Instrument to be used:
-Midi key board
-Studio microphone
-Mixer and speaker
-Head phones
-Guitar
-Ableton effects, compression and processor.
Computer software and periphery:
-computer
-Monitor
-Keyboard
-USB cables
- Ableton 07 software
Sounds:
-Sampler from CDs and videos
-live recorded guitar
-live recorded vocal
When I planned this project I was expecting a lot to do with personnel creativity in conjunction with good ideas from other artists like wise CDs, videos and record my own guitar to bring more live on my live performance.
Unfortunately time did not allow me to make a combination of the ideas I had in mind for the first time. And also I was struggling to make some rumba, salsa, and reggae beat with Ableton.
So all my area of expertise did not 100% come to what I expected.
Finally I have used Ableton to edit some base drum, bongo drum played on midi keyboard.
All other instruments and vocals were samplers I have collected from different CDs, exported to be edited in Ableton.
I have used all the ideas I have leaned to challenge all these obstacles, and by the end the finale outcome was incredibly marvellous.
From the project planning, I have made it clear to export sampler from different music style.
Using Sony sound forge I have been listening to different tune and crop the piece I like to work with in my project.
This piece will be then exported to my Ableton project to be edited.
By doing this I have to change the start and the end of every exported piece of music to my project to make theme play on time with any other scenes already in.
First of all I am going to make a copy of the scene that I have chosen to use a reverse mode on, by holding control button then drug to the next slop.
Clicking on reverse option will change the clip direction.
The first picture shows the clip before clicking on reverse option.
The second one shows the clip playing know in reverse mode.
I have used this mode to bring more variation on my project during performance.
1. This is the scene that I have selected to apply envelope variation on.
2. Clicking on this “E” will open the envelop window which in this time I am going to use to transpose the volume of this clip
3. There are a number of choices depending on what you want to change, but at this time I have selected transpose.
4. By double clicking on this red line I can drug this line up and down to make variation on my clip.
Clicking on midi option will open this window that allows me to set all buttons that are to be remotely controlled by midi key board.
After this window has opened, clicking on selected key and buttons (play key and 1,2,3,4,buttons will be activated to navigate between scenes during live performance.
This is a step by step adjustment and can be modified or readjusted as practicable as possible.
On this project I am using a midi keyboard to control all the scenes, this will involve going up and down into scenes, using effect on selected channel, playing scenes and bringing up or down some scenes that I have selected to use the delay on.
1.The following marker on my midi keyboard is the selected button to navigate up and down between scenes during my live performance.
2.To play selected scenes i have made a selection of the first key from the left on my midi keyboard to play scenes.
3.To apply a delay on Selected channels and scenes i have marked the button that will be controlling my effect return channel as number 1 on the midi keyboard.
Delay channel or button will be turned on during my performance, only if i need a delay on the following scenes represented by,
Button number 2 to control the scene accapela 1,
Button 3 to control scene accapela 2,and
Button 4 to control scene accapela 3
4.These are the scenes.
From music editing and arrangements made all along this performance reflect a huge challenge and a massif achievement for me.
First I am very grateful for the support I received from my tutor Graham from the beginning of this course up to this live performance.
Yes there are many areas where I have to work very hard to improve my skill, especially in editing, warping, and playing some variation on loops.
If I look back into my initial ideas of the kind of music i was to produce, my project went a bit shorter because of some challenge I find when I tried editing my music on samba, or rumba music rhythm or bit.
The other option was to use samples from CDs which I did actually use more to make most of my music.
Having said that and reflecting my memory into yesterday performance, also what really want to achieve, I think more practice or play on Ableton I steel can achieve my goal at the highest level.
There are a lot of positive areas to be proud of with this course individually; first of all making a peace of music involve hard working, commitment and skills. I believe I have achieved all of this.
Secondly the compliments I received from the crowd and my colleague during my performance and after have boosted my motivation to do more in the future than I did yesterday.
-Adding an effect in send and return mode on my truck. I will first find the instrument or effect to be used from audio effect browser icon circled in red and numbered as number two on my illustration picture bellow.
Then i have to find the appropriate effect on down drop list of effect. The one circled in red and numbered number three is the one i have selected, (filter delay).
- The next thing i have to do is to create a return channel, where my effect is to be controlled. Right clicking on the track title bar, then selecting insert return truck will open a new return channel.
When the return channel has been created, i just need to click on the name of the selected instrument and drug to the return channel.
After a return channel has been created now i can send any audio channel on my project to this return effect instrument; by just turning on the send button on any audio channel.
Double clicking on truck list over the return channel will display the device which is to be set accordingly by clicking on the button to vary the sound.
For next week i expect making more break down on my project so that different tune can be mixed and play together.
These are the following step for warping
- Double click on this file browser icon will display the list of samplers.
- Once all samplers and clips have been displayed now I can drug and drop it into session view.
- Clicking on this arrow will play the clip.
- Clicking here will display the scene in clip view
- Locate the start and the end of the clip
- Place the mark locater at the start of clip
- Turn on the metronome by clicking on it
- Find the end of the clip and place mark locator to the end.
Final Project Planning
I would like to make a combination of Rumba, Salsa and reggae music.
Techniques.
1) Using Ableton Live, I expect editing all:
-Drum sets,
-Breaks and beats from impulse sampler on Midi clip editor or Midi keyboard.
2) I expect importing some audio sampler from different CDs on my project so that they can be edited and mixed with my own creativity.
3) Live vocal and instrument is to be played in this project. Eg: Acoustic guitar and electric guitar.
Instruments
Midi keyboard
Electric and acoustic guitar
Ableton live program on my computer for editing and arrangement of all my music.
Live studio recording will be needed for vocal recording.
Ableton processor and effect will be used for the rest of the proct.
I am willing to be ready two weeks before the performance date to be able to get used to all arrangement made.
