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xlucas » Thu Jan 23, 2020 3:27 am
It does sound really good
About that instrument, there's something really interesting going on with it. The only note that appears significantly out of tune is the fourth in the repeating pattern, but if you listen carefully, it seems to "suggest a major chord with the key" in spite of the track being in a minor key. Anybody else has the same feeling?
This could be intentional and it'd be OK. The instrument is being used clearly to cause a particular feeling. If it's not intentional (the note wasn't detuned on purpose), my guess would be that the instrument is tuned by harmonics to an absolute key other than the one used (likely, the minor 3rd) instead of "squarely" (via 12th root of 2). Nothing to do if it's that way. It will only sound natural if used on that key.
Anyway, this is a lot of guessing and it'd be super interesting to read what the actual case is