Summer 09

Henke

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First upload since November 2008 - when I said I would drown in Logic, which apparantly I did in some way or another. Not from difficulty of use but of the endless possibilities.

To get going with music making again I have to thank davajonah for his beautiful song "From the Centre" which was made with help from Tune Toys, a free web software you can find - and have a lot of fun with - on nosuch.com/tjt/tunetoys.html

The last two years I have had similar creativity problems in early summer and then it helped to put together a short loop song about the summer at hand. I don't know if this song is very "summery", but the word used in Tune Toys to generate the midi files to work with is Summer Night Sky in Swedish. It's not the music's fault I happened to chose instruments that did not fit the theme very well... At least I have started to make music again!

Don't forget to listen to davajonah
Also reinholt56 had a go at Tune Toys, as did ic42. Check them out!

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Song Stats

Hits: 387
Comments: 34
Fans: 14
Plays: 52
Downloads: 22
Votes: 2
Uploaded: Jul 28, 2009 - 07:45:07 AM
Last Updated: Jul 28, 2009 - 07:45:07 AM Last Played: Nov 12, 2009 - 01:17:48 PM

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Keywords:

Henke (28), Summertime (6), Tune Toys (1)

Hardware:

PMG5, Sennheiser HD280 pro headphones for mixing

Software:

Tune Toys and Garageband 4

Comments

Feter	Feter said 122 days ago (July 28th, 2009)
	Summer 09 Well ...its the very much the serenade of the summer ...very sunny and open air ...full with colors ...the light ones so bright as the sun .. ..loved your arrangement ...as always perfect for video clip ...thnx alot for sharin !!!! Check out my latest song called A Night With Feter feat'(Roxylee sloparts crissew johnwhitehead and Yamin AL Yamani )

Henke	Henke said 121 days ago (July 28th, 2009)
	Thank you Feter! Fast as usual and always with such a kind comment. Much appreciated! BTW, I have listened to your latest blues songs, alas without commenting. Although the genre is not quite my cup of coffee, it seems to fit your talent very well! Check out my latest song called Heading for Alpha Centauri (mj space race 2009)

drakonis

drakonis said 121 days ago (July 28th, 2009)

Got a hankering for more Henke
and here it is... how fun... love your choices of synths here, they really smooth out the strange jumping around that algorithmically generated music often creates. I remember finding Tunetoys long ago, but have only done a few things with it. Great stuff. Not particularly "Summery", but it has sort of a fanfare/pageant feel due to all the octave jumps.
ttfn,
Drakonis

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Henke

Henke said 121 days ago (July 28th, 2009)

Hehe, thanks!
Well, I am surprised it turned out this good, but then davajonah's song set an awsome standard for this "genre". The solo synth is called "Sonic lead HD". If I remember correctly I made that myself in GB for an earlier song. The (simple) bass line is Modern Prophecy, the eerie background noise is Cybernetic Bulkhead, the (likewise simple) percussion is a few variations of an Analog Drum Machine, somthing I have thought of using for some time. For voice I had to call in my Jacaranda singers. I liked those, may use them again pretty soon, with something more singable than this... And that's all. Except for some tweaking and very little pencil editing and copy and paste. Quite fun to do anyway. Let's see if I can do a song of "my own" now ;-)

Thanks again for listening and commenting! Take care.

/Henke

Check out my latest song called Heading for Alpha Centauri (mj space race 2009)

Moviz	Moviz said 121 days ago (July 28th, 2009)
	I can see those summer rays shining all around as I listen to your music..... a very warm rich sound and those voices of summer sound just right, cheers M Check out my latest song called Come Back Billie

Henke	Henke said 121 days ago (July 28th, 2009)
	Thanks Mo! Glad you found summer in this song, even if the sounds are a little "harsher" than I would have liked (for the theme). Take care! /Henke Check out my latest song called Heading for Alpha Centauri (mj space race 2009)

davajonah	davajonah said 121 days ago (July 28th, 2009)
	Brilliant! I love the change that brings in the voices and the bass beat is excellent. Really good! Glad you're back making tunes again. :-) Check out my latest song called Pavlov's Dog

Henke

Henke said 121 days ago (July 28th, 2009)

Thanks to you and Tune Toys
Does the voices come in too late? I figured maybe they should be brought in directly after the break but couldn't get that to work. One funny thing I forgot to mention above was the song tempo: 52 bpm! And still those synth fingers are playing pretty fast ;-)

This was fun, and easier to get into again after all this while than I thought it might be. Hope to get another song going soon. Thanks again for the inspiration!

