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👍 Frank Zappa used to walk backwards across campus when he was in college. Doing something different makes us think differently.
Ah, walking backwards is Zappa's secret. 🤐 Mum's the word. 😂 Kidding.
But seriously, I think Zappa is amazing. A super incredible musician.
Here is my entry. I have no idea why it gos track 1,31, 32, 33 after the 31 came down, I had no idea how to change it and had done too much to care.
All the different sounds from the RingsFX track are done by automating settings in the app. It is still only the one sound preset.
I had difficulty adding more fx in as at one point I was getting close to using all the processor power. The drum track, which would have been the first I could freeze, would not with the new Glitchstep app in it. Even with only four tracks, freezing and unfreezing to add fx became problematic - RingsFX especially, as it kept wanting to change preset while unfrozen and starting up Logic.
If I could have used some fx tracks, I would have added more!
The piece really needs a fifth track to have had a lead sax - that would have transformed it. As it is, it’s more a backing track lol
Enjoyed learning from the challenge though!
@Fruitbat1919: Is there a way to play your vid without creating an account? YouTube insists I sign up first to prove I’m not a bot.
With only 4 tracks, choosing the sounds that compliment each other are really important to get a full sound. This is a fun challenge in many ways. I think I will do a classic jazz combo kind of groove with piano, bass, drums, maybe trumpet if I can get my zoom mic working.
My entry is complete.
As you see in the screenshot, I used only four tracks. I chose Gadget 3 as my production environment as the synths in Gadget sound fuller than most other synths, thus eliminating the need for using more than four tracks to fill out the arrangement with many layers.
Doctor Vibe had to end up somewhere, so it ended up in the mastering chain in HarmonicDog's Multitrack DAW right before Grand Finale 2, which was followed by DDMF's NoLimit 2 and Youlean's Loudness Meter.
@Fruitbat1919 Sounds like you also went an 80s-sounding route, at least with your drums. I love the Funk style you created, and the arrangement sounds nice, full, and well-rounded. A very excellent job well done. I love the fact you used Logic for this challenge.
Sounds very nice.
@Dav "With only 4 tracks, choosing the sounds that compliment each other are really important to get a full sound." Exactly why I chose Gadget over NS2 or FLSM. Needed to choose synths and drums that sounded pretty full and well rounded.
I'm not sure to be honest. Hopefully someone else can answer that as I'm pants when it comes to computer stuff lol.
@jwmmakerofmusic
@Fruitbat1919 Sounds like you also went an 80s-sounding route, at least with your drums. I love the Funk style you created, and the arrangement sounds nice, full, and well-rounded. A very excellent job well done. I love the fact you used Logic for this challenge. Sounds very nice.
Thanks. Will listen to yours tomorrow as the wife has the Walking Dead on now again!
Ha! Walking Dead sounds fun. When it comes to AMC, I was more into Breaking Bad. But, gotta be in a certain mood to watch that as it is a rather dark and serious show, but just so damn good.
Here's my entry. It's kind of a Funky/RnB/Soul/Jazz groove. Recorded into MidiTapeRecorder. MidiTapeRecorder only does 4 tracks, doesn't have midi editing or overdubbing, so it is as it's played, mistakes and all.
Track 1: Drums - From the JazzFusion Session band app (NeoSoul patch)
Track 2: Bass/EP - Korg iM1 - Moon Bass patch from the Akira card
Track 3: Piano - Pianoteq 8 - Bosendorfer VC Jazz Recording piano
Track 4: Pad - Sunriser app - Movement HGS patch.
The Drum track is a wav file of the drum kit from session band - I can't seen to start/stop sessionband apps from the AUM transport, so I had to add it as a wav track.
The Moon Bass patch was chosen because it's good bass sound in the left hand as well as a kind of EP sound in the right hand higher up. made it sound full. The Sunriser patch sounded pretty full in all octaves, so I went with it. I had to fade out the song to make it short enough to attach I here, it's really much longer.
