Hello from Montreal! Banging out a couple of tips at the hotel (finally all caught up!), then it’s off to get my Mutek started with Mouse on Mars and Nathan Fake. Sweet. So: One problem with using a wet/dry rack to host a Ping Pong Delay is that you can’t control the level going into […]
SIMPLE WET/DRY RACK, pt. 2
Not only do I find myself using Racks to add wet/dry control to devices that don’t have it, I’m often using it to manually control the wet/dry balance with devices that have a built-in control to handle this. The problem is that, in many cases, the Dry/Wet knob doesn’t do what I want it to […]
STRATEGIC GLITCH LOCATIONS
So, now that you’ve put together some version of the layered Beat Repeat Rack, it needs some performance control to make it a bit more dynamic (and useful on stage!). If you’re new to working with the Chain Selector, you might want to read this tip first. Here’s how I’ve set mine up so far: […]
RACK OF REPEATS
So, now that you’ve checked out how to make a Beat Repeat insert silence into a sound, what to do with it? Well, what I’m experimenting with is layering and offsetting several Beat Repeats set up in this fashion. Use the Group command to put the Beat Repeat into a Rack, then Duplicate the Chain […]
A LITTLE MORE BUZZED
The interesting thing about setting loops in Simpler is that the Loop parameter is specified as a percentage of the sample’s Length. In other words, if Loop is set to 20%, you’ll always be looping the last 20% of the sample regardless of what Length is set to. This means that adjusting Length adjusts both […]
GRAIN DELAY: PRETTY GLITCHER
Hey folks! There’s a new Hobotech EP available today for FREE download. Just because we love you. It’s got a crazy accordion-fueled lady gaga remix, some midtempo west coast hobofunk, a serious fiddle/laptop cagematch and some old tyme sexual confusion. Dig it! You can grab it on the facebook fan page (and “Like” us while […]
RE-RESAMPLE IT
If you use one of the many techniques that introduce randomness into your productions (such as in the previous tip), you’ll find that it’s generally a mixed bag. One moment you’re getting great results, the next not so much. My solution to this is another round of resampling – recording the output of the randomness […]
WHO’S GOT TIME TO TURN THE START KNOB?
I’ll admit it: I’m just too lazy to turn the start knob to search for my favorite sample snippet. Instead, I make Live do it for me. The advantage is that I get loads of variations with very little work. The first step is to switch over to Sampler (included with Live Suite, or available […]
DROP IT IN A DRUM RACK
Once you’ve sampled a mess of audio insanity, one of the simplest things you can do with it is drop the whole thing into a Drum Rack, along with your standard drum sounds. Once you’ve got a basic drum part programmed, program a couple of notes that trigger your new sample and listen back to […]
MAX FOR LIVE: BIG PILE OF EFFECTS
OK, so once you’ve got your Max For Live demo all fired up, what to do? Well, the first thing you want to do is explore the stuff that comes pre-made and ready to use. So for today, we’ll look at MFL as if it were just a plugin bundle for Live. In Live’s device […]
