"Piano Phase" (1967)

"Piano Phase" (1967) from Peter Speer on Vimeo.

"Playing around with Steve Reich's "Piano Phase" on a Make Noise/Expert Sleepers 3U, with a little help from a Korg NanoKontrol and Ableton Live.

Ableton details:

Nanokontrol channels 1-4 control the signal inputs (DPO A sine, DPO A saw, DPO B sine, DPO B final):
Fader: Input level
Top button: turns Beat Repeat on/off
Middle button (not used here): toggles Beat Repeat output mode (Mix/Insert/Gate)
Bottom button: Engages record/overdub on a Looper (via sends A, B, C, D)

Nanokontrol channels 5-8 control the returns (A, B, C, D, each containing a Looper effect):
Faders: Return level
Top button: activates/deactivates Looper
Middle button (not used here): pitches loop up
Bottom button (not used here): pitches loop down

The MIDI file used here was downloaded from the following link:
http://explodingart.com/jmusic/jmtutorial/PianoPhase.html

"Piano Phase" can be heard here:
http://youtu.be/uQihuaedvSU

Steve Reich's website:
http://www.stevereich.com/

www.diode-ring.com"