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Bertotti Platinum Member
Joined: 10 Jul 2010 Posts: 3384 Location: Middle of nowhere
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Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2012 12:46 pm Post subject: WD exercises |
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With all the different sounds on the WD have you guys come up with any exercises to stretch your imagination and force you to experiment with them?
I turn on a loop and see what I can work in, Inwill do this with three or four loops. |
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Prime NL
Joined: 25 Jul 2008 Posts: 15 Location: E-Troid, Netherlands
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Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2012 7:20 pm Post subject: |
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I love battering along on my WD including my favorite Drum and Bass tracks via the aux in.
I even use the output again to feed my Jawbone Jambox the results from my WD mixed with the music....this makes it a fantastic portable setup to use on my business trips abroad.... |
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Bertotti Platinum Member
Joined: 10 Jul 2010 Posts: 3384 Location: Middle of nowhere
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Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2012 10:49 pm Post subject: |
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Ah, trips, the WD does go along on many of mine as well. |
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WaveDrummer Full Member
Joined: 25 Jan 2011 Posts: 217 Location: Connecticut, USA
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Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2012 1:13 am Post subject: Re: WD exercises |
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Bertotti wrote: | With all the different sounds on the WD have you guys come up with any exercises to stretch your imagination and force you to experiment with them? |
One thing worth trying is to begin by simply picking random implements (hand/stick, mallet/brush, various combinations), then select a program at random (close your eyes and turn the dial), then choose a random tempo to play along to using a metronome.
You might be pleasantly surprised by some of the results. Doing something like this will often nudge you outside of your "comfort zone" and encourage new rhythmic and textural ideas. |
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Bertotti Platinum Member
Joined: 10 Jul 2010 Posts: 3384 Location: Middle of nowhere
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Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2012 1:18 am Post subject: |
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Very cool hadn't tried that! But I will! |
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Kaden Junior Member
Joined: 04 Feb 2011 Posts: 97 Location: Vancouver
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Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2012 4:04 am Post subject: |
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Pick a patch... crank up the sensitivity and delay parameters, and play one handed while you're surfing the net. It's a good exercise in finger dexterity, palm muting and pressure sensor control. Playing along with the delays keeps your meter honest *and* opens up fresh vectors for rhythm development. _________________ Make. Write. Play drums |
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WaterDrum Senior Member
Joined: 01 Apr 2011 Posts: 340 Location: 3rd Stone from the Sun , Bavaria
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Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2012 12:41 am Post subject: |
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delay....
a lot of fun and good for practising.
and for lifting off... (which I like )
I couldnt resist and did shortcut
my selfoscillating delayed WD left signals back into the
trigger inputs of my SILVER ,(the one with the jacks at the bottom)
(best with PCM volume at 0 , ALGo only )
then the right channel through an FX chain...
what kind of soundscapes are to be discovered else ?
this WD seems to be a synthesizer with regular audio inputs... |
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