/Henke

Check out my latest song called Heading for Alpha Centauri (mj space race 2009)

Skean	Skean said 121 days ago (July 28th, 2009)
	Beautiful And sure it is summer sound in it, special our summer. Very nice listening, I thanks you for this one, downloaded. Take care my friend Kenta Check out my latest song called Let's Go Trippy

Henke	Henke said 121 days ago (July 28th, 2009)
	Thanks Kenta! Glad you found a bit of Swedish summer in this! It is a bit too busy to represent my own rather lazy staycation, but it was fun doing. And as you often point out, that's what it is all about... You take care too! /Henke Check out my latest song called Heading for Alpha Centauri (mj space race 2009)

ic42

ic42 said 121 days ago (July 28th, 2009)

it is a surprise
it is always good to hear a new music from you. however, it is a great surprise to hear a tunetoy, and for you to mention me. thank you for such a gift.

this begins in the darkness of morning. it is an unknown day. will it be joyful or dangerous. soon some coffee clears shadows, and sunshine clears the future. it is a good day. a day to march through the grass. to talk to trees. then to relax. however, at the very end, the music darkens. evening begins to return.

it is well done. thank you for sharing a day with us. 0x0

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Henke

Henke said 121 days ago (July 28th, 2009)

You are too kind!
I thank you very much for the beautiful picture in words you have painted here. I can see it in the music too. At the end I thought of autumn/fall, but evening is very apt too! After all, the word I used in Tune Toys was Summer Night Sky (in Swedish). Thank you also for helping me with inspiration to make a song like this. Take care.

/Henke

Check out my latest song called Heading for Alpha Centauri (mj space race 2009)

kassia	kassia said 121 days ago (July 28th, 2009)
	summery This has a nice warm energy that is very evocative of summer. I love that bass drum line that slowly appears. This is a great jump back into music making and it's nice to hear something new from you. Nice gradual additions of different elements to keep the song going. I'm going to have to check out this tunetoys thing! Check out my latest song called Deep Majesty

Henke

Henke said 120 days ago (July 29th, 2009)

Thank you Shay!
I am glad you found summer in this little piece. Thanks also for being so supportive. This has been a day in the garden so no new music on its way yet, but any rainy day now... I am not sure you would need Tune Toy yourself for actual music making, but it can sure be fun passtime just listening to what the built-in midi makes of various words. Also there are several different toys of which I have only tested the first one so far.

BTW, for the family vacation I compiled a CD for the car with just piano pieces by Gail, Karen and yourself. That was really nice to drive to, so thanks for that too!

Take care!

/Henke

Check out my latest song called Heading for Alpha Centauri (mj space race 2009)

Reinholt56	Reinholt56 said 120 days ago (July 29th, 2009)
	Hi Henke...... This is a very enjoyable piece of music. I look forward to your next piece. Thanks for the mention, above. Take care. Paul Check out my latest song called Ambient Soundscape #1

Henke	Henke said 120 days ago (July 29th, 2009)
	Hi Glad you liked it! It was fun to work with TuneToys, let's see what I can conjure up myself... Now I am off to listen to your latest. (No creativity problems there, ey?! ;-) Take care. /Henke Check out my latest song called Heading for Alpha Centauri (mj space race 2009)

AlchymicalMuse	AlchymicalMuse said 120 days ago (July 30th, 2009)
	Hello Henke Glad you found a way to break the creative deadlock. I'm all for an unconventional view of summer ... so the darker elements in the instrument sounds work for me. Check out my latest song called Garden of Love (after William Blake)

Henke	Henke said 119 days ago (July 30th, 2009)
	Thanks a lot! It was fun to make some music again! Glad you found some unconventional summer in this :-) Take care. /Henke Check out my latest song called Heading for Alpha Centauri (mj space race 2009)

T_Being_esq	T_Being_esq said 120 days ago (July 30th, 2009)
	Henke Love the random generation. I may have to try tunetoys myself. Reminds me of early synth experimentation, even Pete Townsend had a go in those days. Love it, especially the vocal. Oh, and by the way if you do want to visit Whitby you can get a ferry to Hull and it is not far. Check out my latest song called I have Been Away (LIOLI, Late Entry)

Henke

Henke said 119 days ago (July 30th, 2009)

Hi
Glad you liked this and especially the vocals. They were a last minute inspiration when I had already sent it to iTunes once, but thought maybe something more was wanted for extra interest.

If only our and maybe world economy permits we actually may go to England next summer. Our 8 year old daughter goes to a school where they talk both Swedish and English, and it would be nice for her to get some extra training. Also we have something of a crush for that part of the world anyways... Heard of Intervac house exchange? That is probably what we'll try, so depends where we can get an exchange if we'll get to Whitby, but I sure wouldn't mind.

Take care.

