Well, once again a bit of catching up to do!
Has been a full on last few days. Not only have I been slaving away on finishing several tracks for things, but also getting prepared for a gig at the start of next month. I've also spent a lot of time trying to find myself a new job. Funds are running low and it's getting pretty desperate! A couple possibilities though, so fingers crossed.
A few sounds to upload though, here's the first.
Was just noodling about with the 101, running it into my laptop and processing it pretty heavily. Not really any particular aim, just having fun! I'd just finished the first steps for a patch idea I had. The concept was a constantly updating buffer which takes the input signal, scrubs forwards and backwards at different speeds, and then refreshes itself and starts again. I thought it could be quite a fun way of creating some sort of interactive sound art thing.
Anyways, I'd combined that with a delay and reverb effect which are being faded in and out to create swells of sound. Then I mapped a bunch of parameters to a midi controller, and ran some heavily modulated SH101 lines through it.
As I said, just doodling really, but luckily enough Id remembered to hit record, and this is one of the sounds that came out:
HEAVY-PROCESSED-101 by Noisy Neighbour Sound
I wish I had recorded the dry signal too in order to offer up some comparison. At the moment its quite difficult to tell exactly what is coming from the scrubbing and what is the effects.
This is something I hope to finish up into a download though, so you can try it out for yourselves. Its not so much musical as sound scape I suppose. Good for intros and breakdowns though!
Thursday, 24 March 2011
Monday, 21 March 2011
Sound-A-Day 21.03.2011
Really happy to put this up here.
A while back I was approached to make a remix for a forth coming release on a brand new label. The original is a fantastic track from Hecq and Exillon entitled "Spheres of Fury"
The video has been doing the rounds on the Internet for some time now, but through various issues the release has been delayed quite a bit!
Hecq Vs Exillion - Spheres Of Fury from Tim.Chris.Film on Vimeo.
Finally it's out now, and it is fantastic!
In addition to the original, there are remixes from The Teknoist, Duran Duran Duran, and yours truly!
Ben Hecq has made a little tasty taster mix for you to sample:
Spheres Of Fury Compilation by HECQ
It's available from the Ad Noiseam online store HERE and I'm hoping to have a handful of sweet vinyl goodness very soon! Enjoy!
(btw, sound a day will be back to the normal proceedings tomorrow. I really wanted to share both things, especially the Red Cross fundraiser, and this is my only soap box, so to speak!)
A while back I was approached to make a remix for a forth coming release on a brand new label. The original is a fantastic track from Hecq and Exillon entitled "Spheres of Fury"
The video has been doing the rounds on the Internet for some time now, but through various issues the release has been delayed quite a bit!
Hecq Vs Exillion - Spheres Of Fury from Tim.Chris.Film on Vimeo.
Finally it's out now, and it is fantastic!
In addition to the original, there are remixes from The Teknoist, Duran Duran Duran, and yours truly!
Ben Hecq has made a little tasty taster mix for you to sample:
Spheres Of Fury Compilation by HECQ
It's available from the Ad Noiseam online store HERE and I'm hoping to have a handful of sweet vinyl goodness very soon! Enjoy!
(btw, sound a day will be back to the normal proceedings tomorrow. I really wanted to share both things, especially the Red Cross fundraiser, and this is my only soap box, so to speak!)
Red Cross Tsunami Appeal Compilation Sound-A-Day 20.03.2011
A bit more important today than usual.
A friend of mine took the initiative to put together a compilation release with the aim of raising some money for the Red Cross Tsunami Appeal. I think it's a really great idea. There are tracks from Kanji Kinetic, Dev Null, Parasite, Chevron, Baconhead, aswell as myself and many others.
Links are below, I hope you enjoy the tracks, and please give generously!
Words from Guy
"The situation in Japan is unbelievably desperate. Here at Wrong Music there isn't much we can do to help in practical terms, but we can make a horrible noise. This compilation collects 19 exclusive tracks by Wrong Music artists and friends and represents an attempt to raise some money for the Red Cross.
