# Challenge: Recording pieces at different tempos **URL:** \ **Category:** Challenges\ **Created:** [25 April 2020 23:34 UTC](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/challenge-recording-pieces-at-different-tempos/492 "2020-04-25T23:34:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![isaacMedina](https://uzu.lurk.org/user_avatar/uzu.lurk.org/isaacmedina/32/2279_2.png) [@isaacMedina](https://uzu.lurk.org/u/isaacMedina)\ **Post date:** [27 April 2020 18:35 UTC](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/challenge-recording-pieces-at-different-tempos/492/22 "2020-04-27T18:35:41Z")
Yeah! Dub vibes on the first half are inspiring! ---
**Author:** ![tedthetrumpet](https://uzu.lurk.org/user_avatar/uzu.lurk.org/tedthetrumpet/32/39_2.png) [@tedthetrumpet](https://uzu.lurk.org/u/tedthetrumpet)\ **Post date:** [27 April 2020 18:42 UTC](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/challenge-recording-pieces-at-different-tempos/492/23 "2020-04-27T18:42:38Z")
I'm liking your first one. You're getting a lot of variety out of a small amount of code there. Using patterning within a euclid, must remember that trick! ---
**Author:** ![isaacMedina](https://uzu.lurk.org/user_avatar/uzu.lurk.org/isaacmedina/32/2279_2.png) [@isaacMedina](https://uzu.lurk.org/u/isaacMedina)\ **Post date:** [27 April 2020 18:58 UTC](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/challenge-recording-pieces-at-different-tempos/492/24 "2020-04-27T18:58:56Z")
I enjoyed it! With a few adjustments on the second half this could turn into an awesome structure to play with effects and filter sweeps! ๐Ÿ‘Œ ---
**Author:** ![vasily.milovidov](https://uzu.lurk.org/user_avatar/uzu.lurk.org/vasily.milovidov/32/125_2.png) [@vasily.milovidov](https://uzu.lurk.org/u/vasily.milovidov)\ **Post date:** [27 April 2020 19:10 UTC](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/challenge-recording-pieces-at-different-tempos/492/25 "2020-04-27T19:10:29Z")
very cool, i love both parts. so simple and effective. ---
**Author:** ![yaxu](https://uzu.lurk.org/user_avatar/uzu.lurk.org/yaxu/32/2_2.png) [@yaxu](https://uzu.lurk.org/u/yaxu)\ **Post date:** [27 April 2020 21:03 UTC](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/challenge-recording-pieces-at-different-tempos/492/26 "2020-04-27T21:03:10Z")
Ok here's my effort from the stream earlier: https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?visual=false&url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Fplaylists%2F1040997478&show_artwork=true Will leave it until the morning before I listen back.. ---
**Author:** ![Dan](https://uzu.lurk.org/user_avatar/uzu.lurk.org/dan/32/367_2.png) [@Dan](https://uzu.lurk.org/u/Dan)\ **Post date:** [27 April 2020 22:35 UTC](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/challenge-recording-pieces-at-different-tempos/492/27 "2020-04-27T22:35:50Z")
OK here's mine: https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?visual=false&url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Fplaylists%2F1041372961&show_artwork=true first part at 0.3 cps, second part at double tempo (0.6). I quite like the version at double speed, I think increasing the tempo gave it a different vibe. All previous layers pretty much worked without too many changes, but one in particular did not, and I had to removed it completely. I felt it sounded really bad in the new context, it was just way too fast, but when I tried to slow it down it didn't work either. What would I do next time? I guess I'd like to be able to achieve smoother changes... Having the piece flow more organically, changing gradually and smoothly... Not sure why but I always have that feeling that things change too abruptly in my tidal stuff. ---
**Author:** ![anachronite](https://uzu.lurk.org/user_avatar/uzu.lurk.org/anachronite/32/2081_2.png) [@anachronite](https://uzu.lurk.org/u/anachronite)\ **Post date:** [27 April 2020 23:40 UTC](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/challenge-recording-pieces-at-different-tempos/492/28 "2020-04-27T23:40:43Z")
https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?visual=false&url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F808596349&show_artwork=true&maxheight=166 I started off with a cps of 0.29 and I increased the tempo by 4 times to 1.16. I made use of degrade to reduce the density of sounds with the increased tempo and striate to create some constantly changing textures. So the increase in tempo made me change my thinking from focusing on rhythm to focusing on texture. ---
**Author:** ![hujairi](https://uzu.lurk.org/user_avatar/uzu.lurk.org/hujairi/32/345_2.png) [@hujairi](https://uzu.lurk.org/u/hujairi)\ **Post date:** [28 April 2020 15:51 UTC](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/challenge-recording-pieces-at-different-tempos/492/30 "2020-04-28T15:51:51Z")
https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?visual=false&url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F809001154&show_artwork=true&maxheight=166 Hello, Here's my attempt at Challenge 1. I tried to keep the two tracks as one seamless piece. There is a transition at 03:20. The first half before the transition is at 2cps while the second half is at 0.5cps. Also tried to work with panning and degradation of sound. ---
