Sound design with iRandom(izer)
Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2007 4:15 pm
Some of you followed the discussion about Daz' randomizer in the librarian thread, and obviously quite a lot of people downloaded the software.
Recently I was asked by OASYANs how I am using it and what the results are. Although it is randomization the latter of course also depends on the personal taste. I have put together very vast.. ah, sorry fast track which took me half an hour together with the KARMAfied drums. You can listen to it <a href="http://blog.petermmahr.com/2007/09/13/o ... omizer-ii/" target="_blank">here</a>.
.. yes it is getting chaotic at the end. This is just to prove that I performed everything in one piece
But seriously, if you want to listen to some iRandom sounds, then you should check out <a href="http://blog.petermmahr.com/2007/09/20/o ... mizer-iii/" target="_blank">this</a>.
Of course not everyone's taste.. no doubt, but this is not the fault of iRandom, which you can download <a href="http://blog.petermmahr.com/2007/08/25/oasys-randomizer/" target="_blank">here</a> for free.
So what do you need?
- OASYS
- Mac running MacOSX
- MIDI Interface
- and some time... not much!
Start iRandom by double clicking. Now activate for example one of the AL-1 factory sounds. Choose AL-1 from the pulldown list of iRandom, move the fader a little bit to the right. At the beginning I suggest to start with small amounts of randomization (= 10 to 20%). Now push the button.. play on the OASYS, you like the change already? No? Ok, push again the button on iRandom software. Push it as often as it needs until you get a result you find interesting. It depends on the sound as from here it maybe makes sense to work analytical... If you get the feeling that it is going completely into the wrong direction, then go back to the starting point and activate the original program.
Another idea is to check the factory sounds before randomization. I for example like to use the controllers... and factory sounds are full of pre set controllers. Take this kind of sound as a starting point and follow the procedure described above.
So for example for my favourite solo sound I did it exactly the way described above. BUT at a certain point I decided to really program. In that case, it is a MS-20 sound, I switched to the oscillator page and changed to PWM in OSC1 and Ring in OSC2. Then a little treatment here, another one there... just a look at the filter, a small modification concerning the controllers, little more modulation here etc - finito!
Give it a try, it is worth it.
Do not want to adorn myself with borrowed plums... this is Mr. Daz' tool and it is a great one for anyone who wants to experiment a little bit.
peter
Recently I was asked by OASYANs how I am using it and what the results are. Although it is randomization the latter of course also depends on the personal taste. I have put together very vast.. ah, sorry fast track which took me half an hour together with the KARMAfied drums. You can listen to it <a href="http://blog.petermmahr.com/2007/09/13/o ... omizer-ii/" target="_blank">here</a>.
.. yes it is getting chaotic at the end. This is just to prove that I performed everything in one piece
But seriously, if you want to listen to some iRandom sounds, then you should check out <a href="http://blog.petermmahr.com/2007/09/20/o ... mizer-iii/" target="_blank">this</a>.
Of course not everyone's taste.. no doubt, but this is not the fault of iRandom, which you can download <a href="http://blog.petermmahr.com/2007/08/25/oasys-randomizer/" target="_blank">here</a> for free.
So what do you need?
- OASYS
- Mac running MacOSX
- MIDI Interface
- and some time... not much!
Start iRandom by double clicking. Now activate for example one of the AL-1 factory sounds. Choose AL-1 from the pulldown list of iRandom, move the fader a little bit to the right. At the beginning I suggest to start with small amounts of randomization (= 10 to 20%). Now push the button.. play on the OASYS, you like the change already? No? Ok, push again the button on iRandom software. Push it as often as it needs until you get a result you find interesting. It depends on the sound as from here it maybe makes sense to work analytical... If you get the feeling that it is going completely into the wrong direction, then go back to the starting point and activate the original program.
Another idea is to check the factory sounds before randomization. I for example like to use the controllers... and factory sounds are full of pre set controllers. Take this kind of sound as a starting point and follow the procedure described above.
So for example for my favourite solo sound I did it exactly the way described above. BUT at a certain point I decided to really program. In that case, it is a MS-20 sound, I switched to the oscillator page and changed to PWM in OSC1 and Ring in OSC2. Then a little treatment here, another one there... just a look at the filter, a small modification concerning the controllers, little more modulation here etc - finito!
Give it a try, it is worth it.
Do not want to adorn myself with borrowed plums... this is Mr. Daz' tool and it is a great one for anyone who wants to experiment a little bit.
peter
