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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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