And so, having purchased the requisite batteries and a 1/4″ adapter as I only appear to have 1/8″ audio cables in my absurdly huge box of cables, I plugged the Thingamagoop into the Mac and started making music. Of a sort. First I discovered the effects in Garageband, which was a lot of fun, and then I realised I could stack them, pretending that I had loads of Thingamagoops. First off, for the visualisation fans, here’s a screen grab:
Fun!
And now for the music.
The first piece has a standard beat that’s joined by a low thundering reverb of a rumble before being topped with some noise. It’s kinda sweet.
[audio:thingamagoop_test_1.mp3]
After that we pull things back with a single track layered on itself with the copy passed through a bunch of reverb. And it doesn’t stop for over 4 minutes. Perfect for getting that party started.
[audio:thingamagoop_test_2.mp3]
Finally I begin to figure out where this this can go with a bit of free improv. Five tracks comprising a couple of beats (one 4/4, one 6/8, I think) and some twiddling. I like this a lot.
[audio:thingamagoop_test_3.mp3]
And now I find I want to do this live. Which means I need a little army of the things. Or a couple of Thingamakits. Oh yes, the Thingamagoop has a big brother!
WANT!
…it’s a dangerous game your playing… it all starts off with one synthesiser… and before you know it, you’ve got a room full of the bloody things and only one of them works “properly” ho-ho…
great sounds!
I created an iFM3 on iTunes :)
Hey Pete – you’re in the Grauniad Guide!
Well done!
Woo, top tunes. I’ve been dancing round the room to them. I can see you on the bill for next year’s Supersonic, Fuck Buttons eat your heart out ;)