Bladertronics: Oberheim OB-X8 Frippertronics style looping: Clockwork, Nemesis, Valhalla, DoctorA

video upload by hypergol

"I bought a looper pedal recently. It doesn't work. It's bricked. I'm pissed. Rather than make a video of me smashing it with a hammer, I decided to buy Valhalla Delay instead. It's essentially exactly what I need for what I want to do: Frippertronics with synths!

Here's the signal chain:
Oberheim OB-X8 to JRockett Clockwork Analog BBD and Audiothingies DoctorA modulated plate reverb in parallel OB-X8 and BBD output to Valhalla Delay - tape setting with 7 second delay time and about 80% feedback Valhalla output to Source Audio Nemesis set to slow ping pong
Source Audio Nemesis to DoctorA reverb

This is my first time using the delay plugin. I didn't really practice with it, and it shows. I actually cut the first 3 minutes of this performance as it was a mess and too choppy. Last time I did a Frippertronics synth video, someone said that I should try key changes to keep it interesting. That's what I attempted to do here, but I didn't exactly work on smooth transitions. It would probably make sense to assign a knob to control Valhalla's feedback parameter via midi, so I could bring the level of the entire sound bed down and then start a new one in a different key. That would have been a good idea. Oh well, stuff to work on for next time!

As for the sounds in the video, I'm bouncing back and forth between 2 patches that I made shortly after unboxing the OB-X8: a triumphant pad sound in double mode, and then obviously a Blade Runner style CS-80 lead sound.

Above mentioned attempt at Frippertronics with synths video:" [2021 video posted here]