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August 16, 2015 16:57:59
Rozzle Brilliant Cuckoo! Multi Map works perfectly on the AnalogFOUR with an external MIDI keyboard as well. For those with A4 and external controller, simply set the Performance Channel to match the channel of your external keyboard, and it works like a charm (Global > MIDI CONFIG > MIDI Channels > Perf Channel). Since the A4 doesn't have the AK's dedicated "MultiMap" on/off button, the best way to turn off multi map on the A4 is to change the Perf Channel setting back to a MIDI channel you're not using (e.g. 8).
August 16, 2015 20:20:42 · Reply
Olle Andersson Thanks Cuckoo! I am an AK user and I find it somewhat confusing with all the concepts of kits, projects, sounds, patterns etc. I guess it has its own logic but I dont see it yet :) So I would love a video on how you simply go about making a song from scratch and how you think about things like sounds, kits, projects and where to save this and that, where to start and so on. Of course this can be done in a dozen of ways but I think you know what I mean. Would be much appreciated. Thanx again!
August 19, 2015 00:02:33 · Reply
July 27, 2015 11:09:28
joseph buczek First, this is a very cool tune! Love the contrasting textures. Second, you continue to amaze us with what you can do with OP-1!! Keep up the great work. Hope to hear more collaboration from you and This I Heard again some time.
July 28, 2015 15:32:32 · Reply
Jason Zack I love this.
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July 23, 2015 17:20:01
Homeless Balloon Nice! I love the courage you show when jumping into creating a tune without any safety net! The main reason why I chose the Analog Keys (I also have the Rytm and MonoMaschine), was the quality of the raw sound. I picked it instead of the Prophet 12 and Pro2, which both have digital oscillators. The analog quality of the A4 and Analog Keys is so inspiring. Thanks for this tune!
July 23, 2015 20:32:02 · Reply
Patrick Necighi ... another great Cuckoo-inspiration :) Thank you Keep on grooooooving
August 1, 2015 09:03:06 · Reply
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June 27, 2015 14:38:07
Edmond Burnett Hey Cuckoo, just pledged to chip in a bit. You seem like a real and genuine dude. Your videos are inspiring and extremely helpful! I just got an Analog Keys and have an Octatrack on the way, and your tutorials have been invaluable in getting me started on these machines. Thanks so much!
July 19, 2015 03:41:34 · Reply
June 12, 2015 16:55:56
Josh Murray I joined an hour late (damn you British Summer Time) but watched the recording from beginning to end after I finished work. I just got my OP-1 this week, so your video is very well timed! I had a lot of the basics down already, but I didn't realise there were so many extra functions available using shift. The tune at the end of this video is just beautiful! Thank you Cuckoo!
June 12, 2015 18:50:02 · Reply
June 9, 2015 22:04:12
Josh Murray A great jam!! I love the synth sound along with the rhythm from about 6:20 - REALLY got my toes tapping!
June 9, 2015 23:33:44 · Reply
Christina Alley 🎹🎼🎶😎
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May 26, 2015 06:03:30
Guido van Gestel Really good stuff !
May 26, 2015 11:31:18 · Reply
Homeless Balloon Thanks, very useful!
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April 18, 2015 11:08:16
Christina Alley It's a brilliant design...so versatile and sounds wonderful. Fun 😀
July 24, 2015 19:22:20 · Reply
Albert Ovadia Rad, very clever concept!
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April 17, 2015 11:11:12
Lance Gingell I'd seen a few videos of Bastl @ Messe, but this was the best. They look like fun people. Fantastic to see that wood look (even the booth itself!).
April 17, 2015 15:51:07 · Reply
March 21, 2015 00:25:33
Caleb Coppock This is gonna be super handy when I finally get my octatrack. Thanks man!!
March 24, 2015 21:21:47 · Reply
Grady Nickel This helped me tremendously. Thanks!
