Using Repeater (was RE: Repeater NAMM Demo)

[Mark Pulver <mark@redmoon-music.com>]

rich (07:55 AM 01/30/01) wrote:

 >Would it be too rude to ask what the Repeater is going to be used for
 >by those upset by the delay in shipping?

I changed the subject because I'm not upset by the shipping delay, but I 
think that looking at how folks will use Repeater is worthwhile.

Outside of the straight out looping functions, I'm looking at Repeater as 
a 
sound design tool. One of the things that Damon and I got REALLY 
sidetracked on was the nature of being able to change tempo without 
changing pitch.

In the demo movie, there is a really quick look at what this can be like, 
but you really need to spend a few minutes listening to _drastically_ 
slowed down loops to get a handle on this.

Take a 4 bar drum loop at 134bpm, then push it down to 1bpm. Listening to 
a 
kick drum build and evolve over a minute of wall clock time is _wild_. Add 
to that the ability for Repeater to work as master clock, and thus be able 
to clock an effect like a flange, and you're looking at a very cool effect.

Remember also that Repeater and resample into itself... So, keep the loop 
running at 134bpm, hang a flanger on the effects loop, trigger the flange 
in sync, and resample the results. Now time shift that down to 1bpm, and 
you get a wonderful, blossoming, colorful sound that you simply have to 
hear.


There's a lot in this box...

Mark