| ABLETON Live 3.0
(Mac/Win) (p. 90) |
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Web Clip 1
On ResoDrum, Sample Offset and Volume automation are applied to a
1-bar drum loop, which is then processed by Live’s new Resonators
effect.
| DESKTOP MUSICIAN:
Playing with Pd (p. 76) |
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Web Clip 1
This is a real-time processor for Control Change data. It allows
you to scale and range-limit both the input and output values. For
instance, you could tell it to respond to CC 2 values between 12 and 90
and map them to CC 17 with values between 127 and 72, thus inverting
the output as well as scaling it.
Web Clip 2
This is a sort of “sideways” step sequencer. Instead
of having a fixed row of steps and letting you define distinct data
output values for steps 1, 2, and so forth, it has an independent bank
of eight “step” values, each of which can be triggered on
any combination of rhythm steps. This makes the sequencer polyphonic
and lets you create interesting rhythms more easily.
Web Clip 3
This is a four-stage MIDI note transposer, rechannelizer, and delay
line. When the delay values of all four stages are zero, the output
will be a chord of some variety. When the delay values are non-zero,
the algorithm becomes a one-shot arpeggiator: each input note will
trigger an entire four-note arpeggio.
| DOWNLOAD OF THE MONTH:
Ambience (p. 22) |
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Web Clip 1
Gating is gradually increased for a very wet percussion loop to
bring out the original rhythm. Note that the reverb time and amount are
not changed throughout the clip.
| IK MULTIMEDIA
SampleTank 2 (Mac/Win) (p. 106) |
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Web Clip 1
When I applied Stretch to one sample of a synthesized sax note, I
could play it over the entire keyboard with no undesirable
artifacts.
Web Clip 2
Stretch was less successful with pitched loops. Here you hear the
original loop, and then the same loop with Stretch applied. Note the
odd thumps and stereo panning that weren’t in the
original.
Web Clip 3
Here you hear a simple groove thrown together using a drum loop
and stock piano, organ, bass, and guitar sounds.
Web Clip 4
SampleTank 2 provides a nice assortment of drum and percussion
loops. Here I linked a series of loops from the Oriental Drums, Udu
Drums, Congas, and Ambient-Dub Presets.
| DISCOVERY FIRM Bom Dia
Brazil (p. 127) |
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Web Clip 1
Several baiao loops proved to be just the ticket for this
Latin-flavored tune. All drums and additional percussion loops come
from Bom Dia Brazil; the guitars and bass are MIDI guitar tracks
triggering MOTU’s MachFive sampler. (© 2003 Marty
Cutler)
| VOX AMPLIFICATION
ToneLab (p. 120) |
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The following four examples were played on a Fernandes Native guitar
into a Vox ToneLab, and recorded direct through a Metric Halo Mobile
I/O interface into Logic Audio 6.3 on a Macintosh G5.
Web Clip 1
Here's the ToneLab's blackface Fender Twin emulation.
Web Clip 2
This example showcases the ToneLab's Marshall Plexi
model.
Web Clip 3
ToneLab's Vox AC30 model is demonstrated in this example.
Web Clip 4
Here's the ToneLab's Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier emulation.
Click here to view ToneLab settings for each clip
above.