Access Atomizer (realtime audio slicer/dicer) software, free for Virus TI.

[Timo]

Another NAMM exclusive from Access for TI.

Access Atomizer.

http://namm.harmony-central.com/WNAMM08/Content/AccessMusic/PR/The-Atomizer-Software.html

"Access Music shows a technology preview of Atomizer on the winter NAMM show in Anaheim, California.

"Atomizer allows you slice and dice audio in realtime using a MIDI keyboard. Stutter effects were made famous by artists including Aphex Twin, Trentemoeller, Squarepusher, BT and many others.

"In order to create those effects they either had to chop audio regions by hand or use semi-automatic plug-ins (which don't necessarily give you a great deal of control since they are intended to create random results). Atomizer works in a totally different way — once sync'ed to tempo you can play those slices in realtime, so you can virtually chop up your singer's voice while he's performing or add unique effects to your DJ set.

"You can record the slicing process into your sequencer and edit it later along with the rest of your song. You can remix in realtime as well, with the modulation wheel becoming an intelligent cross-fader, while the pitch-wheel lets you change the pitch by approximately 4 octaves. And there are tons of effects including sample rate and bit rate reduction algorithms which, again, can be used in realtime and become a part of your performance."

"Atomizer will be available free of change to all Virus TI users as a free software update. "

Sounds interesting, I'm wondering how the heck something like that is all executed.

Hoping there's another class Ben Crosland vid this NAMM.

[LivePsy]

How is Atomizer even remotely related to the TI? I don't get it, and its nowhere near April 1.

B

[IamEvil]

Yeah . I was thinking the same..

So does this mean they are using Ti memory as a form of sampler ?

maybe its time for user wavetables ?

Also going off the snow demos , maybe we are getting some PCM drumkits as those drums sound rather good.

[L.F.]

hmmm.. is that supposed to me a midi gate?
Sure hope so..

[Ronkaz]

http://www.sonicstate.com/news/shownews.cfm?newsid=5966

'nuff said ;)

r

[Doc Jones]

heh, that looks like it will be serious fun. I use dblue glitch right now, but look forward to having a more hands on approach with atomizer.

[Timo]

Direct link for the video: [Atomizer ~16mb wmv (http://vid1.sonicftp.com/wmv/wnamm08_access_atomizer.wmv)]

Sounds not unlike the Radias' grainshifter effect, or the effects attained with using tracker sequencers (OctaMED, FastTracker, Renoise, etc.).

Some fantastic potential in there. However, I get a small feeling it might be the next autotune/supersaw/hoover effect in Pop.

[Ronkaz]

Oh, and I suggest to change that topic. It is no "MIDI Stutterer" what ever that should have meant.

If you find that in google it locks pretty dumb and is so far away from it.

r

[Timo]

Atomizer doing some more crazy things.

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DnB paradise.

Hi Ronkaz,

Oh, and I suggest to change that topic. It is no "MIDI Stutterer" what ever that should have meant.

If you find that in google it locks pretty dumb and is so far away from it.

r

It's kinda hard to describe in few words without having more details. It's MIDI triggered/controlled stuttering effects (Access' words, not mine) using streaming audio as a sound source.

How would you describe it?

Cheers.

[logo80]

Cant' exactly understand what they do from the video... but to my ears sounds like what you can do with the v-synth time trip: freezing the exact moment of the audio you're playing. Except in a few moments where I can hear more beats when he push a key.
Regards, Lorenzo

[IamEvil]

It looks to me like they sample the audio (hence the reason the audio is going into the virus and the synth engine is turned off)

You tap the tempo of the track to get the virus to collect the correct 16th note lengths and then when you press a key it adds effects , cuts tiny loops to make glitch sounds, reverses 8th/16th clips, retriggers different parts of the loop and by the look of it adds filtering with the knobs.

