Scratch was one of my first experiments a couple of years ago with Apple’s GarageBand music creation software. The electric guitars were the only instruments I actually played — the rest of the tracks are built from canned loops included with the program. After recording the first guitar track I hunted around and found a suitable drum loop, and had it switch over to a more energetic version at the appropriate times. The bass loop was transposed to the guitar track. It needed something else for more character and after a while I found the tuba loop (no, not Tuvalu). About the only “tricky” thing I did was chopping the loops to fit some of the shorter transitions. It’s a bit like fridge magnet poetry, but the magnets are phrases instead of individual words. Cathartic, fun, and pleasingly odd. Despite the title, there’s no actual record scratching (wiki wiki); it’s just a “scratchpad” type sketch.
This is my first podcast as well. As soon as I figure how, I’ll post instructions for subscribing.
Edit: Aha. For iTunes, here’s a direct subscribe subscribe link. If you have a different podcast client, just subscribe to the rss feed for Banter, also shown at the bottom of the front page.
Thanks for letting us “Scratch” the surface.
Looking forward to more of your ‘iPod Music Sketches”
-Ally
p.s. Are we the only two people who have watched Tuvalu?
No….that makes 3 of us.
Nice Site Gunnar – keep it coming.
-Bove
(Friend of Ally)
Thanks for the comment on my blog, and for the compliment. It’s nice to get feedback.