uiuc.edu/cybercinema/sounds/demon_sounds/insane.wav

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Hits: 1528
Comments: 38
Fans: 22
Plays: 170
Downloads: 0
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Uploaded: Feb 24, 2008 - 04:03:03 PM
Last Updated: Feb 29, 2008 - 08:25:02 AM Last Played: Nov 23, 2009 - 09:13:54 PM

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Keywords:

demon seed (1), 1977 (3), proteus IV (1), robert vaughn (1), dean koontz (1), doctor who (2), resident evil (1), sci-fi (19), horror (21)

Hardware:

Intel Mac mini 1.66Ghz, 2GB RAM
MOTU Traveler firewire audio interface,
Yamaha APX-8A acoustic

Software:

GBv3
Boldt choir
Free AU plug-in "Camel Crusher" (used on some drums)
Ozone 3
Drums on demand
JP4

Comments

caroline	caroline said 640 days ago (February 24th, 2008)
	popcorn anyone??? salty and more than a touch of dr who here alan ;) - cinematic!!! lol xoxoxox Check out my latest song called clink that link mjrf

caroline	caroline said 640 days ago (February 24th, 2008)
	and... i am deeply worried about your camel crusher - does the rspca know? Check out my latest song called clink that link mjrf

caroline	caroline said 640 days ago (February 24th, 2008)
	and... i am deeply worried about your camel crusher - does the rspca know? Check out my latest song called clink that link mjrf

FEEL	FEEL said 640 days ago (February 24th, 2008)
	Sweet climbing progression The strings add a nice touch to the acoustics. Nice spread on the mix. Check out my latest song called Pigs Fly

Feter	Feter said 640 days ago (February 24th, 2008)
	Proteus V very fine song my friend .indeed its totaly cenimatic and somehow I m hearing moody blues spheric acoustic guitar and orchestrations with more of synthetic sound all around this ..just cool my friend ! Check out my latest song called A Night With Feter feat'(Roxylee sloparts crissew johnwhitehead and Yamin AL Yamani )

that80sboy	that80sboy said 640 days ago (February 24th, 2008)
	i like this apb! the raw power alone grabs you....and i love dr who...could have been a music bed on the show no problem!!...nice Check out my latest song called please save me

magnatone	magnatone said 640 days ago (February 24th, 2008)
	I'll take some popcorn! I like this - I wish it had been longer, that's the best I've got in the way of criticism! Check out my latest song called Symphonic Smackdown

peacepiano	peacepiano said 640 days ago (February 24th, 2008)
	Progress This would fit right in the middle of a movie when the actors are driving somewhere reviewing where they've been and what they should do next. The climax is not far behind. Thanks Bill Check out my latest song called I Should Have Known

craft	craft said 640 days ago (February 25th, 2008)
	ya love the back strings... lovely.. drums and popcorn pops sounds very good... Why don't you make it bigger? Check out my latest song called Blue Lights (feat. Spleenveil)

	said 640 days ago (February 25th, 2008)
	very Rush, 2112. i wonder if this was an early influence on your formative years. too short, tho. you had me all excited for a transititon and your transition was the ending. ah well....

lengold	lengold said 640 days ago (February 25th, 2008)
	Really great sound Alan. Really does sound cinematic. Very enjoyable listen but left me wanting more - you must expand it last longer. Well... I say must, but you don't have to if you don't want to, of course. Cheers Len Check out my latest song called Dodgy Doughnut

Roxylee	Roxylee said 640 days ago (February 25th, 2008)
	Alan, this is great You always bring together everything so well... cinematic, rock, experimental- it all fits. This takes genius, imo. It left me wanting to hear more!!! Check out my latest song called Sweet Grace

davisamerica	davisamerica said 640 days ago (February 25th, 2008)
	right then more please alan Check out my latest song called No Son(egobandit band)

Estella	Estella said 640 days ago (February 25th, 2008)
	I like it! You know, don't get me wrong, I like it at this speed because it's kind of groovy, but I can also imagine it slowed down quite a bit, to a melancholy theme in a movie, when, for example, the machine has its first feeling, hee hee, or the machine must make a moral decision, ah, the movies. Check out my latest song called Este Momento

dajama	dajama said 640 days ago (February 25th, 2008)
	Very cool This is a really nice progression, and the guitar sounds great. Good use of strings and some nice rhythmic backing (I especially the little rimshots...). Very evocative (as I think everyone has mentioned!) and great sound and production. Starts a little abruptly for my taste, but that's just me. Nicely done. Peace. Check out my latest song called Across the Wire (MJRF)

echoroom	echoroom said 639 days ago (February 25th, 2008)
	Kinsa spacey I get the dr Who stuff, but this really has a mood all of its own... as for the production, I dunno what you do in real life, but you've missed youir vocation - this is awesome! Check out my latest song called Deeper (w/t Racerat)

saymme	saymme said 639 days ago (February 25th, 2008)
	( 8 Like it more ! Interesting. . . relaxing. . REALLY NICE !(!) Tack :)

	said 639 days ago (February 26th, 2008)
	Great This sounds great... I'm hearing it now the 2nd time... Good details in this one... And good rhythm.... Thanks for sharing it...

