The Electric Aeolian Harp

by Chris Vaisvil

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1.	Peace August 23rd 2015 0, 492, 709 cents 11:13	info	buy track
2.	Stacked April 26th 2020 0, 322, 535, 621, 703, 1030 cents 10:14	info	buy track
3.	Resolute August 19th 2015 0, 499, 707, 802 cents 10:08	info	buy track
4.	Rain August 24th 2015 0, 302, 480, 611, 681, 988 cents 06:08	info	buy track
5.	Inner Self August 23rd 2015 0, 283, 502, 598, 729, 980 cents 09:58	info	buy track
6.	Hum August 22nd 2015 0, 504, 704 cents 10:35	info	buy track
7.	Good August 20th2015 0, 281, 502, 700, 986 cents 10:24	info	buy track
8.	Cosmic August 24th 2015 0, 88, 187, 246, 501, 689, 743 cents 10:18	info	buy track
9.	Snow and Wind February 4th 2015 0, 179, 251, 483, 683, 972 cents 12:42	info	buy track
10.	Suspense August 21st 2015 0, 117, 300, 621, 703 cents 11:20	info	buy track
11.	Filter Sweep April 26th 2020 0, 243, 700, 968 cents 04:47	info	buy track
12.	Waves April 26th 2020 0, 326, 702, 822 cents 11:45	info	buy track
13.	Moments April 26th 2020 0, 306, 698, 1008 cents 08:33	info	buy track
14.	Again April 26th 2020 0, 126, 199, 499, 698, 902 cents 08:52	info	buy track
15.	Patience April 26th 2020 0, 208, 507, 706, 1010 cents 05:27	info	buy track
16.	Patience Again April 26th 2020 0, 303, 495, 999 cents 04:30	info	buy track
17.	Late February 24th 2019 0, 643, 684, 811 cents 10:47	info	buy track
18.	Early February 25th 2019 0, 629, 684, 795 cents 08:04	info	buy track
19.	Beating April 30th 2020 0, 211, 377, 502, 704, 1067 cents 17:04	info	buy track
20.	Moody April 30th 2020 0, 371, 505, 706, 870 cents 13:07	info	buy track
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22.	Slow Open April 30th 2020 0, 215, 399, 707 cents 14:34	info	buy track
23.	Development April 30th 2020 0, 195, 375, 697, 1076 cents 09:14	info	buy track

about

This is an album devoted to my electric aeolian harp. It is a very homely looking instrument that I have designed through research, trial and error, and serendipity. 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.

The inspiration to pursue this project came from a man you used to have his home made shed top electric aeolian harp live streamed. He used steel cable and a single roofing nail DIY pickups. Unfortunately his live stream is gone though you may still find some pictures.

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 above. I generally tune the strings to chords by ear. 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.

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released May 21, 2020

Wind, rain, and the occasional snow storm. If you are really determined you can go to my blog and get older samples for free. One free sample, the snow and wind one, is presented with my newer samples because it is unique.

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