rpls

varispeed multitap echo. 3 taps (1 recording, 2 playing) cycle through 3 buffers. alter the rate of each playback tap independently from the record tap to create sliced rhythmic & harmonic counterpoint from the input signal in real-time, free from tape head collisions & audible clicks.

a spiritual successor to alliterate.

hardware

required

• norns (210927 or later)
• audio input

install

install from the maiden catalog

or

in the maiden REPL, type:

;install https://github.com/andr-ew/rpls/releases/download/latest/complete-source-code.zip

patch notes

watch

read

full patch notes

documentation

read here

thx

• @fourhexagons for making selected public works vol. 5 ! the excellent use of (I assume) strymon magneto’s shift mode on that album inspired me to revisit the varispeed looping concept that I started on with alliterate, and make it click-free. not sure whether rpls uses the same effect as magneto, but I’m super happy with what I ended up with !
• ezra for softcut + norns core team for the clock system. really felt like I was pushing both systems to weird corners for this script, but they held up so well !