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jeremycsf · Post by **jeremycsf** » Sat Jun 13, 2020 6:59 pm

"Disdaining the use of synthesizers, Oval instead deliberately mutilated CDs by writing on them with felt pens, then processed samples of fragmented sounds to create a very rhythmic electronic style."

I don't have access to any CDs but would like to try experimenting with similar techniques in Ableton. Obviously there are a million ways to mess up samples and create glitches in a DAW but I like the combined simplicity + unpredictability of this approach. Any ideas, suggestions? Thanks!

vurt · Post by **vurt** » Sat Jun 13, 2020 7:19 pm

didnt they release a piece of software with one album a while back?

jeremycsf · Post by **jeremycsf** » Sat Jun 13, 2020 7:28 pm

There was this, way back in the day, but I don't know of anything more recent.

https://www.soundonsound.com/people/oval-markus-popp

vurt · Post by **vurt** » Sat Jun 13, 2020 7:35 pm

dna was the album.
ovaldna was the software.
it was a sample player that would load short samples and "oval" them.

jeremycsf · Post by **jeremycsf** » Sat Jun 13, 2020 7:37 pm

Awesome, thank you! Checking it out now.

vurt · Post by **vurt** » Sat Jun 13, 2020 7:39 pm

great taste btw

jeremycsf · Post by **jeremycsf** » Sat Jun 13, 2020 7:41 pm

The tough part now will be trying to make something as good...!

thecontrolcentre · Post by **thecontrolcentre** » Sat Jun 13, 2020 8:04 pm

You might get some good results using a granular synth or effect such as Granulator II or Fragments ...

jeremycsf · Post by **jeremycsf** » Sat Jun 13, 2020 8:52 pm

Also a very good call. I use Iris 2 a lot, which for some reason I thought was a granular synthesizer, but it really isn't. Need to check the Granulator out, thank you!

jeremycsf · Post by **jeremycsf** » Sat Jun 13, 2020 9:42 pm

Trying this out, it's pretty wild!

https://vimeo.com/129474536

ijiwaru · Post by **ijiwaru** » Tue Jun 16, 2020 5:21 am

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jeremycsf · Post by **jeremycsf** » Tue Jun 16, 2020 12:04 pm

Hey, thanks for this! Serious knowledge being dropped. Was thinking about modulating sample loop position but I haven't found a great way to do this in Ableton. Should really get Max for Live. And the clip you posted definitely nails the 94 Diskont sound!

vurt · Post by **vurt** » Tue Jun 16, 2020 12:05 pm

ribs, search the instrument forum

free sampler/messer upper.

Ideas for reproducing a glitch technique by Oval in a DAW?