{"id":1164,"date":"2022-12-09T11:05:22","date_gmt":"2022-12-09T11:05:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10674658\/?page_id=1164"},"modified":"2022-12-16T00:39:55","modified_gmt":"2022-12-16T00:39:55","slug":"ableton-experimentation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10674658\/ableton-experimentation\/","title":{"rendered":"Ableton Experimentation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Simple drum beats<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our first task was to navigate and experiment with drum beats, learning note input, how to use the metronome and changing note duration and placement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"194\" height=\"154\" src=\"https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10674658\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/534\/2022\/12\/Screenshot-2022-12-15-at-14.04.39.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1352 size-full\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>I made three drum beats, two of which are very similar and one which is more complex.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10674658\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/534\/2022\/12\/Screenshot-2022-12-15-at-14.04.31-1024x236.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1353\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10674658\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/534\/2022\/12\/Screenshot-2022-12-15-at-14.04.31-1024x236.png 1024w, https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10674658\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/534\/2022\/12\/Screenshot-2022-12-15-at-14.04.31-300x69.png 300w, https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10674658\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/534\/2022\/12\/Screenshot-2022-12-15-at-14.04.31-768x177.png 768w, https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10674658\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/534\/2022\/12\/Screenshot-2022-12-15-at-14.04.31-1536x354.png 1536w, https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10674658\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/534\/2022\/12\/Screenshot-2022-12-15-at-14.04.31-2048x472.png 2048w, https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10674658\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/534\/2022\/12\/Screenshot-2022-12-15-at-14.04.31-1200x277.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10674658\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/534\/2022\/12\/drum1.wav\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"238\" src=\"https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10674658\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/534\/2022\/12\/Screenshot-2022-12-15-at-14.04.20-1024x238.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1354\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10674658\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/534\/2022\/12\/Screenshot-2022-12-15-at-14.04.20-1024x238.png 1024w, https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10674658\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/534\/2022\/12\/Screenshot-2022-12-15-at-14.04.20-300x70.png 300w, https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10674658\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/534\/2022\/12\/Screenshot-2022-12-15-at-14.04.20-768x178.png 768w, https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10674658\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/534\/2022\/12\/Screenshot-2022-12-15-at-14.04.20-1536x356.png 1536w, https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10674658\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/534\/2022\/12\/Screenshot-2022-12-15-at-14.04.20-2048x475.png 2048w, https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10674658\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/534\/2022\/12\/Screenshot-2022-12-15-at-14.04.20-1200x278.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10674658\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/534\/2022\/12\/drum2.wav\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"369\" src=\"https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10674658\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/534\/2022\/12\/Screenshot-2022-12-15-at-14.04.11-1024x369.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1355\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10674658\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/534\/2022\/12\/Screenshot-2022-12-15-at-14.04.11-1024x369.png 1024w, https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10674658\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/534\/2022\/12\/Screenshot-2022-12-15-at-14.04.11-300x108.png 300w, https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10674658\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/534\/2022\/12\/Screenshot-2022-12-15-at-14.04.11-768x277.png 768w, https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10674658\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/534\/2022\/12\/Screenshot-2022-12-15-at-14.04.11-1536x553.png 1536w, https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10674658\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/534\/2022\/12\/Screenshot-2022-12-15-at-14.04.11-2048x738.png 2048w, https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10674658\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/534\/2022\/12\/Screenshot-2022-12-15-at-14.04.11-1200x432.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10674658\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/534\/2022\/12\/drum3.wav\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>All were made using the same kit and was purely a lesson on the basics of Ableton. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>General Experimentation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Next, I started experimenting with guitar parts in combination with a drum beat. My timing was completely off and I don&#8217;t think I understood how to adjust note duration and position.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"384\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10674658\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/534\/2022\/12\/Screenshot-2022-12-15-at-14.11.14.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10674658\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/534\/2022\/12\/Screenshot-2022-12-15-at-14.11.14.png 384w, https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10674658\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/534\/2022\/12\/Screenshot-2022-12-15-at-14.11.14-300x117.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 384px) 100vw, 384px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"98\" src=\"https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10674658\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/534\/2022\/12\/Screenshot-2022-12-15-at-14.10.30-1024x98.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1357\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10674658\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/534\/2022\/12\/Screenshot-2022-12-15-at-14.10.30-1024x98.png 1024w, https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10674658\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/534\/2022\/12\/Screenshot-2022-12-15-at-14.10.30-300x29.png 300w, https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10674658\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/534\/2022\/12\/Screenshot-2022-12-15-at-14.10.30-768x73.png 768w, https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10674658\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/534\/2022\/12\/Screenshot-2022-12-15-at-14.10.30-1536x146.png 1536w, https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10674658\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/534\/2022\/12\/Screenshot-2022-12-15-at-14.10.30-2048x195.png 2048w, https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10674658\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/534\/2022\/12\/Screenshot-2022-12-15-at-14.10.30-1200x114.