Now that I’ve got the exported files, it’s time to get back into my performance set and get the my clips organized. Once I’ve dragged the new files into my set, I’ll set up several cue points and loops as described in One Song, Multiple Clips. In the prior tip, the track Polly was broken […]
EXPORTING FOR THE GIG
How you export your minty fresh grooves for your upcoming gig depends on how your performance template is set up. If you use a straight up DJ approach, it’s very simple – just export the output of your Master track and you’re done. My set is a little different. At any given moment, I tend […]
MASTERING FOR THE GIG
Before you export the arrangement you’ve created for your performance set, you’ll need to do a little basic mastering. Here, we are getting into one of those subjects where no matter what I say, someone will shriek with horror that I would ever suggest such a thing…so first off, lemme tell ya: I’m a pretty […]
ARRANGING FOR THE GIG
OK, so where were we? Before I went on that little Group track tangent I was talking about “speed production” or creating music on a short timetable, specifically for live performance. Once I’ve got the basic ideas together, the next step is to create a quick arrangement. The purpose of the arrangement is not to […]
REFLECTIONS FROM THE ROAD
Hey everyone! As you know, the summer schedule has been a bit hectic and the tips have been coming on a somewhat more erratic schedule than usual. Well, hopefully that will improve a bit over the coming weeks…I played my last date of the tour on friday (which included a tag-team workshop with the unstoppable […]
MIDI FILTRATION
If you get deeper into generating parts through creative randomization, you’ll find yourself sometimes wondering how to get rid of certain nasty notes. There are all sorts of techniques for taking parts that have been generated through random, or strange improvisational techniques and turning them into musically coherent material. We’ve already discussed one of the […]
MICROTONALIZE IT
We tend to assume that the relationship between the MIDI notes sent into a device and the sounds coming out to be relatively fixed. But in fact, depending on the instrument you’re working with, you can customize the behavior of the instrument to ignore note input completely (and always output the same note) or scale […]
RANDOM OCTAVES
Another fun way to use Random is to get it to make more dramatic changes, but do it less frequently. For example, try creating some synthetic percussion with Operator (or something else, the important thing is that it not be in a Drum Rack so it responds normally to pitch). Now, program a simple part […]
THE SHAKER VARIATIONS
So, here’s one practical use for Random. We begin with a simple MIDI clip: …that’s triggering a Drum Rack with a Random in front of it: The MIDI clip only triggers the first pad (shk1) directly. The other three shakers only get triggered when a random note gets generated. With Chance set to 75%, Random […]
FUN WITH EXTRACTED GROOVES
Here’s a bit of fun I’ve been having with extracted grooves. Instead of using the resulting groove template in its intended fashion, I’ve been using the MIDI directly. Remember, a groove file is just a MIDI clip – you can grab it out of the pool and drop it into a clip slot. What I’ll […]
