Re: Crusher X and Tuareg...........tres cool programs

["Michael LaMeyer" <m.lameyer@verizon.net>]

i must heartily second the Tuareg vote.  his interface/mixer
concept and mixing functions are both simple and genius.  one of
those ideas you really wonder why it hadn't turned up before.
apart from a lack of zero-crossing support in the variator and
gate mask functions, and some interface quibbles in this
version, 1.5,  i absolutely love it.  best $35 i've ever spent
on software.  and pretty much all of my current gripes are being
addressed in Tu2, which sounds like it's fairly close at hand
(don't quote me, i'm only hoping).  it sounded like he had a lot
of the underlying audio processing code complete and he was
working on the interface.

gotta check out this crusher x program now ...  i've been using
HOG http://shoko.calarts.edu/hog/ to convolve wave samples and
get some really odd stuff to fart around in Tuareg with.  HOG's
a beta program, so it's got a couple bugs, but it's a blast,
highly recommended.  btw, anyone know of any other available
wave convolution programs, or programs that have that function?

love,

mike

----- Original Message -----
From: "Rick Walker (loop.pool)" <GLOBAL@cruzio.com>
To: <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com>
Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2002 3:36 AM
Subject: Crusher X and Tuareg...........tres cool programs


> Rainer Straschill wrote:
>
> > I just ran across this granular synthesis software synth
called Crusher X
> by
> > Jörg Stelkens which I'd like to recommend to anyone
interested in strange
> > noise. This thing is available as a stand-alone program or
as a VST
> > plugin... www.stelkens.de
>
> Thanks, Rainer.........I love this program and have been using
it for
> awhile.
>
> One thing that I have been doing is creating real time noises
in this
> program and then importing them into TUAREG. a fantastic
shareware program
> for the reasonable price of  $35/US..........are you hip to
this program?
>      I love it.  The incredibly innovative BRAM BOS from
Amsterdam wrote it
> and it takes any .wav files and chops them, randomaly into 16
even parts
> which you can then filter, pan, distort, etc. and then use in
a mixer with
> other similarly processed loops.
> It has a randomizing feature which is great for creating new
'bubble'
> rhythmic sounds.
>
> I love it because I can take crusher X files or convoluted
files or ambient
> files and can turn any of them into really interesting yet
idiosyncratic
> grooves.
>
> It is great for creating those:  "this is cool, how the hell
did you make
> it" kinds of grooves.   Check it out.
>
> yours, Rick Walker
>
>
>