Hey guys, you can now find most of my UA-cam stuff on Spotify! Here is a link to my Random Jams playlist : tinyurl.com/random-jams-spotify My music is also available on iTunes, Apple Music, Tidal, TikTok and pretty much everywhere else. Love y’all
Awh yea!! My man! You've inspired me to go in a different direction with my own music... well the way I make it. I grabbed some arturia gear and got me a new 7 string electric... going to get wild once my broke back heals up lol
Thanks for always adding a setup diagram. Been working on doing my own thing with this kind of equipment, really helpful to have a resource like this. Cheers!
I just found this channel a month or so ago and have been listening to it almost every day- Absolutely stunning sound, Aldo! This track in particular reminds me of one of my favorite Japanese bands, Toe. The uploads to Spotify are fantastic as well!
Dude, this is amazing! Love the really laid back "acoustic" quality this has. Love that it flows so well and its in 7. Cheers man, another beautiful one! 🖤
Hey dude I'm wanting a setup to perform/record just like this and I was about to comment asking for a setup breakdown until I just noticed the diagrams and explanations in the descriptions. Great idea and super helpful.
Hey Aldo love your work! Can you please do some tutorials for beginners. Have guitar in order of what you advise to get next please to eventually jam out on this level. Thank you!
Fantastic performance as always, such a tight and polished sound. I’d love to know which device is acting as the master clock? I’d like to pull off a similar build up using my digitakt and rc 505 looper, but haven’t yet found a way to get the loops in time without using the digitakt as the master and having some sort of percussion all the way through. Really curious as to how it works starting out with solo guitar then real-time recording the beat on the digitakt (I haven’t used the digitakt this way yet, but would love to give it a go). Love your channel mate, inspiring to see such consistent high quality performances (classy video and audio production too)👏👏
love your content ! been looking for a looper w midi in to use w digitakt as well. do you find the X4 works well for you, saw some reviews that said people's died on them andthey had to replace
Hey man i always love your music and ur workflow is an inspiration to me. I do have a question for you. With your Ditto X4, do you ever have midi sync problems or any problems with the unit itself? I really want to get into looping. Ive read some bad reviews on it but im leaning towards getting it for its simplicity, midi clock sync and affordability.
Hey thanks for the kind word! I do have issues with the Ditto MIDI clock, it just doesn't work for me, I was never able to get a loop that would stay in sync for more than 30 seconds. I use a workaround where the Digitakt controls the length of the loop, it doesn't rely on the clock and works pretty well but it's not a 100% reliable and I would never use this setup in a live situation. I actually just bought a new looper and will probably never use the Ditto again. That said it's still the cheapest looper with MIDI features so yeah, tough call. :/
Aldo thanks for the reply and honesty. Those problems are definitely a deal breaker for me. Im going to keep looking around and save up for something better. The EHX 95000 looks pretty good, or Pigtronix Infinity, but i need to do my homework and see what else is out there. Thanks so much for getting back to me.
@@tunku2572 naw i havent bought one yet. Ive been wanting to buy one and add it to my board for a while now. Ive looked into and researched most of them tho. The Singular Sound Aeros is a really nice one, but its pricy. They go for about 600 USD new, but it will have all the features u could possibly want from it.
Hi there!!!! I love your videos! Have you ever covered in comments what type if camera or lens you use? I’m currently in the market and I love the look of your videos!! Also, can the 0-coast send notes? As in, if you had a krell patch programmed, could you potentially hook up, say a Volca fm in your case, would it send notes to the Volca?
Hey thanks! I use a Canon 550D with a cheap vintage lens, the SMC Pentax-M 50mm f/1.4. And no the 0-Coast can't send MIDI at all, it can only receives it. It can send CV tho, so you could use a CV-to-MIDI converter to control a Volca with a patch from the 0-Coast. :)
You are awesome! So cool. I'm enjoying your track from Tokyo Japan. I have a question about Video setting. If you don't mind, could you tell me about Video setting that is which camera do you often use and Music and Video Rec setting.
Thank you for the reply. Oh I see. It's beautiful camera work I think. Your music is also cool, nice and beautiful. I'm looking forward to your new one.
