thedopeshow wrote:Could you maybe tell how your workflow is like ?
I think that whould help me very much !
Laying down the elements...) Create a new program... for example "2DopeDrums"
) Load some dope drums and assign each one to a different pad/bank
) Go to track mode, make sure you have selected "2DopeDrums" as the loaded program
) Select a tempo (possibly at random)
) Turn the metronome on for play mode
) Push play and just jam out a few ideas to the metronome
) Adjust the tempo if it is not appropriate
) Go to sequence mode, make sure it starts at 1 and ends at bar 2 (or 4/whatever), looping on
) Turn metronome off for play mode and on for record mode
) Back to track mode
) Name the track kick (or whatever)
) Bang out just the kicks
) Select next track, name it snare (or whatever), use your "2DopeDrums" program
) Bang out just the snares
) Rinse and repeat these steps until you've laid out your "2DopeDrums"
) Go to Track Mute and mute a few drum sections
) Now create a new track, name it "Snares2" or whatever
) Bang out a variation of your snares
) At this point you've got your Dope Beat... now it's time to lay down a bassline
) Create a new program, "2DopeBass"
) Load up some dope bass sounds, I prefer to get different sounds from different instruments, not all the same instrument
) Track mode, go to a new track and name it "Bass"
) Mute/unmute some of your drum sounds until you get something you can play a bassline to
) While the drums are playing, tap out a the different bass sounds until you find sounds decent in the mix
) Go to 12 levels mode, select your super Dope Bass sound
) You'll probably need to play with Tune +/- to adjust the root note up/down a bit on your pads,
) I usually try and get it around the middle, but depends if you want more room to go higher or lower with your bass note
) Bang out a bassline
) Mute the bass track you just made
) Create a new track, name it "Bass2" and set the program to "2DopeBass"
) Follow the bass steps to do the same things with some leads/pianos/horns/whatever
) Follow the drum steps to do the same things with FX... sometimes it's fun to throw 12 levels on FX too, go nuts
Sequencing towards creating a song... ) Once you've gotten a ton of tracks together... now you can start putting them together as a song.
) Name your sequence, "2DopeMaster" or whatever
) Copy your master sequqnce to a new sequence. Rename it to Intro/Chorus/Breakdown...
) Mute/Unmute tracks to make it fit the section you need it to work for
) Feel free to either erase and re-record parts that don't quite fit, or... create a new track and record it differently
) repeat sequencer steps until you have all parts ready for your song
) During this phase you could record vocals from a mic, etc... I'm going to skip this part though...
Creating a song...) I haven't done this in the 500 yet, but I imagine it's the same as the 1k
) Go to song mode
) Set the sequence you want to play first and for how many times to repeat
) Set the next sequence you want to play and for how many times to repeat
) Continue previous step until you've finished the song
Mixing/mastering/FX) You're on your own here.
Recording the full song...) If you've got the memory, you could go to record mode and sample off of master to get a .wav file
) You could hook up to a computer and record from your audio input...
Making your first mil...) Can't help you there, but don't forget to leave me creds.
