by djnarrative | 8 Oct, 2010 | Reckorder Tutorials
There are two three ways achieve that cool glitch effect/sound. Chopping up audio, resampling and using efx. All can be used to different effect, so here's a bit about each one. Chopping up audio can be a very satisfying (and often lengthy) process. You can chop up anything you can think of into as small a parts as you like and then rearrange them to your hearts content. Here's a pretty cool video which shares some useful tips on that front. (The talking is really quiet throughout, then loud when music comes in at end btw) The second option - resampling is something i found from tom cosm. Its a really cool way to get some great effects and he details it in his video for glitching up bassline here And this video for glitching up a drum break. Glitch up a drum loop in Ableton Live from Tom Cosm And last but not least there are a few great plugins you can use. The one pictured above is called Db Glitch which is free and very useful. Another option is The Finger if you have Reaktor, and one i recommend is Stutter Edit which i recently bought from izotope. The free one is great for the effects it uses, but stutter edit has the kind of effects you can only achieve with a lot of fine audio editing, and is great to play live. (I havent used the finger, but heard good things about that too) So there's a few links and info on glitching. If you have any cool tips, tutorials, or feedback let us know in...
by djnarrative | 8 Oct, 2010 | Reckorder Tutorials
Part 3 of a short video series that cover very simple but often overlooked functions of Ableton Live and Production Ableton Live Quick Tips 3 from Tom Cosm on Vimeo. And 10 tips from Tom Cosm 1. To reset a parameter (knob or fader) to it’s default value, select it and hit delete. I am always mucking around with random parameters in a trial and error fashion, but sometimes it just sounds like balls so a quick hit of the delete key lets you reset, forget and move on. 2. Want to move everything in the piano roll up or down an octave? Command+A (Select all) then Shift+up or down. This is great to take that bassline down an octave, or that synth line up. 3. Holding down the ALT key while having the pencil tool selected will allow you to draw lines freehand instead of snapping to the grid. 4. Learn to change the grid size intro triplets, or off completely using key commands. The most important one is Command+4, this turns the grid off and on. 5. To move just a few notes in the piano roll, select them by holding down Shift and clicking. This is great if just a few bass notes are two low. Shift+click them and then use tip #2 (Shift+up) to move them up an octave. 6. Hold down Shift while pushing spacebar to play back the audio exactly where you last stopped it. 7. Use Command+D to duplicate a loop AND it’s automation, then drag the end of the first loop instance across to cover the rest. This allows you to...
