KVR Audio

braj · Post by **braj** » Sun Jan 13, 2013 8:28 pm

Isn't any piano just a set of buttons? When I start to feel like being an 'electronic musician' is cheating, I remember that a pen and paper were what tools were available for composing for the classical masters, I'm guessing they had some written guides on harmony and chords maybe, and that we just have new tools at our disposal. Using them in composing isn't cheating, ultimately we are trying to give voice to our inspiration and it is the end result that matters.

Resonator63 · Post by **Resonator63** » Sun Jan 13, 2013 8:35 pm

bitcrusher wrote:
musikmachine wrote:And they say all we do is push buttons.
its pretty true, just some of us push more buttons than others!

Cthulhu demo version is up! http://www.xferrecords.com/products/Cthulhu

It's which buttons we choose and which order that counts.
Just don't touch that big red one!!!!!!!!!!!!!

braj · Post by **braj** » Sun Jan 13, 2013 8:40 pm

Resonator63 · Post by **Resonator63** » Sun Jan 13, 2013 8:59 pm

braj wrote:

I told you not to touch the big red button

Now look what you've done

musikmachine · Post by **musikmachine** » Sun Jan 13, 2013 9:11 pm

bitcrusher wrote:
musikmachine wrote:And they say all we do is push buttons.
its pretty true, just some of us push more buttons than others!

Cthulhu demo version is up! http://www.xferrecords.com/products/Cthulhu

w00t!

I loaded it up in Cantabile and the interface is quite small but it could my my res. Just really briefly tried the chord mode and it's great! My controller only has 3 octaves so this will allow me to string some more complex chords together! It's great being able to input your own and try out different combinations.

musikmachine · Post by **musikmachine** » Mon Jan 14, 2013 1:50 am

braj wrote:Isn't any piano just a set of buttons? When I start to feel like being an 'electronic musician' is cheating, I remember that a pen and paper were what tools were available for composing for the classical masters, I'm guessing they had some written guides on harmony and chords maybe, and that we just have new tools at our disposal. Using them in composing isn't cheating, ultimately we are trying to give voice to our inspiration and it is the end result that matters.

Absolutely, one's mastery of said buttons is another matter!

I don't think it's cheating unless your a purist, i love creative tools like this, just found Aiynzahevs post funny. Having tried it i'm loving the Arp! Will be good to use this to create the chords and then extract basslines and melodies just by switching modes. I think plugins like this can help put things like theory into context as well.

Recording into Maschine works really well anyway. Yep, bit of a no-brainer this one. Latch mode would be great, definitely.

Anyway awesome plugin Steve, cheers!

musikmachine · Post by **musikmachine** » Mon Jan 14, 2013 2:13 am

Resonator63 wrote:
bitcrusher wrote:
musikmachine wrote:And they say all we do is push buttons.
its pretty true, just some of us push more buttons than others!

Cthulhu demo version is up! http://www.xferrecords.com/products/Cthulhu
It's which buttons we choose and which order that counts.
Just don't touch that big red one!!!!!!!!!!!!!

No destruction with the buttons i press, only creation!

Resonator63 · Post by **Resonator63** » Mon Jan 14, 2013 8:52 am

It is a very creative tool,great for getting you thinking a different way and using chords I never even knew existed.
Most importantly of all it's fun to use.

paterpeter · Post by **paterpeter** » Mon Jan 14, 2013 9:36 am

I haven't read all of the thread, so forgive me if this has been asked. Is there an easy way to have the arp spread the chord over multiple octaves without doing it manually on the Octave tab? Like the "octaves"/"octave range" setting on most arps (like Kirnu).

bitcrusher · Post by **bitcrusher** » Mon Jan 14, 2013 6:19 pm

paterpeter wrote:I haven't read all of the thread, so forgive me if this has been asked. Is there an easy way to have the arp spread the chord over multiple octaves without doing it manually on the Octave tab? Like the "octaves"/"octave range" setting on most arps (like Kirnu).

Hi paterpeter, Not really.. Because the arp isn't usually following a typical arp "shape", the octave graph is the way to usually achieve octaves when you want them.

If you are using a typical Arp shape (and if this becomes requested a few times) I could look in to ways to make the shape span multiple octaves (maybe through a hotkey on the graph)..

Keep in mind you can slow down the octave graph (so the Arp changes octave every 4 steps, for instance). The other option is using the 1-8 step assignments, which will wrap up octaves, e.g. 3-note chord-> selecting "4" will give you step 1, up an octave.

-Steve

musikmachine · Post by **musikmachine** » Tue Jan 15, 2013 12:07 am

Resonator63 wrote:It is a very creative tool,great for getting you thinking a different way and using chords I never even knew existed.
Most importantly of all it's fun to use.

Definitely! Wasn't sure about the bach chorales and classical chords but i've found a use for some them although the progressions are...unpredictable!

I've been using tonespace to record chords into Cthulhu, really good combination.

solar28 · Post by **solar28** » Tue Jan 15, 2013 7:13 am

Nevermind, my bad. Cthulhu latest version is fine.

DJMashbot · Post by **DJMashbot** » Tue Jan 15, 2013 9:06 am

Is there any way to get it to show up as a midi effect in sonar x2? I can get it to work, but it is a pita to set up and if it showed up as a midi effect it would make my workflow faster.

samsam · Post by **samsam** » Tue Jan 15, 2013 9:33 am

^ It's not an effect, it's an instrument (well, in Live and StudioOne it shows up as an instrument)

jkworks · Post by **jkworks** » Tue Jan 15, 2013 9:39 am

Nice name for a superb plugin! Deadmau5' secret weapon

Cthulhu looks interesting.