Ableton Live 8: Kamoni discusses his live performance approach on Phuq Radio.

He plays some breaks, DnB, Jungle and Dubstep then goes into detail about his Ableton Live programming techniques.

See the full interview on phuqradio.com.

via kamoni:

Struggling to figure out the latest software/controller/update?

Then watch your back – because there’s a new generation coming. Check out this drum and bass improv by an 11-year old kid, if you have any doubt.

via strrrangemen:

brother playing around with ableton live He took the whole afternoon to learn Ableton Live Basics, now

i’m proud of him

He’s 11 and decided suddenly to play with my stuff

This video looks at glitch sound design using Ableton Live.

via oubliettezombie:

In this video I outline a simple, iterative process for creating lots of tiny glitch sounds using just about any audio source material.

The devices used are the Redux, Reverb, Frequency Shifter, Simple Delay, Gate, and Grain Delay. Additionally, I cover creative resampling of your glitches for later slicing and rearranging via the Random MIDI device.

Enjoy!

Music video for Oil In The Eye’s Bluebottle.

This is a sneak preview of the Digitana Micro Punk Robot and Micro Step analog sequencer.

Digitana is a boutique UK synth maker.

via DigitanaUK:

Testing out the Micro Step sequencer with the MPR, the Micro Step is a small 8 step analogue sequencer. The Micro Step is being triggered by a Machinedrum, aside from the bass drum all the sounds are coming from the Micro Punk Robot. The MPR is being fed a CV from the Micro Step and a sine wave.The first batch of Micro Punk Robots are sold out, to order one from the next batch sign up to the mailing list at the website on the video, the Micro Step will be available from October.All Digitana products are completely hand made, and limited edition, see website for further info.

Pricing is £65GBP for Micro Punk Robot plus shipping at cost, Micro Step price is not confirmed as yet but should be under £175. We ship worldwide.Lots more new products coming soon!Thanks for watching!

MaxMSP Glitch

via Quadrange:

Unintentional Glitch Program i made when trying to make a graintable synth. i then elaborated on it and added a couple things to it to make some glitch action.

Jazzmutant Lemur Weird MIDI Sequencer

via lostinetwork:

This video shows some applications from Lemur Breakpoint Object working like a MIDI sequencer, nodes triggering notes and fix them to a selected scale, minor, major, penthatonic, etc.

Also there´s a cc automation page to remote synth/sampler parameters.

The Main idea was to use it for soundscapes, and some pseudo random melodies.((Still in progress))

This video demos using MIDI to control a Korg Kaoss Pad KP3.

via neutron7:

Midi control of the KP3, sounds boring, but actually you can do a lot with it.just one example here is controlling the “loop” presets as shown here.more instructions and assorted silliness in video.

The Quintrigger, by Mr.Ugly, is an interesting suitcase style, steampunk-esque noise machine:

It’s a quintoscillator feeding into a Hex-Schmitt Trigger that I fed back into itself. The first of many projects where I design something from scratch then circuit bend the shit out of it. The quintoscillator triggers the Schmitt Trigger, then the Schmitt Trigger feeds back into itself via all of those lovely switches! Each switch has 3 positions of modulation, so the number of drone combinations is amazing! And there’s 4 separate outputs. I think that if each output was run through effects into a mixer, you could create some pretty intense walls of symphatic drone. And it all runs off a 9V adapter.

Have fun getting this through TSA inspections!

via doctorultra

Glitch Sequencer is a free cellular automaton based MIDI sequencer for the PC and Mac.

It offers an interesting style of composition based on evolving patterns and is great for fast, fluid experimentation.

Glitch Sequencer was written by Bret Truchan in Processing using themidibus MIDI library.

See the video above for an overview of Glitch Sequencer. More videos and documentation are available at the Glitch Sequencer site.

If you’ve used Glitch Sequencer, leave a comment with your thoughts!

Glitch Sequencer Demo

Click here to view the embedded video.

The MLGI is a multi-laser gestural controller built and designed by Meason Wiley at California Institute of the Arts.

The controller uses Dan Overholt’s CUI interface along with an array of photocells and laser modules to send out control data, which can be converted to OSC or MIDI using various programming platforms such as ChucK and Processing.

This video demonstrates the MLGI working with ChucK, which is sending OSC to a custom built live instrument created using Native Instruments Reaktor Software. The controller is still in it’s development stages, but will be featured at the NIME conference at Carnegie Melon in June.

More info here.

