(I'm an Ableton and Push 2 user but this question could be relevant to anyone with a DAW and a drum machine) After watching tutorial videos I always see producers making music in a similar way. I'll call it the "traditional" way in which you start from a melody, chord progression, drum pattern, drop, or intro and slowly build upon that idea and flesh out a song that way. I also frequently hear the problems of producers going down a rabbit hole and spending too much time with EQ, compressors, stuck in an 8 bar loop...blah blah you've heard it before
I was watching Ableton videos and there is an artist named "Clockwerk" that is showing off his playing abilities with a drum machine (Push 2) and how he sets up his drum rack and his workflow. This made me question the way I've been going about it all and I'd like to ask if there is anyone out there that makes music in this "Improvising" sort of fashion. The method of setting up all the one shots, loops, samples, drums synths, ect. beforehand and then just jamming. I could imagine it would be more fun and a more flexible way to make music considering the ability to easily change the arrangement bpm and stuff on the fly. Does anyone have any solid advice or experience with this sort of workflow?
Submitted January 03, 2018 at 01:50PM by Supersillyhehe https://www.reddit.com/r/edmproduction/comments/7nvvac/traditional_vs_improvising_workflow/?utm_source=ifttt
Javier Rodriguez
Wednesday, January 3, 2018