I wanted to get back into making some experimental electronic music again. I had pretty much forgotten how to use either of my DAW’s (Digital Audio Workstation) – Propellerheads Reason or Ableton Live. I’ve got some studying and revision to do. After a bit of non-productive time in LIVE, I moved over to REASON and pulled up a plugin I was unfamiliar with: SKYWAVE. I produced this little ditty you hear now. It’s a start! I’ve since watched a tutorial video for the plugin so I may have another look in the coming week. The SKYWAVE plugin came free with another plugin called Scaper costing £30. So it’s pretty good at the price. They are both aimed at producing soundscapes but in an entirely different way. Skywave features four programmable analogue synths. There are some effects and an arpeggiator on one of the synths. The plugin is meant to encourage experimentation and serendipitous output. As I mixed the short track an atmospheric image was posted on a Consett Facebook group. I thought the two elements could work well together and here they are.
