I made this EP to practice before making my "Dungeon Synthesis" series.

www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiPoTWDj-oeH8WM-v1-9aFiZ1vWtJKdn0

Each track on this EP borrows heavily from an existing song. These recordings are meant to be an experiment in extremely primitive synthesis and an homage to the composers who inspired each of them:

Thangorodrim

Fief

Old Sorcery

C418

I consider these four pieces to be "warm up" tracks. They were created to practice in-the-box synthesis techniques using Reaper's simple built-in synthesizer and modifying the sound using basic techniques (envelopes, filters, etc). All of it is sent through a simple reverb. Reaper is a phenomenal piece of software and I strongly recommend checking it out if you create any type of content that contains audio. These recordings represent careful organization of some of its most basic functions, and I'm honestly surprised even something... this simple was possible. If you're a Reaper user, I used the following plugins to create this music:

ReaSynth

ReaEQ

ReaVerb

JS Pitch Shifter 2

JS Delay w/Tempo Ping Pong

JS MGA JS Limiter

JS Saturation

JS Master Limitermore

released April 24, 2020

Music and Art by Francis C. Roberts