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136 bpm

Switch: a live-coded beat in 6 tracks. F# minor, 136 bpm. 4 rave, 5 ctvox, 6 ily vox, 7 ily sung loop take: which file inside that pack Play it, mix it and edit the code in your browser.

F# minor, 136 bpm.

voice: 0 whatuneed, 1 failsafe, 2 forget, 3 technologic,

4 rave, 5 ctvox, 6 ily vox, 7 ily sung loop

take: which file inside that pack

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      1. Heartbeat by DJ_Dave · 150 bpm
      2. Untitled by DJ_Dave
      3. Afterimage 140 bpm
      4. Need (remix 2) 142 bpm
      5. Glass 136 bpm
      6. Untitled 136 bpm
      7. Speak and Spell 132 bpm
      8. Speak and Spell 2 136 bpm
      9. Switch 136 bpm

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        Hacking the Beats

        Every sound here is made by the code on screen, running live in your browser. Each knob is a slider() from the song, each channel is one of its labelled patterns, and two decks let you bring a second beat in over the first. The code is locked until you press Edit; then it is yours to change.

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        F# minor, 136 bpm.

        voice: 0 whatuneed, 1 failsafe, 2 forget, 3 technologic,

        4 rave, 5 ctvox, 6 ily vox, 7 ily sung loop

        take: which file inside that pack

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