Panda Bears interview based on the 303

J.Daniels · Post by **J.Daniels** » Thu Nov 15, 2007 5:04 am

http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/20 ... noahlennox

pretty cool interview. basically all bout the 303..

Euclid Ov Oåklånd · Post by **Euclid Ov Oåklånd** » Thu Nov 15, 2007 5:26 am

Nice. Everyone wants better time stretch.

blast1 · Post by **blast1** » Sat Nov 17, 2007 12:42 am

good looks, damn i miss my 303, love the sound, pads & its look... i think i posted this comment before...

YoungHeat · Post by **YoungHeat** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 10:31 pm

Dope interview but i wanna know how you guys use two at once seeing that theres only a midi in....

J.Daniels · Post by **J.Daniels** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 11:30 pm

its not midi'd up. and the loops are triggered by hand

blast1 · Post by **blast1** » Wed Dec 19, 2007 2:14 am

YoungHeat wrote:Dope interview but i wanna know how you guys use two at once seeing that theres only a midi in....

you can also hook em up both to a dj mixer, nothin' but drum beats on 1 & samples on 2, or what ever you want....

606man · Post by **606man** » Wed Dec 19, 2007 3:01 am

J.Daniels wrote:its not midi'd up. and the loops are triggered by hand

Midi is not always a necessity - I've done gigs with no midi (forgotten cables, had to use analogue synths, had guitar players etc) and they were fine. Sure, stuff gets outta whack occasionally, but this actually conveys more of a 'live music' feel to proceedings!

Euclid Ov Oåklånd · Post by **Euclid Ov Oåklånd** » Wed Dec 19, 2007 4:36 am

Midi time sync is for new jack with no timing, if you use it in a live setting like a turntable you should be able to flip it all the way live. Just my opinion though.

303_McroKrg · Post by **303_McroKrg** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 12:05 pm

i read somewhere that panda bear likes to trigger loops at slightly different bpm's so in time the sound begins to change and morph. i thought it sounded like a pretty cool idea

Euclid Ov Oåklånd · Post by **Euclid Ov Oåklånd** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 6:15 pm

Well almost every comtemporary song follows a 4/4 structure or some division of it so bpm doesn't matter if you place it on a downbeat, it's just basic syncopation which is the basis for most rhythmic drum styles. I hardly ever take the time to change all the sample bpms to match in a pattern sequence. I actually used this technique on the beat I just posted, the drumloop and the sample are like 20bpms difference but it isn't noticable when placed in the rhythm.