FieldScaper 1.4 Released | Glitched Ambient Demo with FieldScaper In Looper Mode

Published on Mar 21, 2016 Igor Vasiliev

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What's New in Version 1.4
● New user interface of the Looper mode specially designed for real-time controls.
● Four different modes of processing audio from external sources (include IAA and AB).
● Assignable buttons for quick select presets in the Looper mode.
● Assignable buttons for quick select samples for oscillators.
● New square waveform added for LFOs.
● Option for random modulation of all waveforms in LFO.
● The main effect value can be inverted for different parameters.
● New controls for High and Low cutoff filters on the input.
● Stop recording time when input signal below threshold.
● Several new sound mangling presets.
● Updated description of the application.
● Description in single PDF available on application site.
● Fixed bug in editing MP3 files.
● Several minor bugs have been fixed.

"How to make something like this demo.

In the "Overdub" mode the input signal will start recording to loop when the signal above threshold and stop when below, but playback of this loop not stops and already recorded signal not erased. So as you can continuously update the loop content. It can be very creatively when you use presets that changing the pitch, direction and addressing (see Oscillator - Address section) when playback.

To achieve the result like in this demo you need switch to the "Looper" mode (button "Looper" on the main screen) and select the processing mode "Overdub". Then assign one of preset buttons to factory default preset "Dark and foreboding places" and set this preset active. Move the fader "Effect" to about the half right.

In the input settings panel (button "Input" or "Audio input control") set the "Stop recording threshold" to about -15 db and "Stop recording time" to about 0.100 sec. It is desirable to reduce the tail with low volume level when the input signal drops and record stops and to avoid the large silence gap in the loop.

Also it is recommended to increase "Input amplify" up to about +10 db so that the level of input signal will be at least from -15 db and more even with a small limiting. Many presets give the best result when the input signal is loud enough.

When the input source is synth or other musical instrument or app set the input channel filter at least from "40 Hz" to "12 kHz" ("16 kHz") when record from microphone the best use "60 Hz" filter to avoid unnecessary peaks that can affect to the signal threshold detector and gate.

After that tap the button "Start" (in the "Looper" mode) to start processing your input signal.

Move the fader "Effect" to get other sound. You can change any other parameters of this preset to achieve another effect and then create your own preset. Start from "Filter - Frequency / Resonance" and its LFO and also try to change "Oscillator - Clock / Clock offset".