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by oddstep
Sun May 04, 2008 12:52 pm
Forum: Tips & Tricks
Topic: design pitch-defined loops
Replies: 5
Views: 1629

I would: 1) record a performance of the bass line into a midi clip to get the right feel for the timing, velocity etc. Do this for all of the rhythmic, tonal variants you need. 2) Assign a midi note to each clip. 3) Play the clips instead of the notes. so instead of playing the note you're playing t...
by oddstep
Fri May 02, 2008 3:45 pm
Forum: Ableton Live
Topic: drum rack
Replies: 3
Views: 1212

Check out the velocity sensitivity on one of the drum rack's simplers... it might not be at 100%, if not fix it, right click, copy value to siblings. job done.
by oddstep
Fri May 02, 2008 3:04 pm
Forum: Ableton Live
Topic: Using Live live? (not in DJ context)
Replies: 5
Views: 1472

I've tried 3 approaches, here's my experiences with them: 1) The mega set. Everything mapped out. Loads of tracks, loads of scenes. Pro: everything is there already. Con: easy to get lost, can make a performance a bit linear... start at top left clip, end at bottom right This was before I got to gri...
by oddstep
Tue Mar 25, 2008 1:57 pm
Forum: Ableton Live
Topic: Having to hit mapped buttons twice on M-Audio O2
Replies: 1
Views: 588

Its something to do with the buttons toggling between note on/off conditions. I think it works better when they're sending cc data. I'm not near my 'rig' at the moment so I can't check with enigma. The least taxing fix is to use one of the reason presets... erm mebbe 05 or then again mebbe 03- can't...
by oddstep
Tue Feb 12, 2008 10:00 pm
Forum: Tips & Tricks
Topic: Anyone have experience with the M-Audio FW 410?
Replies: 19
Views: 4884

I've got a fw410, I've used it live- for solo sets, for sets where a singer has accompanied me, using a sm58 plugged into one of the preamps, and I've also used it within a multi instrumentalist band setting- where I was lead laptop I guess. Its never let me down, although I suspect if I'd spent mor...