(fax) Comments on Namlook 16 + trumpet

[Kyle Schrock]

> Here's something I've been meaning to bring up: the trumpet sound on
> t2... synth or real trumpet?  I'd say synth, but wow, listen to it, it's
> incredible how PK is getting some realistic horn sounds with the warping
> and squeek-while-trying-to-get-the-note effects.  I can't say I like it
> all that much, but it sure is an interesting technological achievement.

While I haven't found the exact track it's from, I'm about 99% certain
that the trumpet samples on Travelling the Silk Route are from Miles
Davis. The voice at 6:22 in Part II, I could already tell it was that
of Miles, and this confirms it:
http://www.plosin.com/milesAhead/Sessions.aspx?s=580818 (the quote,
"Can I raise this microphone?"). I got the album from my local library
that the session is on, Miles Davis & Gil Evans: The Complete Columbia
Studio Recordings, and while I heard some stuff that sounded similar
to what's on Travelling the Silk Route, I didn't find the exact
passages that were used. I also didn't have time to listen to every
track before it had to be returned. As far as the warping and time
stretching (like that cool fast part at 0:18 in Part III), I'm quite
sure that is from granular effects. The saxophone in Kool Train Riding
the Desert must use the same method.

That's what I have so far.

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kyle.evan.schrock