FRACTALS IN MUSIC - Exploration & Experiment

Hi there :) thanks for your valuable contribution towards real fractal music. This video has inspired me, truly. Not sure if you'll see this after 2 years, but I have an idea for you. I've been exploring this concept: 1) input a chord into a feedback loop in ableton (via return track, that is routed back to the input) use for example an e-piano for chord input 2) add a soft clipper in the loop (venn audio freeclip for example) 3) add resonant filter peaks that can be moved by hand or automated to the loop (depends on taste) 4) add a gate for the excitation shape in the loop (gatekeeper for example) 5) add a resonator in the loop for tonal control (xynth audio rezonator for example), feed it with the chord notes that are played 6) add spectral dynamics control 7) add delays within the feedback loop 8) route this loop to an output track 8) add the same gating to the output track 9) add reverb on output track (just a little, blackhole immersive is epic for this) Optional: - add sausagefattener in loop for extra grit - add harmonic enhancer in the feedback loop You can play around with the excitation level amount using the resonant filter peaks within the loop. You require feedback protection and the spectral dynamics control is not that easy to get right. If you see this, send me a pm in soundcloud and I can share more detail. It should be a dynamic recursive feedback loop with selfsimilar elements due to longer delaytimes within the loop, that actually plays chords and can thus be very versatile. Should at least be partially fractal, at least that's what can be heard, I feel Here is a sample: https://on.soundcloud.com/PrZHhXd9aL1Qbf577 (using very sharp gates from gatekeeper to hear the effect of transients) I believe an advanced version of such 'dynamic timbral fractals' is being used by Felix Greenless (Hypnagog, Terrafractyl). Listen to this first example: https://on.soundcloud.com/YWQKAYp4yr4fbVEc8

Bro this is blowing my mind right now! Thx for thinking outside the box

Whoah, this is insane, specially the theory behind of it. Thats why i love fractals

7:22 This is genius - It sounds incredible, thank you for exploring these ideas and explaining your process so wonderfully! 💙

I immediately got the feeling of a fugue from this - interesting how that naturally comes up with this fractal process

Fractals are just like music. The possibilities are endless.

That …. Is unbelievably beautiful! Thank you !!

Subscribed. I love fractals and music. Mind blowing concept and delivery.

I feel like watching this made me smarter! Jokes aside, I d like to see someone trying this on modular

U are a genius!!! Please do a serie on this ideas.

I m so happy i discovered your yt channel Thanks for sharing these crazy ideas

Great work man! Thank you for dropping in so deep on the fractals to create this 🙏🙏

I discovered fractals in 2002, and used them in my compositions at the time ...

I played a Nintendo DS game called "Electroplankton" that had some modes where you would create a melody and it would play it simultaneously at different speeds. Reminds me a lot of this!

Excellent. You really do like what your are doing and it shows!

I googled "fractal music" and got this. Exactly what my brain was craving. TY.

So creative!

This is awesome!!

Wonderful video and ideas! I'm going to attempt some of your ideas on the arturia polybrute, hopefully I can tag you in something lol can't wait to see and hear more of you!

Loving your content Bro. Such great ideas. Following now. Also Ty for the comb filters - they are heaps good.