30-01-2010, 21:12
JonG Wrote:Ambient may be enough of a descriptor. I've seen the term "organic ambient" used before. That seems to fit most of these pieces. Organic ambient music features live instruments. I don't think you have any live instruments, but you're trying to mimic strings and piano. I suggest finding someone to collaborate with. They could play piano or cello and you record it. Afterwards you can add your own overdubs.
Yeah, I think I'm gravitating toward using live instruments. Non-imitation synthetic sounds just don't usually say it for me.
My uncertainty about the ambient genre is that my impression is that it's a little more atmospheric and not as dominantly melodic as what I do.