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Video: Ditto X4 Looper Review/Demo

Recently upgraded my pedalboard with the new Ditto X4 Looper from TC Electronics. I was using my trusty Boss RC-2 for years, but the following features on the Ditto X4 hooked me:

– two independent loop buffers that can be run simultaneously or serially;
– MIDI syncable;
– decay knob removes earlier layers to combat loop monotony;
– effects that are actually useful — half/double speed, buffer lock, fade out;

Still getting to know this new piece of kit, but so far I’m quite impressed. Will definitely make it easier to create the live soundscapes I’ve been focused on of late.  Here’s a quick video of some layered improvisation:

Weekly Beats 2016 Playlist; New Live Performance Video

I’ve been participating in the 2016 weeklybeats.com project wherein an artist is tasked with writing a new track every week for a year.   I am focusing on live looping improvisation, creating spontaneous guitar soundscapes in one take.  The Music page now features a playlist of these works, and I’ve uploaded a video of one of the performances to YouTube.  I also submitted this video to NPR’s Tiny Desk Contest, if you’d prefer to check it out on their site.

Thanks for listening!  🙂

 

Color Chime!

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NTHSynth is happy to announce a new sound toy app on the App Store.

Shapes, colors, sound! Make music in seconds with Color Chime.

Tap to create a melodic sound collage. Includes simple controls for timbre, scale, tempo, delay, filter cutoff and filter resonance.

Color Chime is an amusement park for your fingers and a bubble bath for your ears.

Introducing Snowchime, a sound app for iPhone and iPad

Snowchime for iPhone® and iPad® is the first app from NTHSynth.

Snowchime is free through December 19, 2013. Download now from the App Store℠:

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