Due to the speedy nature of how this album came together (and not wanting to divert funds from this release to a third party distribution company) the album is set as a free download, with a donate button below (this also means that the funds get straight to where their needed and don't sit in a bank account / paypal account). However! We implore you not to download it or share it without making a contribution to the Red Cross Japan Appeal"
British Red Cross Tsunami Appeal
Wrong Music Japan Compilation
A friend of mine took the initiative to put together a compilation release with the aim of raising some money for the Red Cross Tsunami Appeal. I think it's a really great idea. There are tracks from Kanji Kinetic, Dev Null, Parasite, Chevron, Baconhead, aswell as myself and many others.
Links are below, I hope you enjoy the tracks, and please give generously!
Words from Guy
"The situation in Japan is unbelievably desperate. Here at Wrong Music there isn't much we can do to help in practical terms, but we can make a horrible noise. This compilation collects 19 exclusive tracks by Wrong Music artists and friends and represents an attempt to raise some money for the Red Cross.
Due to the speedy nature of how this album came together (and not wanting to divert funds from this release to a third party distribution company) the album is set as a free download, with a donate button below (this also means that the funds get straight to where their needed and don't sit in a bank account / paypal account). However! We implore you not to download it or share it without making a contribution to the Red Cross Japan Appeal"
British Red Cross Tsunami Appeal
Wrong Music Japan Compilation
Sound-A-Day 18.03.2011
Unfortunately, there is no sound for today..
Spent the entire day trying to piece together a set at the last minute. Some friends where organising an event and found themselves a slot short for their line up.
With perhaps a slight amount of sarcasm, Henry suggested that we put together a four man live PA. A friend of ours was down visiting for a couple days, and another friend was passing through on his way to a gig in Bristol the following night.
I love playing with other people, rehearsed or improvised, it's always fun! Was a real honour to get to play with these guys. Thom Hoonboy has been a long time friend and his live sets are always quite spectacular, Henry Shitmat is the consummate entertainer and getting a crowd going is in his blood, and Ed Duran Duran Duran is by far and away one of the most talented producers around, his tracks are unreal! Was absolutely stoked to get to play with these guys!
None the less, as I'm sure you'll know if you've ever tried, syncing laptops for a jam is a technical minefield. When time is short, headaches are pretty much guarantied!
So this got me thinking (and I guess this is the real subject of today's post) about what could be done to improve this situation, and what it could mean for the general idea of "a laptop musician"
I am certain that a lot of people do not view laptop performance and musicianship as comparable to that of a guitarist/pianist/vocalist etc, and just speculating, but perhaps this is something to do with the "pick up and play" element of more traditional musical tools. No doubt anyone who can play an instrument has had the joy of playing with others, and the immediacy of it is such a buzz. Just pick up an instrument and join in. No need to worry about midi channels, clock routing, mixers, sync issues, latency differences, tempo drifts an so on.
Laptops offer a world of opportunities in terms of what sound can be made, and how it can be played. But as everyone knows, sometimes a lack of limitations can be the most destructive thing, in terms of immediacy at least. You see software and hardware developers creating new and exciting ways for computer users to interact with their equipment in more immediate and intuitive ways, but I would dearly love to see steps in developing ways for computer users to interact with each other and all types of musicians too!
I think if a laptop setup could be designed in such a way that it could be integrated into a jam as quickly as any other convectional instrument, then perhaps it would be received in the same way too.
I've a few ideas for some things to try, but I hope that somewhere there are some super clever people who have the technical know how to really make something good. Its becoming increasingly apparent that product developers do pay attention to current trends in the music world (as well as vica versa) so fingers crossed that some day an engineer will pick up on the perfect way to implement such integration. What would be great if it could become as universally accepted as midi has.
There are a few small things that help with multiple laptop jams. If trying to keep everyone in sync, you get far better results having one bit of kit dedicated to running a clock signal to everything else. Something like a drum machine with a clear tempo control and a midi output. You'll also need a midi splitting box in order to send the signal midi out to several people.
