My Push 2 is still on the fritz and that is normally where I start sketching out ideas. So, this week I started in the Ableton Note app on my iPad. I like the integration between the Splice app and Note, so I went searching for drum sounds and created eight tracks in Ableton, each with a Sampler. Because Note only allows eight scenes and eight tracks, I was only able to build out a drum beat with percussion, so I opened the project in Ableton Live once that was done. From there, I started using my MIDI keyboard to add the melodic elements. I really like the guitar that comes in at 2:41. That part came from me just noodling around on my keyboard. I wasn't recording at the time, but I remembered learning about the Capture MIDI function, so I was able to recreate that part after the fact.

I am surprised to be uploading on a Saturday. All of my other tracks were not done by this point in the week, so I am trying to think about what made me slightly more efficient this time around. I do think it had something to do with building out a complete drum part in the Note app before opening Live, so I am going to try that again next week.

Tags: electronic, house, indie, week 10 2024, View by:thgirwnhoj