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Just a little something to share.
I have been a drummer/pianist for almost 20 years, and have learned bass ang guitar over the last 10 years or so. Due to a lack of decent players in my region of the world (They're out there I just haven't met them...hopefully they exist, I'd like too hook up with one), I have devised some pretty Ingenious wiring schemes and equipment combinations over the years, to at least somewhat accomadate 1 or maybe 2 musicians to lay it all down. A recent newcomer to the computer recording scene, I could not have ever foreseen the impact it would have on my writing methods. First and foremost, I am a better composer than I am a performer (except drums). I tend to write all my instruments on the piano, and then learn those instruments parts. So now that I am on the computer I have a new way of thinking. If you have a fast/low latency recording setup, try it out.
-Using a soft sampler lay down some drums
-Then compose and sequence the rest (No live stuff yet)
-This gives me a chance to have it all on screen and to rearrange parts.
-The reason for no live stuff yet is, The sequenced parts can adhere to midi time code.
-Then I'll sync up my drumset and computer with some MIDI triggers.
-I can now control the playback tempo of the song in realtime (almost anyways) with my drumset and
record a seperate MIDI tempo track.
-This allows me to give the song a real human feel.
-Now I am free to play the real instrument parts along with the sequnced parts (adding yet more human feel).
-And now I can blend the sequenced and live parts together,
adding and removing as neccasary to fit the context of the song.
-The end result: a more human sounding interaction between sequenced and reality.
I have been a drummer/pianist for almost 20 years, and have learned bass ang guitar over the last 10 years or so. Due to a lack of decent players in my region of the world (They're out there I just haven't met them...hopefully they exist, I'd like too hook up with one), I have devised some pretty Ingenious wiring schemes and equipment combinations over the years, to at least somewhat accomadate 1 or maybe 2 musicians to lay it all down. A recent newcomer to the computer recording scene, I could not have ever foreseen the impact it would have on my writing methods. First and foremost, I am a better composer than I am a performer (except drums). I tend to write all my instruments on the piano, and then learn those instruments parts. So now that I am on the computer I have a new way of thinking. If you have a fast/low latency recording setup, try it out.
-Using a soft sampler lay down some drums
-Then compose and sequence the rest (No live stuff yet)
-This gives me a chance to have it all on screen and to rearrange parts.
-The reason for no live stuff yet is, The sequenced parts can adhere to midi time code.
-Then I'll sync up my drumset and computer with some MIDI triggers.
-I can now control the playback tempo of the song in realtime (almost anyways) with my drumset and
record a seperate MIDI tempo track.
-This allows me to give the song a real human feel.
-Now I am free to play the real instrument parts along with the sequnced parts (adding yet more human feel).
-And now I can blend the sequenced and live parts together,
adding and removing as neccasary to fit the context of the song.
-The end result: a more human sounding interaction between sequenced and reality.