Dedalus VI
A BassVI managled through the Dedalus-App
ByBjörn Groos
The story
The other day I was playing my BassVI through various pedals on my pedalboard. Most of them are DIY-Kits, that I have built myself and since my soldering skills are mediocre at best, the status-LED on most pedals does not work properly. So at some point I couldn’t really tell, which pedal was on and which was not. I recorded into the iPad and routed the signal through the fabulous Dedalus-App by Amazing Noises (amazingnoises.com), a ‚real-time-audio mangler‘, that is really a complex delay-filter-distortion-feedback-wonderland.
After I had finished playing, I found that the combination of pedals and Dedalus were still producing some strangely fascinating tones, that resonated at a distinct pitch. Since Dedalus has a ‚pitch-mode’, that lets you alter the resonating pitch chromatically, I proceeded to sample the whole thing. The BassVI acted mainly as ‚noise generator‘, with an occasional pluck or hit or twang on the strings to reinforce the resonation.
I programmed the instrument in Kontakt in ‚Mellotron mode‘, i.e. w/out looping. The samples will just run out after some time. But they are rather long, so that shouldn’t be a problem.
Have fun with it!
Reviews
Thank you very much
I am not a musician, so what can I say...
my ears are impressed.
Such a beautiful sound.An unfamiliar yet interesting sound
This is one of the instruments that will make you think about it a little. The soundscape that it offers is a very unfamiliar one, which I can describe as a slightly metallic, kind of sci-fi-ish, with some synthy elements. As you hold a note down, it kind of evolves a little bit to create different sounds and textures. Some keys have a different kind of attack than others, so it makes it even more interesting to explore. The sound quality is great, though it is possible that you might encounter some very slight clicks on some low notes.
Low Drone
I think this sounds the best in the low register. It creates a really nice low drone that is kind of like a synth bass but still sounds organic at the same time which is really cool and unique. The sound reminds me a bit of Helios check out his music if you haven't I think the higher textures can be a bit more hit or miss for me i really like some of them, they kind of sound like ambient guitars but some feel too honky for me. You can get some really interesting and jarring sounds out of this library. Im not in love with this instrument but it still feels very useful to me and i definitely plan to try it out in some projects