Beats From Scratch / Ableton Push 2 Techno Jam : 29/Jul/2021
Source Beats From Scratch video
These are rough notes I type as I watch the video. (I have 3/4 of the screen, from left taken up by Chrome, with Youtube in 'cinema' mode - press T; and a notepad/kate on the right 1/4.)
Techno track 1
Techno track 2
Tempo 132.
Find kick sample.
Device stuff like overdrive the filter.
Tom sound.
Pitch down 2 oct roughly.
Filter.
Overdrive.
Adjust vol.
Sidechain comp.
Open hat.
Filter HP. OSR. Overdrive. Adjust mix lvl.
Rev long decay darker.
Add sidechain comp.
Chord sample.
Dark stab.
Move start in.
Envelope to make short plucky sound.
Send to reverb.
Record 4 bars.
Fixed length 4 bars. Hit record.
Add chorus.
Overdrive filter.
Clap.
2 bars.
Lower velocity (hold and knobs).
Duplicate (hold up, tap src, tap dest).
Bassline.
Accent for max vel.
Record
Quantise
Add Filter, HP
Add Chorus
Send to reverb.
Sidechain comp.
Add LP filter, MS2 overdrive.
Add snare/perc sound.
Record.
Quantise.
Randomise pan.
Spread.
Send to reverb.
Arrangement.
Start with fullscene, duplicate many times.
Delete some clips to make scenes.
Leave blank scene at bottom.
Then record and use knobs to mix levels.