Lo-Fi House Set on the Op-1

[@Calicolive]

Which one was your favorite beat from the set?! I am very proud of the last one with the vocal samples .

[@i-never-look-at-replies-lol]

Calico last one

[@drydessert4198]

13:03

[@pdpocket2599]

Calico absolutely my fave. soulful vocals over house beats give me feelings.

[@ZYFANG]

the last beat is pure fuego!

[@diegoperez3030]

All of them were Dope!

[@windmuhlfred7903]

dude, dunno how i ended up here, but i stayed

[@windmuhlfred7903]

track comin in at 16:00min is just sick, i loe that

[@Calicolive]

You are welcome here! Thanks for listening :)

[@biggrime]

Sweet set man. Just listen to it while at work

[@umonox]

top notch Calico! This deserves MUCH MORE views! Sound is lush as hell and these vocals towards the end - fabulous! More please! :-)

[@Calicolive]

umonox thanks :) Love your videos!

[@iShredStreets]

So glad I stumbled upon this video man! That was sweet!

[@Calicolive]

Thank you! I'm already working on a new one hehe

[@ratfeud]

12:45 is sickk

[@johnplacais]

How do I like this more than one time? Whole set is fantastic!!!! Thank you

[@Calicolive]

Beowulf thanks you made my day! :)

[@HoochMusic]

So smooth 👌 love those nice, round, chunky kicks.

[@jameskee7879]

this is so good, used it to study

[@jadaken327]

Great jams on the way to work! Can’t wait for the next one

[@antekoh]

So nice through and through, would be hard pressed to pick one tune as a favorite though (maybe the last one?) what I like best is how the tension builds during the transitions from section to section.

[@Calicolive]

Thank You :)

[@L_R_..]

I truly enjoy the first beat it’s my type to listen to

[@bouncytrapbeats]

imma need you to make more op-1 lofi house videos man

[@Jermsoup]

beautiful

[@Calicolive]

Thank you!

[@diegoperez3030]

beautiful 👏👏👏

[@LizaLavolta]

I was singing along with this. Very inspiring

[@Calicolive]

LizaLavolta thank you :)

[@cawashka]

I'm always gonna come back to this when I'm thinking about selling my OP-1, so I don't do it :^)

[@picklerick_91]

I’ve listened to this so many times I love it

[@MrJackal43]

Very chill....

[@Fangirl.x]

You gotta release those last two

[@titoarmando4665]

high quality instruments for making lo-fi music #bagus

[@DrewDapps]

glad i stumbled across this. this is fire bro

[@Calicolive]

Thanks :)

[@Notofu4u246]

that last beat tho ... fireeeeee

[@Calicolive]

Thanks for listening :)

[@juanpabloferegrino9779]

you should name this and upload to soundcloud or something.

[@itsjustme1459]

#SiQ !!! Fire... FIRE...... bro this reminds me of DJ Doc Martin from L.A. man if you play shit likes you got a new fan... by the way I dj myself, I spin house music...and this melodic house has always been awesome. ..not a lot of people spin this... it's quit overlooked... thank you for sharing this and showing your talent ... awesome

[@Calicolive]

Thanks dude!!

[@nintendonchill]

Really feeling that, especially the last one

[@Calicolive]

Thank you :)

[@DetroitMicroSound]

Loving this! I can't wait to get my OP-1.

[@Calicolive]

You're going to have sooo much fun!

[@DetroitMicroSound]

I can tell. I've had it on my list since before it's release. the time has come :)

[@wolfbeard1532]

Fire. Op1 seems so fun!

[@davidsahay1021]

Outstanding work mate! Would love to see a Red Means Recording-ish tutorial how you let the magic happen starting at 11:20

[@lucasre7257]

La musica se con cualquier cosa desde palitos asta conputadoras hay que tener el arte en el alma

[@tisentovedo]

Omg been waiting for this for too long. Awesome.

[@Calicolive]

Hey TORTO hows everything? Thanks for listening!

[@tisentovedo]

All good man and I hope it's the same for you! Love your mixes please keep 'em comin

[@soundpalette2438]

Awesome set

[@oriwan3786]

again, THIS is exactly my type of music. awesome. Any tips how to get into creating music?

