Disquiet Junto Project 0366: Ice Breaker
The Assignment: Record the sound of ice in a glass and make something of it.
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I recorded the initial field recording using a hydrophone into a glass of frozen water and pouring a bit of warm water to hasten the process. Then I processed the tracks using a combination of Adobe Audition and Ableton, layering nine tracks in total.

Lots of my processes also involve playing with time and asynchronicity, so I've layered the tracks in a way that it sounds more like multiple waves hitting and bumping into each other - sometimes lining up, sometimes not. I also wanted to explore the various intricacies of 'melting' and the richness of small, intimate ecosystems and moments - in this case, half a glass of frozen water and stretched-out field recordings.

Layer 1: Grinding ice, slowed 800%.
Layer 2: Grinding ice, slowed 1600% panned left + bass extender
Layer 3: Grinding ice, slowed 1600% panned right + bass extender
Layer 4: Air bubbles, with Around The Head panning effect
Layer 5: Air bubbles, with Brooklyn resonator + Minor Third Down delay + Around The Head panning effect
Layer 6: Air bubbles, with Great Buddha phaser effect + Replika delay
Layer 7: Air bubbles, with Rush delay + Space Syncopations frequency shifter + Wanderer filter delay
Layer 8: Air bubbles. with DTMF frequency shifter + Slow Churn phaser + Wanderer filter delay
Layer 9: Air bubbles, pitch-shifted + Frozen build-up reverb and bass extender.