Discovering drones (and ambient)

I’ve slowly been learning how VCV rack function but still struggle a bit sequencers. So I took a step back and tried something simpler. Its has some nice repetitions but still lots of interesting variations. I particularly like the low pulse ‘whmmmpp’.

Its been a while since I listened to ambient drone music so a little bit cool to rediscover it.

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you’re off to a great start!

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I nearly thought I was listening to Ligeti in Kubrick’s 2001:A Space Oddysey!

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Terrific stuff!

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Thanks for the positiv feedback. I’ll be sure to use it to mellow my drones :slight_smile:

A try on ambient using the new Chords module. I usually fiddle around on the piano so I found Chords very intuitive to transfer my ideas to VCV Rack. Here I feed Chords into three instruments: one playing chords, a bassline, and an arpeggiated synth.

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A variation on drone-1 patch by fiddling around with patching and settings. This drone is very harsh and digital sounding. The reverb help brings out the details.

Patch: https://patchstorage.com/drone-9/