At the end of my workshop today, the question came up – what’s the best way to get started DJing with Live? If you’re experienced as a DJ, but you’re just getting started using Live as a DJ platform, the answer is clear: use as much of your existing skills as possible, and get Live […]
CRATE TRACKS
Here’s another concept to check out if you’re using Live as a DJ platform: use a set of tracks as your virtual record crates for a gig. Take a look: The tracks on the right are set up for Cueing only while the two Deck tracks are used to send a track into the sound […]
GROUP CRATE TRACKS
You may find at some point that you don’t have enough room on your screen for all of the crate tracks that you want to use. One way to organize your crates and save space on the screen is to use group tracks: Once you’ve grouped the tracks together, you can fold them to make […]
(UN)FOLD FROM THE KEYBOARD
Hey folks! So…while out in LA I got the opportunity to do some sound design for an art project headed for Coachella: a “Jacob’s Organ.” It’s a pipe organ where each pipe is a jacob’s ladder…anyway, working on it led to me heading out to the festival as well. I’ll post some pictures and some […]
A FEW GOOD TRACKS
Once I’ve got my basic production done and I’m ready to try out a new beat in a performance situation, I’ll first lay out a basic arrangement. This helps me figure out what I might want to do with the piece. Then I’ll print a few stems from the arrangement. In the following example, I’ve […]
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. […]
(RE)ARRANGING FOR THE GIG
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 […]
