Anatomization of the Blocks Algorithms on the Microcosm
Highly rhythmic and consistently surprising, the Blocks algorithms are probably my favorite Microcosm effect category. This video is a deep dive into its four variants, looking at how subtle changes in both the Activity and Repeats knobs reveal a wide range of possibilities.
0:00 Empirical Block Aide
0:24 b70xx0rz = teh r0xx0rz1!1!!1
1:00 Introducing the basic loop
1:26 Blocks A
3:35 Blocks B
5:55 Blocks C
8:20 Blocks D
11:31 Double time
11:55 Two Ex, Blocks See
12:44 Twice Rapidity for Block Be
13:47 Faster, more intense
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