compressor module idea thingy

[Andrew Schrock]

On Mon, 24 May 1999, Budweiser [FTS] wrote:
> I was just having a browse through my Future Music magazines
> and read this article on "LoFi" effects. i pulled out the CD again
> and had a listen to the effects. One thing that really grabed me
> was the sound a drum loop going through a compressor which
> was fed back into itself. It had a real crunchy popping sound that
> was unbelievable. When no sound was going through the compressor
> you can hear humming sound (which i assume is the feedback),
> but as soon as the loop started it went away...  this gave me the
> idea of a compressor module for a modular synth. I guess it would
> be more suitable for percussive type sounds, but why not? If one
> incorperated a feedback control, the amount of "crunchy popness"
> (gee i'm getting real technical here) could be controlled.
> 
> Anyone have any compressor schematics?

Hey Bud, 

Ever listen to anything by Pole or Oval? or on the Mego label? There's a
lot of cool ambient percussive sections which scream what you're talking
about. Very laid-back tracks, not distorted or fast.. this music is
oriented around musical "mistakes", which are sampled and played with. I
dig this style a lot. You can use any number of things to create random
roughness (ok, that's every MORE non-technical) on tracks: filters,
vca's.. a compressor is nice but the effect is nothing you can't achieve
with regular modules. 

Not sure what these folks use for gear.. I know oval use a PC and do a lot
of digital editing to create their tracks. Supposedly Pole uses a broken
Waldorf 4-pole. Panasonic use homebuilt analog gear (!).. saw them live
when they were in Boston. Wacky Finnish folk! 

later
Andrew

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