**Author:** ![bcgreen](https://uzu.lurk.org/user_avatar/uzu.lurk.org/bcgreen/32/763_2.png) [@bcgreen](https://uzu.lurk.org/u/bcgreen)\ **Post date:** [28 April 2020 18:39 UTC](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/challenge-recording-pieces-at-different-tempos/492/32 "2020-04-28T18:39:40Z")
My first experiment after being away from Tidal for some time... ...and a slower version: ---
**Author:** ![mattromerein](https://uzu.lurk.org/user_avatar/uzu.lurk.org/mattromerein/32/366_2.png) [@mattromerein](https://uzu.lurk.org/u/mattromerein)\ **Post date:** [28 April 2020 18:52 UTC](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/challenge-recording-pieces-at-different-tempos/492/33 "2020-04-28T18:52:45Z")
[Sleuth](https://soundcloud.com/sleuth-1 "Sleuth") ยท [cycle0 - Challenge 1](https://soundcloud.com/sleuth-1/cycle0-challenge-1 "cycle0 - Challenge 1") Here are my recordings at 0.8 and 0.4 cps. I had to truncate them since they rambled on too long. I played with the Euclidean parameters quite a bit and found that changing the multiplier on subpatterns per cycle like this: `[1 2]*<1 1.5 2>` created some nice variation. Accidentally removing the comma in a polyrhythmic pattern had the effect of changing up the tempo yet again at the end of the second recording. Next time I would maybe change the tempo even more and explore some more functions. I like the way patterns became more textural in the second half of some of the other uploads. Anyone else have trouble getting the soundcloud embedded player to show up in their post? ---
**Author:** ![cleary](https://uzu.lurk.org/user_avatar/uzu.lurk.org/cleary/32/177_2.png) [@cleary](https://uzu.lurk.org/u/cleary)\ **Post date:** [28 April 2020 20:07 UTC](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/challenge-recording-pieces-at-different-tempos/492/34 "2020-04-28T20:07:43Z")
After watching the livestream and re-reading the brief not in a haze or a hurry, I've decided to have another go and attempt to provide a complete answer this time ๐Ÿ˜‰ I've also gone for a more rhythmically interesting direction: 1. setcps 0.6 - the fast one [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/vq3A-w8kz5k/hqdefault.jpg "Challenge 1 redux speed changes - the fast one") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vq3A-w8kz5k) https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?visual=false&url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F809202565&show_artwork=true Notes: I wanted to make this one a little more rhythmically interesting, with the aim for it to still hold it's groove at slower bpms too. 1. setcps 0.2 - the slow one [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/ZYsBS4dBh2I/hqdefault.jpg "Challenge 1 redux speed changes - the slow one") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYsBS4dBh2I) https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?visual=false&url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F809202598&show_artwork=true I fiddled about with the cps all the way down to 0.1 for this, and it still worked imo - but 0.2 was a grindy sweet spot that still held enough space and anticipation without losing too much interest (imo of course) ---
**Author:** ![tedthetrumpet](https://uzu.lurk.org/user_avatar/uzu.lurk.org/tedthetrumpet/32/39_2.png) [@tedthetrumpet](https://uzu.lurk.org/u/tedthetrumpet)\ **Post date:** [28 April 2020 21:31 UTC](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/challenge-recording-pieces-at-different-tempos/492/35 "2020-04-28T21:31:31Z")
@anachronite I'm enjoying this track ๐Ÿ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![anachronite](https://uzu.lurk.org/user_avatar/uzu.lurk.org/anachronite/32/2081_2.png) [@anachronite](https://uzu.lurk.org/u/anachronite)\ **Post date:** [28 April 2020 21:52 UTC](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/challenge-recording-pieces-at-different-tempos/492/36 "2020-04-28T21:52:54Z")
Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![maclea11](https://uzu.lurk.org/user_avatar/uzu.lurk.org/maclea11/32/81_2.png) [@maclea11](https://uzu.lurk.org/u/maclea11)\ **Post date:** [29 April 2020 01:02 UTC](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/challenge-recording-pieces-at-different-tempos/492/37 "2020-04-29T01:02:12Z")
Okay here goes... https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?visual=false&url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Fplaylists%2F1041729721&show_artwork=true&secret_token=s-kNLIU857xgk ---
**Author:** ![gnozo](https://uzu.lurk.org/user_avatar/uzu.lurk.org/gnozo/32/100_2.png) [@gnozo](https://uzu.lurk.org/u/gnozo)\ **Post date:** [29 April 2020 04:09 UTC](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/challenge-recording-pieces-at-different-tempos/492/38 "2020-04-29T04:09:52Z")
Wow, so much good stuff! I kinda lost track but here I am catching up. https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?visual=false&url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F809457739&show_artwork=true&maxheight=166 I'm still struggling with the language! So I mostly tweaked stuff around, but I'm still too slow to create live. This it confronted me with new goals like gaining actual fluency in the coding. ---
