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 […]
GROUP TRACK GOTCHAS
There are two things about group tracks that tend to mess people up. First off, there’s the Arrange view: Notice that when the track Lead1 is unfolded you can see its volume control (as well as pan, sends, etc.), but when the group track LeadGrp is unfolded, you just see the tracks inside of it […]
GROUP TRACKS
I’m gonna back up for a minute and share a little more about Group tracks. Some basics, and some more interesting stuff as well… To create the group, just highlight several tracks and use the Group command: After you do this, each track that was routed to Master will now be routed to Group. However, […]
PRODUCING FOR THE GIG
Lately, I’ve been doing a fair amount of “speed production” while on the road. This just means producing tracks with only my live set in mind. Rather than try to create something that develops over 4-7 minutes and is ready to release, I’ll create material that works really well for two minutes during a performance. […]
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 […]
“SAMPLE” MIDI
Composing using MIDI effects goes far beyond just generating some random notes. There are all sorts of things you can do with Arpeggiator, Scale, Note Length, etc. However, as mentioned yesterday, you often end up in a situation where you want to keep some but not all of the material that gets generated. In some […]
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 […]
