Spacefields iOS (Igor Vasiliev) Experimental Ambient Demo (Win Any iMusicAlbum App!)

bygjohn

@NoncompliantBryant said:

@Pxlhg said:

@NoncompliantBryant said:
Hmm, is there a way to have constantly auto record and play loops from an audio stream, or are the only options to either make sure there's enough of a pause so the sample isn't immediately re-recorded or to manually press 'ready' to record new loops?

Trying to find a workflow that enables it to work without much hands-on work while a sequencer is playing into it. I really enjoy playing live into the app but haven't figured out how to make it work unattended when there's a constant stream of audio being fed into it.

Sometimes you just have to "wake it up" and you do so by shifting through the /LOOP/ setting: Auto/Signal/Ready/Fixed/Manual/Direct, and, in the end choose either Direct or Auto. Then after you have had it going for a while you can turn off your music and just enjoy the aftereffects of this wonderful little app, it can go on forever, I think, I never pushed it that long.

Love the idea of "waking" it up!

@danimal said:
Hi, I use Brams Scatterbrain (a lot) to send into multiple Spacefields so I can slowly 'keep waking them up'

Fantastic idea.

@bygjohn said:

@NoncompliantBryant said:
Hmm, is there a way to have constantly auto record and play loops from an audio stream, or are the only options to either make sure there's enough of a pause so the sample isn't immediately re-recorded or to manually press 'ready' to record new loops?

Trying to find a workflow that enables it to work without much hands-on work while a sequencer is playing into it. I really enjoy playing live into the app but haven't figured out how to make it work unattended when there's a constant stream of audio being fed into it.

You need to set it to Auto and set the threshold so it triggers another loop now and then. It’s basically using an envelope follower as a trigger. If you’re using a sequencer you might find the triggering is too regular, though. An evolving sequence with plenty of dynamics might work best.

Thanks for the help...what I find is that if the volume never falls below the threshold long enough, the app just keeps recording and recording without actually playing the sample. If I set a 5 second loop size and the threshold is constantly being met, the app seems to just keep re-recording 5 second samples without playing them. I would actually welcome Spacefields constantly triggering/recording and spitting out terrifying ambient sci-fi echoes at me!

I've only been able to use spacefields effectively by either setting it on auto and playing an instrument manually into it, ensuring I can pause long enough for a loop to finish recording and play back, or to more manually record and trigger playback. I suppose I could send it a sequence of notes that has long rests embedded to simulate the space I give it when playing into it live.

TBH I mainly play stuff into it manually, though I have managed to get a sequence working at least once. The rests sound a good idea. The Scatterbrain trick sounds interesting, though. I’m wondering if I could do something similar with MM-1.