Getting Experimental with OT

thoughtstarZ · September 4, 2020, 9:34am

Feedback recorder loop as explained by @lesstalkmoredisco

STEP 1:

OT Track 4:
32-step sequence, trig on step 17 (32steps)
Recorder trig on step 1 (Not a oneshot rec-trig)
Setting for recording set to 32 steps, little fade-in and fade-out, set to record track 4 internally.
AED menu: I think +12DB

Now it should already continually record and play itself. Only there’s nothing to hear yet.

STEP 2:
On OT Track 5 I sequence for example an 8-step techno loop with one or a few oneshots. Then I go the recorder menu of track 4, and change the source to record to T5 for a loop or two manually, and then I switch that source back to T4.

If you do that switch in a break between notes it works fine. I’m not sure if there would be problems when recording a loop with continuos sound. I’m sure there will be other solutions then, with oneshot recorder trigs or something.

you can even record T5 by T4 (or any other of course) whilst T5’s track level is down. Internal sampling still works then I found.

shit wíll get out of hand if you don’t watch out very well, watch out for your ears and speakers, seriously. For example, if you set the AMP on +1 on the looping track, I think a minute later the track will really start to peak my Mixers master channel into orange/red.

Also, connected to that, I think low frequencies can accumulate and feedback out of control. Not sure about the details yet, but I’ve been low cutting about 35-40 on the OT track filter standard to not let this happen.

Before you start mangling, set up the looping track so that no amp or effect is causing the loop to change over the time of a few minutes. Then you know how to “lock” the loop without feedbacking out of control.

I think if you set the AED of the looping track, set to recorder buffer 4, to +12DB I think the loop should be staying the same volume.

Fun times! Flick the delay once quickly, and the loop will keep it. Use filter highcut and lowcut, or resonance, to change the loop. Sometimes the loop will get a bit louder or softer, use amp to steer it back. Fade it out by just setting it to AMP -1 and start working on a new sequence on another Track to record next.