Ableton Forum

o0bigs0o wrote:You mean to say you have one just for dancing and excersize games!

*sigh* actually, yes. Can we say "impulse purchase?" One of my greatest technology purchasing regrets

Well, at least the Kinect is good for something.

Joghurt wrote:Try this link, but I'm not sure if it's legal?
Ableton for Mac

I tried this one, and it's completely legit.

Glad to hear it resonates with you. I'm in early days myself, trying to practice what I'm preaching here :) Re: my music, I took most of my older material offline because I'm working on some new stuff in a very different vein. I'll definitely put it up when it's in decent shape. BTW, I love the idea...

When I run into a block like this (it happens often) I write music an 1/8 note at a time. This means that the focus shifts to creating a combination of tones that sounds pleasing for each unit of time in my song structure. When I take it bit by bit like this, it helps distract me from any doubts th...

Most important, don't loose your own style. An electronic media doesn't mean we have to do electronic music :wink: Plug a microphone and record whatever you want, a spoon ringing in a cup of tea An empty thin box Your voice, some mouth sounds, anything that can warm up your workflow. I'm quoting th...

When I run into a block like this (it happens often) I write music an 1/8 note at a time. This means that the focus shifts to creating a combination of tones that sounds pleasing for each unit of time in my song structure. When I take it bit by bit like this, it helps distract me from any doubts tha...

Nowadays, I always start with a chord progression. Once the chords are in, I start to develop a harmonic rhythm, and then this dictates a basic drum part. Melody comes last, usually.

Yep, this trick has been around in one form or another for a long time. Being able to work in smaller note intervals is a lot of fun, especially when you write music with lots of little note slurs, glitches, etc.

You cannot teach creativity to machines, you can only teach rules and then increase the complexity of the rules. Those rules can only be as complex as the mind of the system architect. And just think, people spend decades of their lives raising their children and still cannot impart every bit of wi...

LeifonMars wrote:

Nick the Zombie wrote:beyond random noodling.

Excuse me sir, but there is no level beyond random noodling.

JuanSOLO wrote:It's liberating to escape the ego of, "every song I slave over needs to be heard." Some songs are better off as stepping stones to new directions or solid material, or even examples of what not to do.

Well said. Not everything can be a masterpiece, nor does it need to be.

ollyb303 wrote:

OB1 Studio, with my pet AudioSapien

Ooooh nice, I love those older version Korg Electribes. The ER-1 may be the best piece of sound generating hardware I've owned.

I second this motion. These SOS articles are absolutely a must-read for people that are getting started with understanding synthesis on a level beyond random noodling.

Well done, Jason!