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"75\" src=\"https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10674658\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/534\/2022\/12\/Screenshot-2022-12-15-at-14.11.07-1024x75.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10674658\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/534\/2022\/12\/Screenshot-2022-12-15-at-14.11.07-1024x75.png 1024w, https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10674658\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/534\/2022\/12\/Screenshot-2022-12-15-at-14.11.07-300x22.png 300w, https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10674658\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/534\/2022\/12\/Screenshot-2022-12-15-at-14.11.07-768x56.png 768w, https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10674658\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/534\/2022\/12\/Screenshot-2022-12-15-at-14.11.07-1536x112.png 1536w, https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10674658\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/534\/2022\/12\/Screenshot-2022-12-15-at-14.11.07-2048x150.png 2048w, https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10674658\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/534\/2022\/12\/Screenshot-2022-12-15-at-14.11.07-1200x88.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10674658\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/534\/2022\/12\/punk-thing-2.wav\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I spent some time experimenting with different sounds and came up with something simple that I liked. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10674658\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/534\/2022\/12\/experimenting.wav\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I think this is the thing that made me lean towards surf rock rather than something heavier, it was much easier to find a suitable tone. For this one, I combined two different drum kits playing the same beat to create a unique sound.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"237\" src=\"https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10674658\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/534\/2022\/12\/Screenshot-2022-12-15-at-14.19.43-1024x237.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10674658\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/534\/2022\/12\/Screenshot-2022-12-15-at-14.19.43-1024x237.png 1024w, https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10674658\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/534\/2022\/12\/Screenshot-2022-12-15-at-14.19.43-300x69.png 300w, https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10674658\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/534\/2022\/12\/Screenshot-2022-12-15-at-14.19.43-768x178.png 768w, https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10674658\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/534\/2022\/12\/Screenshot-2022-12-15-at-14.19.43-1536x355.png 1536w, https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10674658\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/534\/2022\/12\/Screenshot-2022-12-15-at-14.19.43-2048x474.png 2048w, https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10674658\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/534\/2022\/12\/Screenshot-2022-12-15-at-14.19.43-1200x278.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Drum Part 1<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10674658\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/534\/2022\/12\/Screenshot-2022-12-15-at-14.19.31-1024x240.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10674658\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/534\/2022\/12\/Screenshot-2022-12-15-at-14.19.31-1024x240.png 1024w, https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10674658\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/534\/2022\/12\/Screenshot-2022-12-15-at-14.19.31-300x70.png 300w, https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10674658\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/534\/2022\/12\/Screenshot-2022-12-15-at-14.19.31-768x180.png 768w, https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10674658\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/534\/2022\/12\/Screenshot-2022-12-15-at-14.19.31-1536x360.png 1536w, https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10674658\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/534\/2022\/12\/Screenshot-2022-12-15-at-14.19.31-2048x480.png 2048w, https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10674658\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/534\/2022\/12\/Screenshot-2022-12-15-at-14.19.31-1200x281.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Drum Part 2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"351\" src=\"https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10674658\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/534\/2022\/12\/Screenshot-2022-12-15-at-14.19.08-1024x351.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1368\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10674658\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/534\/2022\/12\/Screenshot-2022-12-15-at-14.19.08-1024x351.png 1024w, https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10674658\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/534\/2022\/12\/Screenshot-2022-12-15-at-14.19.08-300x103.png 300w, https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10674658\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/534\/2022\/12\/Screenshot-2022-12-15-at-14.19.08-768x263.png 768w, https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10674658\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/534\/2022\/12\/Screenshot-2022-12-15-at-14.19.08-1536x526.png 1536w, https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10674658\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/534\/2022\/12\/Screenshot-2022-12-15-at-14.19.08-2048x701.png 2048w, https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10674658\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/534\/2022\/12\/Screenshot-2022-12-15-at-14.19.08-1200x411.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Bass Part<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"723\" src=\"https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10674658\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/534\/2022\/12\/Screenshot-2022-12-15-at-14.19.22-1024x723.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1369\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10674658\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/534\/2022\/12\/Screenshot-2022-12-15-at-14.19.22-1024x723.png 1024w, https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10674658\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/534\/2022\/12\/Screenshot-2022-12-15-at-14.19.22-300x212.png 300w, https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10674658\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/534\/2022\/12\/Screenshot-2022-12-15-at-14.19.22-768x542.png 768w, https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10674658\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/534\/2022\/12\/Screenshot-2022-12-15-at-14.19.22-1536x1085.png 1536w, https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10674658\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/534\/2022\/12\/Screenshot-2022-12-15-at-14.19.22-1200x847.png 1200w, https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10674658\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/534\/2022\/12\/Screenshot-2022-12-15-at-14.19.22.png 1586w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Melody<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Each bar of the melody feels like it has a different development, the first bar sounds inquisitive and the second gives an answer while the last two bars are a continuously positive and ascending development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"764\" height=\"72\" src=\"https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10674658\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/534\/2022\/12\/Screenshot-2022-12-15-at-14.22.35.