Sound Etudes 2 and 3 (2019)

I mentioned in my last post that the Reaktor 6 software program features multiple control panels for creating and performing music. The first track that you see here uses the "Space Drone" panel for the Reaktor Factory Selection R2 set. Unlike the Mikro Prism control panel, Realtor Factory does not rely on computer keyboard input to perform tones. The "Space Drone" uses knobs and switches to produce different musical effects. It is also a rather strange panel. It immediately begins producing tones when selected. 

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​It also deserves mention that the control panels in Reaktor 6 offer a plethora of musical pads to choose from. In creating the six Sound Etudes, which I have compiled into two playlists on my YouTube channel, I chose to use pads that would not only catch people's attention. I had also thought about how this music would work if it were included in a film. Even though these pieces largely involved experimentation and improvisation, I also wanted to pay attention to the types of moods or setting that the pieces convey.

For those who are curious, I use the Unsplash website to find corresponding images for my musical tracks. Unsplash offers copyright-free images for people to use, and I always make it a habit to give credit to the photographers in the video descriptions on my YouTube channel. So far, using Unsplash has partially enabled me to produce more videos. Why? YouTube does allow not people to upload videos with music alone. A musical track has to include a static image with the music in order for YouTube to consider it a video.