Many contemporary composers approach the exploration of sounds as an exercise in healing and meditation. Modular synthesis especially opens up endless possibilities for creating and exploring sounds.
Attack Magazine says, "Since modules are connected with patch cables and work together, each new module not only adds one new “thing” to your system but also breathes new life into all of your existing modules. For example, if you feel that you’ve explored the limits of your current system and your sonic experiments are sounding “stale” adding even one new module in the mix can make your entire system feel fresh and new again."
For example, Hélène Vogelsinger is a french singer, composer, and sound designer. In her modular synth project, she explores different places and connects with their energies to create unique and suspended moments. Her work weaves audio fabric to echo the feeling of coming home—it's a personal soundwave diary describing her inner worlds. It's an invitation to contemplate the meaning of existence.
Another leader in modular synthesis, Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith, composes bright, fluid soundscapes on a variety of synthesizers. Excited by the endless possibilities of electronic instruments, her music is filled with vivid, expressive melodies along with her warped, ethereal vocals.
Neo-classical musicians have a similar exploratory approach to their art. Typically conservatory-trained, they're able to apply their classical training to new instruments and follow their own vision, whether that's to create more free form expression or to follow pop forms.
Max Richter is a classically trained graduate of the Royal Academy of Music in London. Today, he works within postminimalism and in the meeting of contemporary classical and alternative popular musical styles. In addition to releasing solo albums, he arranges, performs, and composes music for the stage, opera, ballet, and screen.
Olafur Arnalds skipped the classical training altogether and went straight to metal bands. He has amassed a huge following by mixing strings and piano with loops and beats, a sound ranging from ambient/electronic to atmospheric pop.
This pack combines the artistic expression and technical craft evident in both of these musical styles. Use these sounds to build stunning soundscapes, atmospheric productions, eerie scores, or whatever inspiration drives you towards.
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