Dr. Rek rocks the house at the Bent Festival 2008 Minneapolis.

Looks like it was a great performance and event!

via DrRek:

from the new DVD from Absurdity.

Biz ’s ongoing circuit bending documentary project

Shot by Mike Una, Edited by Dr. Rek

this is my karaoke bent toy seti

ts rather absurd

Description:

Each sound has been made from scratch, and over 20 Hardware synthesizers have been used to create this Nu-Era Series release which boasts one of the most diverse and intricate collections of glitch material released to date.

What can you expect from this collection? Files seperated into; Hisses, Klangs, 8-Bit, Industrial, Clicks, Noise, Distortion, Bass, Hat, Snare, Percussion, Circuits, LFO, Modulation, Lo-Fi, Mechanical, Pitched, Buzz, Soundscape, Stretched, Synth….

The sounds ranges from robotic glitches to crushed percussions, pure white noise alchemy to circuit bent mayhem, defragmented sonic drum electronics to dark metallic collisions, and that’s just for starters!

Glitch Cuts is available for download in various formats (24-bit) for £12.95 GBP.

Audio demos and a free download for Glitch Cuts are available at the Prime Loops site.

A fun live improvisation by Micromattic involving heavy use of Step Sequencer, Wii Remote, Ableton Live, contact mic and a few hand made instruments.

This Replicant screencast by Chris Randall demos the latest sound mangling software from Audio Damage.

Here’s the Replicant description:

Replicant is a delay-based effect in the “beat slicer/looper” vein, with some tricks of its own that separate it from the herd. From a simple delay or panning effect, on up to massive random beat mangling, Replicant is a capable plugin well in line with today’s modern electronic music styles. Stuttering buffers and filter drops are easy to program, and the comprehensive randomization features give it a mind of its own, if so desired. If you’re looking to add some chance to your programming, you’ve come to the right place.

Replicant is available as a VST effect for Windows, and as an AudioUnit/VST effect bundle for OSX Universal Binary. Note that you must have OSX 10.3.9 or greater to use the Macintosh version of this plugin.

Features:

• Tempo-based delay and looping effects, from 1/128th note to an entire measure.
• Six independant randomization controls, for subtle changes or extreme aleatoric madness, including a global randomize button.
• Unique “Hold” feature, to store a random sequence you like.
• Resonant low-pass and high-pass filters that change over time.
• Pan position that changes over time.
• Two separate direction modes, for entire events or individual repeats, with randomization.
• Full MIDI Learn for hardware control of every parameter. (VST only; handled by host in AU version).

Audio demos are available at the site.

This video, via AcePinter, explains creating glitch drums with Reason. Included: RV7000 Gating, Automation, Matrix offsetting, Filtering by gate, and Distortion.

Here are seven ways you can get your glitch on for free:

Illformed’s Glitch is a free Windows VST plug-in effect for Windows-based systems running a VST 2.3 compatible host. Glitch chops up your audio in real-time and applies a variety of effects which can either be chosen at random, manually sequenced, or a mixture of both. The sounds it generates range from quite subtle to extremely bizarre, depending on how much you tweak the controls.

Supatrigga is a free AU plugin from Smartelectronix. When synchronised to tempo, this plugin will take the incoming audio and re-arrange it in a musically sensible way. Think of it as a realtime ReCyCle with fun options.

Destroy FX is a collection of free VST & Audio Unit plugins designed to destroy your music in creative ways. Plugins include Buffer Overide (below), Scrubby & Geometer.

Atypical Audio offers a free collection of Glitch Apple Loops as a teaser for its package Glitch Gumbo.

The emphasis of this download pack is on experimental breaks and beats, while retaining a good dose of funk and groove.

MDSP’s LiveCut is a monster of a plugin, giving you control over all sorts of parameters for glitching up your audio:

GleetchPlug is a peculiar collection of instruments that you can patch togheter with a modular matrix. The suite features four stereo loopable wave readers/writers with different random loop point algorithms, one wavetable oscillator, a sonic reducer, 3/4/5 bands parametric EQ, an amazing sonic disgregator, a granular re-synthesis engine, a ring modulator, a 5 stereo tracks mixer, and more.

If you’d rather just enjoy some glitchy music, check out the Life Futuristic Glitch Music Podcast. You can subscribe to it by adding this RSS feed URL to your podcast client:

http://blog.myspace.com/blog/rss.cfm?friendID=147554352

The music is a collection of solo acoustic guitar, enhanced with effects and computer processing. Helvacioglu plays an Ovation Legend, using a TC Electronic Fireworx multi effects processor, Behringer FCB1010 midi foot controller and Audiomulch, a Windows-based audio processor optimized for experimental performance work.

