FOR LILI - MY GRANDMOTHER'S PIANO IS BACK TO LIFE

When I found an old cassette with some recordings of my grandmother playing the piano, this was first an emotional moment. Few months later, I thought I might create music using some parts of her recordings. Of course and first, I made a tape loop, then thanks to a new piece of gear, the Arturia Microfreak and it's Sample function added to the V5 firmware, I was able to sample a note from her piano recording and to play with its original sound ....
00:00 Creative process
03:59 Live track
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[@damagedgoods4sale]

That was incredible. I don't know the MicroFreak could do that.... (GAS intensifies)

[@alastpicturefromvoyager]

Thank you for your kind words ! The Microfreak is a game changer for me, it can do so many things. It worth the price !

[@needfortweed8734]

@@alastpicturefromvoyager first video that made me want that synth...

[@alastpicturefromvoyager]

@@needfortweed8734 thank you ! and there are so many more reasons to buy thas synth ! 😊

[@neilloughran4437]

Really nice ideas... very creative.... love the cassette loop idea in a 4 track! I remember many years ago a friend made me a nice improv piano CD.. just a one off.. but the CD stopped working many moons ago (CD disk rot) and I've not been able to listen to it for 20 years... and the sad thing is my friend passed away 5 years ago. To think an old cassette from the 70s/80s has lasted longer speaks volumes.

[@alastpicturefromvoyager]

Thank you for your words ! For sure old cassettes last longer than most of the CDs. Iam sorry for your lost.

[@ProdbyPaulTheBeatG]

Masterpiece

[@alastpicturefromvoyager]

Thank you so much ! 😊

[@sergioleyvaseiglie]

The most beautiful tribute to your grandmother, thank you for sharing this. 🖤

[@alastpicturefromvoyager]

Thank you ! Happy to share some emotions and feelings with you. 🤍

[@mrpastek]

i'm the 500th subscriber ! thank you for this beautiful moment

[@alastpicturefromvoyager]

Merci @mrpastek pour le 500th ! Heureux que la vidéo te plaise !

[@thejoshuathomas]

This was so calming and heartwarming. It flooded me with emotions in the best way. Thank you for that. Your grandmother played wonderful piano. Makes me want to stick a field recorder near my granny playing organ.

[@alastpicturefromvoyager]

Thank you soooo much ! Very pleased to read what you felt about it. You should do some field recording for sure, sounds are some very good memories.

[@thejoshuathomas]

@@alastpicturefromvoyager I'll definitely be doing so. She's made it to 96 years, so, it'd be nice to capture things that reinforce memories/importance of her time here. 🙂

[@alastpicturefromvoyager]

@@thejoshuathomas you should do it ! And keep it preciously ! ☺

[@andrometer2382]

That’s actually really awesome

[@alastpicturefromvoyager]

Thank you so much ! 🙏

[@ChristianBradley]

And just like that, I desperately want to know if my dad still has the old cassettes of my grandmother's piano playing. Outstanding work, man. As someone that misses his long departed musician grandmother, you brought some tears to my eyes with your story and the beautiful piece you produced.

[@alastpicturefromvoyager]

Thank you so much ! I hope you find some recordings of your grandmother. They are surely treasures.

[@NikoHoei]

Absolutely beautiful! Love the process and way it's curated/visualized, thanks!

[@alastpicturefromvoyager]

Thank you for your nice words ! 🙏 happy you like the process as well. 😊

[@wholeheartedsongs]

Special and well imagined

[@alastpicturefromvoyager]

Thank you @wholeheartdsongs ! 🙏

[@PaulHofreiter]

Amazing. Glad KZbin got me to see this.

[@alastpicturefromvoyager]

Happy you found me here and you like my creations !

[@longexposure]

This is awesome❤️

[@alastpicturefromvoyager]

Thank you so much ! 🙏

[@ym2173]

Very nice.

