how is this effect done plz

[LAGERTRON]

sounds to me like side-chain gating or ducking. You can achieve the same effect with a MIDI Gate plugin - do a search on this site...

good luck!

[cron]

I'll second Buffer Override. That's the easiest way to do it, assuming you don't want to talk about how difficult it is in every magazine under the sun (don't mention the paintbrush tool if you do).

[stig]

You'll get a bit more insight into BT's stutter edit theory from this article

http://www.keyboardmag.com/story.asp?se ... ycode=4449

lol just read that ,what the hell is all this 256th note stuff all about then lol
anyway thx for all the info
stig

[CypherOne]

what the hell is all this 256th note stuff all about then lol

maximum geekery, but very effective all the same.

[stig]

maximum geekery, but very effective all the same.[/quote]

yep i better give it ago, right where do i start

[shamann]

You could try slicing up a vocal line and then assigning each slice to a MIDI note. Then just arrange the edits the way you want in a MIDI sequencer.

Also check out ModulR's pseudograins. The sequencer very effectively lets you isolate slices for this kind of stuttering effect.

[dj_icon]

Never posted on this site before!! hi everyone, i cant believe no one has mentioned this yet:

http://www.kvraudio.com/get/1185.html

[lex_strooder]

stig, i think you mean something like this chopped and gapped vocal

this is easiest done with a gate and a sidechain, put the vocal into the gate and then something rythmical into the sidechain and instand gratification

[el davo]

oh I misread the question slightly before too quick on the keys. many fine suggestions here, the gate does seem the easiest although Buffer Overide is more.. unpredictable?

[emdot_ambient]

Wow, I really never did realise just how much BT was stuck up his own arse

Um . . . well, yeah. Where you been? I've avoided his music since I first read interviews with him back in the '90's, just because of his ego.

[deastman]

If you have any modular synths, just run the audio signal through a VCA modulated by a quick LFO.

[stig]

stig, i think you mean something like this chopped and gapped vocal

this is easiest done with a gate and a sidechain, put the vocal into the gate and then something rythmical into the sidechain and instand gratification

hi m8 thx for youe demo ,yep thats pretty much what i'm after thx for your help and everyone else too

[stig]

stig, i think you mean something like this chopped and gapped vocal

this is easiest done with a gate and a sidechain, put the vocal into the gate and then something rythmical into the sidechain and instand gratification

hi m8 ,is it poss for u to do a tut on how this is done plz ,been trying but not really sure where to start
thx for your time

[Sascha Franck]

Gating probably is one possibility to make vocal stutter, but the most "popular" effect, such as used by BT (no need to argue about tastes here, but his editing skills are just otherworldly and one should try to "steal" as much as possible...) is more like a stuttering effect.
The "easiest" way of doing so (mind you, it's not easy at all but a LOT of work) might be to chop up your sample first, be it through a slicer plugin of some sorts (a sampler, a slicer such as Phatmatik, Microdicer or Intakt etc.) and export the MIDI data for each slice, then reorder it to your likings.

Another way would be to manually chop things up in your sequencer. Most allow to cut things in even values (you could, say, cut a complete syllable in 256th chunks or so). Chose a very small value. Then drag them around to make space between the slices and copy to fill the gaps. Then shorten all slices slightly to get that abrupt ending.

As said, all this is a LOT of work but when it comes to BT, he's known to do a LOT of manual edits.

[Kriminal]

as used by BT (no need to argue about tastes here, but his editing skills are just otherworldly )

I think he has ppl to do that for him from what ive read, especially his super anal obssesion with MIDI timing.