Need something to create wierd sounds and sample...i think?

[bassguppy]

I'm not exactly sure what will do this but....

I need something that I can record and create wierd and quirky sounds with. This will be for live use mainly.

I play kids music and want something that I can trigger (while playing bass also) sounds like ocean waves, bouncing springs, robot sounds, etc. I have a theramin based effect called the Alesis AirSynth that I want to record several sounds off of and transfer over also, but would also like to create new sounds on the whatever I get.

Would the Korg Kaoss or Roland SP-404 do what I'm looking for or are there any other suggestions.

[bassteban]

Subscribed- I'd like to do the same thing, I think.
Edit: I wonder if this might go well in *effects*

[Din Of Win]

Do some searching in the 'Effects' forum. TOOOONS of helpful info will be found there by super knowledgeable dudes.

For me, since i also dig a little lo-fi flavor, i've used a boss RC-50 to record samples and soundloops off of tv/computer.

Since it's pedal activated, it works well physically rather than pausing and triggering a Kaos pad/keyboard synth.


other stuff i've used:

-A laptop is perfect for this. There's lots of freeware out there to record/loop stuff. Plus, with youtube and the like you can find a MULTITUDE of sounds/samples.
-A SUPER old tape recorder. Did this in a dirty punk band. We recorded speaches/songs/sounds on a tape and played it into a mic. We would even intentionally leave the tape in the sun so it would get warped and gnarly sounding.
-Korg Kaos Pad. Just used it for sound loops, but it worked very well.


Again, check the Effects forum and i'm sure you;ll have it figgured out in no time!

[becker4567]

Zoom B1! Cheap (about $60), and has alot of wierd, unusable (at least for music) stuff.

[Thor]

My son uses a freeware program called PureData to program
and produce synthesized sounds. Google will reveal a tutorial
and a forum.

[bongomania]

The best source I've found for sounds like that are actual kids' toys. Go to the toy section of a large store and check out the electronic noisemaking things--especially in the "toddler" section. Terrific stuff, and all you need to perform with it is to sever the connection to the internal piezo speaker, and wire on a 1/4' jack.

For something that allows you to record sounds and play them back ("sampling"), there are a vast array of "jam box" units from Boss, Yamaha, and many other brands, that feature sampling. Look at the Boss SP series to start.