Disquiet Junto Project 0561: Samplelicker
The Assignment: Rework environmental sound recordings with Aphex Twin’s new software.

Step 1: There’s a new piece of freely available software called Samplebrain. It was designed by Aphex Twin and developed by Dave Griffiths of Then Try This. Download Samplebrain and read up at:

https://gitlab.com/then-try-this/samplebrain

Step 2: Create a piece of music using Samplebrain. For source audio, only use sounds tagged “bird” or “rain” or “night” from freesound.org. Use as many as you like. Be sure to credit the source material when posting your finished track.

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Disquiet Junto Project 0561: Samplelicker

i used samplebrain, searching for 'rain beat' on freesound, found this:
https://freesound.org/people/tictac9/sounds/530585/
and used it as a 'target sound'(since it was tagged 'rain' it fit the disquiet project's instructions), and used other sounds tagged 'rain', 'night', and 'bird'(which were more like sound-design/field-recordings:
"237729__flathill__rain-and-thunder-4"
"339326__inspectorj__bird-whistling-a"
"352514__inspectorj__ambience-night-wildlife-a"
"531947__straget__the-rain-falls-against-the-parasol") for the 'brain contents' of samplebrain..

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RainyLoFiSampleBrain

RainyLoFiSampleBrain[ disquiet0561 ]

This is an experiment with Aphex Twin's new software Samplebrain. 

I used the following samples from freesound.org:
march warbler DeNoise 1149AM 210702_0300.wav by klankbeeld
Exotic Creature Song, 01.wav by InspectorJ
04845 andean flute short melody.wav by Robinhood76


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Flute Loop [Disquiet 0561]

Using Samplebrain I loaded seven clips of bird sounds from my own recordings with a short percussion track as the 'target'.

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Birdbrain Bash (disquiet0561)

"Create a piece of music using Samplebrain. For source audio, only use sounds tagged “bird” or “rain” or “night” from freesound.org. Use as many as you like. Be sure to credit the source material when posting your finished track."

Thanks, FreeSound creators, for these shared source materials: 
https://freesound.org/people/Leoctiurs/sounds/428181/
https://freesound.org/people/Mr.JJ/sounds/474357/
https://freesound.org/people/danlucaz/sounds/517736/
https://freesound.org/people/Nicolas4677/sounds/446649/
https://freesound.org/people/Mjeno/sounds/399278/

Image generated at Craiyon.com using the prompt, “MIDI instruments made of human bones.”
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Cryptohelix

BRN disquiet0561

Using this new freely available software Samplebrain(designed by Aphex Twin and developed by Dave Griffiths of Then Try This) for this week’s prompt, I first of all uploaded the following short found sound wav files (of robins and rain) from Freesound.org:

Short Rain https://freesound.org/people/shelbyshark/sounds/513394/
Gentle Soft Rain https://freesound.org/people/mshahen/sounds/242894/ 
Bird Whistling, Single, Robin, A. https://freesound.org/people/mshahen/sounds/242894/
Bird Whistling, Robin, Single https://freesound.org/people/InspectorJ/sounds/456440/ 
Robin https://freesound.org/people/Sparrer/sounds/49985/
Robin Slown 10 times 456440 https://freesound.org/people/klankbeeld/sounds/547831/ 

Handily, I'd been playing with the preset audio loops on Garageband earlier this week so had a sample loop to upload to the software.

I then recorded 1:11 minutes of the results and put into stereo, fading in and out, on Audacity.

Et voila.


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lick-a-sample: Disquiet0561

freesound gave the most peaceful sounds:

1. 237729__flathill__rain-and-thunder-4
2. 608154__geri92__open-window-and-birds-singing-in-the-morning
3. Corona spring city 5am NL 200314_0119

then came samplebrain....
that's evil
thanks aphex

samplebraindisquiet0561marceisenschinknordstream

deep mess(disquiet0561)

Source sounds: Unknowen Jungle Birds pack by Mr.JJ - with thanks
https://freesound.org/people/Mr.JJ/packs/26767/

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Jung fellah

halF junglE [disquiet0561]

