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Re: Bill Walkers cool Repeater Trick mp3 Re: electrix
> yeah man groovey i like it!
> explain what u are using for drum loops,Ableton?
Drum grooves were programmed in Ableton live. Ableton is driving
repeater and mobius in both of these pieces (I think-- its been a while.)
Cheers
Daniel
On May 14, 2011, at 3:58 AM, Louie Angulo wrote:
> yeah man groovey i like it!
> explain what u are using for drum loops,Ableton?
>
> On Fri, May 13, 2011 at 5:41 PM, Daniel Thomas <danielthomas4@mac.com>
>wrote:
>> Beautiful track, Bill! This has been a regular in my iTunes playlist
>for
>> long now.
>> I love this sound--- its the reason Repeater is still in my rack today.
>> I found this trick really with drum-voiced arpeggios modulating the
>pitch of
>> the recorded loop. When first experimenting with the technique-- I
>> recorded single note drones and then manipulated this loop with
>rhythmic
>> pitch data from an arpeggiator. Then I found that if I created midi
>> arpeggios (mapped to drum voices) and allowed only perfect 5ths and
>4ths in
>> the arpeggio pattern I could manipulate pitch of more complex (non -
>droning
>> loops) in a groove with the drum part. This allows me to safely apply
>> harmonic elements to rather active loops (non Droning) to produce
>unexpected
>> composite melodies and rhythms.
>> A couple of examples linked below. In these pieces, the same midi
>arpeggio
>> that is triggering the drum grooves are driving the pitch manipulations
>of
>> the loops.
>> Pocket Steel
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAJH4McLvWI
>> Crossing the Rubicon
>>
>http://www.youtube.com/user/ChordCluster?feature=mhee#p/c/23F3B3F701A8066A/3/7LGGUgbpjYY
>>
>> Loop On Bretheren
>> Daniel
>> On May 13, 2011, at 2:30 AM, Rick Walker wrote:
>>
>> On 7/22/64 11:59 AM, andy butler wrote:
>>
>> http://www.andybutler.com/mp3/guest/BillWalker-MusicBox.mp3
>>
>>
>> This is a brief track called Music Box, chosen by Bill as
>>
>> being illustrative.
>>
>> It comes from a (much played) CD which Bill brought along to
>>
>> trade at the 2005 Zurich loopfest.
>>
>> At the risk of creating unrequited audio lust I can reveal
>>
>> that it's a great sounding cd of guitar looping
>>
>> God, this is a beautiful track Bill!
>>
>> I know you aren't currently using this technique but it's so beautiful
>and
>> idiosyncratic that
>> I hope you might consider putting out at least an EP of this type of
>> material from your vaults.
>> I too listened to the promo CD you brought to Zurich and think it's a
>> releasable
>> product. Beautiful stuff!
>>
>> rick walker
>>
>>
>>
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