[@ArtsunMusic]

This is loop-based music. Try to train your ear with active listening to understand what it’s made of: you could for example identify the beginning and the end of a specific loop, and then deconstruct it by listing all the different layers that compose it. Once you’ll have done this for several loops, you’ll have a better idea of the generic ingredients. Then you could try to identify the techniques used to transition from one loop to another, and the global characteristics of the track. Remember to do this with several different artists as each one has its own style and techniques and you don’t wanna be a copycat. In the meantime, get your hands on a DAW (any of them is good nowadays, Ableton or Bitwig are more appropriate for live loop based music performance) and start learning it as much as you can. Manual is essential but learning by doing is the most dynamic way to progress: Get things done. Build something, finish it, learn from your mistakes and be proud of what you like in it, move on and start again. Those would be my 2 cents advices to start making music. Most important: remember to always have fun! It’s the journey that matters!

[@subfifth]

So. Damn. Good. More soon, I hope!

[@Calicolive]

subfifth recordings thank you! I've been watching all your Moog Grandmother vids :)

[@subfifth]

Ahhhh, no way! :) Looking forward to hearing more of your tunes!

[@musicthattouches17]

Perfect!

[@markfelixm]

Just now discovering your shit man, its fire!

[@Calicolive]

markfelixm thanks for listening!

[@robbiekruszynski4043]

Still watch this.

[@jimshannononsounds]

Nicely done

[@Calicolive]

Thanks!

[@xuser8314]

Super dope dude!

[@Calicolive]

Thanks :)

[@moonwolke123]

Wow dude!

[@ooohalaooo7331]

Dude, it's sooo good

[@Alfredo-ys7cw]

Good work Calico. What are those 2 other objects in the background?

[@christiandominicpalos]

Its lit!💯♥️♥️

[@Calicolive]

Ceedeepee Vlogs thank you :)

[@playlistening9528]

I love all of them. I would like to know how to make that. I mean I know using ableton, but even ableton is hard to make the effects to be as good as you made then manually. What I need to record a good song with those changing on effects? The OP-1 and the akai? Thanks ina dvance

[@romerorobles8008]

PASADOOOO!!!!

[@pdpocket2599]

excellence in mood-making. good on ya.

[@reqtified]

Hey man, whats that flashing thing you've got going on in the background? Is that a maschine? Are you doing anything with that in this set?! Awesome set btw man!

[@sneakytraxx2010]

great job ;) like Rick Wade..Moodymann....Parrish....deep US house at his best ;) you have a soundcloud ??

[@Calicolive]

FX FX thank You! Here's my soundcloud soundcloud.com/itscalico

[@sneakytraxx2010]

ok i check thanks

[@teresaoliver1849]

That is dream my mind music true

[@adelinrapcore]

Very nice jam but i think you need some double and triple kicks and more percussion! Cheers and thx

[@corpclarke]

🔥 The people down voting this must be so cool.

[@hpp395]

Man, feels so good listening to this set. Such a good sound!! Would it be okay to sample this to use in my upcoming mini web series? Links and credits would be included of course!

[@dasa-brainwash850]

Love this whole set. Did you end up releasing any of these tracks? I'd buy some

[@Calicolive]

DASA-Brainwash nope I never released any of them maybe one day!

[@tobywilliams1510]

very impressive mate

[@urbancanyons8871]

These sets are amazing, and especially considering the limitations of the op1 tape workflow. What’s the Rtym doing in the background?

[@Calicolive]

Thank you the sets are a pain to make honestly. The Rytm is there as a background prop there haha it’s not being recorded just for looks

[@Systempuntoout]

Here my +1 Calico.. added as favorite as well. Love this music. Tell us about your setup and how you recorded it; are sound just op-1 patches or there's something else in this delicious recipe?

[@Calicolive]

90% of the sounds you are hearing are coming from the OP-1. The rest are coming from Ableton which is being triggered by the Akai LPD8. I am sending the audio from the Op-1 into Ableton where i am filtering, adding reverb, and delay. I plan on doing another video where I explain how everything is set up!

[@Systempuntoout]

Calico great sound, listened 5/6 times. I love when bass triggers at 11:58 and 14:20 . You should explain how to get that deep bass sound, you can feel it from the belly; I am struggling to get them from my Op-1.Also, that wobbling sound starting on the third track and recurring in the last one is terrific. Would love to see the process explained.

[@Calicolive]

For that particular part I used the OP-1s FM Synth. Pick the Big Bottom preset and then turn your blue knob all the way to the left and that should give you a nice thick sine bass. I then assigned the attack envelope to the LFO to create a side chain effect. Hope this helps :)

[@GiriGagan]

@@Calicolive thanks for the explanation, you used the Op-1 LFO tremolo trick?

