This trick builds on the classic Dirtywave m8 means of timestretching as well as using a modulator to push the LFO for the timestretching to be very slow and also Tables for the triggering of what I call the "grab".
In this example I have a recording that is a sizable length - nearly 49 seconds long. I have the instrument set to Osc playback, Length set to 0 and Loop Start set to 0. Then I use two Modulators.
- The first Modular is set to Tracking with a Source of Note, LVal and HVal set to 0 and the Amount set to taste, with the destination of Mod Rate.
- The second Modulator is set to LFO with a Destination of Loop Start, an Amount of FF, a Shape of Ramp Up and a Freq of 80 (2 phrases). The trick here is that the first Modulator's Amount will slow down the rate of the LFO the higher the first Modulator's Amount is. If you crank the first Modulator's Amount to FF, you'll damn near stop the LFO. Which is nearly perfect for what I'm trying to do.
I then use the Instrument's Table to increase the Amount of the first Modulator for a period and then decrease the Amount. This acts as a kind of rhythmic grab of the playing sample. I further accentuate this by also extending the Length while the the first Modulator's Amount is increased - giving it a kind of frozen buffer.
There's also some programming on the Pattern for sweeping the Filter and increasing the Delay during the frozen section. For flair.
In the m8 Bundle below, Track 7 is a demonstration of this trick and Track 8 is a demonstration of "Table Hops for Locked Effects".
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Heh. Thanks Bit_rot! I have another rad trick I want to shoot another video for. Here’s to hoping I get 2 for 2 on my m8 throws!