Category Archives: Techy sh*t

EDP, welcome home

I am (re)starting a vox /acoustic loopy duo and decided if we were going to play summer fetes(!) etc. then the laptop was OTT and probably impossible to see in the sun. I had my EDP gathering dust in the … Continue reading →

Echoloop comes round again

In my fairly obsessive quest to achieve quantise replace using ableton, I’ve tried to persuade the built-in looper to drop record in/out based on a dummy clip, that’s a goner. I’ve had a look at Mobius, which is a supremely … Continue reading →

The Big Boss Man

Over the years, I’ve loved Boss multi-FX pedals, they are so flexible & well-thought-through. Starting with a GP100, I was using a GT3 until recently and now, thanks to my thoughtful son, I own the latest GT-1 device! I think … Continue reading →

What’s wrong with midi?

The current trend for multi-fx seems 100% down the foot-pedal market. Apart from the dubious merits of having £1000+ worth of gear on the beer-sodden stage to jump up and down on, I’ve yet to find a pedal that is … Continue reading →

Mobius bindings

As I slowly trudge up the ladder, I’ll share any issues I’ve managed to get a handle on. Midi binding Firstly, I couldn’t (as reccomended) get M to accept midi direct, I had to create a mid track in ableton … Continue reading →

Mobius

I’m quite happy with Ableton’s built in looper, it will do almost everything I need/want, but there’s no way to do quantise replace, which I feel will take my performances further, offering Bill Walker style poly-rhythms. So, I’ve had yet … Continue reading →

Launchcontrol XL tips…

You have a limited range of colours assignable to each controller, but if you set them up in banks of 2, you can then tell ableton to use matching colours for a set of macro controls. I find this really … Continue reading →

What a carry on

Who says the days of carboot bargains are over? I spotted this Carillon control 49 today, one key sticking up & clearly broken but (guess which one) otherwise in great nick, with a USB cable. It bore a sticker that … Continue reading →