{"id":153,"date":"2023-11-13T16:21:46","date_gmt":"2023-11-13T16:21:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10680389\/?page_id=153"},"modified":"2023-11-28T10:13:30","modified_gmt":"2023-11-28T10:13:30","slug":"ableton-composition","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10680389\/ableton-composition\/","title":{"rendered":"Ableton Composition"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Today I learnt how to actually use Ableton and make tracks and download instruments, and this is what I have so far. I have a drum beat that I am happy with and a standard bass that accompanies it. I aim to make an upbeat song with powerful drums and eventually a fast guitar. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"389\" src=\"https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10680389\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/751\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-13-at-16.18.06-1024x389.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-154\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10680389\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/751\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-13-at-16.18.06-1024x389.png 1024w, https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10680389\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/751\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-13-at-16.18.06-300x114.png 300w, https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10680389\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/751\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-13-at-16.18.06-768x292.png 768w, https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10680389\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/751\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-13-at-16.18.06-1536x583.png 1536w, https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10680389\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/751\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-13-at-16.18.06-1200x456.png 1200w, https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10680389\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/751\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-13-at-16.18.06.png 1696w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"819\" src=\"https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10680389\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/751\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-13-at-16.18.12-1024x819.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-155\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10680389\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/751\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-13-at-16.18.12-1024x819.png 1024w, https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10680389\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/751\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-13-at-16.18.12-300x240.png 300w, https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10680389\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/751\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-13-at-16.18.12-768x614.png 768w, https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10680389\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/751\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-13-at-16.18.12-1536x1228.png 1536w, https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10680389\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/751\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-13-at-16.18.12-1200x959.png 1200w, https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10680389\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/751\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-13-at-16.18.12.png 1706w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>20\/11\/23, My drums are inspired by Ringo Starr&#8217;s use of the tom drums, and modern rock&#8217;s use of the crash cymbals in place of something like the ride or hi-hats, making for a strong feel for the song. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1st Track WIP<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10680389\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/751\/2023\/11\/Thingy.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This is what I have so far; drums and bass. I am trying to figure out the bass pattern so it does not become the focal point of the song, because I want the drums to eventually have a solo for the drums that I will be inspired by Ringo Starr for. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"114\" src=\"https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10680389\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/751\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-20-at-14.35.11-1024x114.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-194\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10680389\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/751\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-20-at-14.35.11-1024x114.png 1024w, https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10680389\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/751\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-20-at-14.35.11-300x34.png 300w, https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10680389\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/751\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-20-at-14.35.11-768x86.png 768w, https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10680389\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/751\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-20-at-14.35.11-1536x172.png 1536w, https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10680389\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/751\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-20-at-14.35.11-2048x229.png 2048w, https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10680389\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/751\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-20-at-14.35.11-1200x134.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>My bass pattern is rather fast even though the BPM is set to 80. I like how fast it is though as the drums are strong and they go well together. When I produce the guitar I am thinking of making it a little slower than the other instruments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>21\/11\/23, I have changed the drums yet again to include more toms and no hard cymbal smacking. This gives a sort of tribal groove to the kit that I am fond of, and brings pleasure to listen to. I think this is the way to go for the drums as they do not overpower the bass, but they definitely set a strong foundation for the rest of the piece, like every instrument will have their own &#8220;turn&#8221;, or in musical terms, a solo each. I also included a guitar that copies the same notes as the bass guitar, just at a different octave&#8230; because having the guitar start on c1 would be terrible. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2nd Track WIP<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10680389\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/751\/2023\/11\/Thingy2-1.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>27\/11\/23, The song is finally complete and I have structured it properly. The final bounce was exported at 4:10pm and I am happy with the 34 bars that I have made. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"411\" src=\"https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10680389\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/751\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-28-at-09.42.16-1024x411.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-231\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10680389\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/751\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-28-at-09.42.16-1024x411.png 1024w, https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10680389\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/751\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-28-at-09.42.16-300x120.png 300w, https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10680389\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/751\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-28-at-09.42.16-768x308.png 768w, https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10680389\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/751\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-28-at-09.42.16-1536x617.png 1536w, https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10680389\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/751\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-28-at-09.42.16-2048x822.png 2048w, https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10680389\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/751\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-28-at-09.42.16-1200x482.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This is all 34 bars as they appear on my screen, with a short drum intro, a verse and chorus that respectively go for 8 bars each, and then the verse and chorus repeat albeit with minor changes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The rock guitar that I chose copies the melody of the bass and turns it into chords, where I have shifted it down a few octaves to get a &#8220;dark&#8221; and &#8220;angry&#8221; feeling from it. For non-chorus, there isn&#8217;t a particular key it sticks to, and uses notes from every key &#8211; it&#8217;s hard to pin down exactly, but in the chorus I find I am using C# Minor with drawn out power chords to give the song time to breathe, with all the short, snappy chords in the verses. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the second verse\/bridge, instead of following the two bar each pattern on both guitars, I allow the first melody to repeat three times before an abrupt switch into the other pattern, entering the chorus once more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The drums are largely unchanged and have different sections in the song for both verse and chorus, getting somewhat busier when the chorus plays. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Final Track Bounce <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10680389\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/751\/2023\/11\/Thingy3.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today I learnt how to actually use Ableton and make tracks and download instruments, and this is what I have so far. I have a drum beat that I am happy with and a standard bass that accompanies it. I aim to make an upbeat song with powerful drums and eventually a fast guitar. 20\/11\/23, &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10680389\/ableton-composition\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Ableton Composition&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":684,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-153","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10680389\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/153","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10680389\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10680389\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10680389\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/684"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10680389\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=153"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10680389\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/153\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":235,"href":"https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10680389\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/153\/revisions\/235"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10680389\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=153"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}