From SWEET VERNAL Sent Thu, Jul 8th 1999, 04:55
> xxxxxx.x@x.xxxx.xx Subject: (idm) oldschool timestretching? >something that's been prying on my mind... >when jungle was new and exiting (circa 1994) there was a lot of "staccato" >timestretching going on, i.e. "g-g-g-a-a-a-ng-ng-ng-s-s-s-t-t-t-a-a-a" (shy >fx & gunsmoke), i suppose due to bad timestretching software.how does one >go about >getting that effect today? most of the timestretching of that era' (and in the present) was done with good ole' samplers! the Akai's were used quite a lot then. there are a lot of software-based timestretching programs out there (which vary a lot in quality). timestretching is used all the time in re-mixes or production that requires a part(s) of a song to extend a bit longer or to be shortened. the efx you are aware of were actually accomplished by people "abusing" the feature to get the desired effect. _____________________________________ ---------------------------------------------~ Curt King xxxxx@xxxx.xxx COLUMBIA AUDIO Chicago,IL.USA.EARTH "Taste is the enemy of art" _____________________________________ ----------------------------------------------~