[PD] dub chords in Pd

brandon zeeb zeeb.brandon at gmail.com
Wed Oct 27 16:33:16 CEST 2010


There are many ways to peel that apple, can you post an example of something
similar to what you're aiming for?

Cheers,
~Brandon

On Wed, Oct 27, 2010 at 7:29 AM, Marco Donnarumma <devel at thesaddj.com>wrote:

> Thanks Andy,
> the delay is quite clear now, and what about the source?
>
> Do you think phasors chords could do the job?
> I reckon I should work out a proper envelope to synthesise a similar attack
> (like a rapidly bowed guitar chord).
>
> thanks
>
> M
>
>
>
>
> Message: 6
>> Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2010 20:43:28 +0100
>> From: Andy Farnell <padawan12 at obiwannabe.co.uk>
>> Subject: Re: [PD] dub chords in Pd
>> To: pd-list at iem.at
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>> The lossy part needs to go into the feedback loop
>> of the delay. Each time around the loop the distortion
>> function shifts some of the energy away from it's
>> original position, some up and out band
>> and some into the capture of the bandpass.
>> As it goes round and round (recurses) it gets
>> focussed more and more into one or two places.
>> Good dub delays are always pretty close to
>> exploding in certain frequencies close to the
>> 1-2kHz mid. That's the trick. You need to
>> experiment with dangerously unstable
>> settings to get it to sing. Distortion
>> followed by bandbass. Any kind of tape and
>> amp simulation in the loop usually works quite well.
>> Some of the best old dub delay IMHO
>> is from a "bucket brigade delay" circa
>> '76/77 that used leaky capacitors to simulate
>> a tape, a kind of analogue data buffer.
>>
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYepvarTsVM
>> @3.44
>>
>> can get a subtle, spooky, slow timbral shift
>> if you catch it and ride it.
>>
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgAfsUdQc_A
>>
>> @2.40 +
>>
>>
>>
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