The following pianobook instruments were used in the recording of 'Murmur' by wordsSHIFTminds:
'The Ruined Way-Station Of The Past': 'HKM Pads' by Drumurboy; 'WLP - Whole Lotta Pads' and 'Sine + Delays' by Francesco Silvestri; 'Sinewaves 3' by Julian Doe;
'Beep Boop' by Owen Bolig.
'Passing Strangers Never Returning': 'Flow Pads' by LukeMans.
'Sempiternal': 'Ambedo' by Stephen O'Connell.
'The Flowers Of Sensuous Passions': 'Flow Pads' by LukeMans.
'Votive Offerings': 'Replikant 2.5 Analog Edition' and 'Krischer_Mini' by Fluidshell Design.
'Bay Window': 'Flow Pads' by LukeMans.
'Air-Sharpened': 'Ambedo' by Stephen O'Connell.
'Solitary Polaroid': 'Flow Pads' by LukeMans.
No other instruments were used.
'Teetering On The Brink': 'Ambedo' by Stephen O'Connell; BASS.IC by Jon Meyer.
'For Posterity': 'RJS Guitar' by Risto Sipola; 'WLP - Whole Lotta Pads' by Francesco Silvestri.
'Eidolon': 'Synthphony S3 Sineple' by Aba Synthphony.
To find out more about the pianobook project, how you can get involved and to download free pianos as well as numerous other free, sampled instruments, visit: www.pianobook.co.uk
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released November 4, 2022
The following effects and plugins were used in the composing, recording, production and mixing of 'Murmur':
1. 'The Ruined Way-Station Of The Past': Steel Shards for Live by Ableton; Surrealistic MG-1 Plus synth by Cherry Audio; Raum, Analog Dreams and Kontakt by Native Instruments; Surge XT and Effects by Surge Synth Team; EchoBoy and PrimalTap by Soundtoys; Tape Mello-Fi by Arturia; OneKnob Louder & Phatter, Codex wavetables synth and Flow Motion FM synth by Waves Audio; Helm synth by Matt Tytel; Podolski synth by U-He; Dexed synth by Digital Suburban; Iris 2 synth by Izotope.
2. 'Passing Strangers Never Returning': Kontakt by Native Instruments; EchoBoy and PrimalTap by Soundtoys; Raum by Native Instruments; LABS Piano Pads and Modular Pianos by Spitfire Audio; Iris 2 synth by Izotope; RBass by Waves Audio; Chorus Jun-6 by Arturia; Mastering - Make It Loud glue compressor for Live by Cytomic.
3. 'Obsolete Prophecies And Mantic Voices': Kontakt by Native Instruments; Ethereal Earth and Raum by Native Instruments; Chorus Jun-6 by Arturia; EQ2 by Maag Audio/Brainworx; Dexed synth by Digital Suburban; Arpeggiator, Basic Pluck ARP, filter delays, delays and Phaser Follower for Live by Ableton; Podolski synth by U-He; EchoBoy and PrimalTap by Soundtoys; Elysia Niveau filter by Plugin Alliance; Codex wavetables synth by Waves Audio; Helm synth by Matt Tytel; RBass by Waves Audio; La Petite Excite by Fine Cut Bodies.
4. 'Sempiternal': Kontakt by Native Instruments; EQ2 by Maag Audio/Brainworx; Raum by Native Instruments; LABS Modular Pianos and Tape Piano by Spitfire Audio; EchoBoy and PrimalTap by Soundtoys.
5. 'The Flowers Of Sensuous Passions': Raum by Native Instruments; EQ2 by Maag Audio/Brainworx; Kontakt by Native Instruments; EchoBoy by Soundtoys; RoughRider2 by AudioDamage; Chorus Jun-6 by Arturia.
6. 'Votive Offerings': 808 Medusa Kit from the Drum Essentials pack for Live by Ableton; Kit-SteelyTight (cymbals) from the Session Drums pack for Live by Chocolate Audio; Les Eternites patch from Electronic Antique for LABS by Spitfire Audio; Vital wavetables synth by Vital Audio; Chorus Jun-6 by Arturia; Wah Pedal for Live by Ableton; EchoBoy by Soundtoys; Kontakt & Raum by Native Instruments; Snow Peaks ARP for Live by Ableton.
7. 'Bay Window': Kontakt and Raum by Native Instruments; EQ2 by Maag Audio/Brainworx; Chorus Jun-6 by Arturia; Surrealistic MG-1 Plus synth by Cherry Audio; EchoBoy and PrimalTap by Soundtoys; Vital synth by Vital Synth Team; Podolski synth by U-He.
