A Synth? A Tape Recorder? Both? Discovering the Magic behind Portatron

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  • Опубліковано 18 лис 2024

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  • @GillamtheGreatest
    @GillamtheGreatest Рік тому +6

    this is actually a pretty good way to replicate some of the aspects of working with tape without the cost or inconvenience. pretty neat

  • @SongOfItself
    @SongOfItself Рік тому +4

    I got it when it was on sale, because it is indeed cool and I was taken by the UI. But one thing I definitely miss is the basic ability to control the length of each loop independently. All 4 samples start and stop together, and that's a huge missed opportunity. If each of the 4 loops could have its own duration, then we could use Portatron to design loops that are out of phase with each other and create very long, ever-changing patterns, Brian Eno-style. There's so much more potential to this plugin, if only the makers would think beyond the cassette deck they're modelling.

    • @AlexReidStudios
      @AlexReidStudios  Рік тому

      I would love to see a lot of cool improvements on this plugin!

  • @JDSoundsets
    @JDSoundsets Рік тому +2

    Looks a lot of fun may need try this :)

  • @joesweeney6262
    @joesweeney6262 Рік тому +2

    Great to see a new vid. This looks wild and has some of the experimental noises I messed with in the early 80s. Also, it's been too long for me to catch one of your live streams. Will need to plan early morning wake up call.

    • @AlexReidStudios
      @AlexReidStudios  Рік тому

      I haven't been streaming lately, scheduling is a disaster, but I hope to sort things out soon

    • @joesweeney6262
      @joesweeney6262 Рік тому +1

      @@AlexReidStudios its ok. Real Life (tm) gets in the way of our passions all the time.

  • @irishmossdubwise
    @irishmossdubwise Рік тому +2

    Its a blast

  • @daviHuggMonster
    @daviHuggMonster Рік тому +1

    I did see this on the reason plugin rack page once, as robotic bean does make some crazy rack stuff. Very interesting tape emulation...but it ain't cheap either

    • @AlexReidStudios
      @AlexReidStudios  Рік тому

      Yeah it's pricey, but I remember they did a crazy sale some time ago

  • @BorisBarroso
    @BorisBarroso Рік тому +4

    OK I think this can be replicated in The Grid at least to a great percentage. The plugin is very expensive for what it does. Thanks for the video it gives me some ideas and I will try to make a replication in the grid

    • @AlexReidStudios
      @AlexReidStudios  Рік тому

      yes you can, having the sampler inside the grid is really powerful.

    • @joesweeney6262
      @joesweeney6262 Рік тому +2

      Damn!, Now I have a weekend project. : -)

    • @joesweeney6262
      @joesweeney6262 Рік тому +2

      I will add the pushbutton click sound when triggering the tape when I was messing with 'tape rhythm' wwwwway back in history; the click of the buttons forms part of the beat. 😂

  • @AndrewTSq
    @AndrewTSq Рік тому +3

    this is more of a mellotron than a portastudio.

    • @AlexReidStudios
      @AlexReidStudios  Рік тому

      didn't think about that, but you're sorta right

    • @AndrewTSq
      @AndrewTSq Рік тому +1

      @@AlexReidStudios i would love to have this as hardware anyway :)

    • @DerekPower
      @DerekPower Рік тому +1

      It’s a similar idea, except it uses 4 sources instead of 35 =]. Furthermore, there are more manipulation options here.