[@alastpicturefromvoyager]

Thank you ! 🙏

[@secretstates]

Absolutely wonderful. What a treasure to have tapes of your grandmother’s music 🤍

[@alastpicturefromvoyager]

Thank you so much 🤍 The first time I listened to her tape was full of emotions. I wish I could find more from her thanks to my family.

[@scottnelle]

This is wonderful from start to finish!

[@alastpicturefromvoyager]

Thank you so much Scott ! 🙏

[@scottnelle]

@@alastpicturefromvoyager You're welcome! I love creative synth and tape stuff, AND I have a 414. Definitely subscribing!

[@alastpicturefromvoyager]

@scottnelle Tape definitely changed the way I make music ! Happy to have you here.

[@NabilBenseddik-np6fg]

Très reposant ❤

[@alastpicturefromvoyager]

Merci Nabil 🙏 !

[@RemixSample]

Beautiful! 🎹✨

[@alastpicturefromvoyager]

Thank you ! Happy you liked it !😊

[@quantumsheep]

Amazing.

[@alastpicturefromvoyager]

Thank you 🙏 !!!

[@chasing_ghosts]

This is absolutely beautiful.

[@alastpicturefromvoyager]

Very happy you liked it ! thanks so much for watching 🙏

[@dubbinpropter3500]

❤

[@alastpicturefromvoyager]

🙏

[@buxycat]

I would never have believed the words "and record herself" would make me feel so emotional. Other emotions were nostalgia... TDK SA90 was my go to.

[@alastpicturefromvoyager]

Glad to have been able to share a little of my emotions with you !

[@buxycat]

@@alastpicturefromvoyager You did a beautiful thing. I was 27 when my grandmother passed. I'm 54 now. The time I saw her, I was going away for a few days, I hugged her and said "I love you and I'll see you soon." That has always been of great comfort to me.

[@alastpicturefromvoyager]

@@buxycat I understand well the comfort to say these words to her at this time. We all miss our Grandmother. 🤍

[@Maxine_V]

Always appreciate and enjoy your work. ❤ This one is extra special- thank you. 😊

[@alastpicturefromvoyager]

Thank you Maxine_V ! It was extra-special for me too ☺

[@Maxine_V]

I have pre-ordered the new cassette and look forward to hearing more. ❤😊

[@alastpicturefromvoyager]

@@Maxine_V this is so nice to read that ! Hope you will enjoy this musical journey. ☺

[@_OopsieDaisies]

the first time you played the sample on the micro was pretty moving. great piece :)

[@alastpicturefromvoyager]

Thank you ! yes that was a nice feeling when I played the sample for the first time. Since this track, I play a lot with this sample, and I love it sound as much as I love where it come from.

[@cosmicbackgroundnoise]

Very nice. Thanks for sharing your process

[@alastpicturefromvoyager]

Thanks you ! Happy you like the process.

[@therichardexp5875]

this is so beautiful

[@alastpicturefromvoyager]

Thank you Richard ! 🙏

[@TonyCollie]

What an inspiration! I recently learned about the genre, hauntology. This may fall under that.

[@alastpicturefromvoyager]

Thank you so much ! I did not even know this genre had a name and I realize now that the concept of my musical project is all about making music with past sounds, audio archives … so you are right, this may fall under that genre. Thank you so much, I will dive into some articles about it to learn more.

[@BOOelectric]

This is absolutely lovely. Thank you.

[@alastpicturefromvoyager]

Thanks so much BOO !!! 🙏

[@schlaflabor1]

That was really beautiful in so many ways: Personal relation always makes music special Super cool techniques explained is very inspiring The resulting track is warm and calming to me… Thank you!

[@alastpicturefromvoyager]

Thank you @schlaflabor1🙏 ! Very happy you loved the process and the track

[@vegardgilja5319]

This is some great stuff!

[@alastpicturefromvoyager]

Thank you so much ! 🙏

[@Sandy-dd4le]

Perhaps the sweetest thing i have ever seen on youtube

[@alastpicturefromvoyager]

Thank you so much for your kind words ! This is so encouraging 😊

[@aquietgarden]

Oh. My. Goodness. This is just so very beautiful. What an amazing grace to have tape recordings of your grandmother playing her piano.

