Sick!

Feels like you're inventing new genres here.
That breakdown from 02:19 reminded me of something from Clarence Clarity.

Sick! Feels like you're inventing new genres here. That breakdown from 02:19 reminded me of something from Clarence Clarity.

Really cool track! Reminds me of passion pit some ha but Vaporchip I like

Really cool track! Reminds me of passion pit some ha but Vaporchip I like

Vaporchip! Yes!!
Super crunchy, and yet somehow deep sounding.

Vaporchip! Yes!! Super crunchy, and yet somehow deep sounding.

vaporchip is what i needed in my life!!!

vaporchip is what i needed in my life!!!

this is so dope

this is so dope

This is spectacular.

I absolutely love it. Such a great mashup of genres.

This is spectacular. I absolutely love it. Such a great mashup of genres.

I remember my mind being blown by this era of Roboctopus. It really is unique LSDJ work, and it still holds up all these years later. I chuckled when I read the title but after pressing play I wasn't laughing anymore, this is no joke! Seriously seriously good stuff!! I'd love to know about your workflow for creating samples for stuff like this if you're willing to share!

I remember my mind being blown by this era of Roboctopus. It really is unique LSDJ work, and it still holds up all these years later. I chuckled when I read the title but after pressing play I wasn't laughing anymore, this is no joke! Seriously seriously good stuff!! I'd love to know about your workflow for creating samples for stuff like this if you're willing to share!

Thanks y'all!

Thanks!

As far as workflow, it's probably a bit convoluted, since of course you can't chop samples on a Gameboy haha.

I always start with the Octatrack. grab a bit of a tune and chop it on the, usually just on the beats--at the kick and snares, so I can get bite sized chunks to work with that are still in rhythm, basically. The Octatrack is nice because you can quickly start triggering the slices. I just basically jam with the slices and see if I can get something interesting going. Because of the Gameboy's limitations, I have to keep that in mind and I looks for maybe 4-6 little 2-second or less chunks that interest me enough. Once I get a few little pieces together that I like, I prep them and patch up an LSDJ ROM and see how they sound. It's not uncommon to have something I like end up sounding shit in LSDJ lol, and then it's back to the drawing board

[quote=GregVK]Sick! Feels like you're inventing new genres here. That breakdown from 02:19 reminded me of something from Clarence Clarity.[/quote] [quote=tired_moniker]Really cool track! Reminds me of passion pit some ha but Vaporchip I like[/quote] [quote=LeBernd]Vaporchip! Yes!! Super crunchy, and yet somehow deep sounding.[/quote] [quote=It'sAlwaysBeenBears]vaporchip is what i needed in my life!!![/quote] [quote=Vivi]this is so dope[/quote] [quote=NickLong]This is spectacular. I absolutely love it. Such a great mashup of genres. [/quote] Thanks y'all! [quote=Tom Foolery]I remember my mind being blown by this era of Roboctopus. It really is unique LSDJ work, and it still holds up all these years later. I chuckled when I read the title but after pressing play I wasn't laughing anymore, this is no joke! Seriously seriously good stuff!! I'd love to know about your workflow for creating samples for stuff like this if you're willing to share![/quote] Thanks! As far as workflow, it's probably a bit convoluted, since of course you can't chop samples on a Gameboy haha. I always start with the Octatrack. grab a bit of a tune and chop it on the, usually just on the beats--at the kick and snares, so I can get bite sized chunks to work with that are still in rhythm, basically. The Octatrack is nice because you can quickly start triggering the slices. I just basically jam with the slices and see if I can get something interesting going. Because of the Gameboy's limitations, I have to keep that in mind and I looks for maybe 4-6 little 2-second or less chunks that interest me enough. Once I get a few little pieces together that I like, I prep them and patch up an LSDJ ROM and see how they sound. It's not uncommon to have something I like end up sounding shit in LSDJ lol, and then it's back to the drawing board :P

Ooh interesting!! I have avoided using samples because of how hard it is to get the samples on there, and how much pre-envisioning is required. I never even thought about using another sampler to trial them out, that's a genius idea! I might have to give that a go with my octatrack. (Although I suspect you make it look very easy!!) Thanks for sharing your approach!

[quote=roboctopus] As far as workflow, it's probably a bit convoluted, since of course you can't chop samples on a Gameboy haha. I always start with the Octatrack. grab a bit of a tune and chop it on the, usually just on the beats--at the kick and snares, so I can get bite sized chunks to work with that are still in rhythm, basically. The Octatrack is nice because you can quickly start triggering the slices. I just basically jam with the slices and see if I can get something interesting going. Because of the Gameboy's limitations, I have to keep that in mind and I looks for maybe 4-6 little 2-second or less chunks that interest me enough. Once I get a few little pieces together that I like, I prep them and patch up an LSDJ ROM and see how they sound. It's not uncommon to have something I like end up sounding shit in LSDJ lol, and then it's back to the drawing board :P[/quote] Ooh interesting!! I have avoided using samples because of how hard it is to get the samples on there, and how much pre-envisioning is required. I never even thought about using another sampler to trial them out, that's a genius idea! I might have to give that a go with my octatrack. (Although I suspect you make it look very easy!!) Thanks for sharing your approach!

This is really cool! I especially loved the part that starts at ~2:20. You make me want to grab my Gameboy and experiment a bit

This is really cool! I especially loved the part that starts at ~2:20. You make me want to grab my Gameboy and experiment a bit :)