spitlogic	spitlogic said 639 days ago (February 26th, 2008)
	hmm.. I'm still trying to picture what movie this could be: As far as I can envision I can see a car driving very fast on a mountain (maybe a race or just a getaway). Im not sure, but I think all the elements of this song fit well (even that popping noise). Nice work. Check out my latest song called Guillotine

apb

apb said 638 days ago (February 26th, 2008)

Thanks everyone !
caroline - sweet and yes, those analog synths always give a touch of BBC Radiophonics workshops work on the "Sea Devils". TV-matic? lol. Rest assured I only squeezed the camel a little :o)
TEXASFEEL - thanks John. Was just a quick experiment...I do like taking time to try finding a good spot in the stereo field for each instrument.
Feter - thanks. I do like mixing very organic with very synthetic from time to time, sometimes it gives a cyborg-ish sound I like.
that80sboy - you'll be more of a Davison era chap?? (80s) but .. you'll no doubt recall some Roger Delgado/Pertwee wacky mellotron synth sounds. Thanks.
magnatone - thanks Karen. It's perfect if someone needs a 1:14 piece for some media. :o) It's supposed to have a bit of penultimate lead .. leave you hanging for the 'action' or startling discovery to unfold before your eyes.
peacepiano - thanks Bill. That's kinda like I was thinking. Hopefully suitable for sci-fi horror film genre.
craft - lol .. I think the popcorn popping was quite a subliminal addition. I may well come back to it and make it bigger... or try it at a slower speed (as Estella suggested).
Allen Dean - actually, I think I can count on one hand the Rush tunes I know/like/influenced me: Limelight, The Trees, Spirit of Radio and Time Stands Still .. and I got to the latter via the Amie Mann connection in fact. Might need a touch more bass guitar to go that way .. and a different time signature... something in 3s ;o) It's good I thought the ending has the effect of wanting more .. perhaps not music .. but film action instead? Thanks bud... next stage for this might be to add some guitars :o)
lengold - lol .. must? MUST?? I think your right .. I'll certainly dabble with this later. Thanks Len.
roxylee - I must admit for this I just let it play itself out ... quite aimlessly around a notion of some organic and synthetic sounds .. it was at the end I tried listening with different ears and decide what I had created so far. Thanks very much, too kind.
davisamerica - ok then .. maybe just a little :o) Thanks Jack.
estellie - I think that is an excellent suggestion .. it's actually a bit fast .. I didn't realise until I had recorded the guitars *doh* .. but I also like/hear what you mean .. it has some theme-ish qualities (I had hoped) and they could be played
slower and build up etc .. I might need to try (for the first time) some tempo adjusting in Logic (don't have GBv4 yet).
dajama thanks Dave .. I'm glad you liked the rimshots .. I kinda thought I'd over-emphasised them a little too much with the Ozone Parametric EQing on the master track.
echoroom - thanks Steve. Oh, in real life I am a MJer, in the virtual world I am a daft berger and in my dreams, I work ;o) I'd love to mix/produce/record fulltime...anything computer music related (short of journalism)..oh, if only it would only pay the mortgage... otherwise I'm stuck as a mild mannered systems engineer.
saymme - thanks Lena. It does have a strangely lulling therapeutic effect .. I thought that was just me .. despite hopefully a hint of fore-boding, sinister, sci-fi and horror.
Lightman- thanks Jakob - I did try to focus on the drums and subtle variations (even within something this short).
spitlogic - thanks Mitchell. I was trying to suggest it might be kinda like music suitable for placement somewhere in a re-make of the 1977 sci-fi horror film "demon seed" .. hmm..perhaps also slightly influenced by "Resident Evil" I've since reflected .. (if you've seen that?) .. certainly some kind of chase .. I was thinking for corridor in complex I guess... lots of interpretations .. quite open applicability...
maybe if I remove the popcorn noise .. lol .. that's a good sound .. but it's perhaps
drifting into the 'too much fun' category.