Is anyone else having trouble counting this in 7/4? To me it's 6/8 + 6/8 + 2/8. I realize that adds up to 14 eighth notes which can be 7/4, but I don't hear that quarter note pulse at all. Still a great track. If anything this is more interesting than straight 7/4.
I don't know a lot about odd time signature so you're probably right! 7/4 is only the one I had to enter into my sequencer to get the click to line up. :)
I think you're right in your counting. So more 14/8 than 7/4 because of pulses, but of course they loop back around at the same time. I was also counting 9/4 in the beginning and I think I realized why. 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 - here is your 14/8 counting 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 - and 9/4 is close but with dotted eighths (one and a half) representing the quarter notes (although there still is a half eighth missing there, but I'm guessing our brains were auto-correcting.) Everyone hears the first kick as one, but if you hear the next snare as 3, you're not necessarily wrong but just counting in dotteds. The snare should be on the 4th eighth note.
SelfPropelledDestiny I thought 9/4 at first, too. But I know his whole rig depends on the clock from the Digitakt and he would know what time it was set to.
Hey man love what you do! I’ve been watching this channel for a while and it has inspired me to get into looping. What gear would you recommend to get started, without breaking the bank? Thanks!
Hey thanks! If you just want to do guitar-looping you can find some cheap looper pedals, if you want drums and synth and everything, I think the easiest way is to get Ableton along with a MIDI controller.
Cool vid bro🔥. Just wanna ask do you ever had any issues with the ditto? Im thinking of buying one but it seems like so many people had issues with the pedal
bruh!! bruh!! bruh!! You set the vibe... I'm wondering... You make those synths, instruments or you are just great at finding perfect preset? (which is pretty hard for me to find one)
Glad you liked it man! It’s kinda both for synths, I like to build cool patches but the Volca in this on is playing one of the factory presets with a few minor tweaks. :)
@@vadirajjoshi8264 programming Volca FM is a whole library of subject-matter - much of it written only in the sky, if you are able to receive and decode alien transmissions you will have no trouble programming FM, but without that you will need some maths to decide your algorithms and tune your operators and your carriers in a way you can predict - have a look at a chart of Bessel-Functions - they're fun, and beautiful, and they are revealing as to why it becomes such a complex matter .,., but anyway - programming patches or at least tweaking them gives you way more than 'finding presets', if i may be so bold.
I think you're the best person to ask this to. I want to connect my Launchpad and Arturia Keylab to FL Studio in such a way that I am able to use the Launchpad to trigger clips in the Performance Mode in FL studio and also play the lead melodies on the Arturia at the same time. How can this be done? I would be very grateful if you really boiled it down for me as I'm just starting out. Even if you don't have the time to type out an entire answer, just point me in the right direction. Thanks in advance!
you ask much, Padwan - there's a lot of resources out there and it's all free information - if Fruity Loops is being awkward i think most people are using their launchpad like devices via Ableton Live these days?
This one is great mate. How planned is it before you record? Do you practice loads then set up to record as few takes as possible - or just keep filming yourself messing about til it sounds good?
@@tylerbaker1292 Thanks! I just took a look, indeed the stuff about his thoughts on harmony and arrangement was what I was looking for. Damn the content is quality. New patreon subscriber here now.
How can I get in contact with you? I want to ask you about how you came to become the type of guitar player you are and what influenced you. I’m finding it hard to find inspiration and this gives me a sort of hope.
Aldo, your whole Random Jam videos are outstanding! 👌 I've noticed some of your videos you're with the Ditto X4 from the very start, when there are a few miliseconds of pure silence, but your loops are always tight and gapless. AFAIK, the Ditto X4 doesn't have an "auto-record" feature as the Boss loopers. And while you record, you began to overdub without even pressing the Loop footswitch. So, how can you do that? Is the Ditto X4 sync'ed to a pre-recorded click track or something? Ableton + MIDI interface?
