You never know what will appear around the corner, so keep your eyes and ears open. The foundation of this piece is a drum solo on the Zendrum (BFD Virtually Erskine sample library), followed by the debut of the Bass Harpejji MSF Half Fretless Bass Tapping Instrument. This tapping instrument has the range of a 5 string bass with the top half covered by a glass fretless surface. Next, I played a real Trumpet mixed in a way that it pans around the stereo field. I played some expressive synth sounds on an Osmose synth triggered on LinnStrument.

“Turn and Return” is an instrumental piece that blends world music and fusion genres. It features tablas (Korg Wavedrum Global), the Modern Harpejji library (Impact Soundworks) for the bass (LinnStrument), Audio Modeling’s SWAM Violin 3 (LinnStrument), a Strandberg Svarten Guitar, Audio Modeling’s SWAM Flugelhorn (LinnStrument), and Toontrack’s Decades Library (Fusion Kit played on a Zendrum). Additionally, the piece incorporates an Emerald Amicus 12-String Guitar.

I have been playing the Harpejji G16 (www.marcodi.com) since 2017. The Harpejji is a wonderful instrument in the tapping musical instrument family with strings arranged in a piano-like layout. I am in the process of shifting to their new half-fretless bass model and thought it was a good time to reflect on my G16 journey. This album is a compilation of 10 Harpejji G16 pieces - Connect The Dots is brand new and likely the last on the G16. I look forward to the next Harpejji instrument chapter! Stay tuned!