Check out my latest song called Misplaced

musichead	musichead said 638 days ago (February 26th, 2008)
	nice as always..very very nice. ummm camel crusher. I love it...but wow...too short Check out my latest song called Lets Take a Holiday

	said 638 days ago (February 26th, 2008)
	Wow Nice Mix and production.. dont you just love it when you remember something you used to play and then you make it all new.. nothing else like it.. Excellent guitar btw.. I would agree with comments about it being longer

blaky smith	blaky smith said 638 days ago (February 26th, 2008)
	Yes... for this music ! Very good sounds Alan, I'm impressed by the clearness and punch, as usual a nice production, very pro and very enjoyable to my ears, thanks... Marc Check out my latest song called Sur le sable (w Jiguma)

ledebutant

ledebutant said 638 days ago (February 26th, 2008)

What?
It's OVER? That was short, but I suppose that's a good reaction because it means I wanted it to be longer. You got some very interesting sounds out of your machines and I love the concept for the song. Have you ever tried the CamelSpace demo? You can make some very cool effects with that baby and you don't have to crush any camels or avoid the rspca to do it. ;-)

Check out my latest song called Black Star (MJ Live Aid w/jgurner)

apb

apb said 637 days ago (February 27th, 2008)

Thanks Lisa ..

.. short .. but dispicable err, I mean .. expandable. I'm tempted to experiment with this piece and arrange it differently to convey different things ..why? .. just for fun.

I checked out some of the demo songs at <a href="http://www.camelaudio.com/camelspace.php">Camelspace</a> and it was good plug-in.. but not worth the $85 IMO ..(sheesh the price of plug-ins these days!).. a few preset sounds did sound very appealing for commercial dance-club tunes .. and some very dr who too. If only I had an endless cash supply :o)

Check out my latest song called Misplaced

ledebutant	ledebutant said 637 days ago (February 27th, 2008)
	Demo-time The demo isn't time-limited and only silences the track every 30 seconds...I'm just saying... Check out my latest song called Black Star (MJ Live Aid w/jgurner)

bud	bud said 638 days ago (February 26th, 2008)
	Cool track - but too short I was just getting into it when it was over and if I had gotten stuck in the popcorn line I would have missed the whole thing. Great production and arrangement, playing and all that. Check out my latest song called try not to think

Bowman	Bowman said 637 days ago (February 27th, 2008)
	Smooth... and good natured piece which put me in a nice place. Enjoyed. Best, Bowman Check out my latest song called The Orion Express - MJ Space Race 2009 by Bowman

jiguma	jiguma said 636 days ago (February 28th, 2008)
	Short and sweet! Love Estella's comment about the machine having it's first feeling - and that pretty much sums it up for me. Dr What perhaps? ;) Good one Alan, Neil Check out my latest song called Lost In Translation (w Mike Watkins)

Norman Goodman	Norman Goodman said 636 days ago (February 28th, 2008)
	. Beautiful piece of music... very powerful, masterfully arranged.....tremendous wall of sound.....mix is very well balanced and crystal clear...Loved It! Check out my latest song called Sailing Across a Sea of Light Pt II

lupiroz	lupiroz said 634 days ago (March 2nd, 2008)
	Very cool the way you "dressed" the guitar part, with an interesting use of strings and electronic addings.....a fresh mood! Check out my latest song called Monday's Melodies

	said 634 days ago (March 2nd, 2008)
	Very Nice Very cinematic feel, loved the work very much. The guitar was a nice addition too. Thanks a lot for sharing. Take Care - Yeman A. Al-Rawi

sschedra	sschedra said 626 days ago (March 9th, 2008)
	Caroline mentioned Dr Who I was going to say a 60's TV theme with a bit of updating. Its really cool though and would be good theme music for TV or Movie. Stephen Check out my latest song called Love's Fingers Fall

Heightened	Heightened said 619 days ago (March 17th, 2008)
	Wow! This was fantastic! Very cinematic. Wish it were longer though. Check out my latest song called A Journey Through Starburst Galaxy M82

	said 617 days ago (March 19th, 2008)
	Proteus V Hi Thanks, I enjoyed listening to your song very much and thank you so much for sharing. As you are aware I am not an expert. And still have sooo much to learn from great musicians such as your self too. I mean that most sincerely as well. Cheers. Peace Dee.

Char	Char said 518 days ago (June 26th, 2008)
	Stopping the music is like taking candy away from a baby. You are a fine composer and I guess I am in the mood to hear more of this. Thanks for the taste. Check out my latest song called Break Away (Mark Holbrook & Awigze)

loricunningham	loricunningham said 306 days ago (January 24th, 2009)
	Very nice I like the blends of the drums and guitar. Perfectly mixed and spacial. Check out my latest song called Thoughts of You (Emeria song)

thoddi	thoddi said 206 days ago (May 3rd, 2009)
	a good movie could be even better with this as a soundtrack:) Cool one Alan! Check out my latest song called Don't tell me what I can't w/KTB and Ingve

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