I'm really inspired by how you utilize your digitakt. It's nice to see it getting used outside of a house/techno setting. Also that cable management, my god...
Your jams are so inspiring. I’ve not come across many people doing whole songs with structure/variety on hardware setups. You’re clearly a great musician with a deep knowledge of your gear. Thanks for sharing!
That was really tasty. The song is moving nicely and there's plenty of stuff happening but it never gets messy. Well done! I bought Microcosm few months ago. I have shot few videos with it and I gotta say that it's one of the best guitar effects I have ever played. It's a box full of inspiration and new ideas. Anyway, thanks for making these tunes dude. Your channel is the main reason why I got back to live looping and decided to upgrade my old guitar+looper+amp setup. Keep em coming! :)
Just randomly carving through your videos in the last days, as I'm starting now from scratch in the synth/groovebox world and I'd like to include this new toys with my poor guitar skills, so watching your sruff is truly inspirational. Thanks for that and congrats for your music, that's just so beautiful to hear.
Hey thanks! If you're talking about the sound in the intro, it's this one I think > freesound.org/people/snafic/sounds/512529 Either way, this website is great for finding cool sounds. :)
What a brilliant setup and jam! How do you change the Microcosm preset from the Intro to the Strum setting? Via Midi CC from the Digitakt? I read your patch note (thanks for that) but still wonder about a few things. Like I guess you have a click running in the beginning for the guitar, but then how do you time your loop so precisely? Maybe my question doesn't make that much sense, sorry... I just find it hard to manually loop something to a existing beat/tempo and have it be on time precisely. :) Uh well.
Hey thanks a lot for the kind word! Actually I'm switching between the patches by using my good old hand, aha, you can see me twisting the knob at 1:00. But you can use MIDI Program Changes to recall any of the patches yeah. :) And I do have a metronome in my ears for most of the jam, yes. Don't worry it's basically impossible for a human to manually record a loop that's the perfect length, it will always drift after a few minutes. The trick is to use a MIDI-synced looper. In that case the Aeros Loop Studio is receiving MIDI clock from the Digitakt so it quantizes the start and end point of my loops to the nearest beat. It's super handy!
@@Aldoistaken Yeah, the drift thing. Couldn't think of the word, thanks for reading my mind. Gonna look into the Aeros. Also, I gotta check the manual again but I am pretty sure the Microcosm can do quantised looping, which should have the same effect? Going to give it a try later. Anyways, thanks for getting back to me and your inspiring content, much appreciated.
@@vvlvmusic Yeah the Microcosm does have a looper but I can't comment on how reliable it is with MIDI sync, I gotta give it a go soon! Also it would be a bit limited compared to a dedicated looper like the Aeros. But anyway you're welcomeeee.
Love your stuff!! Could you share a bit about your workflow? What usually comes first? Like chopping samples, drum beat etc? For me I can’t start until I lay down some sort of chord progression but I know people who work off of drums first 😅
Hey I'm pretty much the same, I often start by finding some nice progression or melody on the guitar, or sometimes I have a sound idea and try to make it happen on the Digitakt, and then I build some chords around it. :)
@@Aldoistaken wow, never would've guessed you could get that sound from 0coast. The attack is so smooth, really exquisite feel. You've got quite the ear for this line of work, hope you get to make some good money touring once cv19 is over (if that's your forte). Beautiful work mate.
Hey, vraiment stylé, beaucoup aimé celui-ci. J'ai une question. Je voudrais me monter un set-up du genre mais le matos est cher :(( Tu me conseillerais quoi comme pièce central, le looper j'imagine ? et lequel ? J'ai vu que t'utilise le aeros loop et parfois le dittox4. Le dittox4 est moins cher, y a moyen de faire tourner combien de loop ? Merci beaucoup des conseils !
Hey! Ça dépend un peu de ce que tu cherches à faire, pour faire des loops de guitares il faudra effectivement un looper qui puisse recevoir de la synchro MIDI (pour rester en rythme avec le reste du setup). Le Ditto X4 peut faire le taff théoriquement mais je déconseille perso, la synchro est instable j'avais tout le temps des soucis! Boss vient de sortir le RC-500 qui a l'air plus stable et qu'est à peu près dans la même gamme de prix je crois. Sinon une autre option c'est Ableton! Tu peux avoir le même genre de résultat : loops, synthés, drums... Il te faut juste une carte son pour faire rentrer la guitare dans l'ordi et pis un MIDI controller (genre clavier + pads) pour contrôler le reste des instruments. :)
@@Aldoistaken Merci de ta réponse. Je vais checker la RC-500 de Boss, elle a l'air bien. Je cherches justement une pédale qui puisses brancher du MIDI. Et oui maintenant Logic Pro à un mode LOOP vraiment cool comme Ableton, j'utilise ça souvent mais j'aime bien l'idée d'avoir un beau set up directement sur la table comme tu fais :) Mais le matos est cher, je ferais au fur et a mesure. Faut que je m'achètes un meilleur looper deja. Merci en tout cas et continue, tu gères !
