Mission #2: Retro gaming

mikkel_zen · 2015-06-15T08:08:03.000Z

I have no clue what to do without any submissions,
except extend the mission two weeks.

NEW DEADLINE: 29TH OF JUNE 2015

LyingDalai · 2015-06-18T15:29:53.000Z

Yes indeed, @mikkel_zen.

It seems such game has not much success in this area…

I am currently having much fun with my brand new AR.
I’ll try to get something that fits out of it.

mikkel_zen · 2015-06-24T17:03:16.000Z

Five days left.

Come on people.
A simple “three track tune” is what’s requested.
It’s easy.

Abhoth · 2015-06-25T07:20:26.000Z

Ooh, I just saw the deadline was moved. Excellent! I wanted to participate but didn’t have the time for it. I’ll have a go at it tonight and see if I get something going that doesn’t suck . Hmm. Should I use the OT or A4? Both? Decisions, decisions…

LyingDalai · 2015-06-25T23:08:30.000Z

I got a track !!

I did’t use any Scene or Performance for this track, cause my hands were used to switch from a pattern to another.
No FX, even the panning has disappeared in the recording process, I am very sad of this.

I am not completely sure about the oscillator thing.
Only 2 tracks were used, 1 being the kick BD1, the 2nd being the snare SD2.
The third track is the noise on the snare.
I think I read somewhere BDHD machines had two oscillators, but I haven’t found where I could deactivate one of them.
Please Holy Pixel Monk tell me it’s OK.
(But I’ll redo it if I have to )

Anyway, I am very glad I could make it on time.
Rytm is loads of fun, a lot quicker more intuitive than OT, I am very glad I got it.

I’ll extract some sysex thing in the next few days…

Cheers, Missionauts !

pselodux · 2015-06-25T23:37:00.000Z

I’ll try something over the weekend. Does it need to sound like it’s from a game, or just sound like a chiptune? ie. can I make a techno track?

I think I might have to go crazy with plocks on this one…

mikkel_zen · 2015-06-26T06:16:04.000Z

Nice one Lying Dalai!!! I dont know 100% what you are talking about, since I dont have the rytm. But yes, I approve this.

And to pselodux: No, it doesnt need to sound like a video game. I just assumed that when using just three oscillators and “no fx”, it would automatically sound retro-game-ish.

Abhoth · 2015-06-26T06:40:17.000Z

I made one last night. It quickly turned into a mess, but it was a lot of fun! I’ll record and upload some time during the weekend.

LyingDalai · 2015-06-26T08:10:36.000Z

Daaaaamn I forgot the 3:00 limit !!!
I’ll see if I have some time tonight to get a new track done.

That be rockin y’all in stere-reo / in stere-reo / stere-reo…

polite_society · 2015-06-26T08:35:00.000Z

Oh wow, I was about to say how sad I was to have missed this, but I still have a couple of days. I should be working on a show I’m playing on tuesday, but this sounds like more fun, and a more productive dark playground than my usual distractions.

Abhoth · 2015-06-27T09:13:49.000Z

…and here is my contribution:

LyingDalai · 2015-06-29T07:46:08.000Z

I was really too exhausted yesterday, couldn’t find the energy to get a 3:00 remix…
Plus I found out that Yosemite + Alesis Multimix 12 FW ≠
I can only get mono recordings
Wie shade…

So… Are we only two in this game ?
Elektronauts, please, get an entry before out pixel-addicted monk says this is over !!

Abhoth · 2015-06-29T08:28:38.000Z

Yes, more entries needed. There is still time!

Mine is mono as well, Lying Dalai. I assumed the old SID tunes were mono, so in the spirit of the contest I didn’t pan anything.

mikkel_zen · 2015-06-29T11:56:00.000Z

I didnt think of panning. Nice one.

Time limit not so important, you qualify Lying Dalai.

And to the rest of you elektronauts: There is still time to be a real hero! Just sign up and complete this mission! The entire universe depends on it.

LyingDalai · 2015-06-30T07:23:45.000Z

@Abhoth I love your track, there’s a Ratatat feeling to it, funky and all.
Plus you really manage to get the video games spirit, no doubt.

What’s you weapon ?
I know nothing about those 8 bits video games-sounding bleeps, I’ll study your sysex in depth

(+ thx @mikkel_zen)

mikkel_zen · 2015-06-30T07:53:03.000Z

Thanks guys, for completing the mission. The universe is eternaly in debt to you.

Time is up and in for the vote. I dont know who can and who cant, but I guess all elektronauts can vote. Anyway, send it to me in a private message. Lets just say I count them in about two days. Vote away!!!

Abhoth · 2015-06-30T09:28:29.000Z

[quote=““Lying Dalai””]
@Abhoth I love your track, there’s a Ratatat feeling to it, funky and all.
Plus you really manage to get the video games spirit, no doubt.

What’s you weapon ?
I know nothing about those 8 bits video games-sounding bleeps, I’ll study your sysex in depth

[/quote]

Ah, the sysex. Almost forgot about that. I’ll upload it tonight.

And thanks for the compliments. Not much fancy stuff going on actually. Simple sounds, but with lots of p-locks and trigs all over the place to make it less static. I think it got messy and a bit annoying to listen to, personally, but I didn’t have time for another attempt.

I like yours a lot, btw. Very different from my approach, and an excellent example of how less can often be more.

I had to check out Ratatat, btw. The Elektron boxes should excel at that kind of music. Very inspiring.

LyingDalai · 2015-06-30T12:09:02.000Z

""Abhoth"":

I had to check out Ratatat, btw. The Elektron boxes should excel at that kind of music. Very inspiring.

Best is “Classics”.
A name this album deserves.
Glad you liked my sound.
I always feel like a newbie while listening to tracks produced here.
Mine feels always raw, amateurish in comparison.
But I like to think that it’s my sound and no one else’s…

I also have to drop the sysex, even if I’m not sure it’s very interesting because I mainly choked patterns one against the others

BTW : I regret that your track doesn’t even last a minute, @Abhoth : I think the sound is reaaaally great, I wish you would push it and throw one idea a pattern until you’re dry ! Then mix all this together…

What’s your weapon meant : what was the toy you used to craft this piece of music ?

Abhoth · 2015-07-01T08:03:22.000Z

I used the Analog Four, Lying Dalai.

I hope I got this right. I haven’t exported an Analog Four project to sysex before and am a bit surprised it got 2+ MB big. Anyways, here it is:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/ni1ppzctiq339uc/SID3.syx?dl=0

LyingDalai · 2015-07-01T08:14:14.000Z

I had trouble to see my AR from the Mac yesterday night, will try again tonight or tomorrow and get the sysex out

I have to have an A4 !

1000€ @ audiosolutions.fr
Or AK for 1300€ @ audiosolutions.fr ??!?

Damn.
I just got the AR, I wish they did such sales later…
If I give in to my GAS I’ll have the Bad Look from my gf the whole holidays…

Spendthrift glory.