Revealing AMBI: Track 13, Hexameter pt.1

I learned about hexameter from Ted Gioia’s Substack. According to Wikipedia, hexameter is a metrical line of verse consisting of six feet (a “foot” here is the pulse, or major accent) in an English line of poetry.

The Wikipedia article provides the foundation for creating hexameter:

• A foot can be made up of two long syllables (– –), called a spondee, or a long and two short syllables (– ? ?), called a dactyl.

• The first four feet can be either spondees or dactyls.

• The fifth foot is almost always a dactyl, and the last must be a spondee or trochee (together forming an adonic). Exceptions can occur when a polysyllabic (especially Greek) name ends a verse.

With these constraints in mind, I thought about translating this into sound, and came up with a type of Morse code to turn this into an audible sound without the verses.

Here how it looks:

I then repeated this hexameter/Morse code pattern in multiple notes, creating chord-like sounds using the Dot Allison Dulcet plugin I used on track 01 [LINK].

On top of these chords, there’s a solo vocal performing progressions based on the underlying chords.

Additionally, all Dot Allison voices are spatialized (another reason the album is called “Ambi,” due to the Ambisonic mixing), and, finally, I added layers of bass, drums, claps, and keyboards to give it a more modern feel.

Check the song here.

Thank you for taking the time to explore “Hexameter Pt.1”, the thirteenth track of my album. I’d love to hear your thoughts and impressions.

Feel free to share your experience or any questions you might have about the creative process behind this piece.

I encourage you to check out the rest of the album. Each track has its own unique story and sonic landscape waiting to be discovered.

Stay tuned for more behind-the-scenes insights on the upcoming tracks!

Best wishes,

Billy

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