[@simonelucarelli]

Nice job! How did you change knobs on the akai lpd8? And where did you take the taller ones?

[@ayatollahlalalola]

you should put this on spotify or at least soundcloud

[@devidtodorovic4189]

7:40 💯

[@plasticsamalt6633]

Dude these are some incredible skills, loved the set. How did you change your Akai knobs?

[@Calicolive]

They come off really easy you just have to pull on them. I replaced mine with Djtechtools chroma caps which feel a lot better

[@jcros_]

Hey Calico, What would be some resources to learn how to do this?

[@Calicolive]

Jordan Crosby Hey Jordan! Are you referring to using the OP1 or making music in general?

[@MattAnsellJask]

I’d love to see you step by step a track. Love the tracks

[@intaMC]

This is soooooo good man. How did you sync the Op-1?

[@Calicolive]

Thanks dude! The op 1 is not synced to anything :)

[@crypoforum_aesthasis]

🙌✨💜

[@shufflephunk]

i will get a op-1 soon is there a possibility you could explain how to get that sound you are hearing on the end? I have a lot of experience with the op-Z ut not with this one and it seems so sim with only 4 tracks recording an you can save nothing right? I also have an MPC1000 and want to use them together with a USB MIDI hub or something? or iConnecivity? I Also saw this mixer: makerhart.com/product_d.php?lang=en&tb=1&id=465 Can the Op-1 send bluetooth information just as the Op-Z? I hope I will get the craz music as you are doing from the Op-1. Mch respect, the last one is so dreamy and the first beats are so punchy. Respect.

[@Calicolive]

Thanks for watching! With the Op-1 you get 4 tracks separate tracks and you record similar to using a 4 track tape machine. I am not familiar with the OP-Z so it is hard to compare. i know for sure the OP-1 does not send any bluetooth information. would you be able to specify which sound at the end you are referring to? ill try my best to explain

[@shufflephunk]

@@Calicolive ah but that sounds on the end thats georgeous is that synth engine also on the opZ?

[@shufflephunk]

@@Calicolive you know which one i men the wobbly panning sound of the dynthedizer :)

[@Brainwave99]

Good stuff

[@ratfeud]

how did you link the Akai to the OP-1 to change the levels?

[@Calicolive]

Audio is going from the OP-1 through my interface and into Ableton. The Akai is mapped to ableton and I am using it to send effects and trigger samples. Hope this helps! :)

[@ratfeud]

@@Calicolive awesome! Thanks for replying, sounds awesome :)

[@LiamKillen]

Feel like i’m at da club. I just bought at OP1 today! Are you using 100% just sounds from the OP 1?

[@Calicolive]

Hey Liam congrats on the OP1 you're gonna love it! I imported a lot of sounds into the OP1 from my sample library. That's the beauty of the op1, you can turn any sound into a synth preset or create a drum kit with them. Thanks for watching the vid :)

[@5lanediver]

Could you possibly post a tutorial? You OP1 house videos are the best I have seen/heard, and I have been trying to get the lofi sound and not doing great. Like a vid that goes through you making drum and chord loop (did you use a sequencer?, what chord patch is that). The samples are great, but that you can't help with that much. And then any tips and tricks for performing on the OP1. Love this vid

[@giobifasoli]

How did you sync and route the two devices?

[@mFergus89]

Bellow - Les Sins

[@lysergicvisions871]

Love it, even tho i am absolutely not into the OP-1. The BDis a bit too heavy in my opinion, but that's a matter of taste i guess

[@shufflephunk]

i keep coming back tothis track esp the moment when that synth kicks in, how did you made that synth at 12minutea? id love to know!!

[@op-1g.s]

Damn. You got more clicks as me with my intire channel with 100 videos. I don't like your over powered music skillz dude. 😬👍🏽

[@sotevasquez4491]

What is that machine in the back doing?? Or was that not involved in the set?

[@Calicolive]

Sote Vasquez just looking pretty haha it was not used for this set

[@DavideBertola]

What are you controlling with the akai exactly?

[@Calicolive]

Davide Bertola the Akai is being used for reverb, delay, filters, and triggering samples in Ableton

[@Lukster1921]

is the bass coming from the op-1??

[@Calicolive]

Austin Valdez hey Austin, every sound is coming from the op1

[@Lukster1921]

Calico thanks for the reply sir. love this mix!

[@shufflephunk]

wow

[@christiandominicpalos]

Its lit!💯♥️♥️