Comments on: xwax: Vinyl Scratching Emulation on Linux

By: valentino

valentino — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 14:59:21 +0000

right, alex! I already did!

By: alex

alex — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 23:15:52 +0000

excellent. i’m looking forward to trying it! now someone needs to make ableton live for linux and i’ll happily uninstall windose =]

By: Jamis

Jamis — Tue, 29 May 2007 23:23:28 +0000

I’ve used xwax at a few Burning Man fundraisers and it works great. At the last party we had Final Scratch V2 and xwax hooked up at the same time. The DJ using Final Scratch couldn’t get it to work without glitching. He tried everything he could and in the end he wasn’t able to play because he was depending on it.

xwax worked with a glitch for two DJ’s including myself. The only issue was the playlist navigation but I will help fix that when the source is released.

For users who want more then just basic vinyl emulation, remember that this software is a 0.1 release. It’s incredibly stable right now and I feel that it will only get better with time.

By: Simon

Simon — Sun, 27 May 2007 11:56:49 +0000

Have a go your self :) You could create somthing that did this if you wanted in Max/MSP :) using the Ms.Pinky External :) and some Ms.pinky vinyl :) providing you have max and the vinyl that is, but even if not you can still achive some interesting stuff with comercially avaialble apps that use TCV, Torq, DJdecks etc….That is not possible with two decks and a mixer :), and you can still combine your old records with the tcv :) also with regards the the tremelo check http://www.kvraudio.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=2531612 :)

By: DJ McManus

DJ McManus — Sun, 27 May 2007 05:58:31 +0000

I’ve done some googling and one idea I found was with Torq you can use control vinyl to scratch loops in the program’s sampler.

That’s kind of cool.

I’d love to see assignable effects which work exclusive on one direction of vinyl movement. Delay only on the backspin? Those kinds of things would be nice to see. Variable speed effects dependent on the speed of the platter movements.

I’d love to see someone who’s really taking that stuff to the limit. Q-bert are you on it?

By: Simon

Simon — Sat, 26 May 2007 08:42:02 +0000

I agree in someways because the creative potential is quite big with the TCV systems (especially M$ Pinky + Max) ;) but another benifit of it is being able to take loads of pieces of music with you with out having to carry a load of records or cd’s, also I like the idea of making a synth sound like a real instruments in some applications :) have you herd wendy carlos’ ‘Switch On Bach’ ;) In the end its horses for courses :)

By: DJ McManus

DJ McManus — Sat, 26 May 2007 05:15:22 +0000

Let me put it this way. The old Yoda puppet was way cooler than the new cgi one. Until you saw him fighting by spinning around in the air and shit.

For me, the concept of scratch emulation is like trying to make synths sound like “real” instruments. Do something new or just use a record.

By: Peter Kirn

Peter Kirn — Fri, 25 May 2007 03:17:21 +0000

Actually, if you use Ms. Pinky within Max/MSP, you can use vinyl to control whatever you want. And people have done unusual things with it, from manipulation of video to crazy sonic installations. There is a certain amount of emulation that does need to go into the timecode, just so the physical gesture is represented as digital control. But from there on out, you’re right — you can do whatever you want. And I agree. It’s time for something new. If all you’re left with once you’re done is a turntable, then there is something missing.

By: DJ McManus

DJ McManus — Fri, 25 May 2007 01:50:50 +0000

Man, this digital emulation of vinyl scratching is so backwards thinking and anachronistic. Isn’t there a digital counterpart which would be more interesting?

What about keeping the track continuously playing but scratching only some frequencies or … I don’t know … midi control or arpeggiating the scratches?

And while were on the subject how come I can’t find a decent vst tremolo effect?

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