Hi Aldo! Really love your videos! I would like to get into live looping myself, but I don't really know where to start. I've looked around on the internet, but I've only seen recommendations for specific loopstations, and not actualy complete setups which is what I would like to know. Do you maybe have some tips on how to get started? It would be half acoustic half MIDI like your setup
Hey thanks! Have you look into Ableton? With Ableton, a MIDI controller and an audio interface you could get very similar results for a lot cheaper. :)
@@Aldoistaken Ableton happens to be my main DAW so that's an extremely fortunate coincedence haha! Thanks you for responding! I'll look into what I can do with my setup for now before unloading my bank account lol
![Random Jam #31 [gentle folktronica w/ Digitakt, Microcosm, ZOIA & Aeros Loop Studio]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/1ikMkllZXTA/mqdefault.jpg)
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![Random Jam #43 [gloomy trap beat w/ Jazz Bass, Digitakt, Octatrack & Microcosm]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/KLOPbgJmH8Y/mqdefault.jpg)
Something tells me these random jams ain’t so random 🌌🧐
Those glitch repeats are probably my favorite sound ever with the random fluctuations
I'm really inspired by how you utilize your digitakt. It's nice to see it getting used outside of a house/techno setting. Also that cable management, my god...
These Radom Jams are so inspiring!
I would definitely love to see something like this done live in a stage
Wow that guitar effect is superb
Whatever grain delay kind of thing on the guitar is insane🤯
the sauce on this one is dripping like none other
these guitar glitch fx are insane
I knowwww
It’s sober, elegant and desperately beautiful. Seems so easy, it gives me inspiration for my own ambient work. Great little impro.
Русский комментарий 2.Люблю lo-fi , а твоя прекрасная импровизация дополняет этот жанр.Спасибо за твои прекрасные видео
Chilling evening is coming!
Your jams are so inspiring. I’ve not come across many people doing whole songs with structure/variety on hardware setups. You’re clearly a great musician with a deep knowledge of your gear. Thanks for sharing!
Hey thanks a lot for the super kind words. :)
Just went on lunch break from my job, hopped in here...great jam bro.
Thanks man! & enjoy your lunch
Creative
lo-fi ambient hip-hop.... all I need!!
Man.... I wish I was half as creative as you are. Nice work!
Holy goddamn, this is tasty ear candy. Well done 👌
Aha, thanks!
I keep coming back to this channel..... really unique, cool stuff here as always . This guy is a savant
Soo cool! would be great to get a top down shot so we can see the Aeros screen
That was really tasty. The song is moving nicely and there's plenty of stuff happening but it never gets messy. Well done! I bought Microcosm few months ago. I have shot few videos with it and I gotta say that it's one of the best guitar effects I have ever played. It's a box full of inspiration and new ideas.
Anyway, thanks for making these tunes dude. Your channel is the main reason why I got back to live looping and decided to upgrade my old guitar+looper+amp setup. Keep em coming! :)
Thank you for the kind word! Hope you're having fun with your Microcosm too. :)
Wow, it may be the best one ! So cool and complexe and chill !
This is so badass I don’t have the words. Space Hop 🤟
This is so beautiful! 😍 Love how your guitar sounds 💚
One of my favourite jams!
That drum sound was siiickkk. Loved the delay, loved the chords, loved the cable management. You never cease to make an insane jam.
that syncopated sweet n sour oooo ♥️
My favorite of your random jams
Oh dang, that's cool
Just randomly carving through your videos in the last days, as I'm starting now from scratch in the synth/groovebox world and I'd like to include this new toys with my poor guitar skills, so watching your sruff is truly inspirational. Thanks for that and congrats for your music, that's just so beautiful to hear.
Bruh... You on a whole other level. Amazing track.
Aha, thanks man
freaking gorgeous~!!!!
This was an experience, keep making music man. Wow ☁️🌿👌
I have no words to describe how it feels to listen to your sesh, but thanks might be a good start.
Love you man. You are always in the transcendent
You raw as hell broskie no cap
it sounds so pretty
Incredible jams all around, and crazy smooth pedal/synth/sequencing work!