This helps because it means all laptops are receiving clock events simultaneously, as opposed to one laptop generating them for itself before sending it to the others, which results in a slight but noticeable delay. Similarly it's important to ensure that every laptop has the same size latency.
Another thing that can be really helpful is a small external mixer for everyone to plug in to. DJ mixers are OK for the job, but nearly always have a limited number of channels, and many many features which are surplus to requirement. The same goes for most studio mixers too, and besides, how many people would be happy to remove their mixer from their studio and take it to a club?
I would love to have a small box, about the size of a sound card with about 6 stereo inputs with level control, and a stereo pair of outputs. It should also be able to generate midi clock, with a big "stop/start" button on top and a large dial and LED display for tempo.. and nothing else!!! If such a thing exists, link it and I'd buy one tomorrow!!
As it stands, people still raise an eyebrow and seems bit surprised at the idea of several people using laptops to jam together. It would be great to see it become a more regular occurrence!
Incidentally, the show went really well. Unfortunately due to a few bits of kit failing on us we couldn't all sync together. Tom and I manged to stay in sync with midi, while Henry and Ed Punched in with the space bar, like a conventional DJ would, using the Cross fader on a DJ mixer to build things up. In spite of some very sketchy sections and occasionally messy transitions the crowd really seemed to enjoy it. I think people really picked up on the live and in the moment nature of it which really made me smile. After all that is what LIVE music should be all about!!
Spent the entire day trying to piece together a set at the last minute. Some friends where organising an event and found themselves a slot short for their line up.
With perhaps a slight amount of sarcasm, Henry suggested that we put together a four man live PA. A friend of ours was down visiting for a couple days, and another friend was passing through on his way to a gig in Bristol the following night.
I love playing with other people, rehearsed or improvised, it's always fun! Was a real honour to get to play with these guys. Thom Hoonboy has been a long time friend and his live sets are always quite spectacular, Henry Shitmat is the consummate entertainer and getting a crowd going is in his blood, and Ed Duran Duran Duran is by far and away one of the most talented producers around, his tracks are unreal! Was absolutely stoked to get to play with these guys!
None the less, as I'm sure you'll know if you've ever tried, syncing laptops for a jam is a technical minefield. When time is short, headaches are pretty much guarantied!
So this got me thinking (and I guess this is the real subject of today's post) about what could be done to improve this situation, and what it could mean for the general idea of "a laptop musician"
I am certain that a lot of people do not view laptop performance and musicianship as comparable to that of a guitarist/pianist/vocalist etc, and just speculating, but perhaps this is something to do with the "pick up and play" element of more traditional musical tools. No doubt anyone who can play an instrument has had the joy of playing with others, and the immediacy of it is such a buzz. Just pick up an instrument and join in. No need to worry about midi channels, clock routing, mixers, sync issues, latency differences, tempo drifts an so on.
Laptops offer a world of opportunities in terms of what sound can be made, and how it can be played. But as everyone knows, sometimes a lack of limitations can be the most destructive thing, in terms of immediacy at least. You see software and hardware developers creating new and exciting ways for computer users to interact with their equipment in more immediate and intuitive ways, but I would dearly love to see steps in developing ways for computer users to interact with each other and all types of musicians too!
I think if a laptop setup could be designed in such a way that it could be integrated into a jam as quickly as any other convectional instrument, then perhaps it would be received in the same way too.
I've a few ideas for some things to try, but I hope that somewhere there are some super clever people who have the technical know how to really make something good. Its becoming increasingly apparent that product developers do pay attention to current trends in the music world (as well as vica versa) so fingers crossed that some day an engineer will pick up on the perfect way to implement such integration. What would be great if it could become as universally accepted as midi has.
There are a few small things that help with multiple laptop jams. If trying to keep everyone in sync, you get far better results having one bit of kit dedicated to running a clock signal to everything else. Something like a drum machine with a clear tempo control and a midi output. You'll also need a midi splitting box in order to send the signal midi out to several people.
