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Autechre production methods speculation


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Apologies if I already said so in here but I'd like to throw my name in as another person who finds a lot of the ideas in this thread truly insightful and what this forum's all about

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^I think a lot of their odd musical phrases and rhythms come from sampled and processed speech.

Makes me think about pitch preservation algorithms in certain DAW's, and how you can get really grainy or percussive sounds from recorded audio depending on the choice

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i'm not privy to any inside info, but based on their interviews i would bet autechre’s current rig is something very similar to this:

https://ppooll.klingt.org/index.php?title=Main_Page


it is a modular system built in Max. super powerful & flexible. tons of modules exist for it:

https://ppooll.klingt.org/index.php?title=manual


every module you load is instantly aware of all other loaded modules and can send/receive audio & control data to/from them. you don't need to physically connect anything in Max with patch cords. it's all 'wireless' so to speak.
 and of course since this is Max you can go in and alter the modules if you want or create your own from scratch. but it is also totally possible to use this system even if you are a complete Max noob as everything is already programmed.


best part is you can save everything as a preset. once you get a collection of modules loaded up & interconnected how you like, store a preset in the main host module & it will be able to recall everything, even where you placed each module on your screen. the individual modules can store their own presets as well.


i used to use this a lot back in the day and found it very powerful & quick to work with once you understood the basics and how the interface is organized. not as slick as something like Reaktor but more tweakable, extensible, and it’s also free.


 

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i'm not privy to any inside info, but based on their interviews i would bet autechre’s current rig is something very similar to this:


https://ppooll.klingt.org/index.php?title=Main_Page


it is a modular system built in Max. super powerful & flexible. tons of modules exist for it:


https://ppooll.klingt.org/index.php?title=manual


every module you load is instantly aware of all other loaded modules and can send/receive audio & control data to/from them. you don't need to physically connect anything in Max with patch cords. it's all 'wireless' so to speak.
 and of course since this is Max you can go in and alter the modules if you want or create your own from scratch. but it is also totally possible to use this system even if you are a complete Max noob as everything is already programmed.


best part is you can save everything as a preset. once you get a collection of modules loaded up & interconnected how you like, store a preset in the main host module & it will be able to recall everything, even where you placed each module on your screen. the individual modules can store their own presets as well.


i used to use this a lot back in the day and found it very powerful & quick to work with once you understood the basics and how the interface is organized. not as slick as something like Reaktor but more tweakable, extensible, and it’s also free.

 

 

 wow this is gold. phenx!

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i'm not privy to any inside info, but based on their interviews i would bet autechre’s current rig is something very similar to this:


https://ppooll.klingt.org/index.php?title=Main_Page


it is a modular system built in Max. super powerful & flexible. tons of modules exist for it:


https://ppooll.klingt.org/index.php?title=manual


every module you load is instantly aware of all other loaded modules and can send/receive audio & control data to/from them. you don't need to physically connect anything in Max with patch cords. it's all 'wireless' so to speak.
 and of course since this is Max you can go in and alter the modules if you want or create your own from scratch. but it is also totally possible to use this system even if you are a complete Max noob as everything is already programmed.


best part is you can save everything as a preset. once you get a collection of modules loaded up & interconnected how you like, store a preset in the main host module & it will be able to recall everything, even where you placed each module on your screen. the individual modules can store their own presets as well.


i used to use this a lot back in the day and found it very powerful & quick to work with once you understood the basics and how the interface is organized. not as slick as something like Reaktor but more tweakable, extensible, and it’s also free.

 

Ppooll is ace, easy to set up rigs for live stuff too. Initially steep learning curve (at least for non-programmers or coming only from DAW based work) but once you get a grip on the basics it's easy to experiment with.

 

Not great for beat based stuff but can be turned to it, just not a natural fit.

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ae-relevent bit starts @ 01:09:24

 

https://youtu.be/_rimBxaK8jk?t=1h9m24s

 

 isnt that futureimage?

 

Aye, though that bit he's talking about Rem and Slan's techniques - You probably wanna move back a minute or so to 01:08:10 for a run up to the discussion

 

 

i totally disagree with him on ae and melodies... their biggest strength is in melodies and feelings. if you even take untilted as an opposite example you can hear melodies all over the place, every hit of a drum is tuned to everything else while creating tens of hidden small phrases and melodies per track

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