[@alastpicturefromvoyager]

Thank you @quietgarden ! 🙏 It was a chance to find one of her old tapes 🙌

[@osvos3278]

Beautiful stuff.

[@alastpicturefromvoyager]

Thank you @osvos3278 ! 🙏

[@neutronenstern7414]

Supergut❤

[@alastpicturefromvoyager]

🙏 ❤

[@zamphzibaha]

Really nice. Thanks for showing all the things you did to make the music.

[@alastpicturefromvoyager]

This is a pleasure to share my experimentations with you ! Thanks fo watching and for your kind words. 😊

[@ZDENKOdeZAGREB-AmbientPrimal]

Nice collaboration with Lili!

[@alastpicturefromvoyager]

🤍🤍🤍 Hope she enjoy 😌

[@krasi.todorov]

Beautiful! Thanks for the inspiration!🙏❤

[@alastpicturefromvoyager]

You are welcome ! And thank you for your kind word 🙏

[@MreenalMams]

Sounds beautiful

[@alastpicturefromvoyager]

Thank you 🙏 !!!

[@lofidarkambient]

Incredible and beautiful piece piece of work. I loved how you showed us how you did it too. Love the soundscape an even more the story behind it. Great work man!

[@alastpicturefromvoyager]

Thank you for your kind words @lofidarkambient !!! Happy you liked it 😊

[@distantcomets]

Man, that was intense...

[@alastpicturefromvoyager]

Thank you @distantcomets 🙏! Happy you liked it !

[@mrwolfsang]

Magical, as always!

[@alastpicturefromvoyager]

Thank you so much ! 🙏

[@FiveHundredYearsAgo]

Very nicely done. Nice combination of analogue and digital technologies.

[@alastpicturefromvoyager]

Thanks you ! Glad you liked the process. 😊

[@turbotambourine]

This was beautiful! So long ago now, I remember being in a punk band trying to record on that very same Tascam. Terrible for that task given our experience in using the gear or pre amps or mics and mixing etc haha. But this makes me want to see if I can get a hold of that machine again and integrate some tape loops into my modular stuff. So cool! Thanks for making the video!

[@alastpicturefromvoyager]

Thank you for your words ! You should try to find one, tape loops and cassettes fit well with modular. I made a video about how I make my tascam and my modular communicate. You should like it : kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z6m4pZajfJyrd5osi=15nxf8hfl05BBGWm

[@turbotambourine]

@@alastpicturefromvoyager amazing! I’ll check with my old band mate and see if he’s using it at all. I’ll also check that vid thanks!

[@alastpicturefromvoyager]

@@turbotambourine let me know if you find one and how you like to play with it !

[@turbotambourine]

@@alastpicturefromvoyager will do! I imagine if I do, I’ll end up posting a video. I love sharing little thoughts and explorations. Looking at ways to share more of that.

[@alastpicturefromvoyager]

@@turbotambourine I'll be there !

[@lkym2481]

tres bien fait, man. very ASMR editing

[@alastpicturefromvoyager]

Merci beaucoup ! Le côté ASMR s'est imposé seul au fil de mes vidéos 😊.

[@nicolabelle1415]

Soulfull and blessing composition around family memory, there s something deep and respect in this tune…

[@alastpicturefromvoyager]

Thank you @nicolabelle1415 ! This was a special one for me for sure. Happy you liked it. ☺

[@adamdb94]

This is really special. It's wonderful to see your creative process followed by the performance

[@alastpicturefromvoyager]

Thank you Adam ! Happy to share my process ☺

[@stegonaute]

Puissant

[@alastpicturefromvoyager]

Merci beaucoup Mr Stegonaute ! 🤍🤍

[@jonathansmith1617]

Most beautiful. I’m clinging on to my grandmothers piano still. This was inspiring

[@alastpicturefromvoyager]

Thank you ! Familly instruments are full of good memories. 😌

[@NicolasMelis]

sounds great! well done 🎹

[@alastpicturefromvoyager]

Thank you Nicolas ! Happy you liked it 😊

[@jmuse7465]

Stunning!