Quality stuff right here.
Here from Inst. Love your jams man. Cheers
Sûrement beaucoup de travail pour un tel résultat super 🥰
Aha, un peu quand même oui
Damn. This is lovely.
i like this very much
Damn my suggested videos hooked me the fuck up
Welllllll dooooooone!!!!
outstanding jam
beautiful
super chill, very dope
This is very, very good! technically and musically inspiring! .....Subscribed....😉
Hey thanks for the support!
bien classe cette session _ bravo
excellent, j'adore ces drums un peu filtrés :) ça rend vraiment bien
nice set up
Very experimental stuff Aldo. Love it!
You're my new addiction!!! Keep going!!
Damn that’s so cool man
Love these videos! Makes me want some analog gear! Tired of being in my computer all the time
Fresh as hell, man
Dang! J'adore comment tu utilises le Microcosm ici. Love those muffled drums as well. Ma préférée depuis quelques temps, trop smooth et solide! :)
Man this is great
90k - congrats 🥳
Aha, thanks!
this is great man, one of the most enjoyable live jams I've seen in UA-cam, congrats!
Very nice! And you made it look so effortless it's crazy.
Aha, thanks, that's probably because you don't see my sweaty face!
YOU ARE A LEGEND, BRO! THANKS FOR SUCH AN ANGELICAL SOUND! YOU'RE A TRUE INSPIRATION! I HOPE SOME DAY YOU CAN TEACH US A BIT OF YOUR AWESOME SKILLS!
Yo thank you man
@@Aldoistaken Nice! Didn't know about your Patreon videos! Will definitely check them out this vacation! Thanks for the heads up! :)
Love it!!!
This is dope
Tellement planant, merci !!
Love it, great job. Keep inspiring us. We're here for it!
Thanks mannn
Your vibes are always so good, always such good JAMZ
Dude you have such amazing talent!
This one was amazing! Keep it on 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Thanks man, will do!
its amazing men, super inspiring
Totally perfect
This is dope!
Yo thanks!
Man, this is so beautiful 😍
amazing man, inspiring
Thank you! :)
J’ai raté le direct ! Bravo super Jam !!!
Aha, merci quand même
2 days late to the party but this is wonderful as always.
Thank you so muchhh. :)
Amazing. Amazing. Amazing!
Thank youuu
So dope man 🔥🔥🔥
The set-up is soooooooo clean, you must be a cyborg AI driven false human being
Nice work dude!
Bro - as as fuuuuuuuuuuuh...😍
Ahaha, I was not sure you would like this one but thanks
Goog work aldo
i am ready 😤
finger drumming at 0:48 has me hypnotized.
smooth, bruv.
you got it first take, right? ;-)
Aha, 1st take was acceptable but this is the 3rd one (this is still considered a miracle for me!).
That was awesome!
cool
i feel fuckin inspired by your shit bro keep it coming!!
sooooo clean! You deserve a lot more recognition. Can I ask you, were you take all those beautiful sounds for the Keystep? Thanks))
Hey thanks! If you're talking about the sound in the intro, it's this one I think > freesound.org/people/snafic/sounds/512529 Either way, this website is great for finding cool sounds. :)
@@Aldoistaken I meant presets for the keystep) I do not know how to call it) Thank you for the answer btw. You are amazing!
Your hand is so big, yet your fingers are thin. So tricky!
What a brilliant setup and jam! How do you change the Microcosm preset from the Intro to the Strum setting? Via Midi CC from the Digitakt? I read your patch note (thanks for that) but still wonder about a few things. Like I guess you have a click running in the beginning for the guitar, but then how do you time your loop so precisely? Maybe my question doesn't make that much sense, sorry... I just find it hard to manually loop something to a existing beat/tempo and have it be on time precisely. :) Uh well.
Hey thanks a lot for the kind word! Actually I'm switching between the patches by using my good old hand, aha, you can see me twisting the knob at 1:00. But you can use MIDI Program Changes to recall any of the patches yeah. :) And I do have a metronome in my ears for most of the jam, yes. Don't worry it's basically impossible for a human to manually record a loop that's the perfect length, it will always drift after a few minutes. The trick is to use a MIDI-synced looper. In that case the Aeros Loop Studio is receiving MIDI clock from the Digitakt so it quantizes the start and end point of my loops to the nearest beat. It's super handy!
