A few tips back, I mentioned that I sometimes give a really short answer to people who ask me how to set up MIDI sync with Live. It is this: “Don’t” Let me explain. There are two situations where sync is handy: in the studio and on stage. In the studio, MIDI sync is very […]
WE DON’T NEED NO STINKING MIDI SYNC
So. If MIDI sync isn’t going to do the trick, how do we work without it? Well, first off – it all depends on the context. The short drama I’m going to present right now can be easily adapted to some contexts but not as well to others…I leave it to you to digest and […]
MIDI SYNC: WHAT’S THAT OTHER STUFF?
A little more about the advanced options that appear when you unfold the Output or Input ports in the MIDI/Sync tab of Live’s Preferences screen. By default, the MIDI Clock Type for Output sync is set to Song mode: First off, the name of this parameter tells you an important piece of information: Live only […]
ABOUT LEGATO
A key part of the drum variations tip from a few days ago is the use of the Legato switch. If you create a similar set of clips, but don’t turn on Legato, you’ll still get the contstant variation of clips being launched, but musically the result will be quite different. This is because Legato […]
RANDOMIZING W/ VELOCITY ZONES: ADD MIDI FX
Another fun modification to the velocity zone randomization trick is to get some MIDI effects into the picture: For example, you could place an Arpeggiator in each chain… …and change up the parameter settings in each. My suggestion would be to first spend some time finding a setting that sounds good for the part you’re […]
