APC40 controllerism, live glitching & beat juggling by Vespers

[flyhighrover]

would this be good for trance?

[west818coastin]

hey is this good for producing

[bspbeats]

@west818coastin no....it´s the baddest thing you can imagine

[CVholik]

how were you triggering those effects on your "artillery" tracks? im confused cause it was effecting the whole mix it sounded like

[DJDaasMusic]

let the search for @THEdjORC comment begin.

[wereallvacant]

i wanna see this stuff done on an mpd32.

[ArmorKingEmir]

too chaotic

[SamIves85]

Busy set! O_O

[clem597]

duuude let the music breath a little



[TheOlavarria49]

The idea behind a video is not to show off your skills but rather show to the public how is done. While people like you get high dollars in djing and probably the only job you have others are not as fortunate. When I read the comments from people having a little bit trouble with their soft/hard-ware that tells me the videos being watched are not educative at all. Including your videos. Just my opinion.

[plusanimafan]

@TheOlavarria49 That would only be the case if it was labeled as a tutorial. YouTube is a fine and acceptable place to show off your talent.

[TheOlavarria49]

@plusanimafan Fair Enough...

[ZeezyC]

Is ableton live into a good thing to start on?

[DeputyFifey]

@ZeezyC A lot of producers usually start with FL studios, I did and it's like "Meh" Albetons pretty good, I enjoy it, it depends on what you want, try to find a way to compare them.

[hc1435]

Hi vespers, i tried to install artillery 2 in ableton live and it doesnt work. I put the .dll etc in the same vst plugins folder that I use for all my other vst's but this one just doesnt work. Am I missing something??

[therealmalfunction]

What effect did you use for that record stop sounding effect?

[TheDanekehm]

thank you for the DEMONSTRATION. Ive been looking into getting a midi controller and seeing as i use Ableton this may just be the one.

[ambroisebellec]

eh... this is cool use of controller but goddamn that sounded like shit

[Nikoliaz]

I have a raging case of ADHD and just drank a case of Redbull and this is the most coherent song I've ever heard.

[MrMoldGRavy]

what did you hook this up to, to get the beats?

[DJVespers]

@MrMoldGRavy Ableton Live ;)

[bspbeats]

@DJVespers haha!

[musicforpeople]

Technical prowess means nothing if the music sounds like an out-of-the-box Ableton Live track. Their filters and effects are so easily recognizable, I just gave up on the horrid software.

[DJVespers]

@musicforpeople So use third party plugins. I do. I run all UAD stuff in my studio production and primarily Sugar Bytes for Live performance. You'd be surprised how many producers use Ableton at some point in their process. It's a host, the plugins you use are up to you. If you don't like Ableton's effects, don't use them ;)

[bubnjarovski]

@DJVespers can you recomend other third party plugins for live performance?

[atomicwave]

@musicforpeople I would tell that to Deadmau5

[shredder370]

@musicforpeople A good craftsman never blames his tools.

[AddictiveRhythm]

Yeah I have the same thing!

Love my APC40...

[TheTdub1975]

Who ever said this is unimpressive is so uninformed. Go back to swing because all you blow is wind.

[thegroove2000]

Aphex on it years ago.

[RVLVNGDRS]

Hey Vespers man I gotta say I've learned a lot from you today, some shit I've been trying to figure out for ages and you answered everything in a matter of minutes!  So thanks for these amazing videos first of all. And second of all, a few questions about this video. What are you using the crossfader for? Is it for switching between banks or something like that? And how do you make those kind of "vinyl stopping" effects on your sounds? Thanks again man, you're doing the world a big favor!!!

[DJVespers]

@THEdjORC I'm crushed. I think I'll give up this glitch stuff and just make trance I guess...

[THEdjORC]

@DJVespers well the only reason im being so negative is cause it says your a certified trainer.... and i wouldnt recommend sending someone to learn from you for that type of music. But keep doin what your doing, don't stop just cause someones postin something negative :)

[bandanaface]

@THEdjORC In case he doesn't get it: Your shit sucks; don't call yourself a DJ.

[Bluesage2009]

@THEdjORC I argree, absolutly bloody awful!

[mysterymediacorp]

@THEdjORC Aren't you a dj ? You should offer your brothers in sound words of encouragement or even constructive criticism to get better by if anything..

[THEdjORC]

@mysterymediacorp well i wrote that out of disapointment that it says hes a certified trainer.... his djing to me wasn't nearly impressive enough in my opinion that people should be learning from him. But hey you know thats what internet is for i guess. i would have given constructive criticism, except hes a "certified trainer"

[Triames]

@THEdjORC Good thing he is NOT djing at all.

[electrickabuki]

@THEdjORC your channel "youtube.com/user/THEdjORC" is sooooo cool and impressive that it makes your opinion invaluable [/sarcasm]

[StevenFmusic]

Do you need to anything with the APC40 or can you just hook it up to your computer via USB to work with ableton live? Basically wanting a Budget setup.