/Henke

Check out my latest song called Heading for Alpha Centauri (mj space race 2009)

lengold	lengold said 119 days ago (July 30th, 2009)
	I was very pleased to see an email notification that you had posted again. Nice to see you back. Very good instrument choices, enjoyable listen, welcome back. Cheers Len Check out my latest song called Dodgy Doughnut

Henke	Henke said 119 days ago (July 30th, 2009)
	Aww You are (all!) very kind and supportive to not only remember me but welcoming me back like this. I am very touched. I'll do my best to come up with some listenable music in the near future. Thank you very much! Take care. /Henke Check out my latest song called Heading for Alpha Centauri (mj space race 2009)

davisamerica	davisamerica said 118 days ago (July 31st, 2009)
	alright! ...was also wondering about something new from you and here tis! summer pageantry and a most wonderful listen...Thanks ! Check out my latest song called No Son(egobandit band)

Henke

Henke said 118 days ago (July 31st, 2009)

Thank you, Jack!
A very kind and genrous comment! I'm just trying to get the demo version of Kore Player running. Being on the fifth week of summer vacation has gone to the head so I didn't realise how to get a password for the "Service Center". Not even Adobe is this crazy with "paper work" before you can try a thing out. I think I have just got it right though, and hopefully can start testing in a few minutes.

Take care.

/Henke

Check out my latest song called Heading for Alpha Centauri (mj space race 2009)

Ex_Silentio

Ex_Silentio said 118 days ago (July 31st, 2009)

A joyous noise
OK, now that the ice is broken ... well, you know. I think the voice section was great, and I see in your comments that you might do something else with them. Looking forward to that. Lots of interesting chord changes, which either make -- or fight against -- the happy feeling you've conveyed. The lead synth runs are really nice. That chord change at 1:50 (!). The effects on the voices are just great. That's such a nice section of music. Good to have you back. Stick around, won't you?

Check out my latest song called Loneliness Becomes Pandora (MJ Space Race 2009)

Henke

Henke said 118 days ago (July 31st, 2009)

Haha,
Well, you should have heard me at the dinner party yesterday. Only talking about MacJammer this or that or the new song I had posted... You won't be rid of me that easily ;-) Posting new songs is another matter, but I am actually working on something promising, with a couple of sounds from the demo version of Kore Player of Native Instruments. Nice voices, you say? Hm, maybe I could persuade them to join my new piece as well?!

(About fighting against the happy feeling: At least I try to get some "worrying" tendencies into my pieces as to not make them pure heaven, which, strangely enough, usually gives a somewhat boring experience, don't you think...?)

Thanks for listening and a great comment. See you around!!

/Henke

Check out my latest song called Heading for Alpha Centauri (mj space race 2009)

crissew	crissew said 117 days ago (August 1st, 2009)
	Sounds like sci fi movie soundtrack. Very cool Check out my latest song called What Does Love Entail w Relic67, ciheins & Filmscorz

Henke	Henke said 117 days ago (August 1st, 2009)
	Thank you! Wasn't sure about genre, was looking for Electronica, but couldn't find it. My last Summer songs - 07 and 08 - was put in this genre, so I kind of went with that. Thanks for listening and commenting. Appreciated! /Henke Check out my latest song called Heading for Alpha Centauri (mj space race 2009)

egobandit	egobandit said 117 days ago (August 1st, 2009)
	I have got to check out tune toys I listened to ic42 great stuff and now this more greatness. I love the sound. reminds me of the clockwork orange soundtrack! excellent! Check out my latest song called when its love

Henke	Henke said 117 days ago (August 2nd, 2009)
	Thanks! Glad you liked this. Of course you do not need to do a whole song out of the Tune Toy midi, but I guess in one of your songs they can make up an interesting background, apiece of inspiration to work around. Take care. /Henke Check out my latest song called Heading for Alpha Centauri (mj space race 2009)

peacepiano	peacepiano said 117 days ago (August 2nd, 2009)
	Bright Sound Kind of a Vangelis sort of sound. Lots of little logic and synth things going on, very enjoyable. Take Care Bill Check out my latest song called I Should Have Known

Henke	Henke said 117 days ago (August 2nd, 2009)
	Thank you, Bill! You sure know what strings to pull! Vangelis, eh? Thanks! I'm honoured! My next piece actually sounds like Tangerine Dream of late 80's...;-) Thanks for coming by for a listen and for commenting. Take care. /Henke Check out my latest song called Heading for Alpha Centauri (mj space race 2009)

	alexmac said 80 days ago (September 8th, 2009)
	downloading the piece heyy.. how do i download.. the piece?

Henke	Henke said 79 days ago (September 8th, 2009)
	Hi Alex Hope you found the diskette symbol under Song Actions... Glad you liked it. Oh, and welcome to MacJams! /Henke Check out my latest song called Heading for Alpha Centauri (mj space race 2009)

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Name: Henrik Dunér

I went to music class at a fairly early age but I guess I was never really that interested. I played the recorder for starters and then the flute and then for some reason the trombone! I also played in a renaissance ensamble, in long brown ve... [see more]

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