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Skills Focus: Manipulation Techniques
Skills Focus: Manipulation Techniques
Task 3: Sample Demo
Task 3: Sample Demo
Ever hear a track and think you know what it is only to realise it's something else? Perhaps it used a sample?
Ever hear a track and think you know what it is only to realise it's something else? Perhaps it used a sample?
Create an original piece of music in Logic featuring a 'sample'
Create an original piece of music in Logic featuring a 'sample'
Use the task list and resources below to help you.
Use the task list and resources below to help you.
STEP 1: Add your sample
Choose your melodic sample... (it must have some sort of tune).
Either use one from the folder on the left, or...download your own from BandLab/ Sample Radar (links below).
Download it and drag it into your Logic file
This will become your main sample.
(TOP TIP 1: Ideally, use a WAV or AIFF file format for maximum accuracy).
(TOP TIP 2: Make a note of which key your sample is in (if melodic).
STEP 2: Preparation
Watch this video (right)... to see how to:
Find the BPM
Add Flex Time Markers
Slice your sample
Change the length of your sample to match the bars
Change the BPM of your sample
Decide what genre of track you are going to create.
(TOP TIP: watch the video from 1:30 to 6:01)
STEP 3: Making a Loop
Using the video above, manipulate your sample create your own loop.
Rewatch and follow the steps on the linked video (above) if you need to.
(TOP TIP 1: watch the video from 1:30 to 6:01, pausing it as and when you need to so you can follow the steps)
STEP 4.1: Developing Texture
Add a drum beat to go with your melodic sample.
It could be a loop from Logic, OR another sample from online
Start developing your work to include an intro, and add variety so it's not the same all the way through
(TOP TIP 1: repetition isn't a bad thing and can 'hook' in your listener, making your music catchy)
(TOP TIP 2: in the 'loop browser', those shown in green are made of MIDI data, meaning you can edit them, those in blue are audio samples, meaning you can't edit them as much.)
STEP 4.2: Developing Structure
Your work needs variety to keep your listener interested.
Think about the genre you are creating, what does it normally do?
Does it follow a song structure?
Does it include a build or drop?
STEP 5: Adding Effects (FX)
To make your track some more polished, you need to add some effects.
Use the mixer button at the top left to open the mixer at the bottom of your screen.
Now you can change the EQ, add some reverb and/or echo.
As before, experiment and be creative but listen carefully to what you're doing
(TOP TIP: don't get carried away with adding too many effects - sometimes "less is more")
STEP 6: tbc
STEP 7: Mastering & Bounce Down
Now your final step is to Master your track.
You need to listen carefully to all the changes you've made, the balance of the parts and make sure it sounds professional.
Once you're happy, it's time to 'bounce down' your track - aka. convert it into an MP3.
(TOP TIP: save your MP3 in your Home Folder so it's easy to find and backed up)
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