Hey thanks for the kind words, the Ditto is actually controlled by the Digitakt through MIDI. The Digitakt sends CC messages that start or stop the recording. I just have to pre-program those message beforehand so that I don't need to press the switches. :)
@@Aldoistaken yeah, i get that it would over two bars at a time - like as long as you were conscious of where your subdivisions were occurring - that takes some discipline across parts though - i've got hopelessly lost in the past trying to fix up tunes that set out in odd or hybrid or changing timesigs!,.,..,.,
Hey thanks, that's done through MIDI, the Digitakt is sending MIDI data that triggers the recording of the loops on time, resulting in perfectly timed loops, kind of a pain to set up and not super reliable but it does the job!
Hello! sorry to bother but how do you control the ditto looper? do you have a footswitch connected to it? Thanks!! Keep up the good stuff, really enjoy your music!
Hey thanks, I get this question quite a lot so here is a copy-paste of a previous answer (please excuse the laziness) : The Ditto X4 looper is controlled by the Digitakt. The Digitakt MIDI sequencer sends CC messages (a type of MIDI data) and those messages start and stop the recording of each loop. I made a complete step-by-step guide to set this up, it's available on my Patreon if you're interested : www.patreon.com/aldoistaken And here is the MIDI implementation chart for the Ditto > downloads.musictri.be/tc-data/documents/releasenotes/DITTO-X4-LOOPER_Software_ReleaseNotes.html Anyway, hope that helps!
@@Aldoistaken Thanks for the response!! I had no idea i could control it like that...i really need to read the manual...XD. Ill make sure to check your patreon up, i really like what you do!
I think that you could experiment switching out the volca fm with something more organic like the modal skulpt. Nothing against the volca but the skulpt would accent your subtle playing. Sometimes the brite brittle sound of fm just cuts through too much. Been watching since you had very few subscribers. Your playing sounds great.
isn't the volca merely mixed a little high? i'm not sure different equipment is needed to butter that sound up - maybe just a touch of (more) reverb and about -9dB lower or something a bit less specific maybe? perhaps a gentle EQ tweak to soften the top end if it's rasping too much (as mine can)
Hey, no it's taking the guitar signal and route it to 2 different paths I can switch between (like a classic guitar A/B switch, you can look it up). They both go to the inputs of the Ditto, that way I can have multiple loop layers that I can record on 2 different tracks in my DAW, which allows for a more precise mixing.
![Random Jam #26 [experimental hip-hop w/ Octatrack MKII, Digitakt, ZOIA & 0-Coast]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/uX4F-H9_oxk/mqdefault.jpg)
![Random Jam #26 [experimental hip-hop w/ Octatrack MKII, Digitakt, ZOIA & 0-Coast]](/img/tr.png)
![Random Jam #33 [mellow hip-hop w/ Digitakt, Octatrack MKII & Butter Yellow Auto Quack]](/img/n.gif)
Hey guys, you can now find most of my UA-cam stuff on Spotify! Here is a link to my Random Jams playlist : tinyurl.com/random-jams-spotify My music is also available on iTunes, Apple Music, Tidal, TikTok and pretty much everywhere else. Love y’all
YOU BEAUTIFUL SONNUVABITCH YOU DID IT
Awh yea!! My man! You've inspired me to go in a different direction with my own music... well the way I make it. I grabbed some arturia gear and got me a new 7 string electric... going to get wild once my broke back heals up lol
I fckng lov ur music, damnn 🖤🔥
14/8 has never felt so natural... and once again - You. Are. A. Beast. Pretty sure I’m hopping on the Patreon.
Thanks for the multi-platform support man!
I love! Especially in the beginning with the guitar, & when the first beat drops at 0:18 👌🏼
Thanks for always adding a setup diagram. Been working on doing my own thing with this kind of equipment, really helpful to have a resource like this. Cheers!
I absolutely love that guitar btw. Idk what it is but it looks and sounds really nice
Guys like this what Youtoube therefore. Great Music and Art. I hope you will make an album in a style like this. So I can chill more than 4 minutes.
Thank you for the love! I will probably release an EP by the end of the year, and I already have 2 hours of music available everywhere. :)
i buy it!
Such a stess releifer. Loved it. Feeling lucky that I found this channel.🤩❤️
Those harmonies were really thought out. Nice job!
One of your vids appeared in my recomended list, and JHEEEZ am i glad! You are on another level!
Incredible performance! Loving it!
