The Stutter Effect
The stutter effect also is known as Stuttering or glitch. This is a vocal effect achieved by chopping audio into a very small section which is repeatedly copied and pasted onto a track. The same effect can be achieved by many methods. Check out this video explaining how you can easily achieve the stutter effect using Ableton Live‘s Gate Instrument.
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The stutter effect has mostly been associated with dance music and electronica. It had its origins in the MIDI sequencing “machine gun effect.” Machine gun effect occurs when a sample is repeated numerous times in a row. Since the attack of these samples is identical, the resulting sound is very repetitive, resembling a machine gun. However, in the creation of dance music, this effect, first appeared when snare drum rolls were quantized into small note values (64-128 BPM).
Artists including BT, Hybrid, Aphex Twin, and Autechre are considered pioneers of using the stutter effect (stuttering).
Below are a few artists that will give you an idea of how artists have incorporated stutter effects in their tracks.