**Author:** ![gnozo](https://uzu.lurk.org/user_avatar/uzu.lurk.org/gnozo/32/100_2.png) [@gnozo](https://uzu.lurk.org/u/gnozo)\ **Post date:** [29 April 2020 04:11 UTC](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/challenge-recording-pieces-at-different-tempos/492/39 "2020-04-29T04:11:49Z")
Oops, didn't manage getting the playlist https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?visual=false&url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F809457733&show_artwork=true&in=gnozo%2Fsets%2Ftidalclub-challenge-1 ---
**Author:** ![0\_O\_W\_O\_0](https://uzu.lurk.org/user_avatar/uzu.lurk.org/0_o_w_o_0/32/412_2.png) [@0\_O\_W\_O\_0](https://uzu.lurk.org/u/0_O_W_O_0)\ **Post date:** [29 April 2020 12:10 UTC](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/challenge-recording-pieces-at-different-tempos/492/40 "2020-04-29T12:10:35Z")
i tried for something slow. working with longer samples. > **[tidal club assignment #1 - Clyp](https://clyp.it/sqfw55zz)** > > Listen to tidal club assignment #1 | Clyp is the easiest way to record, upload and share audio. i found the striate command looking through lucys favourite functions ๐Ÿ™‚ and used this extensively along with filtering and room / size, trying to use the filters to add variation of a quite repetetative pattern the tempo is starting at 0.8 cps, when it was time to change the tempo i initially thought i would go up, but went for even slower to 0.4 cps not sure if the tempo drop makes a big difference when using samples of this kind, but i definitely felt like i had to add the clicky percussive sound when things got really slow. also not really sure what i think of the drum beat in the 1st section. * * * making this assignment / recording was a really nice experience! made me go much deeper in the process, tweaking and listening a lot more. while recording i went on for a long long time and it got really meditative tweaking settings, doing minor edits etc. ---
**Author:** ![santiago.raymond](https://uzu.lurk.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/b5e925/32.png) [@santiago.raymond](https://uzu.lurk.org/u/santiago.raymond)\ **Post date:** [29 April 2020 21:43 UTC](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/challenge-recording-pieces-at-different-tempos/492/41 "2020-04-29T21:43:04Z")
Hi there! Here my homework: - The idea was to focus only on percussion patterns this time. And try to get glitchy patterns by combining regular ones with random parts. - I wrote the code at 1 cps but then execute it at 0.6 and 1.6 for the recordings. My conclusions so far are: - I need to keep working to get the sound I had in mind. - I provably chose a too extreme tempos. It sounded way better at 1 cps. - When executing it at slow tempo, you don't get to see the patterns and sounds too uneven. - When executed at higher tempo the sound is excessively saturated with drums. - Anyway if I had to pick one I'd keep the fast one! Tnx for listening! > **[yr's profile on Clyp](https://clyp.it/user/nnimb2zk)** > > Clyp is the easiest way to record, upload and share audio. ---
**Author:** ![mdm0702](https://uzu.lurk.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/b5e925/32.png) [@mdm0702](https://uzu.lurk.org/u/mdm0702)\ **Post date:** [29 April 2020 23:54 UTC](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/challenge-recording-pieces-at-different-tempos/492/42 "2020-04-29T23:54:55Z")
Here's my crack at the challenge! Definitely had some unexpected results from changing effects parameters, including a nice little delay freakout, but it was interesting seeing how much I could do with each sound. And I was pleasantly surprised just how different the piece felt at a slower tempo. Totally different mood with relatively little alteration. https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?visual=false&url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F810145024&show_artwork=true&maxheight=166&secret_token=s-8mVOwtJmTmY ---
**Author:** ![bgold](https://uzu.lurk.org/user_avatar/uzu.lurk.org/bgold/32/383_2.png) [@bgold](https://uzu.lurk.org/u/bgold)\ **Post date:** [30 April 2020 01:34 UTC](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/challenge-recording-pieces-at-different-tempos/492/43 "2020-04-30T01:34:02Z")
OK, I've been absent for a while but I tried out the challenge: https://clyp.it/lwklzf1z/widget https://clyp.it/syzc4owv/widget It was very interesting how different this was from how I usually think about things - I usually start out with a tempo in mind and kind of build the pattern around that. [Previous page](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/challenge-recording-pieces-at-different-tempos/492.md?page=1) [Next page](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/challenge-recording-pieces-at-different-tempos/492.md?page=3)