by admin | Jun 17, 2014 | Uncategorized
Playing notes from your computer keyboard into Ableton Live is incredibly easy, but for new electronic musicians it can become confusing when trying to figure out which key on your computer keyboard is triggering which musical note on your Live Device or third party...
by admin | Jun 16, 2014 | Uncategorized
The three features on a CDJ2000 I couldn’t live without by SOS DJ Course tutor Katie Drover 1 – Tagging What it is A feature that allows you to tag up to 100 tracks or playlists on the fly. The tracks/playlists you tag are added to a separate playlist that you can...
by admin | May 26, 2014 | Uncategorized
The Key of a Track can have an important effect on its emotional impact. Choosing whether to use a Major or Minor scale will determine which notes sound “in key” and will define how you write the elements of your track. Music in a Major key is traditionally associated...
by admin | Apr 24, 2014 | Uncategorized
When our students first explore Ableton Live, there’s always a healthy discussion about “what’s this?” and “what’s that?” and we generally agree that an explanation of terms and a kind of ‘road map’ would be useful...
by admin | Apr 10, 2014 | Uncategorized
Compression. In my experience it’s probably the most misunderstood dynamic effect in music production. What is it for and how do you use it? I’m going to explain the basics but I’d also like to explain compression in practice rather than just in...
by admin | Mar 19, 2014 | Uncategorized
If you’ve ever wondered why certain chords work well together or why particular notes seem to just sound ‘correct’ in a bassline, you’re thinking about Music Theory. Right now, if you started to write a bassline, which note would you start on and how would you decide....