I had a vst effect that did the exact same thing about 4 years ago (cant remember the name now)

it doesnt have anything to do with midi as midi couldnt alter the audio and neither could it reverse the audio.

edit..

listen to this clip near the end

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPvsgarZlus&eurl=http://www.infekted.org/virus/showthread.php?p=280244

you can hear it alter the sample "I dont know what this world is comming to" from Dr Bakers KOAS oldskooly techno record.

[Doc Jones]

if you guys want to get a feel for what this can do, a plugin called dblue glitch does this. I have been using it for a while and really like it, though i am going to enjoy the hands on approach with using my TI to do it.

[Analog Warriors]

right ... but you can do a lot more than just repeat, filter, warp, bit-reduction a.s.o we were using a reaktor plugin called FAST FX as master effect that can produce exactly this wired sound - you can do amazing things with those effects.

http://www.arbiter.co.uk/ni/products/images/elecinsts2/fastfx.gif

we used a reversed delay from the TC D-TWO on the TB303 and from one second to another reversed the whole mixdown with this plugin on the master so the everythings else was playing backwards exclusive of the 303, than froze, scliced filtered it and evertghing back, a break (turned the plugin off) and then solo on the TB303 with a dropin of the other mixdown parts going the "normal" direction ... i can tell you, the crowd was going total crazy. Nobodys gets why the sound is so wired, most people just grab their heads an start laughing and screaming :D

but to have this features as hardware effects is an advantage words cannot tell. absultly amazing ... i've got to get a TI (!!!)

[Timo]

More details on the Atomizer, confirmed elsewhere from Marc @ Access:

- atomizer is an effect and runs in parallel to the virus engine. it occupies one part (out of the 15 in a TI polar for instance) and doesn't eat much calculating power

- everything you atomize can be recorded either as audio or as midi events. that's a huge difference to most plug-ins doing similar stuff. you can copy/paste and edit what you've atomized in your sequencer.

- atomizer is not based on random events. what you hear is what you play

- the lower notes (starting from E for about 1 1/2 octaves) are larger buffer sizes. 1/2 bar, 1/4 bar ... 1/16 notes, 1/32 notes ... 1/512 note ... . the higher notes are very small buffer sizes which are tuned so you can play melodies with the incoming audio.

- there is modifier keys which allow you to reverse audio (right when it happens) and do other things

- the pitch bender works as expected in a range of up to +64/-64 semitones

- the modwheel becomes a cross fader. the middle position is completely dry audio (when you hit a key, nothing happens). from the middle down you crossfade through a highpass filter, which leaves the lower frequencies (kick and bass for instance) untouched and atomizer only changes the higher frequencies (such as HHs and vocals). from the middle to the top end you crossfade through a lowpass (atomizer will only change the lower frequencies).

- all virus effects can be applied to what you atomize, the dry signal will stay dry

- the whole mod matrix still works when you atomize things. richard devine in one of the videos alters the reverb send level when pitching up using the pitch bender. he also uses the rate reducer sometimes when it atomizes.

- you can either tap the tempo in (using the keys or the tap tempo button) or sync atomizer to incoming midi clock

[Old Vantaa Man]

That's more like having matter flying out of every orifice than a stutter. But in a controlled way, clearly. I once had a car that sounded like that.

[Doc Jones]

damn Timo, nice post. this thing is even more powerful than I originally thought.

[Timo]

this thing is even more powerful than I originally thought.

Certainly is. I'm sure it will be a very successful addition for Access.

There's also an effect on Korg's Radias called GrainShifter, which is similar, but not as complex. With this you can assign two knobs to control what you wish (like clock frequency [sample loop time], sync-length, or wet/dryness). Nice for aliasing and mashing up a sound. Pitch or keyboard use doesn't affect it, though. It's a 100% effect, just using the two knobs to control it. It can't do sample reversing either.

[DigitAl56K]

I wish the atomizer would sample a whole bar, unfortunately it only seems to do 1/2.

[Glias]

Hi all,
How can I do to activate the Atomizer function ?
regards

[feedingear]

There should be an Atomiser manual in your Virus folder in Start menu - it shows you how to set it up.