Quicky! (Robot Voice with Vocoder)

So, once again, my updating of this blog has been very poor. But, as usual, my time has been spent doing some very constructive things, and mainly music at the moment. That being said, I don't want to spend a lot of time mindlessly writing in here, but I did want to post this video for future reference!

How to use a Vocoder (Robot Voices!)

Blown Away

I'm in absolute awe of what I've just put together. I heard a couple months back that you can use an iTouch, among other devices, as a midi controller. I picked up my iTouch awhile back as my other portable music player went through the dryer one too many times, and, aside from being an apple product, it's been a wicked investment - way more so now.

With the purchase of a $10 program on your iTouch called touchOSC, some free software (for windows), and a bit of fuckin' around, you can have yourself a wireless midi controller that you can hold in the palm of your hand. You can use it for anything from a beat pad to a keyboard. Absolutely wicked. And, on top of all that for Ableton, you can also interface your device with anything else which is midi compatible... like Virtual DJ! So pumped.

Some videos showing what you can do:

Using Ableton



Using Virtual DJ



Check out this HOW-TO to get you going. And if you're running Windows Vista like me, check out this thread to install MIDI OX correctly.

Some Ableton Tutorials PT.1

Some Ableton tutorials I tracked down today:

Vocal manipulation with Ableton Simplers



Ableton Live Tutorial - The Reverse Vocal Effect



Ableton Live Tutorial - Creating Atmospherics using the Arpeggiator



Dubspot: Creating a Dubstep wobble / bass sound in Ableton Live 8



Dubspot: Creating Dubstep drums / beats in Ableton Live 8