TAL in the Saddle

oldlibmike

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for http://www.macjams.com/artist/OneSynthChallenge

all done with the TAL NOIzE M4K3R

A Jazz piece for the one synth challenge - all tracks performed on Akai MPK mini keyboard with TAL synth.
This was interesting! Drums were a bit of a challenge.
Used mostly tweaked TAL presets.

No effects - just some PAN settings for depth.

Hope you like it.

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Song Stats

Hits: 1083
Comments: 16
Fans: 12
Plays: 53
Downloads: 28
Votes: 0
Uploaded: Jun 26, 2011 - 10:59:48 AM
Last Updated: Jun 26, 2011 - 10:59:48 AM Last Played: Aug 08, 2012 - 03:10:13 PM

Song License

Creative Commons License:
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Song Actions

Keywords:

jazz (819), fusion (189), one-synth challenge (1)

Hardware:

Akai MPK mini keyboard

Software:

Logic express 9, TAL NOIzE M4K3R

Comments

bud	bud said 699 days ago (June 26th, 2011)
	Love the title expected Country Western. Love the halting beat - adds some tension to the piece - and the layered melodies work really well. Cool entry to the challenge. Check out my latest song called ditto

oldlibmike	oldlibmike said 699 days ago (June 26th, 2011)
	Taloneous Monk? Thought of TALoneous Monk, but that's a PUN too far I think. Thanks for listening - this was a cool challenge, learned alot about a new synth. Check out my latest song called Tandoori

ramonaji	ramonaji said 699 days ago (June 26th, 2011)
	nice work enjoyed listening Check out my latest song called Nobody Knows You (Italian Dance Remix by Andy Fox!)

Daugrin	Daugrin said 699 days ago (June 26th, 2011)
	Now then... You made it swing, well maybe wobble nicely :). The funky chords are sweet as well. Thanks, you made an interesting experience... Daug Check out my latest song called Ride Yer Bike

SmokeyVW	SmokeyVW said 699 days ago (June 26th, 2011)
	fun you built a nice groove here thanks! i like how you used the "backwards cicada" from the beginning to signal the end Check out my latest song called RUOK

ic42	ic42 said 699 days ago (June 26th, 2011)
	the TALling of the bells there's no such thing as too much pun. Taloneous monk is exquisite. Love the bells here, as well as the intelligent groovy rhythm. The backwards cicada sound actually reminds me of my teenage years playing with a jacob's ladder in the garage, adding to the electrical charge of this piece. ttfn, Drakonis Check out my latest song called Synthopolis 0x02 (VIDEO!)

alackbass	alackbass said 698 days ago (June 26th, 2011)
	TAL in the Saddle The melodic and harmonic content here are so strong you could take this a step further and add a vocal down the line. Well written! Check out my latest song called Just Ain't Worth a Song (2 Track)

Elevator_Funk	Elevator_Funk said 698 days ago (June 26th, 2011)
	... This was really cool. I hope you continue to use this program. Check out my latest song called E2A

RAVENS	RAVENS said 698 days ago (June 26th, 2011)
	Nice I was really looking forward to this challenge, I love synths. This is cool, has an 80's feel to it, could be the bells. Awesome, I dug this! RAVEN ;-) Check out my latest song called Tattooed Scars (w/ Sigmund, Scofugate, Rok41)

oldlibmike

oldlibmike said 698 days ago (June 26th, 2011)

Appreciate the listens
Thanks for taking the time to listen. This was a blast to put together. I think having limits up front helps in many ways to accelerate productivity. Too many choices sometimes can bog you down. I was trying originally to use Thumbjam as a midi controller for this piece but the latency was a bit too much so I went the old fashioned way and banged on my Akai keyboard (with a few cheats like transposing to the White keys...why are there black keys there anyway?)

Check out my latest song called Tandoori

mvh9591

mvh9591 said 698 days ago (June 27th, 2011)

Nice___
Michael you've managed to take the TAL to another level. I've listened to all the post and you have managed to find sounds I haven't yet heard. I'm sure there are thousands of sound possibilities with this synth which is why I am going to download and work with it. Great work!

Enjoyed - Thanks for sharing,

mvh : )

Check out my latest song called 01-15-13 Not sure where it's taking me.

dimm witness	dimm witness said 698 days ago (June 27th, 2011)
	cool-lydeoscopic I still have a couple happy moog Perrey Kingsley albums man this takes me back very very happy i am percolating very groovy baby ;-) Check out my latest song called conflation

Skunkwrx	Skunkwrx said 698 days ago (June 27th, 2011)
	Sparkly! The slight wonkiness in this makes it all worthwhile! Nice development all the way through, and some very satisfying sounds. An outstanding listen! Skunk2 Check out my latest song called No Access

gadzooks	gadzooks said 698 days ago (June 27th, 2011)
	TAL in the Saddle This is real funky synth stuff. Very creative approach. Enjoyed this ... it's fresh! Oh ... and I like your title. SG Check out my latest song called Song of Life

TobinMueller	TobinMueller said 698 days ago (June 27th, 2011)
	Video game popcorn Like video game light jazz meets the popcorn man. I dig the lightness, the sense of humor over it all, the catchy quality... Check out my latest song called Frozen Man (by James Taylor)

Bubowski	Bubowski said 687 days ago (July 7th, 2011)
	So Cool! This is really nice use of the lo-fi nature of TAL...not trying to hide behind it's grungy nature, but really hanging it out there with the funky drumming. Too much fun! Check out my latest song called Dasa Kodo

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Name: Michael Taylor
Location: Bethlehem PA United States

Got into MIDI with an early Soundblaster AWE-32 and Cakewalk and later rediscovered with my Apple and Garageband. Musical influences in no particular order: Steely Dan, Jefferson Airplane, Grateful Dead, Beatles, JeanMichel Jarre, Kraftwerk, Brian E... [see more]

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