This helps because it means all laptops are receiving clock events simultaneously, as opposed to one laptop generating them for itself before sending it to the others, which results in a slight but noticeable delay. Similarly it's important to ensure that every laptop has the same size latency.
Another thing that can be really helpful is a small external mixer for everyone to plug in to. DJ mixers are OK for the job, but nearly always have a limited number of channels, and many many features which are surplus to requirement. The same goes for most studio mixers too, and besides, how many people would be happy to remove their mixer from their studio and take it to a club?
I would love to have a small box, about the size of a sound card with about 6 stereo inputs with level control, and a stereo pair of outputs. It should also be able to generate midi clock, with a big "stop/start" button on top and a large dial and LED display for tempo.. and nothing else!!! If such a thing exists, link it and I'd buy one tomorrow!!
As it stands, people still raise an eyebrow and seems bit surprised at the idea of several people using laptops to jam together. It would be great to see it become a more regular occurrence!
Incidentally, the show went really well. Unfortunately due to a few bits of kit failing on us we couldn't all sync together. Tom and I manged to stay in sync with midi, while Henry and Ed Punched in with the space bar, like a conventional DJ would, using the Cross fader on a DJ mixer to build things up. In spite of some very sketchy sections and occasionally messy transitions the crowd really seemed to enjoy it. I think people really picked up on the live and in the moment nature of it which really made me smile. After all that is what LIVE music should be all about!!
Thursday, 17 March 2011
Sound-A-Day 17.03.2011
Carrying on from yesterday I suppose,
So yesterday I had a bit of a fail after trying out an idea I had for a Reaktor patch. Didn't work out nearly as well as I hoped, but not to feel discouraged I decided to have another look and see what I could get out of it before calling it a total loss.
A bit more successful today!
So the patch is essentially a wave table style source running through a delay and reverb. I decided to try out a different delay module to before, used one of the grain delays instead. I also redesigned a better feedback circuit which had more accurate control over spill. The grain delays are great because of the pitch shifting options. The synth has more or less become some hybrid wave table/feedback pitch shifting effect now..
I redesigned most of the envelope settings and also made the tracking through the wave table smoother. Suddenly the sound was a lot smoother sounding, and far more usable.
I ended up using some step sequencers assigned to each parameter, and a button to step through the sequence rather than running. By entering lots of random values into the sequencers and stepping through I could hit upon lots of different sounds, one completely different from the last. Very satisfying to do!!
I think I might try and turn this patch into something of a dark abstract sound scape generator. Set very slow random modulations to the sequencers and so on, might be interesting.
So I recorded the output of the synth, and loaded that into Absynth for some extra tweaking. I layered 2 different sounds with filters to accentuate the parts I liked and remove the clashing bits. Finally a bit of reverb and it's done.
PITCHSHIFT ERROR by Noisy Neighbour Sound
Pretty cool sound I think, not the greatest ever, but I feel happy to have got something out of what was yesterday a failed effort!
So yesterday I had a bit of a fail after trying out an idea I had for a Reaktor patch. Didn't work out nearly as well as I hoped, but not to feel discouraged I decided to have another look and see what I could get out of it before calling it a total loss.
A bit more successful today!
So the patch is essentially a wave table style source running through a delay and reverb. I decided to try out a different delay module to before, used one of the grain delays instead. I also redesigned a better feedback circuit which had more accurate control over spill. The grain delays are great because of the pitch shifting options. The synth has more or less become some hybrid wave table/feedback pitch shifting effect now..
I redesigned most of the envelope settings and also made the tracking through the wave table smoother. Suddenly the sound was a lot smoother sounding, and far more usable.
I ended up using some step sequencers assigned to each parameter, and a button to step through the sequence rather than running. By entering lots of random values into the sequencers and stepping through I could hit upon lots of different sounds, one completely different from the last. Very satisfying to do!!
I think I might try and turn this patch into something of a dark abstract sound scape generator. Set very slow random modulations to the sequencers and so on, might be interesting.
