Sex and Ableton Live

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Sex and Ableton Live

Post by Ste_clectic » Fri Feb 08, 2013 5:31 pm

A musician friend of mine recently voiced his opinion that anything created solely by a computer is innately cold and lacking in emotion. I decided to prove him wrong by writing something people could fuck to using only Ableton Live (and a guitar; is that cheating?) Here is the result, I call it Shibari.

https://soundcloud.com/vance-soundcloud/shibari



So who do you think won the argument? Constructive criticism is most welcome.

Cheers,

Vance

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Re: Sex and Ableton Live

Post by simmerdown » Fri Feb 08, 2013 5:49 pm

Ste_clectic wrote: (and a guitar; is that cheating?)
yes

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Re: Sex and Ableton Live

Post by footsy » Fri Feb 08, 2013 5:49 pm

I watched the Robert moog documentary last night and they said the samething. Musicians said it was amazing because it brought a new sound to the table.

In my opinion all music is good, except trap.
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Re: Sex and Ableton Live

Post by Ste_clectic » Fri Feb 08, 2013 6:02 pm

Can you guys think of any 100% electronic tracks (no guitars lol) that are sensual? Window Licker by Aphex Twin comes to mind. It's also aggressive but then some people like it rough.

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Re: Sex and Ableton Live

Post by ze2be » Fri Feb 08, 2013 6:24 pm

Ste_clectic wrote:Can you guys think of any 100% electronic tracks (no guitars lol) that are sensual? Window Licker by Aphex Twin comes to mind. It's also aggressive but then some people like it rough.
Multiple thousands. Start with chillout and electronic dub, then ambient, easy listening and so on. I also find some sneaky-smooth techno very sexy. House music of cource, like Motorbass and all the french filter house stuf. There is even sensual trance (rare, but there are a few djs that get it) like Sasha and so forth. Dubstep can be sensual and sexy, espesially some of the early smooth stuf, pre-skrillex aera. Sensual drum n bass from Goldie. Industrial are rough but can be sexy, maybe not sensual. Lot of house is sensual. To sensual for my liking. Personally I can find an exeptionally good production sexy or sensual, regarded I like the music.

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Re: Sex and Ableton Live

Post by Ste_clectic » Fri Feb 08, 2013 6:28 pm

Well said

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Re: Sex and Ableton Live

Post by 1.A.M. » Fri Feb 08, 2013 6:45 pm

Fuck Yes! :lol:

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Re: Sex and Ableton Live

Post by footsy » Fri Feb 08, 2013 8:30 pm

Ste_clectic wrote:Can you guys think of any 100% electronic tracks (no guitars lol) that are sensual? Window Licker by Aphex Twin comes to mind. It's also aggressive but then some people like it rough.
Basically ALl EDM and Hip-Hop.

I've heard of people using shakers, and what not... but you can synth anything... all the VSTs in the world, and analogs.
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Re: Sex and Ableton Live

Post by infernal.machine » Fri Feb 08, 2013 9:13 pm

Guitars are cheating.

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Re: Sex and Ableton Live

Post by eddiex » Fri Feb 08, 2013 9:20 pm

i like it, although i think if i tried to "break this out" on my girl she'd be like, "what the f*ck are you doing??!" :lol:
especially around the lead part @ 1:41
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Re: Sex and Ableton Live

Post by 102455 » Fri Feb 08, 2013 11:05 pm

Ste_clectic wrote:anything created solely by a computer...

I decided to prove him wrong by writing something...
Er, surely if you wrote it then it wasn't "created solely by a computer"? :P

Did he really mean by a computer, or on a computer?

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Re: Sex and Ableton Live

Post by simmerdown » Fri Feb 08, 2013 11:35 pm

not really on a computer, moreso with the aid of a program that is'in' the computer

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Re: Sex and Ableton Live

Post by infinitesinewave » Sat Feb 09, 2013 11:10 pm

Computer music in the hands of a musician is just another tool that can enhance music and take it to another level. It is cold, mechanical, and driving... but that's what makes it kick ass.

It's never going to replace real musicians... it's just different.

What makes a song "warm" and "emotional" is the melody and the groove.

You can't cheat that.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmCU7svjXg4

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Re: Sex and Ableton Live

Post by Tarekith » Sun Feb 10, 2013 12:39 am

Enigma, gotten me laid plenty of times :)
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Re: Sex and Ableton Live

Post by infinitesinewave » Sun Feb 10, 2013 1:02 am

Clever way to get people to listen to your song. You had me at hello. The drums do sound a bit cold and computerized. You're not trying to hide it so I think it works.

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