Performing a complex Logic Pro set in Ableton Live pt 1: looping clips, one shots and follow actions
27Hey all! I'm super excited to announce the launch of my new book "Performing Electronic Music Live", which will come out with Routledge later in 2021.
This tutorial video accompanies chapter 2 of the book, where I talk about DAWs and hardware controllers. In the video, I show you how you can take a complex Logic Pro X production and turn it into a flexible, intuitive live performance in Ableton Live. This first part introduces looping clips, one shots and follow actions. The second part will talk about live effects, synths, vocals and visuals. You can also read a summary of chapter 2 below.
** Content
00:00 Introduction
03:02 The Setup
04:22 What this Tutorial Covers
04:59 The Original Logic Project
07:51 Triggering Looping Clips
12:57 Controlling Randomness with Follow Actions
12:31 Playing One-Shots
14:51 Performance
** Watch part 2:
https://youtu.be/ggPc17ZmABg
** About chapter 2 "DAWs and Controllers":
DAW and controller setups are popular among electronic music performers due to their rich offering of creative opportunities. Projects can easily be shared online and new plugins can be flexibly added, which makes for highly portable and customizable live show setups. The crossover between production and performance is easily achieved, especially when both take place in the same DAW. Clip-based DAWs offer the performer much flexibility and room for improvisation: in Ableton Live, Bitwig, Maschine, Logic Pro X or FL Studio we can store and trigger musical ideas in a non-linear way. The chapter also discusses the options for integrating hardware controllers to create live arrangements, perform mashups, play on software instruments, control effects, or as additional sound sources. It also discusses how we can either structure prepared material for easy access in the live show or record new material on the fly. The chapter touches on collaboration, randomness and generative approaches and GUI customization to fit the requirements of the show. The chapter ends on a tutorial that shows a specific Ableton Live performance set.
** Find out more about the book on the companion website:
performingelectronicmusic.live
** Order the book here:
https://routledge.pub/PerformingElectronicMusicLive
** More about the book:
Performing Electronic Music Live
This comprehensive book lays out the conceptual approaches, tools and techniques for performing electronic music, from DJing, DAWs, MIDI controllers, traditional instruments, live sound design, hardware setups, custom software and hardware to live visuals, venue acoustics and live show promotion. Via the companion website, performingelectronicmusic.live, readers can expand on their knowledge with hands-on video tutorials for each chapter.
Live music is exhilarating – it creates life-changing experiences and powerful emotions. Technology can make us feel empowered, enable us to overcome limiting beliefs and allow us to achieve a high level of creative expression, no matter our background or skillset. The options are virtually endless, ranging from laptop setups to new instruments built from scratch. Through case studies and contrasting tutorials by successful artists, Kirsten Hermes guides us through many different ways in which you can create memorable experiences on stage. This is backed up with historic and scientific facts ranging from psychology to marketing. The book also features interviews with highly accomplished musicians and practitioners, including superstar trance DJ Alex M.O.R.P.H., BBC Audio R&D and live show designer Laura Escudé, who has worked with Kanye West, Missy Elliot and Herby Hancock.
The book is not a dogmatic to-do list, but rather, it explores many contrasting examples of successful approaches, to help you turn overwhelm into inspiration. Whether you are a student, hobby producer or a more advanced performer, this book gives you a comprehensive overview over your options. Students of music production courses, particularly at postgraduate level, but also researchers in the field of creative-focused performance technology will find this to be a useful, all-encompassing resource, with many starting points and resources for a deeper creative exploration.
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