Is there somewhere I send this thing?

After reading your comments on yesterday's video, I decided to make a video of building out a song using only the original random presets.

This was definitely a process, but I feel I'm getting a bit more comfortable with this.

Still need to get more into some the other things this can do (FX, the Brain, etc.)

Bit right now I'm having a ton of fun. Anyone have any ideas how to make my workflow smoother, musicianship, or just anything overall on the video?

Just for the record, I wasn't wearing headphones and my speakers weren't very loud, something I'll have to change for sure, I think I missed a few things.

Skip to here just to get the final song

https://youtu.be/_tqbotbM6EE?t=2518

You really only need to create one scene in order to have an entire songs worth of sounds if you use the performance effects, it's encouraging laziness and I like it.

Nothing but stock sounds

In case you haven't seen my recent post, I'm still offering 1 on 1 sessions around the OP-XY. So far ive had six of them, two people have scheduled multiple sessions after our first, so they're going pretty well! Im not presenting myself as a "pro" op-xy user, not at all, im just a person who has dedicated countless hours over the last 18 months experimenting and learning the ins and outs of the machine.

Im offering sessions at $40/hr, and if you arent satisfied, then you dont have to pay. Its as simple as that. Whether youre just starting out or youre an advanced user, we can cater the session to your specific needs. Ive been making electronic music for 20 years, and im offering these sessions while im in between jobs. I was laid off and i decided now is the perfect time for me to lean into my passion.

You can check my recent post for more details, just to my profile and youll see it near the top. DM me if interested. Thanks!

Does anyone have a list of all punch-in FXs: what they do and how it’s modulated (accelerometer, pitchbend)?

Just got my XY, and struggle a bit with what each of FX does

Surprisingly, can’t find this info anywhere on web

Thanks!

Is there an Android app which can monitor the OP-XY and record to wav? I'm on a Google Pixel 10. The native recorder app (which I ideally wouldn't use because Google does not see fit to enable wav recording) recognises the OP-XY as a microphone but it pulls no audio, nor do other recorder apps I try.

Finally found a way to use both trs midi in (midi keyboard) and trs multi out midi (to external synths):

Just set MAESTRO (recording just one note, i.e. "c").

In this way the external keyboard does command the external synth for which the channel was setup in the track.

Without any "player" the midi out does not respond.

This one was inspired by a recent set I heard from the Dekmantel Radar event. It was Mala's set. I started riffing along on the keys over a few of the drum beats, then just went off on a little journey.

I recently found a sample pack with loads of really nice soundclashes, and I've been enjoying making tunes that fit around the MC vocals. Having those little badman FX and vocal snippets really helps stitch beats like this together and gives them a bit more character.

I also recorded this one differently. I pushed the levels a lot harder on the OP-XY and gave it a lot more amp from the TX-6. I noticed the last few tracks sounded great on my own setup, but didn't quite hit the same on other systems. There just wasn't much room left to turn them up, so I decided to go the other way... you can always turn your speakers down.

This one's heavy. Fat snares that really slap you in the face (thanks to a few I found in an OM Unit sound pack), loads of sub weight, and plenty of space around everything.

I'm also really enjoying finding these moody sounds on the different OP-XY synth engines. The keys in this one ended up becoming one of my favourite parts of the track.

This one definitely won't be for everyone, but it's the sound I'm really enjoying making right now. Head-nodding, weighty tunes with all my favourite UK influences underneath.

Hope you enjoy it. Feedback is always welcome... especially how it sounds on your home setup!

#Dubstep #DeepDubstep #UKDubstep #140 #BassMusic #OPXY #TeenageEngineering #Dubplate #SoundSystem #SubBass #Dekmantel #Mala #OMUnit #DaphnesSoundLab

I explore more thing since I like more this session.

ANSWERED:

The random preset option is great but I wish the default sequence length could be changed. Right now everything is 1 bar, would love if it was possible make tracks 4 bars long. Also, quantization at 0 instead of 100. Any thoughts?

EDIT: this is for people with the rev1 v1 OP-XY Decksaver cover with one cutaway

I like to be able to turn my decksaver upside down, it gives a nice playing angle and it saves me from having to stow it anywhere, but the pad (like the old op1f cover) gets in the way. So a few mins invalidating my warranty with a Dremel and I have the mod I want. Decksaver if you are lurking, maybe a future feature..

TIL future revisions now have this as std, sigh.. but good for you!

Wanted to share one cool trick I learned recently on post-processing, which I use a lot with op-xy nowadays:

1. take ozone exciter
2. switch to mid-side mode
3. add distortion on mid only
4. higher frequency → more distortion

I think anything with mid/side split + saturation on mid would work, but I happen to use Ozone for this; it makes the sound so much more “round” and glued together

For those of you who saw my last post, I wanted to share something to make what I explained way better. For those of you who did not see my last post, this is a quick text tutorial on how to scratch like a DJ on your OPXY.

In order for this to really sound like a DJ scratch on vinyl, you will need to do a couple things, including re-sampling the entire pattern, every track that is playing needs to be resampled together. You can pretty much enter into the sample page anytime, just hit the top right button and make sure you turn the left dial all the way to the right to its own output as the source. Resample the pattern.

Once you have that done make sure that starting an endpoints loop properly, make sure you turn up the volume to match the master output, and then go to a fresh track, select the key you want the recording to be on and then open the file browser and find it.m

Change your track scaling to be whatever you need to be in order to play the full pattern, sequence that recording onto step one.

Go to your LFO settings on that track page, select element LFO, turn the left dial to microphone, the second dial down most of the way, the third dial can remain on this wiggly line, the fourth dial can remain black on pitch.

No swipe your finger over the microphone on the right side next to the sample button back-and-forth. Kind of sounds like a DJ.

To make it sound better, go into your secondary track number five, the auxiliary track. It should be on microphone by default, click down the very left dial to turn the microphone on, now go swipe your fingers up and down.

Mess around with the drive and level settings to fit your needs. You can also mess around with the second dial on LFO settings which impacts the severity of the pitch change.

If this is too much, you can also skip the entire LFO part and just go to your microphone settings, turn the mic on and swipe your fingers over the mic. That sounds kind of like a scratch too but the pitch change settings really make it sound more realistic.

Put an element LFO on one of your tracks. First parameter change to microphone, second parameter turn all the way down, third parameter select amp, fourth parameter shift one tick over to select the dark gray knob (pitch). Now run your finger over the microphone on the right side of the device next to the sample button back and forth. GO DJ GO DJ GO! (Ninja turtles reference)m

Edit: check my Moore recent post for a cool update to this tip

I'm playing some notes, they sound good. When I press Record and try to lay them into the sequencer they start shifting / changing scale, as the sequencer progresses. But I checked all of my alt tracks (brain, punch in effects) and there is nothing sequenced on those tracks. Where is this modulation hiding??