Using the Loupé and Microcosm Together as a Synchronized Looping Duo
The Loupé and Microcosm are as powerful as they are different from one another. In this video, we look at combining them by feeding the Microcosm's hyper-rhythmic granular effects into the Loupé, which can chop the sound up beyond recognition. Some of the concepts explored here include 8th quantization, loop divisions and cycles, Multiply, Re-multiply, Scrolling/Windowing, Re-sampling, Insert, Replace, Feedback... and Zero Feedback.
0:00 Seinfeld and Squarepusher walk into a bar
0:17 When worlds collide
0:29 The Loupe, and loop divisions, aka “8th quantization”
1:00 Pre-FX vs. post-FX Microcosm placement, and the Loupé as a phrase looper proxy
1:33 Silent sync-conversion partner: the Arturia Keystep
1:59 Narrow focus, repeated ideas (aka "Don't hassle me if I'm playing a lot of the same stuff")
First Performance
2:32 Recording the initial loop on the Loupé
2:47 Activating the Blocks effect and overdubbing it into the Loupé
3:54 Busting out the 808 Dumbek
4:15 Doubling the loop length with Multiply, and the concept of cycles
5:00 Re-multiplying the loop to continuously change its length
5:08 Using Scroll to window through the loop’s memory
5:31 Re-sampling the windowed content as a new loop
5:51 Engaging Hold and bringing Feedback to zero
6:39 Deactivating Hold and building a new loop from scratch
8:17 Re-multiply and Scroll redux
10:22 Gradual evolution through medium Feedback
11:17 Expanding and overwriting the loop with Insert and Replace
11:36 Bypassing the Microcosm to overdub some uneffected playing
13:40 Re-multiply + Scroll v3
14:59 Return of the revenge of the son of Insert + Replace
16:37 Feedback adjustments and percussion solo
17:56 ReadFX pitch shift
18:44 Variations on the secret Matthias Grob Feedback Remultiply Maneuver
19:23 Second Performance
20:40 Multiply says that we live in odd times
20:51 Inserting ourselves into the conversation
21:15 The replacements
21:29 Re-multiply + Scroll FTW
23:08 Remultiply, Insert, and Replace
23:45 If you like it, put a ring (mod) on it
24:17 Zero Feedback is back
25:25 Re-m, Ins, Rpl
26:42 Feedback is zero, on account of Zero Feedback making Zero the level of Feedback
28:04 We Interrupt this program
29:30 Tyrannical ambient front
31:28 Taking one last Scroll
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