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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 > > > -- www.luis-angulo.com