Sounds great! Your guitar playing is beautiful!
that beat is insane
Your music is amazing
This is seriously f-ing sick bro. Like not only do I love listening to this but watching you layer is soooo memorizing.
I just found this channel a month or so ago and have been listening to it almost every day-
Absolutely stunning sound, Aldo!
This track in particular reminds me of one of my favorite Japanese bands, Toe. The uploads to Spotify are fantastic as well!
Oh thanks a lot for the kind words, I love Toe
This is simply music wizardry... and that's a really, really nice shirt, by the way.
Incredible! You have quickly become one of my favorite music channels on UA-cam.
That’s so cool, thank youuu!
You get better every time! Love it
Thank you so muchhh. :)
Loved this one! very dynamic!
Thank you so much man, and good luck with those linear equations!
Thank you for making such great music!
this is probs one of my favourite tracks on ur channel! totally in love with this style
Oh thank you so much! I really like that blend too, gotta do more like theseee.
Dude, this is amazing! Love the really laid back "acoustic" quality this has. Love that it flows so well and its in 7. Cheers man, another beautiful one! 🖤
Thank you so much! I'm quite happy with the acoustic feel too, I'm glad you caught that. :)
Your setup and your skills are so great!
Awesome. I particularly like jams in 14, for some reason!
Loving this jam
Tricky 7/4. Sounds more like a 6/8+8/8 to my feels. Great job.
You're probably right, a lot of people have mentioned it! I'm bad at these, aha, I'll change the title right now. :)
@@Aldoistaken Change nothing. Neihter the title. You kick.
C'est vraiment excellent comme d'hab
Hey merci!
Great riff and tone mate.
Man you are honestly incredible!!
Thank you so much, I really appreciate the kind word. :)
Here in Philippines, 2:07 AM:
Still chilling with those music 🎶
Hey dude I'm wanting a setup to perform/record just like this and I was about to comment asking for a setup breakdown until I just noticed the diagrams and explanations in the descriptions. Great idea and super helpful.
You're an inspiration! Keep up!
The level of skill you display in every video is amazing every time.
Well done.
You should do a rig rundown and linking sometime.
Thank you so much, I will probably do a rig rundown but I have no idea when.
nice one man, well done.
Wow man top skills nice and chill 🙏
Thank you for the love!
belle musique, bien joué. 🙃
Aha, merci monsieur!
You always release something cool man! Idk how you do it. Keep it up!
Thank you so much! Hopefully I will. :)
Can’t believe I missed this, apologies man! What a beautiful creation, as always 🖤
This is perfection.
You always make the coolest and sickest vibes
Yo thank you so muchhh
Fantastic one
bro your every jam is a masterpiece.
love from india thankyou for making this.❤️💪🏽🌊
En retard sur celui-là. J'adore vraiment, un nouveau favori! Superbe playing et vibe as usual!
Yooo merci monsieur Couleurves!
Great stuff!
Nice work
Você é incrível!
So cool!
Love it!
Innovador, sigue así
"Random Jam"= ART
My random jam is just poor guitar playing
Aha, I'm sure it's actually cool!
@@Aldoistaken cool is a generous word
it took me about 3 minutes to realise 'ART' isn't a weird acronym
So is mine, with annoying synths sounds on top ;)
Man! This is awesome! That's some weird ass capo though!
Aha, these are the cheap Dunlop ones, I actually like them better for some reason
GENIUS!!!
awesome
Digging this
Sublime🙌🏻
Got dizzy everytime i try to count the beat, but it just fits
14/8 - not 7/4, which would be easier to count - it's like , 3 - 3 - 4- 4- instead of 3 - 4 - 3 - 4
@@Invisible-Rhino or 3-3-2-3-3 (according to each group's initial stress)
dig those john frusciante vibes really nice push it on
Hey Aldo love your work! Can you please do some tutorials for beginners. Have guitar in order of what you advise to get next please to eventually jam out on this level. Thank you!
Great jam and also great sound. Which sample are you using for the Kick drum? I´m impressed. Thanks for uploading! I enjoyed it very much.
where do you get your drum samples from
Hey, they mostly come from here : drive.google.com/drive/folders/0BwaBYlDuG7_vQ1hXeHRCUFJxbXc
Aldo thanks man ur work is crazy
cool!
