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This is an experiment/rehearsal for an upcoming show with Volcanique (aka Dave Wald) in conjunction with Splinter. Dave is a drummer and vocalist and the idea is that he will add percussion and vocals to a piece like this in a live setting. Therefore the piece that you are hearing was created live and recorded to a Zoom H2 plugged into the line out of my old Korg Cube 60 keyboard amp.
The gear used is pictured above. I loaded my iPod with a variety of loops recorded to run for about a minute each and made four playlists (drums@60bpm - synths@60 - drums@120 - synths@120) I made another playlist of a few songs that I thought might be interesting to sample. In this piece I used Don't Turn The Light On by Can, Pick Up The Pieces by Average White Band, and Ancient To The Future by The Art Ensemble Of Chicago. These samples come in at the end.
I ran my iPod and Air FX through a Korg keyboard mixer and brought loops or Air FX sounds into the Boomerang and stacked them one on top of the other. Each time you add a new sample you can decide how much of the original sample time it should occupy by punching in, however there is no going back to correct and no adjusting of volume once it's in. Hence the need to practice, practice and the random nature of the rhythmic timing. There is no governing clock synching things up so it's a bit about luck and improv. Audacity was used for amp noise removal (great tool) and GB08 was used to master with the Psychadelic effect selected on the master track.
Many of you may find this unlistenable. That's OK - I understand. But if you're patient - you may dig where it ends up.
The gear used is pictured above. I loaded my iPod with a variety of loops recorded to run for about a minute each and made four playlists (drums@60bpm - synths@60 - drums@120 - synths@120) I made another playlist of a few songs that I thought might be interesting to sample. In this piece I used Don't Turn The Light On by Can, Pick Up The Pieces by Average White Band, and Ancient To The Future by The Art Ensemble Of Chicago. These samples come in at the end.
I ran my iPod and Air FX through a Korg keyboard mixer and brought loops or Air FX sounds into the Boomerang and stacked them one on top of the other. Each time you add a new sample you can decide how much of the original sample time it should occupy by punching in, however there is no going back to correct and no adjusting of volume once it's in. Hence the need to practice, practice and the random nature of the rhythmic timing. There is no governing clock synching things up so it's a bit about luck and improv. Audacity was used for amp noise removal (great tool) and GB08 was used to master with the Psychadelic effect selected on the master track.
Many of you may find this unlistenable. That's OK - I understand. But if you're patient - you may dig where it ends up.
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tokai
compelling listening, like listening to a band underwater. I reckon you could incorporate parts into other tracks. Interesting sounds and textures.