[@alastpicturefromvoyager]

Thank you ! 🙏

[@t1d3s]

Super nice composition and a very special cassette indeed 🖤

[@alastpicturefromvoyager]

Thank you so much ! 🙏🤍

[@blossombisquits]

good job|

[@alastpicturefromvoyager]

Thanks a lot !!! 🙏

[@ektopia]

Stunning project and result

[@alastpicturefromvoyager]

Thank you ! Happy you liked it !

[@user-jv8yp8kv2e]

Заставляет задуматься. Спасибо!

[@alastpicturefromvoyager]

Пожалуйста 😊

[@sonickitchen]

Love it and learned that effortless requires big effort.

[@alastpicturefromvoyager]

Thank you ! And you are probably right, this is the whole paradox in music 😊

[@getbusymakestuff]

Inspired, and inspiring.

[@alastpicturefromvoyager]

Thank you Dan 🙏

[@p3p510]

Beautiful!!

[@alastpicturefromvoyager]

Thank you so much ! 🙏

[@intotheluminiferousaether]

Gorgeous sounds and beautiful track! Great story and very special collaboration with you grandmother through time and space!

[@alastpicturefromvoyager]

Thank you !!! 🙏🙏🙏 very happy you liked it. 😊

[@telantas]

Hey this is such a beautiful video. Very touching. Electronic music has a soul - we know that, but you havr managed to demonstrate it in a unique way. Farewell, and I am looking forward to finding more of your work on my feed in the future.

[@alastpicturefromvoyager]

Thank you so much. Feel free to look at the other videos I made. You should like some of them. 😊 and I am working on new ones too …

[@ghostape]

This was excellent. Everything about it...bravo sir! subbed

[@alastpicturefromvoyager]

Thank you @ghostape ! and thank you for subscribing, great support 🙏🙏🙏

[@jibjamjangles]

Wonderful. Great job

[@alastpicturefromvoyager]

Thank you @jibjamjangles 🙏🙏🙏 Happy you liked it !

[@dickenbacker]

Very beautiful

[@alastpicturefromvoyager]

Thank you 🙏 !

[@sevanoh]

Beautiful piano playing and your piece is really atmospheric.

[@alastpicturefromvoyager]

Thank you so much ! Happy you liked it !

[@tylon2999]

Lovely composition, thanks for sharing.

[@alastpicturefromvoyager]

Happy you liked it !

[@drewmorrismusic]

Such a beautiful video. It makes me wish I had recordings of my family making music so I could do something very similar. Really great!

[@manmaas]

Nicely done, mate. Useful tips for using the tape deck. I have one of these but yet to put some loops through it. I do not have a computer only my iPad which makes it a little clunky trying to work a daw system but I’m sure I could do something similar to this. Thanks for the inspiration.

[@alastpicturefromvoyager]

Thank you ! I think you can easily find a free piano / synth app on your ipad to record the tape. Or some old keyboard synth from local second hand store ? Let me know if you perform the way you want.

[@0x80O0oOverfl0w]

So underrated! Really awesome and interesting. Makes me wanna try this out with my 8-track.

[@alastpicturefromvoyager]

Thank you so much @0x80O0oOverfl0w ! Let me know if you try this and how it works for you.

[@needfortweed8734]

My mother has spoken about a tape that my grandfather and grandmother recorded when singing. Unfortunately, it has been lost (probably thrown away). But if I had gotten hold of that cassette I would want to do something with it. Here is to any of the people that have amateur recordings of people long passed: hope you make something of it!

