{"product_id":"brecan-mk2-for-woas","title":"BRECAN Mk2 for WOAS","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eBRECAN Mk2 is a breakbeat engine for WOAS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DJYp-O8lXOs?si=hRUMTacVQG9_UvQc\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e- WAVESNAP is a freeze effect that holds a snippet of audio, with its length determined by RESOLUTION.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e- RAMP OUT generates a sawtooth or sine LFO, with its speed doubling repeatedly as you turn RESOLUTION. MUTATION blends between the two waveforms.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e- POPULATE clears and generates a new pattern each time it's pressed. RESOLUTION now alternates between 1\/8 and 1\/16, rather than spanning 8 to 64 as before. Note: pressing POPULATE on a beat will create a gap, as you're clearing the pattern just before that beat plays.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e- SWING has been remapped to reach its maximum at the 12 o'clock position. Beyond that, it begins to act as a noise gate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e- BEND scans through four banks of beats across all voices.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eA BREAKS folder mounts when you connect WOAS to a computer, allowing you to copy your own files onto the instrument. The process is the same as the one you're already familiar with from FEARM and FEARM MICEL.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eAll included break files are Creative Commons-licensed samples from \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/freesound.org\/\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eFreesound\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1sESOcdzkprclq8NXapRYAdPpgr_X2Hbw\/view?usp=sharing\" title=\"Breaks.zip\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eThis is a ZIP\u003c\/a\u003e archive of the samples and a text file containing credits and links to the original sources.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaking your own breaks\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eIf you want to create your own files for BRECAN Mk2, you'll need to follow these specifications:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eOutput length: 470,400 samples\u003cbr\u003eFormat: 16-bit, 44.1 kHz, mono WAV\u003cbr\u003eTempo: 180 BPM\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eYou'll need 16 files, named Break1.wav through Break16.wav.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eFor levels, aim for approximately:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eRMS: −15.3 dBFS\u003cbr\u003ePeak: −1.5 dBFS\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eYou don't have to stick rigidly to these parameters, but the results will become more experimental if you don't.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e...and it doesn't have to be just breakbeats, either...\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eGEBYRGAN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/P8aSP3yM0eU?si=r5nW0ShvoedRfW34\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/gebyrgan.orgeldream.com\"\u003e\u003cb\u003egebyrgan.orgeldream.com\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eGEBYRGAN is a file mulcher that spits out rhythmic audio files in a format compatible with WOAS running the BRECAN Mk2 beat engine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eHere, I'm feeding it \u003ci\u003eTri Repetae\u003c\/i\u003e by Autechre, then dragging the resulting files onto the BREAKS drive that appears when you connect WOAS to a computer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe idea is to open up the possibilities of the engine rather than lock you into a fixed set of included breaks. Make your own, mangle whatever you like, and see what happens.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eA disk image of the beat engine for 4GB micro SD is \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1rozWr9gRx_6duhw50q2gME6GvlvSr1xs\/view?usp=sharing\" title=\"disk image\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Orgeldream","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":66053761007884,"sku":null,"price":18.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0735\/3922\/3820\/files\/IMG_5959.jpg?v=1793371370","url":"https:\/\/www.orgeldream.com\/en-eu\/products\/brecan-mk2-for-woas","provider":"Orgeldream","version":"1.0","type":"link"}