This track makes use of Aphex Twin's new software Samplebrain.

https://gitlab.com/then-try-this/samplebrain

Audio samples used (from Freesound):
Coyotes running during the night in the woods felix.blume
Goose passes.wav straget
Heavy rain lebaston100
City terrace night 2 Sotiris_Laskaris
Bird whistling, robin, single, 13.wav InspectorJ
Birds in Spring (Scotland) BurghRecords

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strain [disquiet0561]

Disquiet community assignment!
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Disquiet Junto Project 0561: Samplelicker The Assignment: Rework environmental sound recordings with Aphex Twin’s new software.
Step 1: There’s a new piece of freely available software called Samplebrain. It was designed by Aphex Twin and developed by Dave Griffiths of Then Try This. Download Samplebrain and read up at:
gitlab.com/then-try-this/samplebrain 20
Step 2: Create a piece of music using Samplebrain. For source audio, only use sounds tagged “bird” or “rain” or “night” from freesound.org 6. Use as many as you like. Be sure to credit the source material when posting your finished track.

disquiet0561 Sleep Well

Created using Samplebrain (https://gitlab.com/then-try-this/samplebrain) by feeding it several samples from Freesound: 
https://freesound.org/s/531947/
https://freesound.org/s/243629/
https://freesound.org/s/476202/
https://freesound.org/s/237729/

[disquiet0561] Brainfood

The Assignment: Rework environmental sound recordings with Aphex Twin’s new software.

https://gitlab.com/then-try-this/samplebrain

Samplebrain was fed recordings from https://freesound.org:

https://freesound.org/people/squashy555/sounds/244329/
https://freesound.org/people/BurghRecords/sounds/463903/
https://freesound.org/people/quetzalcontla/sounds/336602/
https://freesound.org/people/bitlab_coop/sounds/486872/
https://freesound.org/people/ra_gun/sounds/79272/
https://freesound.org/people/chefroe/sounds/327779/

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Off To Where The Ducks Go (disquiet0561)

Well, this was fun. And fast, which is important for me at the moment, since I'm having a hard time splitting my spare time between several demanding projects. Oh well.

First of all, I found out THE BRAIN can only process .wav, so I had to convert mp3 and aiff. Afterwards I loaded my samples, choosing the "rainwhispers" as the loop. And then I recorded, manipulating mainly the "mix" section. The resulting wavs I put into Ableton Live, faded in the audio and exported. I like how most passages are "raining" at you.

I wouldn't necessarily call this a piece of music, but it is interesting sound, especially the wet sounds starting at about 3:15. I am absolutely unsure if I could reproduce what I did here ;)

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Samples used:

Rain:
https://freesound.org/people/tomcat9uk/sounds/4846/
https://freesound.org/people/RHumphries/sounds/2523/
https://freesound.org/people/Legnalegna55/sounds/545250/
https://freesound.org/people/Eugene7_eSwan/sounds/200328/

Birds:
https://freesound.org/people/InspectorJ/sounds/401190/
https://freesound.org/people/Snapper4298/sounds/166707/
https://freesound.org/people/Bidone/sounds/69575/


Cover Image: https://unsplash.com/@alinnnaaaa

disquiet0561: BrainTesting (Samplelicker)

Samplebrain loaded with with following samples and a field recording of garden bird song used as the target audio.

https://freesound.org/people/VEXST/sounds/35590/

https://freesound.org/people/1san/sounds/366688/

https://freesound.org/people/newlocknew/sounds/580446/

https://freesound.org/people/qubodup/sounds/210423/

https://freesound.org/people/digifishmusic/sounds/23086/

https://freesound.org/people/Incarnadine/sounds/17864/

https://freesound.org/people/basedMedia/sounds/548096/

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Birdbrain (disquiet0561)

Created for the Disquiet Junto 0561:

"Create a piece of music using Samplebrain. For source audio, only use sounds tagged “bird” or “rain” or “night” from freesound.org 6. Use as many as you like. Be sure to credit the source material when posting your finished track."

