Iridescence by Dillon Bastan
ARPPEGIATED DELAY TRAILS WITH A MARKOV CHORD SYSTEM
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Iridescence is a MaxForLive delay effect with arpeggiated note trails via a polyphonic real-time pitch shifting and delay system.
You can select how many notes are in an arpeggiated “chord” created off of the audio input.
Additionally, you can create up to 16 different chords that can transition via a Markov Chain (a probabilistic transition from chord to chord). This device can create beautiful harmonies off of a single note!
USER GUIDE: Iridescence User Manual
Iridescence by Dillon Bastan
ARPPEGIATED DELAY TRAILS WITH A MARKOV CHORD SYSTEM
TRIPLE PACK SAVINGS: Add any three or more Dillon Bastan products to your cart and save 15% automatically at checkout!
Iridescence is a MaxForLive delay effect with arpeggiated note trails via a polyphonic real-time pitch shifting and delay system.
You can select how many notes are in an arpeggiated “chord” created off of the audio input.
Additionally, you can create up to 16 different chords that can transition via a Markov Chain (a probabilistic transition from chord to chord). This device can create beautiful harmonies off of a single note!
USER GUIDE: Iridescence User Manual
Iridescence by Dillon Bastan
OVERVIEW AND INSPIRATION
Iridescence is a MaxForLive delay effect with arpeggiated note trails via a polyphonic real-time pitch shifting and delay system.
You can select how many notes are in an arpeggiated “chord” created off of the audio input.
Additionally, you can create up to 16 different chords that can transition via a Markov Chain (a probabilistic transition from chord to chord). This device can create beautiful harmonies off of a single note!
There are various settings that allow the device to transform from one purpose to another. It is a powerhouse for real-time harmony on a continuous audio source!
NOTE: This is an audio effect and though similar in some ways it is NOT by any means MIDI note arpeggiator!
IRIDESCENCE FEATURES
- Polyphonic real-time pitch shifting and delay mechanism that creates the effect of arppegiated delay trails on an incoming audio signal
- Up to 8 ‘notes’ to create arppegiated sequences off of the original audio pitch.
- Delay time and feedback settings with swing options
- Ability to create up to 16 chords with different note combinations
- A probabilistic system (markov chain) to transition between the different chords, with manual and automatic transition trigger options
- Individual transition probabilties for each chord with randomization options
- Two different real-time pitch shifting algorithms
- Latching mode with different release options
- Pitch feedback options
- Automatic pitch detection and correction mode to change the note transpotions in real-time based ont he detected note and chosen Scale and Tonic
- Different panning options
- Lowpass and Highpass filter options
- Internal LFO with perlin noise and basic shape options for modulating the filter cutoff frequencies
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Frequently Asked Questions
Iridescence is a Max for Live audio effect that generates arpeggiated harmonic trails from any incoming audio signal using a polyphonic real-time pitch shifting and delay system. You define how many notes make up each arpeggiated chord, and the device creates shimmering, harmonised delay trails directly from your audio in real time.
No, Iridescence is strictly an audio effect and works on live audio signals rather than MIDI notes. It may share some conceptual similarities with a MIDI arpeggiator, but it operates entirely within the audio domain.
You can programme up to 16 different chords within the device, and the Markov Chain system handles probabilistic transitions between them, meaning each chord has a defined likelihood of moving to any other chord. This creates evolving, semi-random harmonic progressions that feel organic rather than mechanical.
Iridescence requires Ableton Live with Max for Live, so you will need either Ableton Live Suite or Ableton Live Standard with a separate Max for Live licence. Check the product page for the minimum recommended versions of Live and Max for Live.
Iridescence is a powerhouse on continuous audio sources such as sustained synth pads, vocals, guitars, or bass lines, where it can build rich harmonic textures from a single note. It can be applied to any audio track, but melodic and sustained material tends to yield the most musical results.
After purchase you will receive a download containing the Max for Live device file. Simply drag it into your Ableton Live User Library or directly onto an audio track, and it will be ready to use straight away.
Absolutely, Dillon Bastan devices are designed to complement one another and work within the same Ableton Live environment. If you add three or more Dillon Bastan products to your cart, a 15% discount is applied automatically at checkout.
Important Information
V1.0.0 – Initial Release – April 2023
Our Products are generally provided as Zip file downloads which in all cases will need to be extracted and saved to your hard drive prior to installation. Details on the different file type provided and what to do with them are below.
.alp Files – These are Ableton Live Packs and will either install directly into the Packs Section of the browser of Ableton Live or ask you to save them to your hard drive. For packs that install to the library, when you double click on them you will see a pop up window asking you to confirm that installation is ok as the files are described as “Legacy”. This is fine and you are ok to proceed, the packs are created using the format for an earlier version of Live and so remain compatible with the current version.
.amxd files – These are individual MaxforLive Devices and can be stored anywhere on your hard drive. We’d advise creating a folder for them and then adding that folder as a location within the Places section of Lives Browser.
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