This is a demo recording of a live setup, with no post-processing. The set is created live, on the spot, using material assembled beforehand in Ableton Live. I use the Native Instrument S8 controller with two Stem decks and two Remix Decks. Each stem deck has four tracks, each of which is split into eight loops. The remix sets contribute one shot elements and some atmospheric loops, Vox and FX. There is a basic structure but all elements are put together live in the moment. With four decks and 4x8 loops on each, times 9 parts (each around 4.5 minutes), I ensure that no set will ever be identical to another. This includes all effects and transitional elements that are realised on the spot. The goal was to create a live setup using Native Instruments new Stems format (here modified to have stem loops). Note that this is the very first rough recording that serves as a demo for a live performance. Most material I used comes from Engineering Samples, although I noticed listening to it afterwards that in the action, a few elements from Moderat sneeked it. This is what happens with live jams, you never know where you go. Love the concept.

SOLTRA 1-9

SOLTRA 1 - 9 Live Set Demo

Next one in the SOLTRA series, going through the circle of fifths. In this track lots of material from Engineering Samples was used.

SOLTRA 7: Play

SOLTRA 7: Play (Am)

Another "not really a track" stem loop collection for play/remix in the SOLTRA 1-9 series. In this track lots of material from Engineering Samples was used.

SOLTRA 8: Whoo

SOLTRA 8: Whoo (Em)

If you come to my page for the first time, pls listen to earlier or later tracks in the SOLTRA series :-) This is a stem loop collection, for use in a live set of the SOLTRA series. I put it here for completeness to have the SOLTRA 1-9 series together. Unfortunately I cannot order the tracks on the page and since I did this last, it is on top. This track uses samples from Engineering Samples.

SOLTRA 9: Stop Lovin

SOLTRA 9: Stop Lovin (Bm)

It is still a long journey for me, to find my sound, my music. For this track I got this time help for the arrangement, chords and melodies from Abletunes. I use two soft synths, Sylenth1 and AAA Ultra Analog. With this track I focussed my training on learning doing everything in MIDI and using lots of Ableton's Simpler/Sampler.

SOLTRA 19: Berlin

SOLTRA 19: Berlin (Cm)

Another Ableton low end exercise (for headphones ;-) The track is based on two templates from Abletunes and from Oovation. I used these to learn about arrangement and Sylenth1 sound design. I also practiced the mix down with iZotope Neutron on this. The goal was then to produce stems/clips for an Ableton live set, performed with the Push2.

SOLTRA 20: ECG

After being exposed to several hours of hip hop during a car ride, I wanted to learn the beat pattern ... and the bass :-) The start and end are to morph in and out of this track from my other 124 BPM four to the floor tracks. Otherwise I used bits and pieces from here and there (all legally purchased)and played with different elements for the breaks (140 & 80 BPM).

EVRYVERVE

EVRYVERVE (C#m)

Lemn Sissay is a poet from Manchester in the UK, where I lived for ten years. Going to work, I passed every day by a pub with one of his poems on the wall. Lemn Sissay is now the chancellor of the University in Manchester and his most recent book is "Gold from the stone", which I enjoy reading right now. I got inspired by his poem "Inspire and be inspired", which he wrote for the University, and turned it into this track. The extract cannot do justice to his art, so check him out. This maybe for you scientists out there but his poetry is otherwise material from "The University of Life".

Inspire(d)

Inspire(d) by Lemn Sissay

RAWTATION

RAWTATION (G#m)

I got the new Roland SE-02 synth, created a 14 bar loop in Gmin and wanted to start creating a patch from scratch. By coincidence the signal of the initial patch was routed through the Shimmer algorithm of the Eventide H9 and this is what came out. At 2:00min I bypass the H9 and one can hear the init patch of the SE-02. No further processing :-) Music making is great fun, for coincidences like this.

Touched by an H9

This is my first ever computer-free synth jam. The goal for my hardware-only setup was to jam, getting lost in making music, enjoying the process not only of making music but also getting everything working together, figuring out how the machines work, how to create things I enjoyed in other peoples music. After about one year, I got all machines working together, pattern and sounds designed, me pushing faders, turning knobs to create something like a conventional track. My free Soundcloud storage is eaten up now, so no worries that I post more of this.

For the music nerds, only one sample is used (a recording of a synth, reversed and put through a reverb), everything else is created by the machines. A Squarp Pyramid is the master clock and MIDI pattern provider for longer and melodic elements. The Hypersynth Xenophone is sequenced from the Octatrack, which does nothing else here. Elektron Analog Rytm for drums and percussion, Analog Four MKI for deep bass, Moog Subsequent 37 and Analog Four MKII for lead bassline, Waldorf Blofeld and Access Virus TI2 for atmospheric elements, pads, string sounds and higher pitched lead support. Everything feeds into an Allen & Heath QuPac for grouping and recording. The groups are fed into a XONE:PX5 and a Pioneer RMX 1000, before going through and Elektron Analog Heat. The four parts on the TI, three parts on the Blofeld and the four voices of the A4s are regulated via Faderfox MX12. The large number of sounds and parameters ensures that I myself cannot remember everything and therefore have my jam experience with prepared pattern and sounds.

Olaf

Cape Point STIAS

STIAS 124 BPM Gmin (Live Synth Jam)

Electronic music from house to techno. I produce my music in Ableton Live, using Push 2, and AAA's UA2, Arturia Mini V and Sylenth1 for synthesis. My hardware setup is centred around Elektron gear, including Analog Rytm, Octatrack, Analog Four, Digitone, Waldorf Blofeld, Virus TI2, Moog Subsequent 37, Hypersynth Xenophone and the A&H QuPac. For DJing, I use NI's Traktor, an NI F1, two D2s, Pioneer RMX-1000 and the A&H Xone:PX5 mixer.
Email: owolkenhauer@googlemail.com . My DJ Sets can be found here: https://www.mixcloud.com/Wolkenhauer/

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