That's a real nice kick.

It's fun. I do a lot of polymeter exploration - it's nice for techno. I really want to work towards fluid tempo stuff though, applying some kind of function to tempo to get things feeling more organic or unstable. I experimented with this on a recent album and really want to explore it more.

That's a real nice kick. [quote]Looking into exploring time signature layering in trackers and sequencers. Would like to explore more complicated things about rhythm in the future.[/quote] It's fun. I do a lot of polymeter exploration - it's nice for techno. I really want to work towards fluid tempo stuff though, applying some kind of function to tempo to get things feeling more organic or unstable. I experimented with this on a recent album and really want to explore it more.

such rhythm! very beat! enjoyed today!
were you referencing Thinking, Fast and Slow by Kahneman? i started that earlier this year but wasn't in the right headspace so i tapped out. might try again at some point.

have a great week, Buddy!
OR ELSE  O.O

such rhythm! very beat! enjoyed today! were you referencing Thinking, Fast and Slow by Kahneman? i started that earlier this year but wasn't in the right headspace so i tapped out. might try again at some point. have a great week, Buddy! OR ELSE O.O

Damn! Ya just got right in there. Still pretty flabbergasted with how they got the GBA to do FM playback.

Damn! Ya just got right in there. Still pretty flabbergasted with how they got the GBA to do FM playback.

This one is a lot of fun. Thanks for the jam.

I'm really intrigued by the discussion on specialization. I've got a soon to be rising senior in HS so this is very relevant to me.

This one is a lot of fun. Thanks for the jam. I'm really intrigued by the discussion on specialization. I've got a soon to be rising senior in HS so this is very relevant to me.

love this. that 'hihat' is something I want to build around later this WB year.
THanks!

love this. that 'hihat' is something I want to build around later this WB year. THanks!

Love how the groove builds with those awesome hihats and fm goodness. Excellent work! Hope you have a good week ahead! Yay Kirby and RDJ!

Love how the groove builds with those awesome hihats and fm goodness. Excellent work! Hope you have a good week ahead! Yay Kirby and RDJ!

I've been tinkering w/ polymeter stuff too I've perhaps over used it in some of the 303 lines I've made this year. That's been a joy to get into over the last few years.

At the time, I was thinking about DJ Rashad in songs like Last Winter also Dave Brubeck Quartet's for the Take 5 album I was listening to. There is a mastery to blending time signatures and rhythms that break the typical structures I'm used to writing around. The way they decorate time seems freeing but, I lack the knowledge to fully pick apart what's happening. My music theory knowledge is spotty, especially w/ rhythm and timing.

Sharing is caring. Kick recipe below:

Note- c2, LVL-7f, Rel- 30, Mult - 2 lowest ratio position, M.Lvl-0d, M.FBk-15, M.rel- 0d, S.Dep- 02, s.rel-13

Idea was to distort the kick w/ lvl and make a sqaure-ish wave modulation fall to sine so the transient distorts better. It's a bit high and flabby for my tastes but for a quick session, I think it did it's job well enough.

For a better 808's type kick, I've been changing the tuning to f-1 m.rel- 07 and s.rel- 0a.

Indeed! I too have, started and stopped that book many times... Haven't quite finished it yet but I pick up a lot evertime I return It's good but I always get distracted and it ends up on the back burner.

It aligns w/ a lot of the studies and discussions I used to be involved with in my previous job as a designer. I've also been finding it useful when thinking about communication of complex social causes how it plays out at scale w/o consideration.

Ess and the Fors team are FM sorcerers!

Nanoloop 2.x has done FM for a while but, not too but not to this level. I knew FMS would be good. I wasn't quite ready for how good. The fidelity and echo re-triggering are fantastic feels like a minor miracle.

Thank you for listening

On the specialization front, the first link in my media section covers the topic I believe the study is referenced in the science journal that the host is talking about. The indication is that wider exposure to different activities better prepares kids for adulthood as it teaches them adaptability and better judgment in finding paths that are more beneficial to them. Early accolades were shown to have no correlation to better life outcomes and instead often caused burn out as classmates catch up in skill. W/o the adaptability and judgement skills, the surveyed adults were often found to stay in careers that don't suite them and had difficulty finding things they excelled at.

The findings are more complicated than that though. It's very much worth consideration but, there are wrinkles to the findings so that it doesn't completely re-write how we think about child development and education.

Thanks both! I've been tinkering more and the FM high-hat is the move for me I think. I prefer it to the GBA noise channel heard in this as it's more tunable. It leaves room for the noise channel for effects and better layers for snares and things.

