@speckdrum Great video!! Reminds me of some de la/dr. dre vibe, it's super hip! You're cutting it a bit close to the 6:00 end game on the tape don't ya think :o) BTW I like to keep the bars up but agree that disconnecting from sequencer and playing the beats live gives it an organic, personalized groove.
Cheers!
I agree. Playing live, every once in a while some magic happens that can’t be reproduced. To me this is the essence of the OP-1 itself - spontaneity and happy accidents at the expense of fidelity and DAW-like editing options that would slow the creative process down.
The only thing missing from the OP-1 when used as a looper like speckdrum does is a “keep last” loop record mode where only the last recorded lap is kept. This way you can jam live until you nail the take…and if you screw up real bad you dont have to stop the live performance to lift/drop backup takes. I actually put in a request to TE for this functionality.
Well i see it like rehearsing with a band. You don’t necessarily record yourself all the time, you just practice and when you nail it, you just nail it. It becomes yours and you are ready to play live in front of people. Like a skateboarder learning new tricks. You have a track that sticks and you just keep practicing until you own it and keeps evolving. @spectrum I’m starting to like this bleepdrum very much!
you have a valid point for non-improvised work. but as a sampler, we know that no two live takes are identical even when sampling great musicians. bob james’ nautilus is a perfect example, sometimes the magic just happens for 1 bar in the middle of an improv. “keep last” takes the shackles off, emphasizing live experimentation as opposed to just repeating carefully prepared and rehearsed material. and when the magic happens, even accidentally, it will be captured.
@tralivallo — i feel like that everytime i turn this device on! amazing how much depth there is in a seemingly simple ‘toy’
@lefilou — the bleep drum is nice! it does have a built in sequencer. but no way to clock it to midi unfortunately. that would make it even more useful!
@steelcitysi — i’m starting to understand more the value of your idea… it would definitely be nice! fingers crossed the integrate it… somehow!
@motorrad — glad you like the beats mate - not familiar with pole or monkeytown… enlighten me?
@lyingdalai — that binkbeats dude is nuts, eh… some serious practice gone in there!
On the late 90’s albums he made some noise experiments with his special sampler or some circuit bending kind of stuff, it’s on scape records. It was very hip back then and I saw him many times at wmf club here in Berlin where I mixed analog videos to the music. Never really listened to his music but I think it’s cool ; )
Hi guys, been practicing quite a bit with live looping and while the OP-1 keyboard is ok for chords and notes, it doesn’t really do it for me when it comes to drums.
Have you got any set up recommendation for external pads + usb/midi host to trigger (not sequencing) OP-1 drums live? I’m a long time mpc user who likes banging pads so I feel a bit bad brutalising the OP-1…
Would for example a MPD+kenton usb/midi do the trick?
Would I then be able to use both pads for drums and the OP-1 keyboard for keys?
Wow. Great improv. I especially like the bass closer to the end.
But yes, clicks mess up a lot of softer loops. Especially ambient stuff where there must be no pauses.
Another, lesser, limitation is that there is no way to erase a track live. I mean, you can do it, but the sound pauses for a second or so. “Keep last” recording would be awesome.
Wow. Great improv. I especially like the bass closer to the end.
But yes, click mess up a lot of softer loops. Especially ambient stuff where the must be no pauses.
Another, lesser, limitation is that there is no way to erase a track live. I men, you can do it, but the sound pauses for a second or so. “Keep last” recording would be awesome.
