OK, a bit of an exaggeration perhaps. But here’s the thing: sometimes, as you’re producing a track there are spots where it’s important to automate the volume (fading parts in and out for example). The problem is that later on when it comes time to do a final mix, adjusting the level of tracks with […]
THE GO-ANYWHERE VOLUME CONTROL
Hello from Montreal! Banging out a couple of tips at the hotel (finally all caught up!), then it’s off to get my Mutek started with Mouse on Mars and Nathan Fake. Sweet. So: One problem with using a wet/dry rack to host a Ping Pong Delay is that you can’t control the level going into […]
SIMPLE WET/DRY RACK, pt. 2
Not only do I find myself using Racks to add wet/dry control to devices that don’t have it, I’m often using it to manually control the wet/dry balance with devices that have a built-in control to handle this. The problem is that, in many cases, the Dry/Wet knob doesn’t do what I want it to […]
SIMPLE WET/DRY RACK
When I produce tracks these days, my sets are chock full of Racks. The number one reason I find myself using them so much is for Wet/Dry control. For example, I’ll often use the Redux effect but want to be able to blend the original signal in with the sample-rate reduced signal. The process looks […]
DROP THE WARP
Another way to make tempo jumps is to simply turn off the Warp switch on a clip that is currently playing back. For example, bars 89-105 in the song below are a perfect place to jump to a new tempo because the song drops down to an ambient interlude. So, when the song gets to […]
UNWARPED TRANSITION CLIP
Live’s ability to match the tempo of all clips to the master tempo is obviously a wonderful thing that enables us to do all sorts of things that weren’t possible before. But conversely, it makes some things that are really simple with a traditional DJ setup slightly more complicated. I’m speaking here of big tempo […]
MAPPING THE ACTIVATOR
Hey folks! Sitting in a cafe in Austin having partly recovered from an incredible weekend. Bassnectar show was really special – totally sold out, great energy crowd, and our set seemed to go over pretty darn well. Haj and I then headed over the Barcelona club to play a late night set for the afterparty […]
STRATEGIC GLITCH LOCATIONS
So, now that you’ve put together some version of the layered Beat Repeat Rack, it needs some performance control to make it a bit more dynamic (and useful on stage!). If you’re new to working with the Chain Selector, you might want to read this tip first. Here’s how I’ve set mine up so far: […]
RACK OF REPEATS
So, now that you’ve checked out how to make a Beat Repeat insert silence into a sound, what to do with it? Well, what I’m experimenting with is layering and offsetting several Beat Repeats set up in this fashion. Use the Group command to put the Beat Repeat into a Rack, then Duplicate the Chain […]
BEAT REPEAT: THE SILENCER
I’m working on a new glitcher/beat masher for my upcoming gigs, and I had the idea to flip the Beat Repeat on its head. What if, instead of having it generate tons of repeated hits, I used it to generate lots of silence. Check it out: Decay is set to 100%. This means that the […]
