Toxonic Live

Loop-based Live Machine

 (25 Votes)
1.0 (Updated 15 years ago)
8.1MB
June 26, 2008
Reaktor 5 or lower
Other Test Area

DESCRIPTION

when i read a tutorial about a loopbased live-set construction by martin brinkmann some while ago, i decided to build my own one with some advanced and enhanced features. now, it works, but it's still pretty raw and still needs some detail workouts.

i suppose this ensemble to be controlled by a midi-controller, to squeeze the whole power out of it... i used the behringer bcr2000 - i tried to upload the bcr-preset too, but my bcr-edit software doesn't work, and i don't know another way to dump the preset from my bcr... sorry!

the ensemble consists of:


- looper (8 loopsamplers)
every loop sampler out is directed to it's own mixer channel. it features a tempo quantisation and tempo detection (beta, but works fine for me...). also, every looper has a special shuffle-fx, sounds nice on drums and rhythmic sounds.

- mixer (8 channel)
the mixer features pan- and volume-faders for each channel, but also a hp2/lp2-filter, mute button and a variable output routing to three outputs per channel: "glitch", "norm" (dry sound) and "fx"


- glitch:
some realtime fx (that's why the whole instrument is snap isolate)like stutter, stretcher, reverser,....


- fx:
a combi of two standard macros....phaser/flanger and microspace reverb

- snap:
THIS ONE IS VERY IMPORTANT!!!
with this one u can change the snapshots of all the instruments in the ensemble (except glitch)..... tempo quantized!!!
so, if snap 1 is running and u switch to snap 2, the change first happens, when a "relevant" point in time is reached!

- scratcher:
just a stupid scratch fx...

i guess it's not so hard to check the flow in the ensemble, although it's not soooo easy to combine ease-of-use, intuitivity and possibilities in one big live ensemble.

hope you have fun!!!!

NOTE: there are only 2 snaps and some few samples for 2 logical reasons:
1. much samples - big file - long download
2. this is a live tool, so please create your own live set!!! ;)
btw: the samples in this ensemble are from my track "aurum", released on a compilation at "weird and wired" (netlabel)

COMMENTS  (8)

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matthias geiges
14 years ago
This is a great thing! Gonna be the base of a live instrument i want to build me, as soon as i find out how the snap thing works :-)
Phil Durrant
15 years ago
an excellent and very useful upload! i love your version of the Beatloop sampler, very good indeed.
josh hinden
15 years ago
Very much looking forward to this. Thanks!
Ned Bouhalassa
15 years ago
Joachim, that is one serious piece of work! Fantastic, really. A GREAT addition to our library. Thanks!!!
Joachim Schneider
15 years ago
;) indeed, i tried to build an ensemble with temposynced loop-players and independant pitch control for every sampler.... and the snap-idea is similar to abeltons sample-rows.... yes, this may remain you a little of ableton live.
Sound Guy
15 years ago
you did, didn't you...?
Sound Guy
15 years ago
...have you just recreated an earlier incarnation of ableton live...? single-handedly?
Joachim Schneider
15 years ago
btw: please note, this ensemble is still in beta state, that's why i uploaded it in the testarea. suggestions are welcome.... and sorry, but it was not possible to add more samples, because of the limited file size for uploads on ni server. a tip for those who own a bcr2000 controller: use the encoder/button-combiknobs to trigger and tweak the single glitch-fx!
now