[@alastpicturefromvoyager]

I hope you find this tape one day... 🙌

[@needfortweed8734]

@@alastpicturefromvoyager me too, but I fear that is lost to history, known only to us, the descendants, through some half-remembered memories by my mother. I was not old enough to ever have heard it, but I have heard my grandmother sing along to the TV a few decades ago, and she had a really great singing voice.

[@alastpicturefromvoyager]

@@needfortweed8734 perhaps sometimes memories passed down from generation to generation have even more emotional value than those written on paper or magnetic tapes 😊

[@needfortweed8734]

@@alastpicturefromvoyager you might be correct there. I for one now can "imagine" what it would sound like and the emotional impact on my mother. But I would still love to honour my grandmother and her singing voice. But alas, she passed in the early 00s before I truly had developed an interest in recording stuff like that...

[@davidrothschild8913]

Beautiful tribute to her and at the same time you added your own vision. What an honor. Is getting the cut tap into the blank cassette easy because you didn’t really show that part?

[@alastpicturefromvoyager]

Thank you David ! No this is not an easy part. I show how I struggle with it in this video, and I had to accelerate this part because it would be boring : kzbin.info/www/bejne/gGeucpimbqaUeJYsi=tZBeKiHQYoyNYWEc&t=266

[@JimmyTee73]

Id like to know how you got the right length of tape from ur originl recording to make tge loop

[@alastpicturefromvoyager]

Hi ! Here the length of the loop depends of the type of loop I want to make : Long or short. But not of the sound itselft. How the sound will turn around is quite unpredictable in this case. If you want to know more how I make cassette tape loops you can watch this video : kzbin.info/www/bejne/gGeucpimbqaUeJYsi=ZykHnHxCdP8IMweO

[@HiGlowie]

So the MicroFreak can be a sampler with its editor?

[@alastpicturefromvoyager]

Yes it can be a sampler thanks to the latest frimware and its editor. This is an awesome micro synthesizer !

[@manucontrovento]

🥲 👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@alastpicturefromvoyager]

☺🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@Quentiny_]

Ohh no the Tape is damaged or the player 😭🎹 But it sounds beautiful!

[@alastpicturefromvoyager]

Don’t worry I made a copy of the original tape to cut the tape. Thank you for your words !

[@Quentiny_]

@@alastpicturefromvoyager Btw does the Piano still functioning or is it gone?

[@alastpicturefromvoyager]

@Quentiny_ the piano is gone many years ago unfortunately.

[@Quentiny_]

@@alastpicturefromvoyager ohh

[@alastpicturefromvoyager]

@@Quentiny_ that's why I wanted to bring it back to life in a way.

[@canto64]

did you actually cut your grans tape

[@alastpicturefromvoyager]

No, I have recorded the cassette back on my computer, then I have selected a nice part to make a loop, and have recorded this part back on another cassette to make the final tape loop. My Grandmother cassette is alive ;-). Did you watched the first part of the video ? Everything is explained here (but perhaps these explanations are not as clear ...)

[@mikekashaev]

Sounds a bit like Grouper stuff for me.

[@alastpicturefromvoyager]

Ho I have to discover this project. Just read some descriptions about it on Wikipedia and it makes me curious. Thanks for this !

[@mikekashaev]

@@alastpicturefromvoyager I just love her music, especially selected ones (to my taste).

[@alastpicturefromvoyager]

@@mikekashaev let me know if there is an album better to strat discovering Grouper ?

[@mikekashaev]

@@alastpicturefromvoyager Тэээк, минуту, надо подумать. OK, let's start from these 3: Dragging a Dead Deer Up a Hill AIA: Dream Loss AIA: Alien Observer in the near future - I plan to check out the album called Grid Of Points and get one on vynil.

[@doctorsnaut5498]

Совершенно не ясно зачем надо было физически портить исходник, если закольцевать нужный фрагмент можно после переноса записи в цифровой вид. А так, молодец, конечно.

[@deathmetalhell]

damn u exploited your grandma like that

[@alastpicturefromvoyager]

This is a part of the lagacy she left to me 😌