@@Aldoistaken Yeah, the drift thing. Couldn't think of the word, thanks for reading my mind. Gonna look into the Aeros. Also, I gotta check the manual again but I am pretty sure the Microcosm can do quantised looping, which should have the same effect? Going to give it a try later. Anyways, thanks for getting back to me and your inspiring content, much appreciated.
@@vvlvmusic Yeah the Microcosm does have a looper but I can't comment on how reliable it is with MIDI sync, I gotta give it a go soon! Also it would be a bit limited compared to a dedicated looper like the Aeros. But anyway you're welcomeeee.
Love your stuff!! Could you share a bit about your workflow? What usually comes first? Like chopping samples, drum beat etc? For me I can’t start until I lay down some sort of chord progression but I know people who work off of drums first 😅
Hey I'm pretty much the same, I often start by finding some nice progression or melody on the guitar, or sometimes I have a sound idea and try to make it happen on the Digitakt, and then I build some chords around it. :)
@@Aldoistaken thanks for the insight! 🙏 Looking forward to your next projects. :)
ACE, as per usual.
Do you use a comb for the cables 🤭😂
Aha, that's actually a great idea, and thanksss.
Super smooth, love glitchy guitars! And the drums are soooo nice. Can I ask what drum sounds you're using, and which effects you've added?
Hey, not sure which drum sounds I used, I don't really buy packs or such, and they don't have any proper effect, they're just pitched down a lot. :)
@@Aldoistaken Alright, thanks! Drum pitch is something to play with, then :)
are these on spotify or apple music cause these are heat
Hey Aldo! I really like your music and your minimal setup. How do you process the guitar? is it direct to the Focusrite?
Amazing. Where is that bass coming from? It's so rich!
Hey thanks, it's coming from the Make Noise 0-Coast on the far left of the screen. :)
@@Aldoistaken wow, never would've guessed you could get that sound from 0coast. The attack is so smooth, really exquisite feel. You've got quite the ear for this line of work, hope you get to make some good money touring once cv19 is over (if that's your forte). Beautiful work mate.
Hey, vraiment stylé, beaucoup aimé celui-ci.
J'ai une question. Je voudrais me monter un set-up du genre mais le matos est cher :(( Tu me conseillerais quoi comme pièce central, le looper j'imagine ? et lequel ? J'ai vu que t'utilise le aeros loop et parfois le dittox4. Le dittox4 est moins cher, y a moyen de faire tourner combien de loop ? Merci beaucoup des conseils !
Je commente parce que j'ai la même question et j'aimerais bien être notifié de la réponse!
Hey! Ça dépend un peu de ce que tu cherches à faire, pour faire des loops de guitares il faudra effectivement un looper qui puisse recevoir de la synchro MIDI (pour rester en rythme avec le reste du setup). Le Ditto X4 peut faire le taff théoriquement mais je déconseille perso, la synchro est instable j'avais tout le temps des soucis! Boss vient de sortir le RC-500 qui a l'air plus stable et qu'est à peu près dans la même gamme de prix je crois. Sinon une autre option c'est Ableton! Tu peux avoir le même genre de résultat : loops, synthés, drums... Il te faut juste une carte son pour faire rentrer la guitare dans l'ordi et pis un MIDI controller (genre clavier + pads) pour contrôler le reste des instruments. :)
@@Aldoistaken Merci de ta réponse. Je vais checker la RC-500 de Boss, elle a l'air bien. Je cherches justement une pédale qui puisses brancher du MIDI.
Et oui maintenant Logic Pro à un mode LOOP vraiment cool comme Ableton, j'utilise ça souvent mais j'aime bien l'idée d'avoir un beau set up directement sur la table comme tu fais :) Mais le matos est cher, je ferais au fur et a mesure. Faut que je m'achètes un meilleur looper deja.
Merci en tout cas et continue, tu gères !
SWEEEEEEET
Would you make a video about all the gear you use (if you don’t already have one? Are you running through a daw?
Hey, maybe one day yeah, and I record everything into my DAW for mixing/mastering. :)
Hi Aldo! Really love your videos! I would like to get into live looping myself, but I don't really know where to start. I've looked around on the internet, but I've only seen recommendations for specific loopstations, and not actualy complete setups which is what I would like to know. Do you maybe have some tips on how to get started? It would be half acoustic half MIDI like your setup
Hey thanks! Have you look into Ableton? With Ableton, a MIDI controller and an audio interface you could get very similar results for a lot cheaper. :)
@@Aldoistaken Ableton happens to be my main DAW so that's an extremely fortunate coincedence haha! Thanks you for responding! I'll look into what I can do with my setup for now before unloading my bank account lol