[DJVespers]

@bionicalbibingka I use a MOTU Ultralike mkIII and a MOTU Microbook. Cheers!

[TOKENTUES]

do you have a template for your apc setup in this and some info on your ableton setup because what your doing with it is amazing i have mad respect and the pitch bend or tempo control on your fx is nice i would like to figure this stuff out

[DJVespers]

@TOKENTUES Hey, no dedicated vids on this yet, but I'm using Sugar Bytes Artillery II a lot. Check it out. Cheers!

[bizzyfingers]

nice idea but if im perfectly honest, i didn't like this much. I am not trying to be rude it just is not to my taste, keep doing what your doing though, PEACE

[RobKramble]

Dude, this is sick. Would you mind explaining some of the dummy clips you used? And how you got the track to slow down so quickly? All I can really do is map the Fine Tempo to the Cue knob and slowly turn down the tempo, but it's far more gradual than your instant slowdown effect.

[ace101guy]

could you list what effects your using and where you got them? Thanks bro.

[Mixikyr]

so far i've been seeing people using clips to "play", can you play racks and instruments with APC40 like with the launchpad? and is there led feedback possible

[DJVespers]

@Mixikyr Hey mate. You can use MIDI clips with MIDI note information to play just about anything, including Instruments contained in Racks. You just need to know how to set it up. There would also be LED feedback this way via the MIDI clips in session view. Cheers!

[Mixikyr]

@DJVespers thats really neat (: thanks! thou i think one drawback would be that the clips that are aligned vertically can't really be played together, but yeah i think it'll be cool also to try mess around with throwing automation enveloped dummy clips into the mix

[C0RB1NDALLAS]

whats artillery ?

[DJVespers]

@C0RB1NDALLAS SugarBytes Artillery II, it's a live glitch plugin. Check it out!  Sick piece of kit.

[jdelsohn]

Dummy midid tracks an it's amazing thanks again dude!! Check my website it's new so not

[DJVespers]

@jdelsohn Cheers!

[jdelsohn]

Thanks for the response! I purchased artillery minutes after my comment.. Setup the dummy

[DJVespers]

@jdelsohn Nice. Enjoy Artillery.

[jdelsohn]

i tried using 'the finger' from Native inst. for live glitching but i'm not really feelin' it. have u used the finger? also, do you the artillery is a reliable program to run for live performance? your videos are so helpful u have no idea! thanks man!

[DJVespers]

@jdelsohn Hey mate. I haven't used the Finger as I really dig Artillery and it does all I need it to. Artillery is super stable in live performances.  Never had an issue with it. Solid!

[JBLanteigne]

Cool



[GabeDeejay]

okay. that was sick.

[DirkBigler]

akaiapc40 com

[nn8nn]

dude, how do you let the clips play next then next then next by itself?.

[DJVespers]

@nn8nn Follow actions mate :) I just posted a 3 part tutorial on how to do exactly that and set it all up. Check out my channel. Cheers!

[nn8nn]

@DJVespers will do mate..thanks

[wags171]

Great job on all the tutorials, I'm learning SO much!!!

[DJVespers]

@wags171 Cheers mate! Thanks for the comment.

[11whiterabbit]

on right you have clips with automation for artillery ?

[DJVespers]

@11whiterabbit Sure do. Good eye.

[TomMcCloud182]

rad! can't wait for the tutorials

[DJVespers]

@TomMcCloud182 Oh yeah, comin soon!

[FinalFragment]

Yeah, my biggest fear of getting the APC40 is that ill also go square mental like Vespers, and production stops completely. ;)

...no but great job man, som awesome stuff =)

[ackspkpk]

nice work man!!!, little chaotic

[DJVespers]

@ackspkpk Thanks mate. It's meant to be chaotic, you'll see why in the tutorials I'm developing to explain the template. This is meant to demo all the live audio and midi mangling capabilities of Live, not to be an actual performance. Unless, of course, you have a raging case of ADHD and you just drank a case of Redbull ;)

[PhreePhilY]

nice!

[flakes57]

Nice :D

[sQuntoDubstep]

hahaha i see our conversations in the ableton community have proved fruitful!

[DJVespers]

@sQuntoDubstep Yep, tutorials on how to make this template coming soon!

[cottontail888]

@DJVespers WoW!!! Very nice, looking forward to the tutorial on the template. If you could add the parameters on the Artillery section that would be a plus. Great video... *thumbs up* :oD

[DJVespers]

@cottontail888 Thanks mate! I'll cover how to set up Artillery and the dummy midi clips, but not my actual preset in Artillery. That'd take way too long for now. These tutorials are focused on the Ableton template side of things. Cheers!

[jbpelham]

@DJVespers Would this template you are going to go over be good for the launchpad as well?

[DJVespers]

@jbpelham Yep.  Most things should work in Launchpad. Cheers!