Introduction: Glaive

glaive · Joined: Sep 14, 2003 Posts: 69 Location: Bloomington, IN

Hello. I was referred to this site from the Nord Modular mailing list. I like the direction this community seems headed, supporting experimental electronic music.

I have been performing with Ableton Live lately, using loops that I have created with Reason, as well as a few tweaked commercial loops to pad things out. I control 8 tracks plus 2 aux sends and pan with an Evolution UC-33.

I can't help but feeling that my Yamaha RS7000 has a fuller sound, though.

Anyway, I'd like to introduce myself and my music, which may be found at http://www.glaive.org. Two live sets are available, "Transparent Refractions" and "Groundswell." The former is a somewhat industrial excursion at 86bpm. The latter is a more straightforward tribal/house improvisation at 130bpm.

elektro80 · Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2003 8:56 am Post subject:

Hey glaive! Great to have you here. Thx for joining the community Very Happy

mosc · Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2003 12:27 pm Post subject:

Yes, thanks for joining up. I'll be sure to check out your site when I get back from my trip to Norway.

glaive · Joined: Sep 14, 2003 Posts: 69 Location: Bloomington, IN

Thanks, guys. It's a work in progress!

glaive · Joined: Sep 14, 2003 Posts: 69 Location: Bloomington, IN

Sheesh, back after over a year. It's been a crazy one.

Anyway, I've been working with a Monomachine SFX-60 lately, and I'm utterly floored by the universes of sound contained within this brick. It's not for everyone, but the people who like it /really/ like it.

/Scott

Mohoyoho · Posted: Mon Nov 22, 2004 9:00 pm Post subject:

That Monomachine looks like a great box. Do you still use your RS7000?

glaive · Joined: Sep 14, 2003 Posts: 69 Location: Bloomington, IN

Yes, but I'm concentrating on the Mono at the moment, since it is very complex. I want to be able to swing on the Mono before adding the RS back into the mix. Then again, the Mono may keep me entertained indefinitely. It's redefining how I look at music.

elektro80 · Posted: Tue Nov 23, 2004 4:16 am Post subject:

Is that "No New Mail " song one of yours? Very Happy

glaive · Joined: Sep 14, 2003 Posts: 69 Location: Bloomington, IN

No, in fact ;) My voice is a little deeper.

I played bass on many of those tracks, constructed loops, did sound design, and was the recording engineer.

All on a 700Mhz iBook running Live 2!

/Scott

glaive · Joined: Sep 14, 2003 Posts: 69 Location: Bloomington, IN

I've been working on the Monomachine SFX-60 for about two months now, and it's a great little box. Its natural tendency is to sound industrial and waspish, but that can be tamed with the powerful, albeit simple, filter. I have been getting great hypnotic analog-style sequences out of it. As soon as I get a handle on the song sequencer, I'll post some of my work.

mosc · Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2005 1:49 pm Post subject:

Those are neat synths. The fellow who used to run the NM mailing list got one of those. He too said it was lots of fun. I think the name Monomachine makes it sound like a monophonic synth, which it certainly is not.

glaive · Joined: Sep 14, 2003 Posts: 69 Location: Bloomington, IN

I'm going my best to keep my production limited to the MnM until I feel that I have a good understanding of how to use it.

I do, however, have my long-range sights set on the Evolver. I've never used a real analog synth, and I like the sounds the Evolver makes. Plus, it's one of those pieces that you can take to the couch an tweak while wearing headphones.