So I recorded the output of the synth, and loaded that into Absynth for some extra tweaking. I layered 2 different sounds with filters to accentuate the parts I liked and remove the clashing bits. Finally a bit of reverb and it's done.
PITCHSHIFT ERROR by Noisy Neighbour Sound
Pretty cool sound I think, not the greatest ever, but I feel happy to have got something out of what was yesterday a failed effort!
Wednesday, 16 March 2011
Sound-A-Day 16.03.2011
So really odd moment this morning.
I woke up a little later than usual, stayed up kinda late last night, and almost instantly got a really vivid idea for a patch I wanted to have a go at building.
Not like an idea for something to try, but more like "if i do this, then this, and make that, it WILL be awesome" So I leaped out of bed, made some coffee and got stuck in!
The first part of what I wanted was a synth engine built around a Wave table type deal. So I went to work making some wave forms of various complexities. From a simple sin to some very complex additive ones. I made about 40 in total, each a perfect cycle at the same frequency. I put these together into one long wav file and loaded into one of the sample modules in Reaktor.
Set up a macro to define the correct loop point as so on, and soon enough I had a lovely scanning wave table. I made a duplicate, and a small mixer macro to mix and blend the 2 oscillators in a bunch of different ways.
The next part of my idea was a way of sequencing numerous aspects of the synth engine. Rather than a sequencer lane for pitch, amplitude etc.. I thought it would be fun to make large value tables for sending to envelopes, and sequencer lanes to select from the tables. Essentially meaning you sequence the modulation shapes. This took a while, defining a good selection of envelope profiles and then modifying the envelope generators to redefine those values based on master tempo.. took a very long while to be honest.
Anyway, once that was done I duplicated the macro and attached them to lots of different parameters. Amplitude, pitch modulation, table position etc etc.
I also thought it would be interesting to include a stereo delay with the delay time also being modulated, and so I built that in too.
Well moment of truth, fired it all up and..... hmm, well not what I had expected!!
SELF-AWARE-DRUM-MACHINE-FAIL by Noisy Neighbour Sound
The envelopes are far too severe, the delay just didn't work, and the whole thing was so hard to sequence in any way that it is more or less impossible to use! I'm sure that there are some aspects which can be rescued, and I'm sure the envelopes idea could work, but I really need to re evaluate the method I tried here, come up with something better.
So all in all, not quite sure what to say about this sound. I guess sometimes what feels like a great idea can turn out to be a shoddy one. But I'm glad I gave it a go, it's given me some more ideas for the future and definitely doesn't feel like a complete waste of time!
I woke up a little later than usual, stayed up kinda late last night, and almost instantly got a really vivid idea for a patch I wanted to have a go at building.
Not like an idea for something to try, but more like "if i do this, then this, and make that, it WILL be awesome" So I leaped out of bed, made some coffee and got stuck in!
The first part of what I wanted was a synth engine built around a Wave table type deal. So I went to work making some wave forms of various complexities. From a simple sin to some very complex additive ones. I made about 40 in total, each a perfect cycle at the same frequency. I put these together into one long wav file and loaded into one of the sample modules in Reaktor.
Set up a macro to define the correct loop point as so on, and soon enough I had a lovely scanning wave table. I made a duplicate, and a small mixer macro to mix and blend the 2 oscillators in a bunch of different ways.
The next part of my idea was a way of sequencing numerous aspects of the synth engine. Rather than a sequencer lane for pitch, amplitude etc.. I thought it would be fun to make large value tables for sending to envelopes, and sequencer lanes to select from the tables. Essentially meaning you sequence the modulation shapes. This took a while, defining a good selection of envelope profiles and then modifying the envelope generators to redefine those values based on master tempo.. took a very long while to be honest.
Anyway, once that was done I duplicated the macro and attached them to lots of different parameters. Amplitude, pitch modulation, table position etc etc.
I also thought it would be interesting to include a stereo delay with the delay time also being modulated, and so I built that in too.
Well moment of truth, fired it all up and..... hmm, well not what I had expected!!