8. 'Air-Sharpened': Kontakt by Native Instruments; Dexed synth by Digital Suburban; Crotalinae by Alan ViSTa; Chorus Jun-6 by Arturia; EQ2 by Maag Audio/Brainworx; Raum by Native Instruments; EchoBoy by Soundtoys; Harmonica v2 by Auditory lab; Elysia Niveau filter by Plugin Alliance.
9. 'Hangdog Days': Raum by Native Instruments; Dexed synth by Digital Suburban; EchoBoy and PrimalTap by Soundtoys; Phaser-Flanger for Live by Ableton; RBass by Waves Audio; Glue Compressor and Harmonic Tremolo for Live by Ableton; OneKnob Louder & Phatter by Waves Audio; Dotted Eighth Note delay for Live by Ableton.
10. 'Solitary Polaroid': Kontakt by Native Instruments; OneKnob Louder by Waves Audio; EchoBoy and PrimalTap by Soundtoys; Dotted Eighth Note delay for Live by Ableton; Raum by Native Instruments; Chorus Jun-6 by Arturia.
11. 'Teetering On The Brink': Raum by Native Instruments; Dexed synth by Digital Suburban; Kontakt by Native Instruments; Chorus Jun-6 by Arturia; PrimalTap by Soundtoys; RBass by Waves Audio.
12. 'For Posterity': CLA EchoSphere by Waves Audio; Raum by Native Instruments; LABS Lap Steel by Spitfire Audio; Clon Minotaur by Nembrini Audio; Kontakt by Native Instruments; ampLion by Audiffex; Raum by Native Instruments; Dexed synth by Digital Suburban; RBass by Waves Audio; Arpeggiator and Dotted Eighth Note delay for Live by Ableton; Chorus Jun-6 by Arturia; Vital synth by Vital Synth Team; Repeight beat repeat for Live by Ableton; EchoBoy by Soundtoys.
13. 'Eidolon': ARP 2600 drums for Ableton Live by Flatpack (K4 kit); Diablo by Cymatics; RBass by Waves Audio; bx_sufilter by Brainworx/Plugin Alliance; Monofilter4 by Nugen Audio; Phaser-Flanger, Arpeggiator, Dotted Eighth Note, Vintage & Groove Delay, Stereoflex Filter Delay for Live by Ableton; PrimalTap and EchoBoy by Soundtoys; Chorus Jun-6 by Arturia; Raum by Native Instruments; Filterstep by Audiomodern; OneKnob Louder, Phatter & Filter by Waves Audio.
14. 'Almost A Fanfare': Originals Media Toolkit (piano) by Spitfire Audio; Chorus Jun-6 by Arturia; Raum by Native Instruments; Glue Compressor for Live by Ableton; LABS Trumpet Fields by Spitfire Audio; EchoBoy by Soundtoys; BBCSO Discover (trumpets, tenor and bass trombones, tubas, French horns) by Spitfire Audio; OPW by Spitfire Audio (flugehorn).
On all tracks:
Sonible Balancer by Focusrite; StudioRack Stereo, MaxxVolume, H-Comp, Scheps Omni Channel, SSL E-Channel and C4 Stereo by Waves Audio; Ozone Imager 2 by Izotope; Fresh Air (Mixbus Sparkle) by Slate Digital; bx_masterdesk Classic by Brainworx/Plugin Alliance.
Recorded, mixed and mastered at The Universal Mango Research Kitchen, Onehunga, Auckland, New Zealand, October 2022. Mix monitored using Waves Audio Abbey Road Studio 3.
The titles 'The Ruined Way-Station Of The Past', 'Sempiternal' and 'For Posterity' were suggested by a reading of Salman Rushdie's 1988 novel 'The Satanic Verses'.
'Obsolete Prophecies And Mantic Voices' contains spoken word recordings from the public information films 'About Fallout' (1963) by Wilding and the US Office of Civil Defense; 'The Atom Comes To Town' (1957) by the Chamber of Commerce of the United States, from the Collections of the Library of Congress; and 'The Operator and His Job' (1955) by DeFrenes & Company for the U.S. Office Of Education Committee. The above-named third party voice recordings are in the public domain as of 2022.
Composing and production: Chris Bell
Audio engineer: Audrey O. Bliss
Mixing: Les Pellicules
Mastering: Saul E. Tempted
wordsSHIFTminds logo: Fremder Gorn
Cover design: Lisa Life
Published and released by: CBR (Chris Bell Records).
Chris Bell wishes to thank:
Frank, Le Fay, Korg, Warwick, Focusrite, Ableton Live, Arturia, Session Drums by Chocolate Audio, Soundtoys Primal Tap & EchoBoy, M-Audio, Presonus, Plugin Alliance, Shure, Waves Audio, Native Instruments, Spitfire Audio and Spitfire Audio LABS, pianobook.
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