In tonights session we will take a look at mine and Baby Rollén's track I C Jangles that I put out on Holding Hands 003. Looking closely at the wave form for the liquid pouring and the mouth flicking drip drip noises.
One of the main reasons that arrangements seem stale and hard to focus on is because the transitions are often unimaginative. Each idea comes in exactly where you expect, on the first beat of a new phrase. In this video I go over a few different types of techniques that I use to make my transitions more interesting.
It's a problem as old as time. You get a sick loop going, everything is feeling vibesy as hell. You're dancing around the studio having the time of your life and feeling like bloody David Guetta crossed with Dr. Dre. All of a sudden the realisation hits you. You can't accept the Grammy just yet, because you haven't arranged the loop into a full track yet... You stare at the big grey expanse of the timeline with nothing on it and your heart sinks. How are you meant to fill all that space with your sick loop? Which bits...
I will be going through my track Taking It Out For A Rip which came out on Touch From A Distance. We will look at all the parts. How they were made and how they fit together to make the track.
OK this one is nearly complete. Added another two sections and got it into arrangement view. I reckon I will do the last bits and bobs when I can this week and then we can move onto something different for the live stream next week. My brain has really been in computer build mode this last week as I built a new Hackintosh and although it's going to make workflow a million times better moving forward, I didn't have much brain power for anything else haha. Back stronger next week! Cheers, Liam
In this video I will go over the basics of Wavetable in Ableton and show you how to create a Boards Of Canada style bell synth. Through creating this patch you will get a good basic understanding of how the Wavetable works and just how crazy versatile it is! Hope you enjoy.
In today's session we are going to continue with the track that we started last week. Is the Potion Seller going to make it in? Are we going to use the Skype ringtone? I can't wait to find out myself. Again we will work on it for about 45 minutes and then we can have a chat about what I've done and I can answer any questions. Feel free to chime in with suggestions in the chat room throughout and I will use them if I think they will work. In a way this is going to be like...
Today I am going to go through the process of warping and slicing up a drum break so you can play all it's sections on a sampler. I will also show you how to create a custom slice preset so that your sample plays just how you want. Creating The Slice Preset 1. Insert a new Drum Rack 2. Insert a Simpler onto one of the empty pads 3. Open Macro controls for that Sampler by clicking on the first black circle with a little dial on it just below the yellow circle that turns that drum rack on and...
In today's session I am going to start a new track from scratch and work on it for 45 minutes or so. Then we can have a chat about what I've done and I can answer any questions. I am going to try and incorporate some sounds and samples that you lovely people suggested on Instagram. Feel free to chime in with suggestions in the chat room throughout and I will use them if I think they will work. In a way this is going to be like a big group collaboration :D Super duper fun times!
This is how I build the template that I start all my tracks with. I guarantee it will make your life a million percent easier and will help you stay in a flow state when you're writing your music. ------------------ - Start by inserting a ‘Drum Rack’ and calling it Kicks - Search through your samples and find a variety of different kick sounds. Drum racks can take .adg files as well so you could add in the 808 kick pre made sampler in Ableton for example. - Add those to your kicks drum rack by dragging the samples onto...
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