Kirby and RDJ forever of course

[quote=0F]That's a real nice kick. [quote]Looking into exploring time signature layering in trackers and sequencers. Would like to explore more complicated things about rhythm in the future.[/quote] It's fun. I do a lot of polymeter exploration - it's nice for techno. I really want to work towards fluid tempo stuff though, applying some kind of function to tempo to get things feeling more organic or unstable. I experimented with this on a recent album and really want to explore it more.[/quote] I've been tinkering w/ polymeter stuff too :) I've perhaps over used it in some of the 303 lines I've made this year. That's been a joy to get into over the last few years. At the time, I was thinking about DJ Rashad in songs like Last Winter also Dave Brubeck Quartet's for the Take 5 album I was listening to. There is a mastery to blending time signatures and rhythms that break the typical structures I'm used to writing around. The way they decorate time seems freeing but, I lack the knowledge to fully pick apart what's happening. My music theory knowledge is spotty, especially w/ rhythm and timing. Sharing is caring. Kick recipe below: Note- c2, LVL-7f, Rel- 30, Mult - 2 lowest ratio position, M.Lvl-0d, M.FBk-15, M.rel- 0d, S.Dep- 02, s.rel-13 Idea was to distort the kick w/ lvl and make a sqaure-ish wave modulation fall to sine so the transient distorts better. It's a bit high and flabby for my tastes but for a quick session, I think it did it's job well enough. For a better 808's type kick, I've been changing the tuning to f-1 m.rel- 07 and s.rel- 0a. [quote=jwh]such rhythm! very beat! enjoyed today! were you referencing Thinking, Fast and Slow by Kahneman? i started that earlier this year but wasn't in the right headspace so i tapped out. might try again at some point. have a great week, Buddy! OR ELSE O.O[/quote] Indeed! I too have, started and stopped that book many times... Haven't quite finished it yet but I pick up a lot evertime I return :P It's good but I always get distracted and it ends up on the back burner. It aligns w/ a lot of the studies and discussions I used to be involved with in my previous job as a designer. I've also been finding it useful when thinking about communication of complex social causes how it plays out at scale w/o consideration. [quote=rayjkayj]Damn! Ya just got right in there. Still pretty flabbergasted with how they got the GBA to do FM playback.[/quote] Ess and the Fors team are FM sorcerers! Nanoloop 2.x has done FM for a while but, not too but not to this level. I knew FMS would be good. I wasn't quite ready for how good. The fidelity and echo re-triggering are fantastic :) feels like a minor miracle. [quote=Cakes]This one is a lot of fun. Thanks for the jam. I'm really intrigued by the discussion on specialization. I've got a soon to be rising senior in HS so this is very relevant to me.[/quote] Thank you for listening :) On the specialization front, the first link in my media section covers the topic I believe the study is referenced in the science journal that the host is talking about. The indication is that wider exposure to different activities better prepares kids for adulthood as it teaches them adaptability and better judgment in finding paths that are more beneficial to them. Early accolades were shown to have no correlation to better life outcomes and instead often caused burn out as classmates catch up in skill. W/o the adaptability and judgement skills, the surveyed adults were often found to stay in careers that don't suite them and had difficulty finding things they excelled at. The findings are more complicated than that though. It's very much worth consideration but, there are wrinkles to the findings so that it doesn't completely re-write how we think about child development and education. [quote=NeonRebar]love this. that 'hihat' is something I want to build around later this WB year. THanks![/quote] [quote=Tone Matrix]Love how the groove builds with those awesome hihats and fm goodness. Excellent work! Hope you have a good week ahead! Yay Kirby and RDJ![/quote] Thanks both! I've been tinkering more and the FM high-hat is the move for me I think. I prefer it to the GBA noise channel heard in this as it's more tunable. It leaves room for the noise channel for effects and better layers for snares and things. Kirby and RDJ forever of course :)

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Totally sick jam here!

Enjoyed reading that bit about early excellence. I have some reflections on that after having grown up with a sibling who pretty much mastered anything the first time they tried it, and seeing how they struggle to meet real challenges later in life.

Totally sick jam here! Enjoyed reading that bit about early excellence. I have some reflections on that after having grown up with a sibling who pretty much mastered anything the first time they tried it, and seeing how they struggle to meet real challenges later in life.

I totally get that. I had a parent who was very competitive and needed her sons to be "gifted". Time spent failing while learning was seen as shameful and if we showed early adeptness at an activity, we were pushed hard into it without choice. Both of us burned out and struggle in our own ways.

[quote=Dank Receptor]Totally sick jam here! Enjoyed reading that bit about early excellence. I have some reflections on that after having grown up with a sibling who pretty much mastered anything the first time they tried it, and seeing how they struggle to meet real challenges later in life.[/quote] I totally get that. I had a parent who was very competitive and needed her sons to be "gifted". Time spent failing while learning was seen as shameful and if we showed early adeptness at an activity, we were pushed hard into it without choice. Both of us burned out and struggle in our own ways.