DIYDIYMyDarling wrote:goroth wrote:This thread, and that first post, are so good.
I have the Revolver II and the CT5 on my board. Revolver for the random glitch, and random auto sample, and the ct5 for mode 2, where I'll record an arpeggio and then let it glitch, then record the next arpeggio etc.
Don’t want to make this a thread about the CT5, but can you explain what it is about mode 2 that works for you in this situation? I find myself mostly in modes 1 & 3, and so I’m a little unfamiliar with the nuances of mode 2.
Sure - say you are playing 120 bpm, 8th notes. And you play an A minor arpeggio. That takes 2 seconds. Hold the soft touch down while you play the arpeggio then let go. You're actual timing is pretty immaterial. Crank up the randomness (bottom knob) and set the window to whatever you want. To the left (anti-clockwise) you get tiny chops all over the place, and moving it slowly to the right the window/chops get bigger and become more phrases. Sometimes you'll get pick noise and stuff, which is great, but you get the overall tonality. Then when it is time to take the next chord you just hold down the button and do it. The previous chord will still play, so depending on if the chords are consonant or not you might want to consider how you have the mix. If the chords hate playing over each other then have the mix mostly wet, but if they're fine together have the mix wherever.
I use it whenever I feel like maybe a passage with drawn out chords more fun.
Another use is to play a short lead lick, and then set the window at about 75% of the sample length. And random it up. Then play a rhythm over that. You keep your rhythm tight and then let the lick go wild over the top - sometimes it's in time and sometimes it isn't.
Those two are the two things I do most with my Ct5. Then I just use it as a reverse delay, or a harmonizer. Or a fake shimmer thinger. All of those are mode 1. I never use mode three.