The sound of Altered Realities is an intriguing blend of abstronica and sparse guitar work. While the compositions are solidly grounded in the world of electroacoustic performance, there’s an emphasis and focus on Helvacioglu’s guitar, which gives the pieces an accessible sound and a sense of intimacy.

Helvacioglu processes the guitar in a wide variety of ways. At times, guitar notes are accompanied by an effected doppelganger, soundling like a ghostly mirror of the original. This expands Helvacioglu’s playing in many interesting ways, sometimes sounding like a delay effect, other times sounding like an alternate-world version of the acoustic performance. The double often moves the peformance into new territory, adding a mysterious echo or a glitchy accompaniment.

At other times, Helvacioglu’s processing creates a sort of background accompaniment. Guitar notes that would normally quickly die away are translated into pulsing background effects, or washes of reverberated sound.

At other times, the processing work takes the performace in multiple directions at once. Acoustic guitar may be mirrored by a sitar-like sound, while glitchy effects percolate in the background, and the guitar notes are also being translated into synth pad-like effects.

Though the guitar processing zings off on many tangents, the music is consistently grounded by the acoustic performance. There’s also a definite sense of cause and effect between Helvacioglu’s guitar playing and the effects and computer-generated accompaniment.

The combination of guitar, and the sense of immediacy it brings, with the more abstract sounds of Helvacioglu’s computer processing is quite effective. Throughout the recording, Altered Realities feels like a guitar performance in a mysterious or magical space.

While Helvacioglu’s technical approach is very different, his music brings to mind Harold Budd’s ambient piano work with Brian Eno and the work of Steve Tibbetts. Like Budd and Tibbetts, Helvacioglu’s music captures a sense of wonder, like he’s exploring what happens in a artificial acoustic space, reacting to what he hears and discovering new textures and sounds and their emotional effect.

Altered Realities is one of the most interesting experimental records we’ve heard this year. While it’s very experimental, it’s also relatively accessible. And, while it frequently has an ambient feel about it, it rewards focused listening because of the ingenuity of the processing and the way Helvacioglu plays against the processed sound.

You can preview what MM’s FSU sounds like below; more examples at the Defective site.

Major Malfunction is US $15; a demo version is available.

New Features in version 1.5:

• New effects: distortion, vocoder, slow down, & silence
• New enhancements to gate effect
• New master multipass filter
• New click reduction
• New “effect gapping”
• New clock multiplier
• New randomize and evolve functions for effects
• Grid state & all parameters now saved with Live session
• Improved preset management
• Improved automation support
• New ability to turn hints on/off
• New undo feature
• Now works correctly with Novation automap controllers
• Now supports multiple instances of plugin in one Live session
• Efficiency improvements “under the hood”
  Small bug fixes

System Requirements:

• Mac G4 667 MHz or better; both PowerPC and Intel architectures supported (Universal Binary)
• Mac OS 10.3.9 or greater
• Ableton Live, v4 or greater (earlier versions may work fine, but not tested)
• Cycling ‘74 Pluggo, Pluggo Jr, or Pluggo Runtime, v3.6.1 or greater (Pluggo Runtime provided free if required)
  Major Malfunction v1.5 costs $15 (USD) and is available now; it is a free update to registered v1.0 users. A free demo is also available.

Abstrakt Breaks 2 is the next installment of Soniccouture’s hi-tech drum loop series. Ideal for producers of Electronica, IDM, Glitch, D’n'B, Industrial and Film soundtracks.

Each of the 253 Loops is sorted into one of 47 grooves. Kicks, snares, percussion, hats, glitches – all are available as a separate loop allowing you to break down a loop within your track, or to mix and match different elements of different grooves to form original combinations.

Abstrakt Breaks2 has been fully processed into Rex Files and Apple Loops as well as WAV format, giving full drag and drop compatibility with all major sequencing packages and samplers.

Features:

• Formats: WAV, Rex, Apple Loops
• 253 24-bit 44.1 Loops
• 530 MB Library (all 3 formats 1.3 GB)
• Grooves spilt into ’stackable’ parts which can be mixed and matched to give huge numbers of original combinations
• Fully Produced and Mastered at 24-bit Resolution
• License-free loops

The collection is priced at GBP £30. Audio demos are available at the Sonic Couture site.