SELF-AWARE-DRUM-MACHINE-FAIL by Noisy Neighbour Sound
The envelopes are far too severe, the delay just didn't work, and the whole thing was so hard to sequence in any way that it is more or less impossible to use! I'm sure that there are some aspects which can be rescued, and I'm sure the envelopes idea could work, but I really need to re evaluate the method I tried here, come up with something better.
So all in all, not quite sure what to say about this sound. I guess sometimes what feels like a great idea can turn out to be a shoddy one. But I'm glad I gave it a go, it's given me some more ideas for the future and definitely doesn't feel like a complete waste of time!
Tuesday, 15 March 2011
Sound-A-Day 15.03.2011
Finally back to the blog!
Dear oh dear oh dear. A week with no sound a day. Actually pretty pissed at myself for having left it so long..
To be fair though, I've not exactly been sitting on my ass doing nothing. Been super busy with so many bits and pieces, that finding an hour or so to make, upload, and waffle on about a sound has been just too much of a stretch.
Still, like the guilty feeling sap that I am, I hope to make it up with presents!!!
A little while back I uploaded a short loop from a synth I'd been working on. One of the things that I had hoped to improve on was the interface, it was a touch confusing. So I started rebuilding that whole thing and went off on a bit of a tangent. Loads of ideas about interfaces and what not.
I ended up making a far simpler version of the synth, same engine etc, but far simpler control layout. I also built a TouchOSC template to go with it and finished off the Reaktor panel in a style matching the Ipad layout.
I think it looks really cool!
Here's a pic of the Reaktor panel..
And here's one of the IPad panel..
The synth is built around a fairly straight forward 303 style engine, and 16 step sequencer. You have control lanes for Note, Octave, Gate, and slide. The synth as you'd expect, has the choice of Square or Saw tooth wave shapes, and a nice rubbery filter, just like a 303. There is also a distortion macro for driving the sound some more. In addition there is a pair of resonant filters, and a frequency modulation effect. These are probably my favourite parts, and lead to some really unusual sounds. Each of these post effects has a dedicated XY controller. There is also a control for each XY which runs the output through a S&H module which steps the output in sync with the master clock.
Here's a little audio clip, straight out of the synth with just a little bit of reverb.
GRID-LOOP-2 by Noisy Neighbour Sound
Of course this synth can make classic Acid line sounds, and not just the unusual sequences like the one above. But I think it's a good demonstration of what else can be done with this ens.
I did encounter several obstacles in making the Ipad interface. Due to limitations on both TouchOSC and Reaktor, I've had to change the way many of the synths functions work, particularly with the sequencer. None the less, I plan on revisiting this in the coming weeks and hopefully re introduce some of the functionality of the original.
I have also begun making an 808 synth drum machine to partner up with this patch. The eventual aim is to have 4 or 5 instruments all running from 1 Ipad interface and Reaktor ensemble for making Acid/electro type stuff in a fast and intuitive way. Will be sure to upload and revise each part as I progress!
Here's a link for the Reaktor Patch and Ipad TouchOSC template.PAD SYNTH
Of course, if you do not have an Ipad, then do not worry, because as well as working really hard on that version, I also tweaked and finished the original!
The interface is still the same web of confusion as before, but honestly, it doesn't take long to figure out. This version has quite a few more features than the Ipad version. As well as everything listed above, there is also a separate automation lane for almost every parameter, with dedicated amount controls. Visual feedback of automation data on the controls, and pattern offset control.
The interface is split across both A and B panel views. A view displays note, gate, and slide information, while B shows Parameter automation, post filters and FM.
Pattern offset is controlled by the scanning boxes at the top of both views, just start clicking about and you'll figure it out!
Reading back through my "description", I cant tell if I have had any success in explaining this patch. Really I'd recommend just clicking around and trying things out. If anyone wants though, send me a message and I'll put together an instruction guide or something to help you out! (Same goes with anything on this blog btw)
Here's a link for this Reaktor patch.. GRID SYNTH
To get the panel elements working the way I wanted them to, has meant that changing them would take quite a while. I will do it at some point, but for now this one doesn't look quite as cool as the Ipad version. Still stay posted for that!
