RE: More Tonal Theory: Arppegiators/Accent/Melody

["William Walker" <billwalker@baymoon.com>]

I would try experimenting with combinations of 5^th up (7semitones) and 4^th below (5 semitones),  delaying the two intervals to separate note values and tapping in a desired tempo if your processor or plug-in allows you to. Try ¼ note against a dotted 1/8^th as an example to create a nice syncopation. If your device only reads delay values in milliseconds, try setting one pitch to 350 milliseconds and one to 450 milliseconds and fine tune them to achieve the same effect, a galloping interval

 With parallel harmonizers I find the more neutral the interval the better so I avoid 3rds and 7ths, opting for 5ths, octaves, 4ths. 9ths  and sometimes 6ths.  I avoid using feedback unless I’m going for the cascading interval effect, which works great on 5ths and octaves, as well as 2nds and #5ths . Also if you can get longer delay times between intervals you can use more than two pitches,  ones like you are using now,  but have more time to improvise more notes before the pitch shifted delays kick in. And yes I think you are on the right track simply using fewer pitches. Even the idea at the top of my post is limiting in what one can play and still sound consonant.

Bill

 

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From: margaret noble [mailto:margaretnoble2000@yahoo.com]
Sent: Saturday, July 25, 2009 11:15 AM
To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com
Subject: Re: More Tonal Theory: Arppegiators/Accent/Melody

 

sorry, i wrote that confusingly!!!

i mean:

in comes an acoustic instrument, out goes a 4 part delay, each part is in different semi-tones, the fist delay sound is the same pitch as original, the second delay sound is up 4 semi-tones, the third sound is up 7 semi-tones up and the fourth sound is u 11 semi-tones up. So, a nice melodic sequence comes out when only one note is hit. play more than one and it gets busy and a bit unpleasant tonally. I would to configure the melodic delay in such a way so i can improvise a few notes and get some nice harmonies. i am thinking obvious that less pitch shifts are better but i am wondering if their are particular values of pitch shifts that are safer for playing.

make more sense?

 

http://margaretnoble.net/

 

 

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From: andy butler <akbutler@tiscali.co.uk>
To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com
Sent: Saturday, July 25, 2009 8:56:35 AM
Subject: Re: More Tonal Theory: Arppegiators/Accent/Melody

just trying to follow Margaret's made up notation.
Not sure I managed that tho'.

It's a perfect 4th up,
(or a perfect 5th),
with a 2 beat delay,

mixed with the undelayed dry signal.


I used to prefer the 4th because my Zoom 1201 sounded
a bit flat when trying to do a larger stretch tan that.

It was a lot of fun to play guitar into that.

andy


mark francombe wrote:
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> On Sat, Jul 25, 2009 at 12:33 PM, andy butler <akbutler@tiscali.co.uk <mailto:akbutler@tiscali.co.uk>> wrote:
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>    hi Margaret,
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>    2. 5 steps up
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> HUH.. sorry... what do you mean Andy.. 2.5 steps?? steps ??
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> 2 and a half whats???
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> MArk
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