Fantastic performance as always, such a tight and polished sound. I’d love to know which device is acting as the master clock? I’d like to pull off a similar build up using my digitakt and rc 505 looper, but haven’t yet found a way to get the loops in time without using the digitakt as the master and having some sort of percussion all the way through. Really curious as to how it works starting out with solo guitar then real-time recording the beat on the digitakt (I haven’t used the digitakt this way yet, but would love to give it a go). Love your channel mate, inspiring to see such consistent high quality performances (classy video and audio production too)👏👏
love your content ! been looking for a looper w midi in to use w digitakt as well. do you find the X4 works well for you, saw some reviews that said people's died on them andthey had to replace
Hey thanks! Mine never completely died but it's a bit buggy and the MIDI is quite annoying to use so yeah I can't really recommend it. :/
Hey man i always love your music and ur workflow is an inspiration to me. I do have a question for you. With your Ditto X4, do you ever have midi sync problems or any problems with the unit itself? I really want to get into looping. Ive read some bad reviews on it but im leaning towards getting it for its simplicity, midi clock sync and affordability.
Hey thanks for the kind word! I do have issues with the Ditto MIDI clock, it just doesn't work for me, I was never able to get a loop that would stay in sync for more than 30 seconds. I use a workaround where the Digitakt controls the length of the loop, it doesn't rely on the clock and works pretty well but it's not a 100% reliable and I would never use this setup in a live situation. I actually just bought a new looper and will probably never use the Ditto again. That said it's still the cheapest looper with MIDI features so yeah, tough call. :/
Aldo thanks for the reply and honesty. Those problems are definitely a deal breaker for me. Im going to keep looking around and save up for something better. The EHX 95000 looks pretty good, or Pigtronix Infinity, but i need to do my homework and see what else is out there. Thanks so much for getting back to me.
@@orryfishburne5326 have you bought a looper bro? Im also looking for a looper with midi
@@tunku2572 naw i havent bought one yet. Ive been wanting to buy one and add it to my board for a while now. Ive looked into and researched most of them tho. The Singular Sound Aeros is a really nice one, but its pricy. They go for about 600 USD new, but it will have all the features u could possibly want from it.
Oh yes!!😍
Very nice very nice, more odd time signatures please, dont forget to brush your teeth, much love
Hi there!!!! I love your videos! Have you ever covered in comments what type if camera or lens you use? I’m currently in the market and I love the look of your videos!! Also, can the 0-coast send notes? As in, if you had a krell patch programmed, could you potentially hook up, say a Volca fm in your case, would it send notes to the Volca?
Hey thanks! I use a Canon 550D with a cheap vintage lens, the SMC Pentax-M 50mm f/1.4. And no the 0-Coast can't send MIDI at all, it can only receives it. It can send CV tho, so you could use a CV-to-MIDI converter to control a Volca with a patch from the 0-Coast. :)
You are awesome! So cool. I'm enjoying your track from Tokyo Japan. I have a question about Video setting. If you don't mind, could you tell me about Video setting that is which camera do you often use and Music and Video Rec setting.
Hey thank you for the love! I use a Canon 550D with normal settings, nothing special, and I record the music separately. :)
Thank you for the reply. Oh I see. It's beautiful camera work I think. Your music is also cool, nice and beautiful. I'm looking forward to your new one.
Is anyone else having trouble counting this in 7/4? To me it's 6/8 + 6/8 + 2/8. I realize that adds up to 14 eighth notes which can be 7/4, but I don't hear that quarter note pulse at all. Still a great track. If anything this is more interesting than straight 7/4.
I don't know a lot about odd time signature so you're probably right! 7/4 is only the one I had to enter into my sequencer to get the click to line up. :)
To me it's 5/4 :)
Well i'm pretty sure this is 9/4 and not 7/4 ! :)
I think you're right in your counting. So more 14/8 than 7/4 because of pulses, but of course they loop back around at the same time. I was also counting 9/4 in the beginning and I think I realized why.
