RE: (idm) Help: ScratchING CD's...

From Michael Upton
Sent Thu, Jun 11th 1998, 04:40

On Wed, 10 Jun 1998, Jonathon Stevens wrote:

| I'm sorta curious to know if anybody knows any tricks to scratching a CD
| so it will skip.  I tried on one and after several deep cuts it still
| wouldn't skip, so then I mashed it up real good and the CD player
| couldn't read it at all.  Otherwise would someone know a computer
| program that could simulate CD skips?  Thanks. 

I don't know about the physical approach. I've only sampled stuff I've
come across. But...

If you have an external sampler, or some kind of hard disk thing that uses
midi information, you may be able to assign velocity to sample start.
Program and irregular pattern of some sort, randomize velocities as
appropriate, leaving the sample's attack to click as it is triggered each
time. 

It's also very nineties. ;)

Michael

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