In this video I just wanted to share a little max4Live device that really made my life easier to start a track with a basic groove.
What this tool actually does is, it generates some basic drum grooves either as “4 to the floor” but also it has a “break” setting. Either use the break setting to create a variation for a Break in the arrangement, or as to create a ro-minimal break style track.
I hope this helps and inspires.
All the best
Cheers Silvano
I recently started to modify my workflow a little bit and I believe it actually improved my sound a bit more.
I was also lucky that the “genius from the wall” or the ghost in the wall, showed up with some nice ideas that i like.
In this video I wanted to share a framework system that you can adapt to your very own needs to start a track quickly and come to a rough arrangement more easily.
This workflow plus the video from last week with the sample library sorting tips may have an impact on your future production output.
In this video you’ll learn:
How to analyze and learn from other tracks to improve your own ones (some bonus arrangement mindset tips at the end of the video)
My Fancy sounding “PRC” concept which basically just means: play, record, cut :-)
The concept of generating not just one, but a bunch of ideas and then choosing the best one to create better results in the end.
70% Rule: As long as the idea is 70% up to your current skill set, go with that idea
Why it’s important to not compare yourself with others in the idea generation process.
I hope this helps and inspires.
Hope it helps.
All the best
Cheers Silvano
The other day I sat down for 30-45min to actually go through my samples. I was actually surprised at how many I didn’t really like, especially full drum loops.
What I did was, I just cut out the good parts from those loops and also went through some of the one shot samples that I stored in a random folder on my computer. I then added all samples that I actually loved into a strategically linked library to Ableton Live for easy access.
Like ill Gates (a Ninja for workflow in Ableton and inventor of the famous 128’s (instrument inside a drum rack system)) once said in a Masterclass:
“What we really need to learn in music production is Workflow and Arrangement.
And honestly, I see people struggle with that the most, me included. For most people it’s fun to come up and play around with an 8 Bar loop but turning it into a full interesting track, that’s where it gets trickier.
Anyway, I hope this framework strategy of organising your samples sparks some inspiration. See it as some sort of an “advice buffet”.
Just take out the bites that work for you.
Hope it helps.
All the best
Cheers Silvano