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1370\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10674658\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/534\/2022\/12\/Screenshot-2022-12-15-at-14.22.35.png 764w, https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10674658\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/534\/2022\/12\/Screenshot-2022-12-15-at-14.22.35-300x28.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 764px) 100vw, 764px\" \/><figcaption>Altogether<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Samples<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We were asked to use a sampling website to download samples we thought were interesting and insert them into a drum rack, which was as simple as opening a drum rack like this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Drum Rack\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/O13blMRauag?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Then dragging and dropping samples into whichever slot is most convenient, like how each sound is allocated to a white key below. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"536\" height=\"366\" src=\"https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10674658\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/534\/2022\/12\/Screenshot-2022-12-13-at-13.17.30.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1274\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10674658\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/534\/2022\/12\/Screenshot-2022-12-13-at-13.17.30.png 536w, https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10674658\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/534\/2022\/12\/Screenshot-2022-12-13-at-13.17.30-300x205.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 536px) 100vw, 536px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We were then asked to create a unique drum beat using the samples we chose and combine it with a melody or chords so we can get a taste of what we could create from using samples. It&#8217;s simple, but this is what I came up with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10674658\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/534\/2022\/12\/Screenshot-2022-12-15-at-13.59.36-1024x60.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1350\" width=\"762\" height=\"44\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10674658\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/534\/2022\/12\/Screenshot-2022-12-15-at-13.59.36-1024x60.png 1024w, https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10674658\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/534\/2022\/12\/Screenshot-2022-12-15-at-13.59.36-300x18.png 300w, https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10674658\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/534\/2022\/12\/Screenshot-2022-12-15-at-13.59.36-768x45.png 768w, https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10674658\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/534\/2022\/12\/Screenshot-2022-12-15-at-13.59.36-1536x90.png 1536w, https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10674658\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/534\/2022\/12\/Screenshot-2022-12-15-at-13.59.36-2048x121.png 2048w, https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10674658\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/534\/2022\/12\/Screenshot-2022-12-15-at-13.59.36-1200x71.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 762px) 100vw, 762px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The part above is exclusively to tie into the weak beat halfway through beat 2 and tie in the gurgly low pitched sound at the end of each 8 bars. It gave it some depth and I don&#8217;t mind how it turned out aside from the lack of complexity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10674658\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/534\/2022\/12\/sample-thing.wav\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This experimentation for me sounded dull but going through the process of choosing individual samples and creating something with it is a process I&#8217;d like to keep in mind for future projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Slicing &amp; Simplers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The concept of using a simpler was introduced to us, which allows samples to be sliced into individual parts and put into an instrument rack which has the same format as a drum rack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"263\" src=\"https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10674658\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/534\/2022\/12\/image-16.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1321\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10674658\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/534\/2022\/12\/image-16.png 1024w, https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10674658\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/534\/2022\/12\/image-16-300x77.png 300w, https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10674658\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/534\/2022\/12\/image-16-768x197.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I tried out manually slicing a guitar loop as an experiment and liked the idea of using this tool for percussion but decided I wasn&#8217;t fond of using it for melodic instruments as I&#8217;d prefer to manually input audio through an audio interface to create a more authentic feeling. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"716\" height=\"220\" src=\"https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10674658\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/534\/2022\/12\/slice.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1322\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10674658\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/534\/2022\/12\/slice.png 716w, https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10674658\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/534\/2022\/12\/slice-300x92.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 716px) 100vw, 716px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I tried this again at home using Ableton Live 11 Lite so I assume it&#8217;s either the same or very close to what it would be like in college. Transferring it over to a rack is as simple as finishing slicing, right clicking and selecting slice to a rack. That ends up looking like this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"542\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10674658\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/534\/2022\/12\/image-11.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10674658\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/534\/2022\/12\/image-11.png 542w, https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10674658\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/534\/2022\/12\/image-11-300x210.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 542px) 100vw, 542px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I still ended up allocating slices into a rack just to see how it would sound and how I could use it if I chose to in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Slicing Example\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9zrhKD_VzMU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This is roughly the outcome to expect of a sliced sample, although I wasn&#8217;t precise and didn&#8217;t have a plan in mind for what I wanted from the sample. Ordinarily, notes would be played on a keyboard to output whichever slice is allocated to it but I don&#8217;t currently have the cable necessary to demonstrate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Simple drum beats Our first task was to navigate and experiment with drum beats, learning note input, how to use the metronome and changing note duration and placement. I made three drum beats, two of which are very similar and one which is more complex. 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