Planetoid (LIOLI 1)

perceptualvortex

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I hereby accept the Loop It Or Lose It challenge with this here entry.

The drum loops are from Drums on Demand. Every other sound is derived, one way or another, from the sound file "Modern Rock Guitar 11.aif".

I stretched it like silly putty and round-tripped it through some alternate dimensions. It was fun.

I hope you like this rock.

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Song Stats

Hits: 2021
Comments: 40
Fans: 16
Plays: 303
Downloads: 86
Votes: 11
Uploaded: Oct 26, 2006 - 11:16:02 PM
Last Updated: Mar 07, 2007 - 11:58:20 PM Last Played: Nov 30, 2009 - 04:39:02 PM

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Keywords:

Loop It or Lose It (22), electron-positron annihilation (13), pv (40), perceptualvortex (48), planetoid (1), Andromeda (1)

Hardware:

Mac G4

Software:

Soundtrack, Soundedit, Gleetchlab

Comments

Magritte	Magritte said 1202 days ago (October 26th, 2006)
	Awesome loop manipulation! This is what I have to learn how to do. You've really made the loop your own in this piece. Great sounds and mixing...just overall a terrific entry. Neat art too, did you do that yourself? Check out my latest song called Tango Macabre

perceptualvortex	perceptualvortex said 1202 days ago (October 27th, 2006)
	Thx! Thank you, Magritte! I have fun with sound manipulation, and there was a lot of interesting things to do with this loop. I did make the song art, starting with two NASA pics and adding some significant-looking nonsense to it. --- <a href="http://www.macjams.com/song/25118">Dang, You're Looking Sexy (w Hectorious)</a> Check out my latest song called Machine Man (w Beastie Boys)

	said 1202 days ago (October 27th, 2006)
	You stretched... ...my brain like silly putty along with this loop. I've listened to four contest entries thus far. Yours rules. Then, coming in on a close second is mvh9591's entry. Color me blown away! Be well! http://www.macjams.com/song/25549

perceptualvortex	perceptualvortex said 1201 days ago (October 27th, 2006)
	Stretched Thank you for the kind words, Mike! Check out my latest song called Machine Man (w Beastie Boys)

The Composer	The Composer said 1201 days ago (October 27th, 2006)
	Astrological! I certainly recognised some of the stuff in this... simple cutting up, delay and stretching... maybe even some ring mod... but what else did you use for this thing? Please Tell! Also, lovely punch in the drums! Very cool results down your path! Check out my latest song called 25 Minutes in a Japanese Restaurant (Readers Digest Version) (MJRF)

perceptualvortex

perceptualvortex said 1201 days ago (October 27th, 2006)

Sure
One approach I used heavily was this procedure: I opened the loop in Gleetchlab (on up to 3 of Gleetchlab's tracks)and recorded it doing weird stuff in there. Mostly, slowing it way, way down to get the low bass tones. But also getting some of the random choppery that you can hear about halfway through. Then I took the Gleetch results into Soundedit, and cut out the sections that I liked and turned them into sound excerpts or loops of their own. I also used SoundEdit to make the ramping up or ramping down-style sounds, backwards effects, and assorted other mischief. Then, I took this new collection of derived sounds into Soundtrack for mixing, where lots of effects were also applied: echo, phaser, distortion, autofilter, hipass, lowpass, EQ and others (don't have the file here at work to check...)

So yeah, mostly it was messing around with Gleetchlab and SoundEdit. I used about 1/4 of the results of those experiments. And I felt that it needed the drums, even though I was originally hoping to use ONLY that one loop!

Thanks for listening, and glad you like these results!

Check out my latest song called Machine Man (w Beastie Boys)

ktb	ktb said 1201 days ago (October 27th, 2006)
	when i get my chance to produce a major sci fi series you will be tasked for the music and the set creation. this is like the mcgyver of song writing. you had a loop some duct tape and voila. you scare me sometimes PV hands down the most innovative in the blender department Check out my latest song called Orange Scream w/z293

perceptualvortex	perceptualvortex said 1201 days ago (October 27th, 2006)
	Yes! Let me know if you start on that series, sounds like a dream job. Thanks for the kind words, John, I appreciate them! Check out my latest song called Machine Man (w Beastie Boys)

	said 1201 days ago (October 27th, 2006)
	Very Imaginative use of that loop. Well done.

perceptualvortex	perceptualvortex said 1201 days ago (October 27th, 2006)
	KOA Thank you knights, I'm glad you like this, and I appreciate all of your support! Check out my latest song called Machine Man (w Beastie Boys)

Ed Hannifin	Ed Hannifin said 1201 days ago (October 27th, 2006)
	Contest?!?! There's a CONTEST?!?! I love the opening of this. For something supposedly experimental, it's very accessible and sonorous. Great beats that don't just boom-chukka all the way through the song. Outer spacey without cheesiness. A lot of nice space in the headphone mix, too. Ed Check out my latest song called Next Time Around (w/jiguma)

perceptualvortex

perceptualvortex said 1201 days ago (October 27th, 2006)

What contest???!!??
Well, experimental describes the process of creating this... but maybe it sounds like... I dunno, "trance" or something? I would have made it less accessible and more discordant, but since I limited myself to that one very musical soundfile-starting point, it just kept turning up harmonizing with itself. Weird :) Thanks for listening and commenting Ed, I appreciate that!