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 - here is your 14/8 counting
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 - and 9/4 is close but with dotted eighths (one and a half) representing the quarter notes (although there still is a half eighth missing there, but I'm guessing our brains were auto-correcting.)
Everyone hears the first kick as one, but if you hear the next snare as 3, you're not necessarily wrong but just counting in dotteds. The snare should be on the 4th eighth note.
SelfPropelledDestiny I thought 9/4 at first, too. But I know his whole rig depends on the clock from the Digitakt and he would know what time it was set to.
Adrien Bernard-Reymond guitar? Lovely sound.
That's actually a Millimetric Instruments guitar, also by a french luthier! ✨
@@Aldoistaken Wow! I just took at look at (his?) work. Beautiful designs. Thanks for sharing.
nice
please let me know how to control ditto X4 to stop by not touching it? Thanks, your performances are all great
Hey, it's done through MIDI but the MIDI implementation chart is not available anymore, I can't find it.
Hey man love what you do! I’ve been watching this channel for a while and it has inspired me to get into looping. What gear would you recommend to get started, without breaking the bank? Thanks!
Hey thanks! If you just want to do guitar-looping you can find some cheap looper pedals, if you want drums and synth and everything, I think the easiest way is to get Ableton along with a MIDI controller.
Cool vid bro🔥. Just wanna ask do you ever had any issues with the ditto? Im thinking of buying one but it seems like so many people had issues with the pedal
Hey thanks, I had and still have quite a lot of issues yeah, only when using the MIDI features, I got used to it but yeah it’s a shame. :/
3+3+2+3+3 = 14/8
hey aldo if you don’t mind- how old are you??? i’m super curious & btw thank you for doing this i love these
Hey, I'm 28!
Mom asked why I was kneeling in front of my computer.
bruh!! bruh!! bruh!!
You set the vibe...
I'm wondering... You make those synths, instruments or you are just great at finding perfect preset? (which is pretty hard for me to find one)
Glad you liked it man! It’s kinda both for synths, I like to build cool patches but the Volca in this on is playing one of the factory presets with a few minor tweaks. :)
@@Aldoistaken Love the texture it creates❤
@@vadirajjoshi8264 programming Volca FM is a whole library of subject-matter - much of it written only in the sky, if you are able to receive and decode alien transmissions you will have no trouble programming FM, but without that you will need some maths to decide your algorithms and tune your operators and your carriers in a way you can predict - have a look at a chart of Bessel-Functions - they're fun, and beautiful, and they are revealing as to why it becomes such a complex matter .,., but anyway - programming patches or at least tweaking them gives you way more than 'finding presets', if i may be so bold.
Almost liked it twice on accident
Quality
Bravobravobravo
I think you're the best person to ask this to.
I want to connect my Launchpad and Arturia Keylab to FL Studio in such a way that I am able to use the Launchpad to trigger clips in the Performance Mode in FL studio and also play the lead melodies on the Arturia at the same time. How can this be done? I would be very grateful if you really boiled it down for me as I'm just starting out. Even if you don't have the time to type out an entire answer, just point me in the right direction. Thanks in advance!
Sorry I never used FL or the Keylab.
you ask much, Padwan - there's a lot of resources out there and it's all free information - if Fruity Loops is being awkward i think most people are using their launchpad like devices via Ableton Live these days?
This one is great mate. How planned is it before you record? Do you practice loads then set up to record as few takes as possible - or just keep filming yourself messing about til it sounds good?
I practice loads!
@@Aldoistaken well it shows. Keep it up
I love this jam so much! Where can I buy the MG32? I can’t find it anywhere.
Hey man, these are made to order at : www.millimetric.ca This one is not mine though!
I'd love to hear about your process! Wouldn't be surprised if others would too :D
Hey, I might do some tutorials in the future but in the mean time you can find some patch notes the video descriptions. :)
I think he also shares more on his Patreon.
@@tylerbaker1292 Thanks! I just took a look, indeed the stuff about his thoughts on harmony and arrangement was what I was looking for. Damn the content is quality. New patreon subscriber here now.
How can I get in contact with you? I want to ask you about how you came to become the type of guitar player you are and what influenced you. I’m finding it hard to find inspiration and this gives me a sort of hope.
