Electric Aeolian Harp 2024 Extended Edition

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1.	2024 11 20 4pm 34:47 long Wind Strum 34:57	info	buy track
2.	2024 11 20 5pm 36:01 long Wind Selection 36:01	info	buy track
3.	2024 11 20 8pm 12:26 long Blooms 12:06	info	buy track
4.	2024 11 20 9:48pm 28:07 long Blooms 28:07	info	buy track
5.	2024 11 21 8:39 am 11:42 long Snow 11:42	info	buy track
6.	2024 11 21 1:38pm 24:47 long Wind Strum 24:47	info	buy track
7.	2024 11 21 2:26pm 13:01 long Snow 13:01	info	buy track
8.	2024 11 21 3:16pm 6:25 long Snow 06:25	info	buy track
9.	2024 11 21 10:54pm 9:10 long Dissonant 09:10	info	buy track
10.	2024 11 22 7:56am 9:04 long Bloom 09:04	info	buy track
11.	2024 11 22 9:36am 16:02 long Blooming Chords 16:02	info	buy track
12.	2021 11 22 10:09am 32:52 long Dissonant 32:52	info	buy track
13.	2024 11 22 11:34 am 35:10 long Gusts 35:10	info	buy track
14.	2024 11 22 13:15pm 35:55 long Blooms 35:55	info	buy track
15.	2024 11 22 421pm 5:40 long Dissonant 05:40	info	buy track
16.	2024 11 22 16:33pm 7:55 long Dissonant 07:55	info	buy track
17.	2024 11 22 4:53pm 12:10 long subharmonic 12:10	info	buy track
18.	2024 5:16pm 38:39 long 3rd bridge 38:39	info	buy track
19.	2024 11 22 6:57pm 37:58 long 3rd bridge 37:58	info	buy track
20.	2024 11 22 8:41pm 9:13 long Single String 09:13	info	buy track
21.	2024 11 23 12:11am 4:52 long Single String 04:52	info	buy track
22.	Bonus - psaltry with piezo 6:07 long 06:07	lyrics	buy track
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23.	Bonus 2021 03 28 12:03pm harp 1:17 long 01:17	info	buy track
24.	Bonus 2024 7 6 12:50pm 3:19 long 03:19	info	buy track
25.	Bonus 2024 7 6 2:00pm 4:19 long 04:19	info	buy track
26.	Bonus 2024 7 6 2:14pm 27:24 long 27:24	info	buy track

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This album is an update to the 2020 release that focuses on a November 2024 rain / snow / wind event in mostly long run time format. In the time since the last release I have worked to reduce the noise floor even further, improved the method of tuning to a "live method", increased the water resistance, and added the H4e recorder.

Again, my expectation is that you are likely someone looking for some cool atmospheric samples to use in your creative efforts.I hope you will find these sounds fit your needs.

In large part the description of the instrument in the previous album applies:

My electric aeolian harp uses 6 strings and stereo humbucking pickups. The only reason for this particular configuration is that using common guitar parts makes this project cheap to build and inexpensive if an idea does not work out. Mine is not the only instrument out there though I do not know of any others electric harps built to deal with the elements except the shed example referenced on the first album description. .

I generally tune the strings to chords by ear using headphones as the wind plays the harp to get the mood I'm going for. New to this album was the introduction of a third bridge between the two pickups which in effect creates two harps panned stereo. Also I have included a single string sample created by muting unused strings.

The nature of the actuation of strings by wind makes the strings the sound harmonics and not the fundamental. And being outside means that there is a natural randomness to the volume and spectrum of the recording. A stronger wind gust brings out higher harmonics and then generally relaxes to a soften drone until the next wave.

At times the action of the wind creates an almost synthesizer filter like sound as the strings are pushed. Also, depending on the mounting used, the wind can "bump" the harp and / or change the string tension by pushing against the curve of the instrument.

Some of the samples presented here were used in this video of Melodyne playing the aeolian harp samples with a live screen recording.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WiCgZTazEU.

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released December 27, 2024

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