Tuesday, January 27, 2015

Octave One (live)

Octave One is a Detroit techno duo on Underground Resistance's label. I found this video of one of a short segment of their set and decided to analyze it.

I really like how (throughout the entire video) the guy on the left is controlling a filter by a knob, using it give some direction to the loops. It's visible and has that glorious 1:1 correspondence of action to sound.

I also like how the guy on the right is dancing HARD the whole time! My only concern is that I can't really tell what he's up to besides dancing... I think it would be better if there was a visual way to show when a loop comes in or goes out. To the people working on our sequencer(s), maybe try to work in a visual for the audience to keep track of?

This song also has a nice balance of build and "drop" (for lack of a better word). The build only comes in occasionally and it is thankfully not over the top, unlike many big name DJs like to hand out ridiculous and unnecessary drops like candy. 

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