Generative Music: Ambient w/ Dreadbox Medusa

60 minutes live recording of an endless ambient music set generated through randomized patterns of notes and modulations. Made for sleeping.
Recorded on 2020/04/29 with Dreadbox Medusa (Paraphonic Synthesizer), Ableton Live and Push (Effects), ASC AS6002S (Reel-to-Reel Tape Recorder).
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[@lazy_town]

I hope this video will exist forever, because it’s a very beautiful video. It's mesmerizing.

[@iy_li]

I don't know why people think that it's the music for sleeping, because I live my life with such music in my head and can sleep only in silence. This video is very aesthetic.

[@georgenada6413]

I know this is made for sleeping, but if you stare at the rotating reels long enough you can have a drug free trip. A ticket direct to the astral plane! Wonderful tones.

[@roycebixby]

hahaha

[@Polyend]

Dear, this is beautiful, thank you so much for making it.

[@madblessings]

This is incredible and deserves more acknowledgment! Stunning piece

[@ultradianmusic]

Thanks ;)

[@christdolphin69]

beautiful

[@gesslr]

This s a wonderful and beautiful peace. It’s also the most appealing example of the Medusa I have found. Really fantastic. Thank you.

[@ultradianmusic]

Thank you for your comment!

[@plcasper]

Amazingly well done!

[@cellardoreproductions]

I love this

[@PrimitiveInTheExtreme]

🎶🚀🎶

[@mankismelbournejay]

So good. Is the randomisation within the medusa itself or through software

[@ultradianmusic]

Thanks, it‘s coming from the Medusa

[@WildAnalog]

This is brilliant. I am in the market for a reel to reel for similar purposes. Did you feed the Medusa into the tape and then from there into Ableton? What kind of outs does the tape machine have? I assume unbalanced RCA.

[@ultradianmusic]

Yes, Medusa to tape and tape to Ableton Live over RCA. But has also TRS headphone out

[@fightclub5066]

Great! Is the Medusa set to poly? I think we need a tutorial for this. Can you explain a bit about this project? Bpm, and how you programmed the grid? Have a nice week! Bye Spleenex

[@ultradianmusic]

Thanks! Yes, it’s in poly mode. Sequencer is randomized, also LFOs. Not much more to do :)

[@fightclub5066]

@@ultradianmusic thank you! Bye

[@ultradianmusic]

Thanks! But I‘m not doing tutorials I‘m afraid :/

[@kkoenigsson]

I'm curious as well. I saw from a previous reply that you don't do tutorials and I am new to the Medusa and willing to experiment. If you have just a few words as to how I can approach my Medusa to achieve something similar, it would be of immense use -- anything to help me learn what I suspect is an awesome piece of equipment that I am struggling to wrap my head around, is appreciated. Seriously: I am *very* impressed and had no idea that it could do that!

[@ultradianmusic]

Thanks, it‘s not so much a Medusa thing and you can do this with every other synth that can play randomized notes. It‘s all about finding the right sound.

[@franciscojaviergarcianavar267]

What's the purpose of tape machine?. Only récord to?

[@ultradianmusic]

No, for tape saturation

[@tymkrs]

@@ultradianmusic Did the same thing recently for the same reason, tape saturation! Pseudorandom mixolydian melodic piano into a Revox PR99 @ 15ips, played back on stream from an old 7" BASF reel

[@ultradianmusic]

@@tymkrs nice :)