got an old ditty you really liked?
or an old project that just didn’t turn out the way you wanted?
Revisit like the oldest musical thing of yours that you can find. Keep these in mind:
dig deep! i know I can find >5year old original stuff no sweat, maybe >10 if i really tried. how long have you been making music?
old is gold! maybe the older things aren’t necessarily your favorite; if it’s not really your vibe anymore, perfect chance to change it up!
transform! use your new skills, new styles, new gear, whatever. see how far you can take it while still keeping the spirit of the original!
contemplate! tell us a bit about the context, and how you went about revisiting it. ideally you can also somehow share the original source/idea, so we can hear the comparison/contrast
no strict rules here this time
When voting comes around, let’s not just consider the final work, but also factor in the journey—i bet we can see some wild transitions…
Yeah, arranged in OP-1, recorded to album. No restrictions on source material, of course.
And let’s say you’re allowed to do minor touchups post-OP1 (I like being able to throw a little EQ on if I happened to mess up the balance, so go ahead if you want)
Dude, you have no idea what kinds of horrors you’ve just unsealed upon SoundCloud and this forum. I’ve been forever waiting for an excuse resurrect some abomination from the graveyard of my failed musical experiments. Now I have a perfect excuse: beefinator made me do it.
About 20 years ago, or more, I discovered Modplug Tracker (now OpenMPT) and I made some music despite not really understanding anything about melody or harmony. Mostly I just ripped interesting-sounding samples from other tunes and set them to weird drum beats. One of the first tunes I made was a miserable-sounding piece named “Melancholy”.
20 years later, here’s a response named “No Longer Melloncollie”. I reused the chord progression and the piano melody, but added some words, a more positive vibe, and of course a load of OP-1 synth sounds. You can hear a snippet of the original MOD at the start too.
100% certified OP-1 sounds, apart from the vocals and guitar which were of course recorded thru the OP-1 mic (you can probably tell)
Hello! Grateful for the extra time, this is what i have energy to throw in, enjoyed playing the dbox at the end there…from ancient songwriting past (high school when i thought it was so amazing to have a Casio ToneBank keyboard - with MIDI, a Yamaha TQ-5 MIDI module, and a Yamaha MT-100 4-track…wish i still had those tapes!) This was fun!
cheers & have a good Passover/Easter/Earth Day!
psound74
ok nice to see some more!
im lame and didn’t end up having/taking the chance to make something…
voting thread in a moment
unless anyone wants a bit more extra?
I’ve been forever waiting for an excuse resurrect some abomination from the graveyard of my failed musical experiments. Now I have a perfect excuse: beefinator made me do it.