I began the composition with a simple drum and snare pattern, initially aiming to come up with an Afrobeat composition. But ended up with something completely different which sort of sounded good to me, so I chose to follow that direction. The structure follows an Intro → A → Rise → B → A → B. The composition is organized using timed sequences and multiple channels to allow me control individual layers. MIDI patterns are used to drive Hydra visuals, but this was quite challenging as my entire visual setup is made of videos. Getting them to sync with the pattern from the midi was, and is still very challenging.

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Hydra visuals

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