Come Again Another Day
For this track I’ve explored the concept of sampling in both instruments as well as found sounds.
From the earlier stages, I was glad that I get to borrow out the Tenori-On machine with the help of B is for BUS previous project’s mentor, Luke Chen. Patches from the sequencer itself was sampled and processed with use of software Sound Forge 7.0.
Environment sound of a rainy day was also recorded. This particular sample was later used as a drone in the track itself.
Apart from that, acoustic elements of the track consisting of acoustic guitar, toy xylophone, a leather bag containing rocks were sampled in the comfort of my bedroom.
The overall arrangement and mastering of the track was done so with software, Ableton Live 7.
Creative process of the piece did not came in a day’s work. As much as goals can be set, inspirations does not come in readily as we want it to be. Even when it does, it may not be of what the creator desire at the end of the day. Changes, amendments are constantly made. It may seem like a rather unsettling process but I guess this is part of what a composing artist has to go through.
Finally, in working on this track, opinions from buddy artists, Wei Lik and Amos were especially valuable.
Poh Hong
