I'm very, very, new to music production and ableton. To my pleasure, it's fairly easy to make music once you've been listening to it and variations of the same kind for so long. I am also pleased that there are people out there/on here willing to help others out. But I digress...
The problem I am having is that in an arrangement, when the clip ends, it really ends and you can hear it if paying attention.
How do you guys n gals solve this issue? Do you make a second clip for the drop out? Do you somehow envelope(?) the ending with some effect? Is this side-chaining (which I need to read about). In the image below, you can see the green rectangle where I added a crash to make the other sound not sound horrible when it drops out. In the red area, I have no idea and is why I'm seeking the advice of others of any skill level.
Thanks for your advice and input in advance.
Oh, and I don't have any music theory experience either ... I downloaded a few charts that told me what the major and minor chords are which is why you see it at the bottom of the picture ... that's how new I am and need your assistance.
Extend a clip / note so it doesn't just drop out
Re: Extend a clip / note so it doesn't just drop out
Thanks for your input!
The crash is the green area. I have't gotten around to (still takes me a while) to combining the reverse crash and the crash so right now on the start of bar 16 I start the reverse crash and at bar 1 I start the crash.
The crash is the green area. I have't gotten around to (still takes me a while) to combining the reverse crash and the crash so right now on the start of bar 16 I start the reverse crash and at bar 1 I start the crash.
Re: Extend a clip / note so it doesn't just drop out
I found this page ... http://quadrophone.com/use-ableton-util ... envelopes/ ... which helped a ton on the red area I was talking about above.
Re: Extend a clip / note so it doesn't just drop out
Thanks to you and another person's advice and input, I've managed to get something half baked out of my head and out the door.
http://soundcloud.com/spechal-1/alpha
Much appreciated.
http://soundcloud.com/spechal-1/alpha
Much appreciated.
Re: Extend a clip / note so it doesn't just drop out
Transitions are one of the hardest parts of electronic music composition IMHO. Often using a white noise "sweep" noise works well at low volume, with it going up 4 or 8 bars up to the point of something dropping off and then coming down 2 or 4 bars. Some ideas for you:
Ideas for Breakdowns and Buildups (1 Hour!)
Sweeps, Whooshes, Builds – 3 Ways to make them
Ideas for Breakdowns and Buildups (1 Hour!)
Sweeps, Whooshes, Builds – 3 Ways to make them