August 16, 2023 (No Input Feedback Sampling with Octatrack MKII)

All of the percussion heard here is made from sampling the OT inputs' internal noise with nothing plugged in. I recorded the AB and CD inputs without any sources plugged in while effecting them with very high Q settings on the filter and pushing Amp Volume to max, then applying an LFO to vary the Q setting. This was recorded to a flex track, then I sliced it and normalized the resulting hiss. I selected extremely small sections of those loops to use as "click/cut" drum sounds. The no-input noise sampling technique is described here on the "lines" forum by user trytyke; all credit and inspiration is owed to their creative approach and ideas: llllllll.co/t/...
The "tonal" pad sound is a sampled celeste with extreme bitrate reduction. Crossfader is controlling a re-sampled version of it, sliding it up an octave and slightly opening the filter.
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[@andrewhuang]

sounds fantastic!

[@andrewtasselmyer2436]

Thanks so much Andrew! Been watching your videos for years and love what you do, so that means a lot.

[@Limbic1000]

oooh i luv thissss

[@andrewtasselmyer2436]

glad to hear it!

[@WhatWeTalkAbout]

this sounds so great, very inspiring!

[@andrewtasselmyer2436]

Thank you so much!

[@Sinnersainthuman]

pretty neat!

[@andrewtasselmyer2436]

Thanks!

[@Romanowitch]

Absolutely love this ! Great jam as usual

[@andrewtasselmyer2436]

Thanks for listening!

[@mrtinacrispoti]

Yeah, sounds fantastic!

[@andrewtasselmyer2436]

Glad you like it!

[@dominikhaering]

Very brave experiment to use the Octatrack. Many mixers have already "imploded" with this method.

[@andrewtasselmyer2436]

Haha, yeah I’ve seen some horror stories with mixers. This one felt pretty controlled in comparison.

[@w-h-y-]

Saw your Substack. Loved your example. Tried it out the best way I could which now that I’m watching again I am seeing that it seems you created the source material by sampling itself and then crafted this. What I did was set a flex on track 1 to record the internal source. Messed with the q and width chopped into 64 pieces and proceeded to play the slices while it resampled onto a track with random trigs with some using probability. I set the envelope to a very short hold and release and then added reverb and a neighbor with delay. Then I started picking drum sounds and sequencing the rest of the tracks. A lot of fun. Next time I’m going to follow your workflow

[@andrewtasselmyer2436]

Awesome, sounds like fun! You’re correct, this was a very “simplified” version of the exercise where I just sampled small portions of the feedback loops I started separately. There is a lot to explore here.

[@w-h-y-]

I think your method makes the most sense for maximum creativity. The only reason I didn’t go there was just that I wanted to try it out so bad that I assumed it was all on one giant feedback loop

[@reformatte]

This is inspirational, do you have a breakdown of how this method all works?

[@andrewtasselmyer2436]

Thanks so much! I’m working on writing up a breakdown for my substack page linked above. Hope to share it soon.

[@frankpaul1375]

I keep telling myself, over and over, "Just because Andrew has an Octatrack doesn't mean I have to rush out and get one; just because Andrew has an Octatrack doesn't mean I have to rush out and get one" & etc. & etc. And then I see/hear a video/demo like this, and I'm like: No, sensible voice in my head, you're wrong: I must have an Octactrack. LOL (Long winded way of saying, thanks as usual for all the great, inspiring content). Cheers

[@andrewtasselmyer2436]

Haha, thanks Frank! If you do go down the rabbit hole…prepare for hours of lost time with this machine 😂