so, i actually realized that playing the tuba without the microtones (i.e. in normal western tuning) helps add to the dirty tone i want, because, by being in tune, it sounds out of tune. happy coincidence.

i ended up getting it to sound how i wanted by typing it into the scorewriter, doubling it over multiple octaves and running it through a little fuzz.

i'm still wide awake, so i'm going to get started on the next section, which will include some strings, some synths and a choir (consisting of myself).