Muff's Modules & More

Hainbach · Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2012 9:16 pm Post subject:

I hope that I will get to take it with me once the play has run its course in July.

I'll post some recordings soon!

Hainbach · Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 4:05 pm Post subject:

Some things I have learned:

- cable binders are great (for the pedal board)
- less patchcables are more patchcables (how do I do that rotating wizard icon?)
- how to divide a clock (with the Timetable) and multiply it again (with the SCM) to get nice bassdrum grooves. Basically, I learned simple math again. d'oh!

- documentation is futile, I need to upgrade my wiggling. practice practice practice.

And here is a pic, see if you can find me in all the fake blood:

Hainbach · Posted: Sun May 06, 2012 5:57 pm Post subject:

Here is a song I wrote for the play. Its a one take live recording at rehearsals, but I spent some time today mixing it.

[s]http://soundcloud.com/spgoetsch/orestie-herte-lev-herte-grav[/s]

W.Y.S.I.W.Y.H. · Posted: Mon May 07, 2012 10:55 am Post subject:

Cool. Is it Your voice?

Hainbach · Posted: Mon May 07, 2012 2:50 pm Post subject:

Thanks! One of the actors, Christoph Rinke sings. He is great to jam with so I don't need to write out the melodies entirely, which is a gift.

Hainbach · Posted: Thu May 10, 2012 6:36 pm Post subject:

Now with makeup.

bwhittington · Posted: Thu May 10, 2012 7:14 pm Post subject:

This is awesome. I'd love to hear more of your work on this. I really admire your ability to pull this off. I would have been scared to death by a project like this, as much as I theoretically would love to be involved in this angle of theater production.

Cheers,
Brian

Hainbach · Posted: Fri May 11, 2012 1:58 am Post subject:

@bwhittington: Thanks for your kind words! I have time tonight to record more songs from the play (I hope) - I'll post them as soon as I can mix them.

The modular works great for the stage - R54 screeches for the agression in Orest's head, distorted sequences and spring tank hits for murder scenes, ambient bubbles for Elektra's grief etc. It enables me to focus much more than my usual midi contoller and plugins approach. Plus it has an aura as an instrument that is respected.

Now I only hope that the black blood spilling on stage will finally work as planned and not create a slippery mess for everyone to fall over. That has been a main concern the past days. Dead Banana

radams · Posted: Fri May 11, 2012 9:14 pm Post subject:

looking forward to hearing more - great work - hope you can post some performance video - fantastic

Hainbach · Posted: Sat May 12, 2012 1:28 pm Post subject:

Thanks radams!

We have moved the opening to the 20.5., as there were to many technical fuckups to get it to work in time (liquids and fine pigments on stage can be tricky).

Good thing is, Christoph (the singer) and I have decided to put out an EP on Bandcamp next week. I have already layouted the cover and mixed two songs. All the others are recorded.

Mixing is a bit more challenging outside of my studio, but I know my Beyerdynamics and the Macbook speakers pretty reliable for vocal levels.

Hainbach · Posted: Sun May 13, 2012 4:59 pm Post subject:

And here we go:
http://hainbach1.bandcamp.com/

Hainbach · Posted: Tue May 15, 2012 6:55 am Post subject:

My workplace:

I had to skip the stand because the makeup of the actors produces clouds of dust that would kill the synth when lying down.

Hainbach · Posted: Mon May 21, 2012 3:16 am Post subject:

Its done!

We opened last night and it was pretty damn good! Clouds of makeup-dust (Heilerde) filled the room, so every time played music people started coughing. I have to decide whether I find that funny or annoying.

My A-199 broke at the start of the performance - luckily only the input to the spring tank and not the out. This way I could still hit it when someone was killed on stage. I missed the depth of the reverb a lot, though.

Now I am waiting for the reviews to arrive.

If any of you guys want to come, drop me a line!

Hainbach · Posted: Sat May 26, 2012 2:42 am Post subject:

Just to wrap this up: the reviews were pretty good. Music was especially mentioned, a rarity in theatre critique. Its a fun show to play!

Here is an interview on german breakfast radio where I talk about modulars and the performance: http://www.radiobremen.de/funkhauseuropa/serien/zum_fruehstueck_bei/fr uehstueck1156.html

Thank you guys for your input, that made it so much easier tackling this thing!

Matos · Posted: Sat May 26, 2012 2:56 am Post subject:

Congrats! Seems like it has been a wonderful experience. I'm looking to leave the seclusion of my lab soon, so I've found this very illuminating and inspiring.

transistor logic · Posted: Sat May 26, 2012 10:45 am Post subject:

nice job !

blue_lu · Posted: Mon May 28, 2012 5:06 am Post subject:

Hainbach · Posted: Wed May 30, 2012 12:35 am Post subject:

Thanks guys! I hope to repeat this in the next season in a different place. Building a 6U briefcase for that.

shortsleeves · Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2012 4:59 am Post subject:

Hainbach · Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2012 5:08 am Post subject: