Snow Day - My first ambient guitar track

[windspace]

So I've been working on learning to play some kind of ambient guitar music for a while...
Yesterday while it was snowing I finally recorded some of the results. Here they are. I would appreciate any comments in an effort to improve my playing.
Cheers,
W.

[GaryG]

That's lovely and gets quite an atmosphere going, could well be longer imo.

[windspace]

That's lovely and gets quite an atmosphere going, could well be longer imo.

Thanks Gary!  I agree about the length, and could be much more slowly paced as well...in future efforts I want to slow things down more, I have the hardest time pacing myself more slowly! 邏

[aoVI]

I really like this. I can't offer any suggestions for improvement, honestly.

[windspace]

I really like this. I can't offer any suggestions for improvement, honestly.

Thanks!!
I have some after the fact observations:

1. Started out to create a lighter, brighter piece. But, as usual, I played in a minor key and ended up with something darker than intended. It's my inner daemon I tell you!

2. I noticed after recording it that the guitar sound is awfully similar to the sounds of several synth patches I have made to try emulating an electric guitar. What, after all, am I actually emulating? Guitar with synth or synth with guitar?

3. One of the fx pedals made a lot of noise. I ended up incorporating the noise as an element, but I need to look into using a noise gate I guess.

[seismic1]

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[seismic1]

That's a great track. I like the sounds. Forget the noise gate. It's good as it is. In fact, listening to this gave me an idea for a new piece, using a plugin I haven't used for almost 7 years.

[windspace]

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Cool, done!

Thanks! Ya lurn sumthin' ever' day!

[windspace]

That's a great track. I like the sounds. Forget the noise gate. It's good as it is. In fact, listening to this gave me an idea for a new piece, using a plugin I haven't used for almost 7 years.

Thanks! I'm happy if you got a bit of inspiration from it

[seismic1]

I've just got to figure out how to get a key change or two to work with it. I love a challenge.

[windspace]

I've just got to figure out how to get a key change or two to work with it. I love a challenge.

It was played in B flat Aeolian FWIW. (Or A# Aeolian depending on your perspective I guess. Does it make a difference harmony wise?)

[seismic1]

It will when I start using very long period delays :maniac:

[Ambient Alchemy]

Really wonderful. Do you mind if I ask what your signal chain is for this piece? IMHO if you could eliminate the noise from the one pedal it would improve things.

[Thought Experiment]

That's a really lovely, evocative track. I think the pacing is nice as it is, but it should definitely be longer. I can listen to this kind of thing for literally hours :D

[GaryG]

I agree about the length, and could be much more slowly paced as well...in future efforts I want to slow things down more, I have the hardest time pacing myself more slowly! 邏

I know the feeling, have to fight an urge just to get on with it and end up pushing the tempo. A new sub-genre is needed, ambient speedcore.

Really wonderful. Do you mind if I ask what your signal chain is for this piece? IMHO if you could eliminate the noise from the one pedal it would improve things.

Interesting how differently people perceive things; I guess I heard the noise but didn't really take it in, maybe listening to a lot of bands like Flying Saucer Attack over the years, who very much use noise as part of their sound means on a track like this, I don't really hear it as a technical flaw.