youtube: sloppy, but really fun!

Johnisfaster · Post by **Johnisfaster** » Mon Dec 11, 2006 6:46 pm

http://youtube.com/watch?v=2Of5ZdBRH6Q

whats he using do ya think?

Johnisfaster · Post by **Johnisfaster** » Mon Dec 11, 2006 6:53 pm

ignore that one, this one is better http://youtube.com/watch?v=A5p9UdOpHjc& ... ed&search=

Newecho · Post by **Newecho** » Mon Dec 11, 2006 8:32 pm

Johnisfaster wrote:ignore that one, this one is better http://youtube.com/watch?v=A5p9UdOpHjc& ... ed&search=

Great link!

I googled around a bit and found his myspace page - you could ask him yourself

- http://www.myspace.com/andreduracell .

Also found this link which has an interview
http://andrediamant.free.fr/duracell.htm
which says:

"Ok, I use a clavia nord micromodular and triggers on my drums...."

Johnisfaster · Post by **Johnisfaster** » Mon Dec 11, 2006 8:51 pm

but what is determining the order of the notes? it couldn't be velocity and it doesn't seem like there is any sequencer going on... maybe some sort of round robin note chain?

dj superflat · Post by **dj superflat** » Mon Dec 11, 2006 10:21 pm

this one fascinates me too -- how is this set up? not sequenced in advance, because it responds to tempo he plays, but the triggers don't seem different enough to account for different tones. hhmmmmmmmmmm.

dj superflat · Post by **dj superflat** » Mon Dec 11, 2006 10:29 pm

ok, it's the result of much programming:

Who could have thought that such a dense musical explosion could ever emanate from one man alone? Using a nord modular to constitute additional members and musical parts, and supplying an endless, controlled battery of lightning-fast drum smashes; Andrew Dymond is able to create a wholly new embodiment of musical exposition, manifold in its creative genius.

One hit of a drum does not signify the whole in this process of music making. Midi-triggers are attached to a pre-programmed synth –painstakingly sequenced with complex, alternating patches- to create a perfectly synchronised accompaniment to the drumming onslaught. The drum strikes become twinned with melody, but the sound does not stop spreading. The floor tom, then the bass and snare drum, are all attached - all musical cogs in action- creating the whole. Each drum giving their own sonically synonymous melody; the bass drum triggering staggeringly powerful basslines, the snare driving with hectic disarray through different melodies, and the floor tom pushing through different patterns.

Tone Deft · Post by **Tone Deft** » Mon Dec 11, 2006 10:47 pm

a drummer learned how to fake playing an instrument. wow.

give me a pack of gum, I'll teach him how to chew it.

the practice modules that come with midi drum kits have that feature, hitting a trigger cycles through a series of notes, fun practice. he could be running the midi from that feature into a nord. cool that he can change up the song so much.

Looks like the party's a total sausage fest, I can't tell if those guys are shrooming or just really dorky.

tribewalker · Post by **tribewalker** » Mon Dec 11, 2006 11:45 pm

i dont care how he did it...

that friggin ROCKED my Socks off...

somehow exactly what I needed for the day....thanks

Johnisfaster · Post by **Johnisfaster** » Mon Dec 11, 2006 11:50 pm

tribewalker wrote:i dont care how he did it...

that friggin ROCKED my Socks off...

somehow exactly what I needed for the day....thanks

exactly, it was exciting I thought. somehow I keep coming accross videos on youtube that challenge my ideas on how music is made. kamoni, kj sawka, headphobe, and now this guy duracell. awesome stuff.

LOFA · Post by **LOFA** » Tue Dec 12, 2006 7:48 am

Wow. Hope that it's not old hat by the time I get my own max patches working for my kit.

Space Harrier is THE most Psychedlic game I ever owned. This guy has class.

Thanks!

Vinc T · Post by **Vinc T** » Tue Dec 12, 2006 9:07 am

fantastic

astroid · Post by **astroid** » Tue Dec 12, 2006 9:19 am

he used to use a nord micromodular.

now he's got a g2. he posts over at electro-music.com sometimes. he's a nice guy.

i make some automatic music sometimes with the nord g2. it's a good concept-i'm currently trying to integrate live into that kind of an idea-so far it's been using it as kind of a big sampler, without even hitting play.

this was done live just in the g2, nothing was edited.

http://www.lightningmp3.com/live/58559_ ... 3rdtry.mp3

kick drum triggers the chord changes, "solo" done by quantizing lfos chained to other lfos and then chopped up with a sample and hold. nothing is being played except for 16 cc faders on a peavey 1600x. fun!

Machinate · Post by **Machinate** » Tue Dec 12, 2006 12:11 pm

Didn't we just talk about Duracell last week?!?
I friggin love duracell!

I have a max pluggo that does this. Basically, it records whatever it receives above c3 into an internal sequencer, and triggering notes below c3 steps through the midi in different ways. I've been using max for about 6 months, and the pluggo took about an hour to do, if I recall correctly.

One cool thing to do is have the drummer play melodies that have just been fed into the unit from the keyboard player - you can get some nifty chasing going that way.

astroid · Post by **astroid** » Tue Dec 12, 2006 12:19 pm

Machinate wrote: One cool thing to do is have the drummer play melodies that have just been fed into the unit from the keyboard player - you can get some nifty chasing going that way.

awesome. i'm gonna steal that.

LOFA · Post by **LOFA** » Tue Dec 12, 2006 1:10 pm

astroid wrote:
Machinate wrote: One cool thing to do is have the drummer play melodies that have just been fed into the unit from the keyboard player - you can get some nifty chasing going that way.
awesome. i'm gonna steal that.

+1