I like it, especially the mininova on the left of you. I am starting to make ambient music for my other yt channel (hobbykunst). I also own a mininova, volca drum and volca fm. i wonder, if the rc-202 is usable for building long pad loops? How is your experience? Do i need a dedicated sequenzer?
Hi! Since I don't use sequencers much, a looper is very useful for me either when doing sketches or needing to record something quickly to layer upon like in the video. I have to admit, when producing/recording my stuff, I more and more tend to record into a DAW and loop the take there instead of using the looper. I think the RC-202 is very fun to play around with. It's intuitive and easy to get going with (I tried for a while using the Octatrack as looper, but it was too much of a threshold to get going once inspiration hit). The problem I've noted with the RC-202 is that it's hard to use what you've done in the final production as it has limited editing functions. It's more of a jam thing. I started out with the much cheaper RC-1 and upgraded to 202, but I actually find the RC-1 more useful. Don't know why, really. It just feels right. I'd say the RC-202 is a great thing in the studio for quickly layering stuff and get loops going, but it's more of a live tool than a production tool.
OK, I'll answer in English as this question may arise again :). So, what's happening in the video? Basically, the sounds come from the Ambika (top right), the OB-6 (below) or the Octatrack. The Ambika goes into a Fender ABY so I can switch path for the audio depending on what I want to do. One path takes it through the red Boss Loop Station and goes into Red Panda Particle (and a Yamaha SPX-990 in the rack for reverb). That way I can loop stuff and then make granular beds with it (like I do right at the start of the video). The other Ambika path goes into the Chase Bliss Brothers for distortion and travels to a Strymon Big Sky for reverb (it's on the shelf above, so not in picture). The OB-6 goes into the Boss RC-202 looper in front of the keyboard. That way, I can record things from the OB-6 and loop them, and also the RC-202 has a filter on the output signal so the fat OB-6 sounds can fit in the mix. On the Octatrack, I have prepared tracks that I can layer and tweak and improvise with. Basically, long tracks that are on Static machines so that I have options and don't have to consider when something ends or changes. I switch patterns and scenes to add or remove elements. Also, on the Octatrack I have two tracks that are sliced with many shorter filler sounds, so that I can trig them whenever. Like the distorted sound at 0:44. I have lots of elements like that prepared so that I can buy myself time for switching banks when there's a new song etc. So that's it, basically. I select MIDI channel on the keyboard to switch between what I control and just start layering.
This is so beautiful it makes me want to cry
Really beautifully done!
Very nice! Great set up👍🏼
Very beautiful
I had no idea. Thank you.
Lysande.
I like it, especially the mininova on the left of you. I am starting to make ambient music for my other yt channel (hobbykunst). I also own a mininova, volca drum and volca fm. i wonder, if the rc-202 is usable for building long pad loops? How is your experience? Do i need a dedicated sequenzer?
Hi! Since I don't use sequencers much, a looper is very useful for me either when doing sketches or needing to record something quickly to layer upon like in the video. I have to admit, when producing/recording my stuff, I more and more tend to record into a DAW and loop the take there instead of using the looper. I think the RC-202 is very fun to play around with. It's intuitive and easy to get going with (I tried for a while using the Octatrack as looper, but it was too much of a threshold to get going once inspiration hit). The problem I've noted with the RC-202 is that it's hard to use what you've done in the final production as it has limited editing functions. It's more of a jam thing. I started out with the much cheaper RC-1 and upgraded to 202, but I actually find the RC-1 more useful. Don't know why, really. It just feels right. I'd say the RC-202 is a great thing in the studio for quickly layering stuff and get loops going, but it's more of a live tool than a production tool.
Kan man få en genomgång av vad alla uppkopplade prylar gör? Jag hör ljudet, men jag fattar inte vad du gör. 😂
OK, I'll answer in English as this question may arise again :). So, what's happening in the video? Basically, the sounds come from the Ambika (top right), the OB-6 (below) or the Octatrack. The Ambika goes into a Fender ABY so I can switch path for the audio depending on what I want to do. One path takes it through the red Boss Loop Station and goes into Red Panda Particle (and a Yamaha SPX-990 in the rack for reverb). That way I can loop stuff and then make granular beds with it (like I do right at the start of the video). The other Ambika path goes into the Chase Bliss Brothers for distortion and travels to a Strymon Big Sky for reverb (it's on the shelf above, so not in picture). The OB-6 goes into the Boss RC-202 looper in front of the keyboard. That way, I can record things from the OB-6 and loop them, and also the RC-202 has a filter on the output signal so the fat OB-6 sounds can fit in the mix. On the Octatrack, I have prepared tracks that I can layer and tweak and improvise with. Basically, long tracks that are on Static machines so that I have options and don't have to consider when something ends or changes. I switch patterns and scenes to add or remove elements. Also, on the Octatrack I have two tracks that are sliced with many shorter filler sounds, so that I can trig them whenever. Like the distorted sound at 0:44. I have lots of elements like that prepared so that I can buy myself time for switching banks when there's a new song etc. So that's it, basically. I select MIDI channel on the keyboard to switch between what I control and just start layering.
@@FronasMusic Thanks a bunch for explaining! Therapy by sound. Indeed. Long live Frönäs!