"guided fantasy journeys set to music"

Hi Steve,
   That's a very interesting concept.  However, without a soundbite 
to listen to an example, I wouldn't know specifically what you would 
be looking for.  I would think that the theme of the journey would 
dictate the genre. So for something like "Amp", I could imagine some 
heavy duty amplified guitar music.  For a "Radio" journey, anything 
past or present might work and any genre would fit the bill. Now the 
3 combination banks A, B, and E have enough variety to lend to such a 
project.  Once you know your theme, go through the presets to find a 
combi that fits.  Test it out agains the backdrop of the theme.  Try 
variations of the combi (change the tempo, substitute the 
voices/programs, later the mix, etc.).  Next, I would rehearse what 
you intend to record, then load it in the sequencer, record it, play 
it back to listen to the fit.  If you have external sequencer with 
more detailed editing/processing features this might afford more post 
production utilites.  You're in to a ton of work regardless of 
whether you are a trained musician or not.

Most of my sets are mixed genre in the same vein 
as "Chemistry".  "TRANZFER" is more dedicated to 
electronic/techno/trance genres.  My latest set, "EJAZZ" due out 
shortly, is dedicated to jazz, funk, smooth jazz, blues combis.  If 
you intend on designing your own genre specif combis, it is no simple 
feat.  In fact, it has taken me more than 5 years to improve my craft 
and I'm still learning.  

KARMA technology is so deep with possibilities beyond our limited 
life span.  The trick is to compile the Karma workstation's elements 
into a "KARMA-fied" combination that is sonically viable.  The fact 
that there are only 2 of us on this planet - Paul Osborn and myself - 
who are engaged in developing 3rd party combi collections for the 
Karma might suggest how difficult this is.  However, it is not 
impossible. Ozzy's tutorial, "Combi Creation" is a good place to 
start.  The secret is to not give up after your first few attempts.  
The more you stick with it, the more you learn, the better your 
combis become.

Now, I haven't ventured into developing custom designed combis on 
request.  That's not how I work. In fact, with many of my collections 
costing as little as 31 cents per combi, I wouldn't even know what to 
charge for a custom design.  So, I'm probably not going to enter into 
that aspect for my business.  Yes, even though my developing sounds 
for the Karma (and other synths) is a labour of love, it helps put 
food on the table and gas in the car.

I think, I've written too much here....LOL.  Just the same, I like 
your concept.  Do you have a link to some examples?

Cheers,
Eric



--- In [email protected], "Steven Kossor" <sakossor@...> 
wrote:
> 
> You've been busy.
> 
> I'm not a musician.  I came up with a concept about 30 years ago of 
taking listeners on "guided fantasy journeys set to music" and 
received some appreciative comments on a production called "The Amp" 
(a trip through the inside of a stereo system amplifier) from Jon 
Anderson on YES about 20 years ago.  In any case, I have delusions of 
getting back into the creation of these "Image Games" as I called 
them, and got a Karma to put a toe back into the water.  I'm not a 
musician.....
> 
> I'm looking for a means of creating the type of music that lends 
itself to these guided fantasy journeys.  Do you think you could help 
me with that genre?
> 
> Steve







 
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