This is a good one. Live has a few different options for saving: Save (save changes to the current version), Save As (save changes to a new file and open the new file) and Save A Copy (save changes to a new file, but keep the current file open). On a day to day basis, […]
FILTER DELAY: DJ LOOPER
With all of the different live setups that I’ve created, there’s one thing they all have in common: a delay device on a return track. I find myself using the Filter Delay the most for a variety of reasons. One reason in particular is that this device can double as a looper. Take a look: […]
CUT THE BOOST
Yesterday we left off having created a custom DJ EQ with +/-30dB on each band. Today we’ll modify it so there’s 30dB of cut but only 15dB of boost. The trick lies in the technique I demonstrated in Adding Auto-Bypass. The first thing you’ll want to do is rename the second EQ 8 – otherwise […]
BOOST THE CUT
The next step in building the custom DJ EQ we started yesterday is to put the EQ 8 into a Rack, and map the Gain of each band to a Macro, so it looks like this: (If you’re new to building Racks, take a look at One Knob, Multiple Functions) The problem with this EQ […]
DJ EQ
If you’re designing a Live set that needs EQ on a few tracks, the obvious thing to do is to use the EQ 3, Live’s DJ-style EQ. The problem with this device (without getting into any issues regarding sound quality) has to do with how it works with a controller. Simply stated, the problem is […]
DROP THE BASE
Often a bit of Saturator is just the thing to push an aggressive bass sound just over the top. The problem is that while the Saturator can add midrange and high end grit to a sound it sometimes ends up reducing the bass frequencies – not such a good thing for bass. The trick to […]
LAYER IT UP
OK, one more Operator tip. Can’t resist. Part of the fun of working with the algorithm we used yesterday is that you can run all four oscillators in parallel to create some really thick sounds. Also, once you’ve set up the LFO to modulate the oscillator feedback, it modulates the feedback for all four […]
LOOK MA, NO FILTER
One obvious thing to do with an aggressive bass sound is to use a modulated filter to make it “wobble”. Since that’s something that’s been done quite a bit lately, I’ll show you an alternative method to get a subtly different effect. Start off by following yesterday’s tip to get some oscillator feedback (about 25%) […]
OSCILLATOR FEEDBACK
A couple of days ago I suggested that if you’re crafting more aggressive sounds, you probably don’t want to start with a sine wave. With Operator however, there’s an exception to this that involves the use of oscillator feedback. Essentially, this feature allows an oscillator to modulate itself – with some very interesting results. If […]
IN THE MIX
Over the last weeks, we’ve done a lot of sound design stuff so today I want to remind everyone (myself included) that the best way to tweak a sound to perfection is in the mix. In other words, sometimes you have to listen to a sound in isolation, but once you’ve got it in the […]
