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Ben Elliott

@benelliottsound.bsky.social

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I play Dr. Seuss instruments. https://www.youtube.com/@BenElliottSound Discord: benelliottsound

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Ben Elliott @benelliottsound.bsky.social · Jan 14

Oh wow. This is the first #portfolioday I've done on Bluesky! I won't waste too much of your time.

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Ben Elliott @benelliottsound.bsky.social · 4d

Let's learn the harpejji together!

Today we're learning how a basic scale is performed on a 24 string, keyboard guitar!

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Ben Elliott @benelliottsound.bsky.social · 7d

Fun fact: The first time I bowed this, several hairs of the bow got caught on a part of the metal, and broke off. 😭

Ben Elliott @benelliottsound.bsky.social · 7d

Today we're taking a look at a noise box! A particularly peculiar device that you make noise with!

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Ben Elliott @benelliottsound.bsky.social · 8d

"Elegant Antics"

#gameaudio #DTM

Ben Elliott @benelliottsound.bsky.social · 10d

Let's learn the harpejji, together!

Today, we're going to take a look at whole tone, and chromatic scales on the harpejji. 👀

Ben Elliott @benelliottsound.bsky.social · 13d

This is a fairy wand, and I've turned it into a Kontakt instrument! It's now available, at no cost, for anyone who has Kontakt 5 or above! I'd love for you to check it out!

www.benelliottsound.com/fairy-wand
benelliottsound.gumroad.com/l/fairy-wand

Ben Elliott @benelliottsound.bsky.social · 14d

"Solstice Night - Vocal"

#gameaudio #DTM

Ben Elliott @benelliottsound.bsky.social · 18d

Let's learn the harpejji, together!

Today we're covering how the board on the harpejji works! It kind of looks like the funniest game of checkers ever, but it's more like one really big guitar!

Ben Elliott @benelliottsound.bsky.social · 20d

Hi friends! From October 8th onward, I'll be in Japan for a couple of weeks! I still plan to upload content regularly, but I just thought I'd let you know! Any cool places between Tokyo, Kyoto, and Osaka you might recommend?

Ben Elliott @benelliottsound.bsky.social · 22d

Hi friends! Ghost Piano released today! It's a tremendous prepared piano library that I had the pleasure of creating patches and loops for! A demo I wrote is also on the library's page. I hope you can check it out!

www.triumphaudio.com/products/p/g...

Ghost Piano – FX Created Inside the Piano — Triumph Audio

Ghost Piano from Triumph Audio delivers cinematic piano FX for horror, sci-fi, tension, and ambient scoring. Recorded on a baby grand and upright piano, every string was struck, plucked, scraped, and ...

www.triumphaudio.com

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Ben Elliott @benelliottsound.bsky.social · 23d

Thank you so much, Kira! That's what I was going for! I mixed tongue drum, and glockenspiel, and a couple of other instruments like that to get that texture!

Ben Elliott @benelliottsound.bsky.social · 23d

I'm hoping it was just a fluke. Some kind of AI glitch, ahah.

Ben Elliott @benelliottsound.bsky.social · 23d

"Morning Mist"

#gameaudio #DTM

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Ben Elliott @benelliottsound.bsky.social · 24d

It just makes me paranoid, honestly. Like, at any moment, something weird could happen, half the time because an AI sputtered out.

Ben Elliott @benelliottsound.bsky.social · 24d

So earlier this week, I put out a video talking about a free piece of software I released. Naturally, in that video, I linked where you could get it.

And boy. Based on these metrics, and this stern email I got right after, I do not believe a certain company liked me doing that.

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Ben Elliott @benelliottsound.bsky.social · 25d

Let's the learn the harpejji, together!

Today, we're going to tackle our first little melody on the instrument!

Ben Elliott @benelliottsound.bsky.social · 28d

I made a sample library out of this cool instrument called "kenari chimes." It's kind of like a mark tree, or a rain stick! And it's FREE!

Here's where you can nab it, if you like!

www.benelliottsound.com/kenari-chimes
benelliottsound.gumroad.com/l/kenari-chi...
www.pianobook.co.uk/packs/kenari...

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Ben Elliott @benelliottsound.bsky.social · Sep 8

"Scatterbrained"

#gameaudio #DTM

Ben Elliott @benelliottsound.bsky.social · Sep 6

Let’s learn the harpejji together!

Today we're going to be learning another basic with the harpejji! Tuning it! It might seem daunting, but once you get the hang of it, it's a breeze! ...Also helps that I can fast forward things in my video editor.

Ben Elliott @benelliottsound.bsky.social · Sep 5

I hope you find it useful, aha.

Ben Elliott @benelliottsound.bsky.social · Sep 5

Thank you to anyone who's checked out my kenari chimes library so far! I've got more things I'm building and planning. 👀

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Ben Elliott @benelliottsound.bsky.social · Sep 5

Thank you very much! I hope you enjoy it!

Ben Elliott @benelliottsound.bsky.social · Sep 5

Thank you Georgie!

Ben Elliott @benelliottsound.bsky.social · Sep 4

Oh, thank you very much! I hope you enjoy the instrument! 😁

Ben Elliott @benelliottsound.bsky.social · Sep 3

Thanks, dude! I hope you like it!