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skincage wrote: > i'd really like to hear some examples of this! Here are a few granular-related things I've done; you can specifically hear it in the very beginnings of each track: http://shoko.calarts.edu/~altruist/generator.mp3 http://www.altruistmusic.com/soundfiles/insinuation.mp3 http://www.altruistmusic.com/ram/ttgtr2.ram http://www.altruistmusic.com/ram/ttgtr3.ram All of these examples are using the Insert=SUS and Unrounded Multiply functions in conjunction with the Stutter Interface mode. What happens is that I play a semi-random collection of sounds into the EDP, and then use quick taps of the SUS-Insert button (sometimes a scant millisecond or two) to "stretch" the length of the loop. I do this until I start to hear a specific sound I like, and then I use that new loop as the launching point for building up a piece. In the last two examples (which are RealAudio streams), I use it to take an initial arhythmic loop and "sculpt" it until it has some discernable rhythm. Both of these streams are (very!) extended improvs, and at various points within I start redefining the length of the loop again, still using Insert=SUS and Unrounded Multiply in Stutter mode, to break out of the previous loop's rhythmic basis. Then I "re-sculpt" the loop until I get a new rhythmic feel I like, and go from there. Conceptually, it's the equivalent of a DJ cross-fading from one record to another. This is only one application of the granular approach, and a pretty obscure one at that. There are a lot of other possibilities to play with, and I'm really looking forward to hearing what other people come up with. OK, --Andre LaFosse http://www.altruistmusic.com