Freesound samples:

Nightingale Session - https://freesound.org/people/Martineerok/sounds/242709/
Night Dogs - https://freesound.org/people/SubUnit_FieldRec/sounds/126948/
Jungle night dark atmo: https://freesound.org/people/szegvari/sounds/577790/
Motor in calm city: https://freesound.org/people/klankbeeld/sounds/622153/
Long Night Violin Strings Sad Mood Dark Thriller Atmo Cinematic: https://freesound.org/people/szegvari/sounds/618143/
Rain Against the Jeep From the Interior 9-20-22: https://freesound.org/people/Fredbjammin/sounds/650969/
Tin roof rain: https://freesound.org/people/cemagar/sounds/120352/
Huge Thunderclap: https://freesound.org/people/Fission9/sounds/576041/
Rain From Under An Umbrella: https://freesound.org/people/jordanrainer325/sounds/534929/ 



Arranged / Mixed in Ableton

Samplelicker (disquiet0561)

For the #disquiet junto nr. 561, "Rework environmental sound recordings with Aphex Twin’s new software", I used "Bird call in spring" by jmiddlesworth, "Ambience, Night wildlife" by InspectorJ amd "Heavy Rain" by lebaston100. After some experimenting to find out how to get any sound at all out of this app, I just pressed Play and Record and this is the result. Now we know how Aphex Twin does it (and why it is so boring).

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Samplelicker(disquiet0561)

for the disquiet junto //

partially made with samplebrain (https://gitlab.com/then-try-this/samplebrain), partially comprised of field recordings sourced from freesound.

all samples were creative commons 0 but details can be found in the lines thread.

Interior, Night (Synaptic Slide)

[disquiet0561] Interior, Night (Synaptic Slide)

Step 1: There’s a new piece of freely available software called Samplebrain. It was designed by Aphex Twin and developed by Dave Griffiths of Then Try This. Download Samplebrain and read up at:

https://gitlab.com/then-try-this/samplebrain 25

Step 2: Create a piece of music using Samplebrain. For source audio, only use sounds tagged “bird” or “rain” or “night” from freesound.org 6. Use as many as you like. Be sure to credit the source material when posting your finished track.

Raining birds at night - disquiet0561

disquiet0561  - Rain Towards Morning

I created a track using James Bradbury’s samplebrain max experimentation Max patch.

I filled the brain with the following recordings tagged Night, from freesound.org:

    155642__mario1298__sea-on-the-road-night-rhodes.wav
    371872__dr19__cicadas-in-melbourne.wav
    479286__felix-blume__toads-singing-with-nice-rythmic-patterns-during-the-night-in-brazil.wav

and a Bird tagged target:

    152718__timgormly__bird-cry-spooky4.wav

The track was processed with filters and a bit of delay.
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nightbird (disquiet0561)

This is an improvised solo-piano track inspired by the wonderful music I discovered lately through my increased activities on twitter. Among these artists are @christofrdavis, Villemin and Becky Ainge.

When the Disquiet Junto Project 0561 was announced I decided to use soundscapes created with the Samplebrain program as background to my improvisation. The track-title is a quote from a recent @Hainbach -video - the soundscapes are played half speed.

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Spotify

Half Speed the Best Speed (Disquiet0561)

My 33 1/3 series book about the Aphex Twin album <i>Selected Ambient Works Volume II</i> was published in 2014. The book was one of the top 5 bestselling titles for the calendar year, and in 2015 was ranked by Pitchfork as one of the "33 best" of the 100-plus books in the 33 1/3 series. It has subsequently been translated into Japanese (2019) and Spanish (2018)

Since 2012 I have moderated the Disquiet Junto group, which began on SoundCloud. More at disquiet.com/junto. 

I've written for Nature, Pitchfork, The Wire, Down Beat, Boing Boing, NewMusicBox, Red Bull Music Academy, Art Practical, the website of The Atlantic, and many other publications. 

I've exhibited sound art at galleries in Los Angeles (Crewest), Manhattan (apex art), and Dubai (DUTAC), and I had a audio-visual installation at the San Jose Museum of Art as part of its 45th anniversary.

And since 1996 I've run the website Disquiet.com about the intersection of sound, art, and technology.