Glitch for free
Here’s a free sample pack of glitches from Dennis Harms at Bronto Scorpio Music. To download: click here
“Don’t expect pseudo analog stuff here! You get 120 weird, digital noises with this pack! These sounds are perfect for Autechre, Richard Devine, Aphex Twin like tracks, but can also add some special elements to other tracks. I designed these sounds over the last few months and thought it would be cool to share them with you. The pack contains 120 24Bit/44Khz wave files and a simple Kontakt (3.5 or higher) instrument where the samples are mapped across the keyboard. Mod- and pitchwheel do some crazy things in this instrument too!” – brontoscorpiomusic
Free Glitches Vol.01 Demo by Bronto Scorpio
Nice glitch Ableton Live tutorial
Ableton Live guru Tom Cosm explains his approach to creating “a glitching effect that compliments whatever you want to glitch. I have named this effect Clitch”.
This is the latest in a series of very nicely done videos by Cosm – see his site for more info and his YouTube channel for earlier videos.
In this tutorial video I explain a unique way of glitch up your audio, be it synths, drums or vocals.
The technique works like this
- Add an audio effect rack after what you want to glitch, and give it 128 chains
- Give each chain a unique effect (beat repeat, filter etc)
- Midi asign a range of 128 keys (C-2:G8) to the Chain Selection Ruler
- Create a new “trigger” midi track
- Send the MIDI of that trigger track out to the IAC driver
- Either duplicate the MIDI clip for your synthline, or extract a groove from a sample and drag it from the groove pool onto the new trigger clip
- Add MIDI effects to the trigger track so that the new notes in the MIDI clip do new and intersting things.
This is probably the most advanced tutorial I have made, so I encourage you to watch the video as I feel I do a much better job explaining it than I do writing it down!
Folktek glitch machines
In a world of laptop based software studios and vintage synthesizers it’s good to know that someone is still trying to make real world physical instruments for the future. The guys over at Folktek make beautifully handcrafted mystery- noise- and bleep- instruments.
Wouldn’t you like one of these?
See it in action:
Top electronica/IDM/glitch albums from 2008
While I’m at it making lists of noteworthy album from 2008 here’s a list of electronica/IDM/glitch albums:
Alva Noto – Unitxt. Less noisy landscapes, more beats! Carsten is back to the Trans series and moving on.
Lexaunculpt – The Blurring Of Trees. Finaly on mp3 release.
Nautilis – Sketches
Byetone – Death Of A Typographer
Benge – I am 9
Signal – Robotron (ok, released 2007). Need I say I love the Raster Noton label.
Autechre – Quaristice. Hard to avoid the superstars of electronica.
Venetian Snares – Detrimentalist. Maybe not innovative as so many other releases by AaronFunk but it has got a special place on my mp3 player.
Bitstream – Steeljacket. why can’t the Connor brother release more!!!
Xanopticon – Liminal Space. Finaly on mp3 release
VFX Nostalgia – Remember "Dark Ware"
DarkWare products were produced from June’05 till December’05. The first public DarkWare release was El Fuego, the last public Darkware release was Glitch Jockey (arguably The Nightmare Machine could be considered the final release). DarkWare products were featured in a variety of electronic music software magazines (Computer Music, Future Music, DTMM, etc.), and quickly amassed a cult following. However, after nearly 30 DarkWare releases, Jack got tired of producing freeware VST. Thusly in January ’06, Jack ended DarkWare permanently so he could start selling commercial VST called NOVUZEIT.
Dark Ware is freeware, download as much as you want here >>
According to themseleves:
If you think DarkWare is good you will be blown away by NOVUZEIT.
DATAMASKIN