Hey, you can shoot me an email or a PM on Instagram : aldo.watergun@gmail.com or @aldo.is.taken Whatever works best for you!
7/4 beat is great man!
Thank you so much!
Stunning clean tones. Can we hear it thru a cranked valve amp of any description please - 5 to 100 watts - I don't care!
Aldo, your whole Random Jam videos are outstanding!
👌
I've noticed some of your videos you're with the Ditto X4 from the very start, when there are a few miliseconds of pure silence, but your loops are always tight and gapless. AFAIK, the Ditto X4 doesn't have an "auto-record" feature as the Boss loopers. And while you record, you began to overdub without even pressing the Loop footswitch. So, how can you do that? Is the Ditto X4 sync'ed to a pre-recorded click track or something? Ableton + MIDI interface?
Hey thanks for the kind words, the Ditto is actually controlled by the Digitakt through MIDI. The Digitakt sends CC messages that start or stop the recording. I just have to pre-program those message beforehand so that I don't need to press the switches. :)
@@Aldoistaken Wow, thank you so much for the quick and informative response! 😃
Is the best balanced clean guitar ever made?
this is delicious - you are very talented and i like the composition - however, may i ask - surely this is 14/8 and not 7/4??
It might! I don’t know a lot about those thing but my sequencer was happy with 7/4. :)
@@Aldoistaken yeah, i get that it would over two bars at a time - like as long as you were conscious of where your subdivisions were occurring - that takes some discipline across parts though - i've got hopelessly lost in the past trying to fix up tunes that set out in odd or hybrid or changing timesigs!,.,..,.,
Cool! What guitar do you use?
Hey thanks, this is a MGS2 by www.millimetric.ca.
@@Aldoistaken , thanks
the cable management tho
impressive stuff bro. How do you loop your guitar through the ditto? I didnt see you press any switch
Hey thanks, that's done through MIDI, the Digitakt is sending MIDI data that triggers the recording of the loops on time, resulting in perfectly timed loops, kind of a pain to set up and not super reliable but it does the job!
@@Aldoistaken is the feature called loopback? i saw one of your videos explaining this
@@tunku2572 No that's another thing, I don't have any video about this.
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Hello! sorry to bother but how do you control the ditto looper? do you have a footswitch connected to it? Thanks!! Keep up the good stuff, really enjoy your music!
Hey thanks, I get this question quite a lot so here is a copy-paste of a previous answer (please excuse the laziness) : The Ditto X4 looper is controlled by the Digitakt. The Digitakt MIDI sequencer sends CC messages (a type of MIDI data) and those messages start and stop the recording of each loop. I made a complete step-by-step guide to set this up, it's available on my Patreon if you're interested : www.patreon.com/aldoistaken And here is the MIDI implementation chart for the Ditto > downloads.musictri.be/tc-data/documents/releasenotes/DITTO-X4-LOOPER_Software_ReleaseNotes.html Anyway, hope that helps!
@@Aldoistaken Thanks for the response!! I had no idea i could control it like that...i really need to read the manual...XD. Ill make sure to check your patreon up, i really like what you do!
I think that you could experiment switching out the volca fm with something more organic like the modal skulpt. Nothing against the volca but the skulpt would accent your subtle playing. Sometimes the brite brittle sound of fm just cuts through too much. Been watching since you had very few subscribers. Your playing sounds great.
isn't the volca merely mixed a little high? i'm not sure different equipment is needed to butter that sound up - maybe just a touch of (more) reverb and about -9dB lower or something a bit less specific maybe? perhaps a gentle EQ tweak to soften the top end if it's rasping too much (as mine can)
So uh...when is the next vid?
No pressure :)
I’m really not sure, but I’m working on an EP right now and it’s almost done so I should be back into the video business next month!
This sounds like the neighbourhood (the band)
I didn't get what the zoia is doing ? Is it recording A/B parts from the Ditto?
Hey, no it's taking the guitar signal and route it to 2 different paths I can switch between (like a classic guitar A/B switch, you can look it up). They both go to the inputs of the Ditto, that way I can have multiple loop layers that I can record on 2 different tracks in my DAW, which allows for a more precise mixing.