Anyways, sorry for being so behind in keeping this updated. Hope to get it all back up and running over the next few days. Lots of interesting things to show and tell coming up though, a couple more downloads, and maybe even some videos!!!
Dear oh dear oh dear. A week with no sound a day. Actually pretty pissed at myself for having left it so long..
To be fair though, I've not exactly been sitting on my ass doing nothing. Been super busy with so many bits and pieces, that finding an hour or so to make, upload, and waffle on about a sound has been just too much of a stretch.
Still, like the guilty feeling sap that I am, I hope to make it up with presents!!!
A little while back I uploaded a short loop from a synth I'd been working on. One of the things that I had hoped to improve on was the interface, it was a touch confusing. So I started rebuilding that whole thing and went off on a bit of a tangent. Loads of ideas about interfaces and what not.
I ended up making a far simpler version of the synth, same engine etc, but far simpler control layout. I also built a TouchOSC template to go with it and finished off the Reaktor panel in a style matching the Ipad layout.
I think it looks really cool!
Here's a pic of the Reaktor panel..
And here's one of the IPad panel..
The synth is built around a fairly straight forward 303 style engine, and 16 step sequencer. You have control lanes for Note, Octave, Gate, and slide. The synth as you'd expect, has the choice of Square or Saw tooth wave shapes, and a nice rubbery filter, just like a 303. There is also a distortion macro for driving the sound some more. In addition there is a pair of resonant filters, and a frequency modulation effect. These are probably my favourite parts, and lead to some really unusual sounds. Each of these post effects has a dedicated XY controller. There is also a control for each XY which runs the output through a S&H module which steps the output in sync with the master clock.
Here's a little audio clip, straight out of the synth with just a little bit of reverb.
GRID-LOOP-2 by Noisy Neighbour Sound
Of course this synth can make classic Acid line sounds, and not just the unusual sequences like the one above. But I think it's a good demonstration of what else can be done with this ens.
I did encounter several obstacles in making the Ipad interface. Due to limitations on both TouchOSC and Reaktor, I've had to change the way many of the synths functions work, particularly with the sequencer. None the less, I plan on revisiting this in the coming weeks and hopefully re introduce some of the functionality of the original.
I have also begun making an 808 synth drum machine to partner up with this patch. The eventual aim is to have 4 or 5 instruments all running from 1 Ipad interface and Reaktor ensemble for making Acid/electro type stuff in a fast and intuitive way. Will be sure to upload and revise each part as I progress!
Here's a link for the Reaktor Patch and Ipad TouchOSC template.PAD SYNTH
Of course, if you do not have an Ipad, then do not worry, because as well as working really hard on that version, I also tweaked and finished the original!
The interface is still the same web of confusion as before, but honestly, it doesn't take long to figure out. This version has quite a few more features than the Ipad version. As well as everything listed above, there is also a separate automation lane for almost every parameter, with dedicated amount controls. Visual feedback of automation data on the controls, and pattern offset control.
The interface is split across both A and B panel views. A view displays note, gate, and slide information, while B shows Parameter automation, post filters and FM.
Pattern offset is controlled by the scanning boxes at the top of both views, just start clicking about and you'll figure it out!
Reading back through my "description", I cant tell if I have had any success in explaining this patch. Really I'd recommend just clicking around and trying things out. If anyone wants though, send me a message and I'll put together an instruction guide or something to help you out! (Same goes with anything on this blog btw)
Here's a link for this Reaktor patch.. GRID SYNTH
To get the panel elements working the way I wanted them to, has meant that changing them would take quite a while. I will do it at some point, but for now this one doesn't look quite as cool as the Ipad version. Still stay posted for that!
Anyways, sorry for being so behind in keeping this updated. Hope to get it all back up and running over the next few days. Lots of interesting things to show and tell coming up though, a couple more downloads, and maybe even some videos!!!
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