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From:
Michael V. Dvorkin
To:
GD , 'fms@scp.caltech.edu' , idm@hyperreal.com
Date:
Mon, 20 Nov 1995 15:34:00 -0600
Subject:
Re: (idm) Vocals
Msg-Id:
<9511201534.ZM2010@gold66>
In-Reply-To:
<gd@interramp.com>
Mbox:
idm.9511.gz
On Nov 20, 4:30pm, GD wrote:
quoted 9 lines Subject: RE: (idm) Vocals> Subject: RE: (idm) Vocals > >It's always been my dream to start an a cappella techno group. We'd > >bring beat boxing back in style "A pumpbh, a pumbh, a <hiccup> puumbh!" > > I've been thinking that I'd like to do a similar thing, that is, sample a > bunch of strange vocal sounds/words and then mutate them to the > point that they are unrecognizable so that they can be used as > percussive effects. >
Well, it's been done before. One of the members of Kraftwerk used it in his solo work. Plus I've heard it on the number of non-techno records. Sounds pretty interesting, especially if you route the velocity to the sample start! Mike -- --------------------------------------------------------- -------- Dammit, where's that Byx Jeeb character? ------ --------------------------------------------------------- - MIKE . 708 435 0010 (W VOX) - 708 BYX JEEB (H VOX) - - DVORKIN . 708 435 0013 (W FAX) - dvorkinm@pcs.mot.com - ---------------------------------------------------------