Tutorial for asymmetric + polyrhythmic loops on Kaossilator
Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2010 1:06 am
Hey there, I finally found a way to do 3/4, 5/4, 11/8 and so on. Even polyrhytms and polymetres works with this trick I call "Timewarp" (of course only cause it sounds cool).
Asymmetric loops (example with 5/4):
In a nutshell: Start with a loop and cut apart the piece you don't need by raising the bpm.
5/4 -> start with 100bpm, create a loop -> go to 160 bpm
why 160? you want to keep 5/8 of the loop, so take the current bpm and multipy it with 8/5. Why 100? Cause you can devide it with 5. You can do the same with 120 -> 192 and so on - for a 5/4 beat.
You have to recalc for other loops. a 15/8 beat could start with 75bpm -> 80bpm. cause you keep 15/16 of the loop you take 75 x (16/15) = 80bpm
You got it? Maybe you should just see my vid: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdK9AZYXH78
For polyrhythmic loops just create a asymmetric loop, and ad a new layer AFTER changing the bpm. Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zifa4egRPlk
Polymetric loops are possible, too. [for the difference between polyrhythmic and -metric see mp3guys nice explanation http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6rUE5Px8pw ]. I will make another video for this, but here is how it works, you should figure it out with the help of the other videos.
It's a bit calculation: Start with two patterns on a bpm, and then cut of the piece you don't need. What you need is the part the two patterns need to meet again. Example: 3/4 and 2/4 polymetre - start with 90bpm, create a 2/4 pattern (easy) and a 3/4 pattern (you could use gate 2, 7,8,9 & 10 for this). after that cut apart the end of the loop by raising the bpm to 120. The 2/4 and the 3/4 meet after 3/4 and after 6/4 - so we keep 3/4 of our 8/4 loop and get the 6/4 we need.
Asymmetric loops (example with 5/4):
In a nutshell: Start with a loop and cut apart the piece you don't need by raising the bpm.
5/4 -> start with 100bpm, create a loop -> go to 160 bpm
why 160? you want to keep 5/8 of the loop, so take the current bpm and multipy it with 8/5. Why 100? Cause you can devide it with 5. You can do the same with 120 -> 192 and so on - for a 5/4 beat.
You have to recalc for other loops. a 15/8 beat could start with 75bpm -> 80bpm. cause you keep 15/16 of the loop you take 75 x (16/15) = 80bpm
You got it? Maybe you should just see my vid: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdK9AZYXH78
For polyrhythmic loops just create a asymmetric loop, and ad a new layer AFTER changing the bpm. Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zifa4egRPlk
Polymetric loops are possible, too. [for the difference between polyrhythmic and -metric see mp3guys nice explanation http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6rUE5Px8pw ]. I will make another video for this, but here is how it works, you should figure it out with the help of the other videos.
It's a bit calculation: Start with two patterns on a bpm, and then cut of the piece you don't need. What you need is the part the two patterns need to meet again. Example: 3/4 and 2/4 polymetre - start with 90bpm, create a 2/4 pattern (easy) and a 3/4 pattern (you could use gate 2, 7,8,9 & 10 for this). after that cut apart the end of the loop by raising the bpm to 120. The 2/4 and the 3/4 meet after 3/4 and after 6/4 - so we keep 3/4 of our 8/4 loop and get the 6/4 we need.