Nice sounds, more dense than 4 tracks or so it seems. Probably because the arrangement is top notch! Got a nice snappy flow to it and it seems much shorter than it is. Seemed a bit Eighties movie track to me!
The sounds do gel well together and it's such a fun piece. I'm just getting up this morning and it was such a happy get up and get on with the day tune. Fun stuff!
Four buses on koala ok?
@Fruitbat1919: Thanks! YouTube let me play your track this morning. Nice! Good mix. I like that bass sound especially, just enough slappy that I like. Where is that sound from? Always on the outlook for bass sounds. Yes, would be a good backing track for a solo. Tempo change was a nice touch.
@jwmmakerofmusic: Cool electronic music. The sound choices fit great. Sounds complete. I bought gadget, but I haven’t figured it out yet. Looks like would a good tool to generated tracks for video games (hobby programmer here).
This was just a quick little jam I made for this challenge and because it is Halloween.
It wasn’t meant to be awesome or reflect my best work but I just wanted to add to this cool challenge thread and give myself an excuse to make a song even if it’s basic
Anything from the Ableton Move should be ok right? As it only has 4 tracks.
Absolutely!
How are you enjoying the Move so far?
Ofc ! Why not dude
I wanted your POV on the move too since your a hardware guy
Would you recommend it
@jwmmakerofmusic @yellow_eyez I love it. It's pretty much the perfect machine for me. As easy to sample as Koala, MIDI capture, and the right mount of pads. It has immediately become my main music machine.
I also love that as soon as I come up against something hard or annoying to do, I can either move straight to Ableton, or put it on a mental back-burner until later, and take care of it in Ableton.
I've never really understood the "sketch" metaphor for music making, but now I do. I come up with the bones of an idea on the Move, and then take it to the DAW, with zero friction.
This has really clicked with me, the way the op1 does for some, or Drambo for others. I'd definitely try it out if you get the chance.
@Dav Thanks. The bass sound is one of Logics ‘players’. I think some people forget that you can use those with Logics own midi tracks, standard midi, pattern midi or even AUv3 app midi. The players bass sounds are pretty good and you can alter them quite a bit using either the fx they use or roll your own. On my latest non 4 track challenge tracks, I use up to 3 of the Player bass sounds either blended, alternating or sometimes like duelling banjos lol.
If you can use Move then I can use my hardware. 😊
But only four recorded tracks. Or four tracks in a hardware like OP-1 Field.
One inst/drum machine per track.
Right
Op1F was
1 - drums
2 - lead synth
3 - bass
4 - voice/samples
Turned out I didn’t record or mixdown 1.5 mins of vocals
Yes. That is the plan.
Some great stuff going on here, many thanks for setting it up Jim 👍
Enjoyed your track a lot @Dav , my sort of music and smiled all the way through yours @yellow_eyez although at one point I thought my iPad speakers were broken until I realised it was on the track 😊
Here is my attempt, it’s very much how I work anyway and I just used some of my favourite apps, Piano Motifs, Ravenscroft, ThumbJam and of course GeoShred.
@GeoTony Thank you i think! lol, i tried to make an experimental Halloween track so i hope it succeeded - if if tricked you into thinking your speakers had a problem, it was my treat, or rather my trick!!! Surprised no one else absolutely loved it , lol haha jk its an acquired taste but not an amazing track to be fair
Really cool track
Oh snap, 4 Maschine tracks?> @jwmmakerofmusic said:
I canz Maschine?? Hmmmm, ok then...
Mister Gus, you something else. 😂🤣
Just made a little 4 track thing in Drambo. It’s not even arranged yet (solo or mute tracks if you want) but I felt like sharing, hope you don’t mind
It uses Dagger by beepstreet for the lead.
This is not my submission, not even sure I’ll participate, but very nice idea to put this thread up 👍
Anyway if anyone wants to criticize:
Wow, I gotta catch up on listening to the wonderful submissions here! Thank you to those who have participated so far.