September 10, 2015 07:20:15 · Reply
david goodman not sure if this is useful and there may be errors but i made notes from this tutorial and wanted to share them so here you go: CUCKOO OCTATRACK NOTES [ + ] denotes button press New project press [function] and [project] [change] Create empty project name project [function] + [no] = backspace For live recordings set up the 8 tracks Select track then [playback] Change all 8 tracks to FLEX Now assign each track to a recording file by double tapping the track button and selecting R1-R8 Press [mixer] and adjust DIR level with knob (B) Gain it if level is low Tip- press [function] and turn rotary will snap to max and min or 0 values Recording press [T1-8] and [record] either A-B or C-D depending on input play instrument then press T1-8 and [stop] to edit sample [T1-8] and [edit] all the rotaries control sample start end zoom scroll etc Select track then [playback] and turn on slice mode loop on off etc Create playable slices across 16 trigs, press [function] and [v] select slices option metronome on [cue] [tempo] need to turn volume of metronome up [function] [Project] control metronome main volume up pre roll 1 bar? Messing with SCENES press [scene a] shows T1 red press [scene b] select T2 red keep scene a clean hold [scene b] and make changes to effects swap scenes by Holding [Scene a or b] and then a trig, active scene is Red Make 8th track master track select audio change to master SAVING [T1-8] and [Bank] [file] save and assign sample [yes] name or use assigned name assign to free flex
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February 21, 2015 01:32:02
Mark Harris nice sounds :) do you always play with 'rounding' off ... thats quite a challenge. on my soundplane I tend to use note quantisation, I can cope with it off for monophonic lines, but I find it really hard to play chords with it off. I love the sound of the continuum, its got this 'natural feel' to it, really helped by the fantastic Eagen Matrix.
February 21, 2015 14:14:31 · Reply
CUCKOO Hey thanks! Yeah the sounds on the Continuum are one of a kind. It's truly special. Most of the time I'm playing with rounding turned off. It's difficult, but it's where I feel the potential lies. It's where I want to improve. With percussive sounds though, I mostly turn rounding on. But as you're saying, it's really difficult to play clean with rounding off. I need loud and clear monitoring, with no latency, to adjust really fast - and when playing in a mix like this, it's really difficult. And especially when playing with other tuned instruments, like any well tempered keyboard, it's a tough test to pass :) I think it works best when there aren't too many tracks. Like just 2-3 tracks.
February 21, 2015 15:00:43 · Reply
February 16, 2015 11:31:06
Lance Gingell I'd like to see a bit of what you can do with it for sure, but also more octatrack stuff would be great too.
February 16, 2015 12:48:41 · Reply
CUCKOO Yeah I hear you about the Octatrack. I still haven't sat down properly with it. Since it's based on samples, I need to find a sample based workflow that makes sense for me, and is fast to set up, and get going with. I don't have a library of beats or recordings - so I need to make sure the workflow is making total sense for a guy like me, who likes to create things from scratch.
February 18, 2015 14:29:26 · Reply
Kevin Connor More monomachine, yes!
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February 11, 2015 10:05:48
Rodrigo Gutierrez whoa... i was your first patreon!!! i like the semi TEDx shout out :)
February 25, 2015 22:35:22 · Reply
Josh Murray Ahh, I was looking for this video when you said you'd done it... Just watched it now. Really inspiring stuff!
June 12, 2015 15:00:26 · Reply
Samuel Boucher this is incredible cuckoo! so good
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January 30, 2015 17:52:54
Christophe Duquesne Nice ! I can try to have a look around (in France) ... what are your "conditions" ?
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Josh Murray The Continuum sounds so groovy!
September 1, 2015 12:48:49 · Reply
CUCKOO He he, thanks! Yeah it's an all different synthesizer than everything else on the planet, and this is just one tiny patch of its big, rich sound palette.
September 1, 2015 12:50:12 · Reply
Christina Alley Funkiest video yet, Cuckoo!
September 1, 2015 14:14:29 · Reply
CUCKOO Wow, thanks Chris! Then I'm on the right track :)
September 1, 2015 14:22:49 · Reply
Phorsicht Awesome multirythm funky stuff! There is the Haken Keyboard as well ;) Is ther more to listen to of you both together?
September 28, 2015 12:05:39 · Reply
CUCKOO Thanks man! I've got 1:50 hours of audio recordings ;-) I might release something to listen to. It's all improv. And I think editing it a little bit will make it nicer to listen to. But the main reason I recorded it was both to try playing with Hans, and to record lots of drums that I can chop up, and use for future Cuckoo music. But the jams turned out so nice so I might consider releasing some tracks as well.
September 28, 2015 13:52:21 · Reply