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its actually just an electric guitar plugged into one of those usb 1/8th inch input adapters connected to a rpi3. it was recorded using this:
pure data 4track in loop mode.
since each layer or track is a different length they recombine in new ways.
in regards to the guitar itself its a fender squire strat with only the middle pickup and all the knobs: volume tones and switch removed.
in terms of the playing i used an altered tuning and placed a pen under the strings. sometimes the strings were played on the neck side which results in some of the more metallic type sounds. i also played the strings with different objects. but also the palm of my hand.
i guess some people call it prepared guitar or extended technique. i kind of like thinking about it as playing the guitar as if it were a drum or percussive instrument.
process-wise i had been working on that Pd patch and every once in a while i would try it out by playing & recording something.
so going back and forth between working with the “code” and then playing a bit of music.
p.s. i think the only “effects” were eq and panning per track and a limiter.
here are some recordings from a few days earlier spliced together
to give you an idea of the progression:
//https://soundcloud.com/youaresound/2018-8-14-8-29-42_melded-taps/s-YpQeH
