Mission #2: Retro gaming

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.

LyingDalai · 2015-07-03T11:48:07.000Z

Finally got myself a Blofeld to get puppetted by the OT. Loads of fun to come, I’ll dive in the synthesis at least.
And this puts the GAS away, let’s wait for Christmas

So… what ???
Is this a draw game ?
Maybe Abhoth and I should decide what’s in the next Mission

I have trouble to extract the sysex thing, I push on “send” on the AR side, “receive” on the C6 side, I actually see that data are incoming, but no file is shown on C6 file list.
Coming soon…

mikkel_zen · 2015-07-03T11:54:21.000Z

I counted the votes!
Just let me double check, yes, one vote.

I need more votes people.
When I have three (3) votes or more, I will deliver this missions medal of honor.

Dear elektronauts, please vote.