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Tadashi Togawa	Tadashi Togawa said 1201 days ago (October 27th, 2006)
	Rock of space. I enjoyed this rock. Sets of interesting fragments. The rhythm of Drums is very good. The artwork is wonderful. Check out my latest song called Mexican taste

perceptualvortex	perceptualvortex said 1201 days ago (October 27th, 2006)
	Planetesimal I'm very glad you enjoyed this, thank you for listening Tadashi! Check out my latest song called Machine Man (w Beastie Boys)

	said 1201 days ago (October 27th, 2006)
	"Spaced Out"! N - O - W,wu,wuh,wuhh......I....... M - U,uh,uh - S - T,t,tu,tuh..... R - E - T,t,tu - R - N,n,nu,nuh T - O,t,to,tooh MY,a,ya,yayee H - O - M,mu,muh - E,e,eh,ehh W,wu,wuh,wuhh - O - R - L - D,d,du,duhh Ahhhh..... You have taken the mundane to outer worlds... You said "wierd" before, but you delivered awesome! . - Harold

perceptualvortex	perceptualvortex said 1201 days ago (October 27th, 2006)
	Space Cadets Harold, I want a copy of whatever effect you used on your comment. Thanks, man! Check out my latest song called Machine Man (w Beastie Boys)

	said 1200 days ago (October 28th, 2006)
	Heh heh.... I think it was "Ghost tails" under quad¼² delay settings

drakonis

drakonis said 1201 days ago (October 27th, 2006)

On a scale of 1 to Babylon-5...
you are the god of hyperspace wormhole-vortex mind-and-loop-bending dimensia (sic). This is absolutely grand in its attention to temporal detail, you blend, stretch, build, and release really really well. However, I feel like when I finally returned and got off this ride you took me on, I stepped out onto the same platform, but everything was slightly different now, like while I was gone, somebody swapped my 24-bit world for a 16-bit one, and I began noticing little aliasing effects on my hands and on the trees... this isn't the same place I left... what did you do????
ttfn,
Drakonis

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chikoppi

chikoppi said 1201 days ago (October 27th, 2006)

Soooooo trippy!
Holy monkey nuts - so many sounds out of a single AIFF file! The delayed splices that open the song are interesting enough on their own, but then you launch into some disturbed dimension filled with bubbling and turbulent textures.

Great pacing and wild arcs of sound. Convolutions and permutations surrounding an ethereal theme.

Hat's off for such a creative reimagining of the raw source material! Mad production skills paired with a precise musical sensibility.

Check out my latest song called Loop It or Lose It 9

bud	bud said 1201 days ago (October 27th, 2006)
	Really great textures I especially like the rhythm hits near the end that sound like my old Pro-One synth. You keep it loose and moving with a lot of invention - everything serving the groove. Well done. Check out my latest song called Sailortown w/echoroom (MJRF 2010)

announcer	announcer said 1201 days ago (October 27th, 2006)
	OHMYGOD!!! You were supposed to USE the loop ... not ABUSE it!!!! This is first class and something a production freak (like me) can appreciate. Good stuff!!! Check out my latest song called Power Grid

Henke

Henke said 1201 days ago (October 27th, 2006)

Wow
You did what I thought would have to be done to make this loop interesting (but do not have the skill to do myself): Make totally new sounds out of a fairly harmless guitar loop! Others may have done even better music productions (partly by "hiding" the loop altogether?!) but this was a really great way to tackle the challenge! Well done and thanks!

Check out my latest song called Heading for Alpha Centauri (mj space race 2009)

alfalpha	alfalpha said 1201 days ago (October 27th, 2006)
	..out of this world! fantastic use of the loop PV! I really like the way you've manipulated the 1 loop & came up with such variation! Check out my latest song called Mania- w/DavisAmerica-The 'Sprout' Remix

ledebutant

ledebutant said 1201 days ago (October 27th, 2006)

Space Glory
I'm thinking this would be great for the laser show at the Science Center, maybe before LaserFloyd.

So many cool details in this, starting from the little electronic chirp in the opening, that I rewound three times to hear again. The layering of sound in this is just incredible and shows off something you've gotten really good at, which is keeping all the elements in a mix in their own space. Your mixes are so CLEAR.

Let's not even start with the imaginative way you altered, cut, shaped and ramped up and down the sound. All of this from one loop is incredible. I also think the drums were a really good decision, because they ground the piece and the music can just float off and have a party.

COOL-O-RAMA!

