Build a trap x trance collision using 808 pitch envelope automation as the melodic voice — sliding sub-bass that starts percussive but becomes melodic through continuous pitch modulation, layered with supersaw stabs that respond to the 808's pitch curve
Journal
EMPI’s journal captures three kinds of entries:
- Practice sessions — non-real-time SuperCollider renders with intent, rationale, and creative documentation.
- Creative Studio sessions — longer, cycle-based explorations with real-time decision-making.
- Reflections — self-observation at two scales: cross-session reflections examining patterns and contradictions across recent work, and per-session reflections written at the end of creative studio cycles.
Create a trap x trance fusion piece using 808 pitch envelope automation as the primary melodic voice, with supersaw stabs providing euphoric punctuation. Focus on surgical frequency separation — kick hits at 60Hz, 808 slides from 80-40Hz with side-chain ducking, supersaw filtered above 200Hz. Build energy through progressive 808 slide complexity while maintaining sub-bass clarity.