i have my first collection of park tunes finished and recorded to tape! 24 tunes from 24 different parks!
i chose to record over this book on tape about golf because golf is boring and its silly that they get to take up so much space just to get lit with the squad on the links. you can get lit with the squad for free at public parks, but something tells me the golfers appreciate exclusivity. one of the parks i visited was actually a reclaimed golf course. i used this project to explore a ton of green spaces i havent been to before, as well as to have a reason to return to tried and true parks from my childhood. im not done yet, this is the first batch. gonna keep it going as long as the sun stays out!
all of these tunes were based on samples from my reface cs and my op-1f. some also include harmonica recorded via the op-1f internal mic. i arranged the tunes on the ep133 and then i recorded them into the sp404mk2 for extra transitions, vocal samples and other FX. A majority of the tracks were only 7-8 scenes long on the ep133, ordered linearly to make the live recording process simpler.
i have found when i lean into the strengths of the ep133, my productivity skyrockets. i think it also was very helpful to have the set plan of “go to a park, keep making something until it sounds good enough.” my speed on the ep133 has progressed a ton as well, i think i have developed some helpful muscle memory for playing melodies on the pads, and now they flow out with little resistance. the ep133 is great!