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The Orbiting

The Orbiting said 1201 days ago (October 27th, 2006)

Impressive construction
and otherworldly sounds. This song really does deal with dimensional issues or at least I felt like it removed me from my usual place in space and time. Like with some of the other uses of the loop in this challenge, I can't believe what can be done with various techniques to rip apart a loop and make it do the artist's bidding. It is really quite amazing, as demonstrated by the capable hands of PV.

illuminati

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warmvox	warmvox said 1201 days ago (October 27th, 2006)
	How the heck did you do so much with one little loop? Crazy. Listening to your other stuff - you really have a knack with manipulating sounds in a way that in the end, the whole sounds completely effortless and natural... I'm a fan! Check out my latest song called Deadline

jfaaz	jfaaz said 1200 days ago (October 28th, 2006)
	Cosmic Delight I enjoyed this track. Well put together Check out my latest song called The Marionettes Attend the Carnival (5.1)

Stun Nutz	Stun Nutz said 1200 days ago (October 28th, 2006)
	Goes to show you... ... sometimes It is fun to limit yourself with the input material to see how far you can stretch it. A true sign of creativity is when you can make a lot with very little. Good work! Check out my latest song called Gossamer dissected

	said 1200 days ago (October 28th, 2006)
	Spacious Mix Man PV, this sounds great! Nice job twisting and stretching that loop.

Alannah	Alannah said 1200 days ago (October 28th, 2006)
	Where does something like this .... ... leave people in the "tired old loop argument" ???? When is a loop not a loop? I guess it's like plastic surgery ... it can be anything you want it to be ... you are truly a genious in this arena! Check out my latest song called Boys and War Toys (Outtaorbit) - Alannah Remix (feat DavisAmerica)

mvh9591	mvh9591 said 1200 days ago (October 29th, 2006)
	Wow---- David this is very cool. You really took this loop and turned it into art. I like this one much. mvh : ) Check out my latest song called And Justice For All

datafunk	datafunk said 1199 days ago (October 29th, 2006)
	maaaad druuuuums that was definitly space rockin', weirdo arcade games soundtrack, drums in your face kind of feeling, loop on acid, etc, etc... now I have a special request: I'd love to hear one of the great bass player on the site jamming on this track, come on guys! Check out my latest song called Dr Lioli vs the seven blender army (feat Dr Lioli as himself)

Z293	Z293 said 1199 days ago (October 29th, 2006)
	I love that opening bass drum sound you get. Probably didn't expect comments on that but it set the pace of song for me. Cool textures and I like the artwork too. Check out my latest song called System Overload

Macaudion

Macaudion said 1197 days ago (October 31st, 2006)

See...
This is why I didn't even bother... - David! Dude! Your music always stretches the biggest grin accross my face - I just returned home to a loop fest that's seems to have been piling up in my mailbox -Very cool! I have to cut this short to make my rounds before it's too late. Very imprssive! Do you have a way to imput midi stuff - Nuff w/ the questions, maybe you'll shwo me when I stop by to see ya next week,,, - That was a self-invite, in case you didn't recognize it, I was announcing my visit - Hee hee hee... - Nice work sir. As always... I'm blown far, far away...

Dion

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perceptualvortex	perceptualvortex said 1196 days ago (November 1st, 2006)
	O I C Dion, thanks for listening man, glad you dug this! Yeah, stop by Module T-17 here (that's my house) and I'll show you my MIDI stuff. Cool! Hope to see you soon. Check out my latest song called Machine Man (w Beastie Boys)

composerclark	composerclark said 1196 days ago (November 1st, 2006)
	fantastic You do a lot with sound and texture. Very fresh, original, a little quirky, and nothing there that shouldn't be. I like it a lot; this is the best track I've heard in a long time. Exquisite. Definitely merits all 10s. Check out my latest song called Scarlet Nightfall

perceptualvortex	perceptualvortex said 1196 days ago (November 1st, 2006)
	Big thank you, composerclark, that's a super kind comment, very much appreciated. Check out my latest song called Machine Man (w Beastie Boys)

FEEL	FEEL said 1195 days ago (November 2nd, 2006)
	Thanks for reminding me Another compitition and another great post by PV. Glad I didn't participate now... he he. Great job David. Check out my latest song called Tribute to Day (MJRF2010)

Pete_NB	Pete_NB said 1192 days ago (November 5th, 2006)
	Point Taken EJH suggested that I check out your music to get a feel for how a properly constructed rhythm sounds and man was he right! You delivered a tour de force with this one. I think I might be able to grasp some of the percussion but I have no idea how you did alternate dimension stuff! Well done! Check out my latest song called Beat Elbows

Bowman	Bowman said 1187 days ago (November 10th, 2006)
	Cool trip. Lots of sonic stretching, turns and twists. An upbeat trip through some space/time hole with lots of colors and movement - completely entertaining and fun. Check out my latest song called Dark Highway

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