TAPE LOOP 102: How to use it for chords/melody [tutorial]
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 30 ก.ย. 2024
- Today I show you how you can use tape loops with chords and melodies. Together with the Elektron Digitone we explore the possibilities and sonic realms of the tape-universe :)
Njoy!
Supah
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Seems like everyone is getting inspired from Alessandro Cortini and his 4 track setup, bad thing about it is that it jacked up the price for those portastudios lol, even the marantz 3 heads are pretty pricey now too thanks to amulets and the like 🙂
Yep, it is hip nowadays... it is Hainbach's fault ;)
You think Tascam would take note and bring back the 4track. They've become the 303 of the 21st century.
Yeah, I discovered him at the start of the UK lockdown and realised the Portastudio I was given by a friend a few years back for doing some retro mastering was suddenly exactly what i needed and also mega expensive!
If you dont have a 4track machine you could use 4 or more little cassette players and run them though a little mixer.
Each player has its own tape with a chord or note loop.
Then you can get clever and swap tapes in and out of the different machines as you go!
That also sounds like a cool idea! :) A cassette player orchestra :)
The thing with these Portastudios is that they have a 3 way speed control and fine tune adjustment so you can back things down by half or 1/4 speed which most small handhelds can't.
@@DanHillman But they are out there, even with mini cassette... it's a lot of searching... but they are out there! :)
@@SupahDupah for sure man, I watched the same video you did and suddenly realised I had the bigger version of the one he used. Those small adjustable ones seem hard to find. Also a fan of Hainbach and the Nagra stuff he uses is insanely priced. Gonna stick with the Porta!
@@DanHillman lots of them can , especially mini cassette dictaphones. Plus many walkmans can be modded to have tape speed control with little more than a screw driver a potentiometer and a soldering iron.
Come on, use that pitch knob!
New vid in the making all about the pitch and the speed! ;)
Hello!
First, thank you for these videos! I discovered ambiant music and tape loops with Hainbach and Amulets few month ago and now your channel. So i removed dust from my 424mkII and tryied some noise...
By the way, do you have an idea about the date the 3rd episode (103...) will be released?
Cheers!
Hopefully soon.... :) I have a film-job in Oslo next week, and normal job... so probably after that. It's at the top of video's to make :) Thanks for listening, and glad you are playing again with ambient, tapes and noise :) We need more noise in the world! Tapenoise that is
why does the sound change so much from digitone / out to tape / record / out? it seems degraded pretty significantly. shouldn't the tape recorder do a clear recording of the original signal? or is it because of the tape loop thing? thanks for any response.
Yeah, it's because of the tape loop not being perfectly tight and with the cut not being perfect, so it wobbles more than if you would use a normal cassette tape. Part of the charm me thinks, but you gotta like that style. You can also apply this technique with a normal cassette, but then you would have to record the individual notes/chords for a long(er) time, so you can play with it when played back. Hope this helps!
@@SupahDupah thanks, good to know. i've been looking at multitrack recorders for a while now, intrigued by the same technique used here via nine inch nails.
Plot twist: You miked a mosquito's buzzing for track 1 (no offence).
hahaha.... damnit, you caught me :) I was hearing the mosquito :)
Lovely tutorial and a lovely patch, getting my Digitone out tomorrow ✌️
Yes! That's why I make this video's... happy it inspires to DO! Thanks for watching...
Excellent video! How would that tape play if you played it in a regular cassette player? Would all 4 tracks play simultaneously? Or would only one track play?
It will play channel 1 en 2 on the left and right... and if you flip it, you hear 3 and 4 on L and R but then in reverse... and a normal cassette plays at a slower speed as well... so it plays in slow motion ;)
I just tried this in renoise with 4x same snyth patch and adjusted Lfos and sounds slightly for each track + added effects Flanger etc all at different rates - i just need a fader controller humm there is potential in this for ambient drones etc really intersting thanks
Yes, don't forget to add the tape hiss :)
Nice tutorial and great tape technic :) really cool !
Thanks for watching and listening! :)
TRIGGERED! Mentioned "Nine Inch Nails" auto like, musics good too 👍🏻
Thanks for watching! Triggering like a spaceship! :)
why put tape on the earase head?
Because it erases before it writes and the gap between the erase and playhead will always leave an audible gap in your loop.
@@JUNO-69 thanks
Which cassette for tape loop ?
Difficult to find the screw ones !
The new Maxell's you can buy I use... ease to find still on ebay
never like the turdnote
But we all hear it almost every day at least once ;)
You gotta love videos without a script, no cringeworthy half-assety whatsoever **slow clap**
My whole production team was so happy on a flawless production ;)
You could always use the Digitones LFOs and assign the same sound for each track fading them in and out to get the same effect. ;-)
there are multiple roads to any place :)
Also the sound coloring would be different. ;)
I always have a loud gap in my Loop - how can i solve this problem?
Check out my 101... there are options to 'mask' the erase head... either by scotch tape, painters tape, or I saw Hainbach use aluminum foil to cover it... hope this helps!
@@SupahDupah thank you 😊 i already found out
break the two plastic tongues on the top of the cassette(opposite side of where the tape is). That disables recording. If you want to record put the tape on these area again, so you avoid taping the tape or recording head.
This is actually a great idea! Why haven't I thought of that... we did that all the time in the 80s :) Thanks!
Tinfoil on the eraser head with a tad of tape to hold it on also works. :)
Yes, better solution I think.... easier for sure!
Can use the pitch control vari speed to change the chord
Not the chord type, but you could transpose the chord! The intervals between the notes doesn't change
3:54 "it's like a bee"
No it's actually a D sharp
Luckily I have nature ears instead of perfect pitch :p
Hey, what are you using for the cable for the line out? It looks of high quality.
These are actually rca to female jack adapters... so just outside of the frame i can plug normal jack cables in it... they are quite sturdy, so probably not the cheapest adapters out there... but i never buy too expensive cables...
@@SupahDupah Gotcha! they look great though 😻
Wow! Floydesque😜
Floyd Mayweather'esque? Didn't mean to put my fighter spirit in there :p
Supah Dupah pink floydy
super sick bro! come drink whiskey and jam sometime when covids over
Where do you live? I can't resist a good whiskey of course :)
@@SupahDupah I'm in kansas lol a perk of being a composer is you dont have to be on set lol
@@daneguitarist1 true that... I am planning to do some jam-live-streams... we can cheers there! :)
I love you for doing this🦋New Orleans Louisiana 🦋StephopalOpal aka Big Mama..thank you for sharing..psst..have a beautiful day
You are welcome! A 103 is in the making!
What size is your loop length?
I dunno, I cut it by eye, and tried a couple of times...
super cool!!! sub'd!!!! ;-)
Whoop! Thanks... triple bacon... 3x as good :)
What tape machine is that?
It is a tascam 414 mkii!
@@SupahDupah thanks!
Dude, just found your channel a few days ago and I'm loving all the stuff you're demoing! Thanks so much for the sounds and inspiration!
That is so lovely to hear! This is why I do it :) Thanks for the support!
I'm just getting into tape looping and loving this video series so far. Hope you keep sharing your process and experiments!
Yes I will... need more time, more time!
Lovely vid! Also - we call it "Masking Tape" in the UK. 👍
Thanks for the translation! :)