It has been a rough couple of weeks. I just barely made a submission last week and was not sure going into this week whether week 13 was the end for me and Weekly Beats 2024. Later in the week I started to put my head down into this track without any expectations and I am really happy with how it came out. I decided to start with samples - just random loops I have from free sample packs in Splice. I found a handful that were in the same key and used Simpler devices to slice each one up, then I played out various patterns using a basic MIDI keyboard. I then went to my library in Ableton and looked for loops and one-shots in the same key. I built the beat last, which is not my usual workflow and I am pleased with how it came together on top of all the samples and other sounds. The drum sounds all came from the same stock Ableton kit and might not be what I would have chosen if I picked each one by hand, but I think they work pretty well with the rest of the sounds. When I first moved to Arrangement View, the song was much longer, but I kept cutting it and cutting it and it turned out to be a pretty short song. One element I do not have is any sort of pad underlying everything, but that is okay to me. It is a very rhythm-heavy track and most of the sounds play a percussive role.

Tags: electronic, week 14 2024, View by:thgirwnhoj