ThePocketOperator
A live jam. #Jamuary Awakening Robots a live performance.
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I hope you all like it!
Much love to all my subscribers, friends, and family. I appreciate the kind words, the views and the inspiration.
I haven't made music in a while. I am just getting back into it.
I hope you like these Jam sessions.
equipment in this setup:
Korg NTS-1
Casio WK6600 work station
Mackie CRX3 monitors
Korg Volca Sample 2
Little Bear mixer
AKAI MPK play
Tascam Dr-05X field recorder
I was messing around in this video. maybe I thought I would share something.
I haven't uploaded in a while.
list of equipment for this setup.
Korg NTS-1 (effects & synthesizer/arpeggiator)
Casio WK-6600 (workstation keyboard)
Akai MPK play (midi controller/ keyboard/arp)
Korg Volca Sample 2 (sequencers)
Little bear Mixer
Makie CX3 monitor
tascam dr-05x (field recorder)
I added some "Plonky" synths as a unique bass line.
Sampled from new and old keyboards.
Hope you like it.
I made a synthwave track!
I hope you all like this. It has some acid, some lead synths, some stabs, layered bass lines and some deep Kicks with some Sub bass.
There's a contrast between two separate songs and I mixed them together. I created this. I had some fun during the live feed. I'll upload the raw patterns in another video.
This is a mixed bag of tricks.
I hope you like it.
This is a rough upload. I'll tweak it and make a second one soon.
Version one.
I came up with this track. I hope you all like it. I think it's about time I upload something.
I was Intending a chill, Downtempo, Jungle vibe with this one.
It's been a while since I shared anything.
Working away from home has messed with my time to dive deep into my music again.
Enjoy the vibe!
I miss making music. I decided to upload this. I hope you like what I came up with.
Until we meet again....
I thought I would try to post another video before I disappear for a couple of weeks.
Working away from home Cuts into the time I have to create music. I have so many ideas in my mind and such little time to put them into my music.
I hope you like what I created.
I thought it sounded pretty cool at the time.
maybe it was worth the share.
I work away from home now.
I thought of this piece for a bit. I hope you like it.
it's not what I usually create. I thought I'd go a different route with this one.
Enjoy.
I was thinking about some RPG platforms that have some interesting background music, and I thought I'd give it a try.
Here is my composition of Some Intense battle music. It has some layered Drums, I added some glitches and overlapping stutters to give the piece some industrial elements and add some confrontation to the vibe.
I sampled some strings, a few drum kits, different synth and pad patches, and some saw synth bass patches.
I layered the bass lines and added some arpeggio elements to help with the transitions in the chained sequences.
The Monotron plays a huge part in the "lo fi" atmosphere and helps filter some of the overlap with the sequences.
Some of the strings did carry over some of the programmed sequences causing the K.O to "Cut Out" some drums. The glitches and placement of effects help relieve some of the stress on the "CPU" load and the possibility of losing some of my samples on a few patterns in the chain.
I have a bunch of chained sequences with layered Arps. The Kicks are layered with different pitches and some modulation. The samples were harvested from some 80s drum machines and some Power and electric kit samples.
I hope you all enjoy this.
The MegaMan Pocket operator sings powerful leads and hand played backing melodies.
I have Layered kicks, a couple Sampled Power kits, and some hand picked synths. I have Layered and modulated the bassline to give depth and shape to the samples. The backing Arpeggios and backing melody interweave to add some expression when the pattern changes.
-32 chained sequences
-Two K.O Pocket Operators
-Monotron delay for effects and filtering
-MegaMan used for lead and backing melody
-Korg NTS-1 for effects and depth with the main sequences.
I hope you like it.
I hope it touches your imagination.
I have programmed A trance sequence with 16 chained patterns on the K.O Pocket operator.
The street Fighter pocket operator has some break beat with Bass arpeggiated patterns tied with some backing pads and arpeggiated melodies.
The K.O pocket operator in the Middle has the sequences from Phase Out. I have chopped and modulated the samples and added some crushing and filters to the snares and drums.
There is some slight swing between them. Tempo has been set to 110bpm.
The NTS-1 provides the delay, some enhancement, and some reverb.
Recorded with the Tascam DR-05X recorder.
I wasn't sure if it would sound too busy chaining 3 pocket operators with separate chained patterns together.
