- Type
- Audio Effect
- Author
- ryan7585
- Version
- 1.0
- License
- None
- Live version
- 8.3
- Max version
- 5.1.9
- Downloads
- 5,012
- Updated
- 2015-01-06
Description
This is the first version of what is now a full-featured, live audio manipulator. This version has limited features but is available for free.
The free version of GrooveSlice records a full bar of audio, then allows you to select a portion of that audio to play back in a loop, with various controls for playback speed and forward/reverse: a slider, jump-to buttons for common speeds, and a number box for custom speeds/pitches.
Playback is retriggered to the start position every bar, so you get consistent patterns for every measure.
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*****TIPS:
Use the slider for scratch-style effects or to slide between different playback speeds smoothly.
Playback speed is tied to pitch, so use that to your advantage. Get dualing guitar melodies or polyrhythmic drums by experimenting with different speeds and loop selections.
If a chord is more harmonic, it will produce a more aligned (less complex) polyrhythm:
-An octave higher is double-speed (2x)
-An octave lower is half-speed (0.5x)
-A fifth higher is One-and-a-half-speed and gets swing rhythms (1.5x)
-A fifth lower is Three-quarter speed and gets slower swing rhythms. (0.75x)
-Other chords produce other rhythmic effects, but this is always true: if the harmony is better, the rhythm syncs up better.
-Harmony ratios are harmonic because they are simple. The western scale uses a certain set, but make sure to try other simple ratios (single-digit denominator like 3/4, 5/2, 2/7, etc) for your playback speed, to see what rhythmic effects you get.
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****Harmony ratios :
Unison: 1.0
m2: 1.0666..
M2: 1.125
m3: 1.2
M3: 1.25
m4,M4: 1.3333...
Tritone: 1.4
Fifth: 1.5
m6: 1.6
M6: 1.6666..
m7: 1.75
M7: 1.875
Octave: 2.0
Multiply any of these by a power of two (0.25, 0.5, 1, 2 , 4, 6, 8, etc) to get these notes in different octaves.
The new, full version has knobs, preset buttons and other options to allow you to easily switch between these harmony ratios, in different scales, along with more quantize options and a better GUI! Link below :)
Comments (12)
~!~ The new GrooveSlice has countless uses and will no doubt become an essential part of your setup. Release coming soon! Keep checking here and at IsotonikStudios.com to stay up to date, or sign up for the mailing list by emailing me at [email protected] ~!~
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Stoked to see there's a second version, going to check that out next.
To the dev - if you're still kicking around these parts 12 years later or whatever it is now - thanks for sharing this gem! Really appreciate it, hope to see more from you soon!