Trance by numbers

sheridan · Last edited by sheridan on Sun Jul 23, 2006 10:44 am; edited 1 time in total

THIS PATCH ONLY WORKS CORRECTLY ON EXPANDED G2'S/G2X'S - SORRY UNEXPANDERS... GET EXPANDED!! Very Happy

I've been working on this one for a while... it's actually quite difficult and CPU expensive getting random music to sound less random. Well, here's how it works:

The bass notes (green, FX slot D) are quantized random notes, then the upper notes are all given different quantized random notes that they are allowed to play depending on the current bass note. The red modules are the notes the main sound are allowed to play and the yellow ones are for the higher band pass sound. These values are fed into busses and the other sounds use combinations of them.

Different sounds have different on/off cycles (all multiples of 4 so they switch on and off with other sounds). There are bundles of combinations that unfold over time. Some sounds also have further randomisation in when they sound, ie. extra claps.

Well, that's about it... it's not brilliant because the notes are random after all, but every now and again it plays several bars that really work well. It does get stuck/repeating notes sometimes, but that can also work occasionally. It's been interesting creating it, but I may leave the random modules for other duties from now on... but you never know. Haha, I think I'm making it sound crap, so I'll just shut up now. Embarassed

The usual long .mp3 is attached for unexpanded users. Have fun Very Happy

Trance by numbers example.mp3

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Trance by numbers example .mp3 - Semi random trance

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TranceByNumbers.prf2

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Trance by numbers patch - Semi random trance. ONLY WORKS CORRECTLY ON EXPANDED G2'S/G2X'S

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mosc · Posted: Tue Jul 04, 2006 5:57 pm Post subject:

Great work. Excellent...

Afro88 · Posted: Tue Jul 04, 2006 7:02 pm Post subject:

I don't really like trance, but your random algorithms are very musical. I'd say that your mp3 recording of this patch is alot better than most of the amatuer trance efforts out there. Fantastic work Very Happy

Petr Serkin · Posted: Tue Jul 04, 2006 11:57 pm Post subject:

Excellent sound! Congratulations Smile

Ivity · Posted: Wed Jul 05, 2006 1:41 am Post subject:

Outstanding!

ian-s · Posted: Wed Jul 05, 2006 4:24 am Post subject:

Very nice, polished, complete.

Chrisi · Posted: Thu Jul 06, 2006 4:14 am Post subject:

Yes, this is very cool, good work, meanwhile i dream of an
expansion... Rolling Eyes

!!!!

Axiom · Posted: Thu Jul 06, 2006 9:37 am Post subject:

I can't believe my G2X is playing the music i'm listening right now. The sound quality is excellent.

Smile

Luca

Kassen · Posted: Thu Jul 06, 2006 9:56 am Post subject:

sheridan · Posted: Fri Jul 07, 2006 7:35 am Post subject:

Thanks guys. Very Happy

darwen · Posted: Sun Jul 23, 2006 1:04 am Post subject:

What do you mean when you tell that this performance don't work with non expansed g2 , because it works well on my G2 non expansed.
it is a good work i love it very much , your site is good too . Very Happy

darwen · Posted: Sun Jul 23, 2006 1:16 am Post subject:

ok i listen your mp3 and i suppose i have not all of the sound we heard on it in the performance . I answered to this topic to fast Embarassed

sheridan · Posted: Sun Jul 23, 2006 10:40 am Post subject:

Thanks for the heads up... I've ammended the post, including the words 'only works correctly on expanded...'. No more confusion. Very Happy

FFF (Frog From France)

v-un-v · Posted: Wed Sep 13, 2006 1:36 pm Post subject:

Yes well done Sheridan Very Happy

I too am not a fan of this kind of trance, but I reckon a quick tweek to the rhythm, a quick replacement of those more 'obvious' sounds and a removal altogether of all those snare rushes ( Laughing

) and one could easily be the next Maurizio Cool

(I could hear elements to Maurizio in there.)

EDIT- Embarassed

revival of old topics? tut! silly me Embarassed

I'm getting lazy hehe- too much traffic on E-M!!)

mosc · Posted: Thu Sep 14, 2006 12:02 pm Post subject:

Revival of old topics is a good thing. Very Happy

Antimon · Posted: Sun Mar 10, 2013 1:33 pm Post subject:

Dunno if Sheridan comes here anymore, but anyway the mp3 recording here (along with other Sheridan trance tracks) is currently being played by DrSteve on the radio, sparking some 90s rave nostalgia. Great stuff! Smile

sheridan · Posted: Sun Mar 10, 2013 4:00 pm Post subject:

mosc · Posted: Sun Mar 10, 2013 4:06 pm Post subject:

sheridan · Posted: Mon Mar 11, 2013 6:39 am Post subject:

mosc · Posted: Mon Mar 11, 2013 8:54 am Post subject:

Software developer; that's what most physicists, chemists, engineers, musicians, philosophers, anything else that's hard to make a living at, turn into eventually.

Antimon · Posted: Mon Mar 11, 2013 12:14 pm Post subject:

sheridan · Posted: Mon Mar 11, 2013 1:58 pm Post subject:

Hey Antimon, that's really interesting, maybe I'll try and give it a listen some time. Thanks, fellow Dev. Wink

phobos · Posted: Mon Mar 11, 2013 2:49 pm Post subject:

BobTheDog · Posted: Fri Mar 15, 2013 4:40 pm Post subject:

Nice to see you are still alive Sheridan, I was thinking about your thunder patch the other day strangely enough.