The sounds were samples from a couple keyboards and some Music software.
I just wanted to mess around today.
The patterns are staggered so the programmed sequences alternate different elements at different parts of the song.
There are 4 different drum patches that overlap at times.
The samples were harvested from my Casio Workstation and a couple Daw programs.
Hardware used.
Two K.O pocket operators, Tascam DR-05X recorder, Little Bear 4 channel Mixer, Korg Monotron, Korg NTS-1
There are 32 active patterns with some Triggers on the Hi Hats to add some shape to the beats.
The Arcade has a Backing drum track, as well as the MegaMan... I have some backing bass lines as well as a main Sequence programmed on the KO. I play a live melody with the MegaMan.
Tempo set to 100 BPM. Effects are added with the Korg NTS-1.
Genre: KeyGen, Chiptune Trapwave
I think it kinda sounds better in my head.
I don't know.
This was slammed together in the heat of the moment while the idea was still fresh.
I hope you like it.
I have edited the tracks to try and fit together.
there's a couple layers of drums and some heavy guitar patches I layered together.
Enjoy.
32 chained sequences in strategic order, both pocket operators patched through Korg Effect modules.
tempo set to 110BPM.
Vocals and Vowels were chopped from some 3rd party software.
The drums, pads, and synth patches came from a few keyboards.
The backing arp melody was sampled from a kids toy keyboard.
Echo, Chorus, Delay, Filter, and Riser Effects were layered with the Monotron and the NTS-1.
Some of the Octave shifts and pattern skips were added in my live play.
The samples were ripped from a few keyboards.
I added some delay and reverb with some riser effects for space.
I hope you like what I put together.
I wanted to experiment with the sequences and change the vibe of the piece.
I added some Delay and some heavy Riser effects to add shape and brilliance to the patterns.
Hopefully you all like what I put together.
poly synth samples, 80's synth patches, 90's Saw tooth samples, 70's analog strings, and various lead Arps.
The drum kits come from A few Drum presets sampled from the work station.
I added some faded in Lead Notes and melody with the workstation.
korg Monotron
Korg NTS-1
Casio workstation wk6600
2 Pocket operator K.O samplers
The raw Audio is captured with my TASCAM audio recorder. (DR-05X)
hopefully you like what I made. It's a new start to the year.
I found the backing Pocket Operator to be very helpful with the Arpeggios and secondary Drops in the Drums and melody.
I wasn't too sure if this track was in the trance or Acid trance category. I found this interesting, I had fun with the remixes and different outcomes these patterns offered.
I wanted to release this first. Unfortunately some Flaws show in this track. I actually kept the MP3 of this track. I kinda wanted to show that some Mistakes kinda sound cool. I wasn't sure if I wanted to "Remake The Remix" and upload a more polished piece. I got lost in modulating and Effect shifting the Loops and patterns. it turned into something else near the end. I dunno...
I just like it.
I live mixed and blended two pocket Operators, programmed with a chain of sequences to play in sync with each other.
K.O on the left: 8 patterns of Melody, Vocal slices, Bass drums, Backing drums, 8 patterns of synth arpeggios, Electric Guitar samples, Bass line and 3 Strategically applied effects and glitches.
K.O on the right:
16 Patterns of Melody, arpeggios, drums, bass sequences, and some strategic filtering.
I kinda messed up with the mix near the end and wanted to try and change the layers of pattern near the end.
Sometimes it's human to record my failures. I think I may have recovered from my mistakes near the end.
I found some sweet samples, I came up with this piece. Tempo set to 120 BPM.
light reverb, light delay, and some riser effects to add some depth to the pads and sequences.
Vocal chops came from some vowel generator software.
Tempo 100 BPM, rearranged the sequences, and changed the pads.
The drums and bass have been enhanced and modified.
Hopefully you all like my remixed track.
This was the end result.
I used modulation and effects to change the feel of the track. I put the recorded audio from the TASCAM through some Software to change the Pitch and Effect.
I hope you all like this piece.
I hope you all like it.
I hope you like it. this was raw and live.
I had some fun rearranging some of the sequences and adding the effects to this piece.
I found it gave the pieces and chained sequences some freedom, and eliminated some of the simplicity behind the Synthetic Arpeggios.


