05-14-2018, 06:47 AM
A while ago I backed a kickstarter to build an instrument called the "Ecorder", and I've been slowly taking my time to explore its capabilities. It's basically a MIDI wind controller with recorder fingerings (and a bunch of parameter settings to emulate different sizes and types of recorders). Inside is also a little modelling synth which can output audio through an 1/8" jack, and the sound, although not all that recorder-like, is still quite lovely, especially with some thick reverb (being careful not to get too many resonances, as it doesn't really have the same upper harmonics as real recorders and tends to sound a lot rounder/fatter as a result, and that can easily get muddy).
I found a guy named Jean Brefort over on IMSLP has put together modern notation individual parts in CC-BY from Michael Praetorius' 1612 dance book "Terpsichore", a favorite collection of mine since I first got interested in early music. A quick download later and a little practice, here's a quick recording I did a bit of the first page in the book (1. Bransle Simple & 2. Bransle Simple). Added some random "digital reverb" (convo) from EWQL Spaces-
https://instaud.io/2aWW
I'm 99% sure I took it considerably under-tempo, but it sounds quite pretty this way and I made way fewer mistakes than I probably would otherwise.
The sheet music is available here, third down in the 'Complete' category, with editor marked as 'Jean Brefort'. Just hover over the gear to the right and click 'download 15 files as ZIP file'.
http://imslp.org/wiki/Terpsichore%2C_Mus...C_Michael)
I'll probably post more about my experiences with the Ecorder as time goes on. Hoping to use it in a few tracks and also get the MIDI breath controller aspect of it working.
I found a guy named Jean Brefort over on IMSLP has put together modern notation individual parts in CC-BY from Michael Praetorius' 1612 dance book "Terpsichore", a favorite collection of mine since I first got interested in early music. A quick download later and a little practice, here's a quick recording I did a bit of the first page in the book (1. Bransle Simple & 2. Bransle Simple). Added some random "digital reverb" (convo) from EWQL Spaces-
https://instaud.io/2aWW
I'm 99% sure I took it considerably under-tempo, but it sounds quite pretty this way and I made way fewer mistakes than I probably would otherwise.
The sheet music is available here, third down in the 'Complete' category, with editor marked as 'Jean Brefort'. Just hover over the gear to the right and click 'download 15 files as ZIP file'.
http://imslp.org/wiki/Terpsichore%2C_Mus...C_Michael)
I'll probably post more about my experiences with the Ecorder as time goes on. Hoping to use it in a few tracks and also get the MIDI breath controller aspect of it working.
Sample library developer, composer, and amateur organologist at Versilian Studios.
