Thanks! And yeah, I can see where you're coming from... I really enjoyed creating something from nothing and I think following that process makes the entire thing easier to, well, follow! Thinking it might be fun to do another music making session soon, the last one was a blast and it gives me plenty to talk about. I'm definitely thinking of having a primarily "talky" session at some point, as well.illone wrote:Great job, inspired me to get a webcam [c920].
Anyway, if i'm allowed to have an opinion, I found the 1st stream very intriguing. Watching 'nothing' become something is appealing/instructional. Contrarily, being presented with a screen of devices and then trying to walk through the madness is harder to digest.
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I've decided I'll be doing another music making session on Wednesday, so I'll be creating a new song from scratch again. Hopefully it won't totally suck!
It doesn't matter if it sucks, Adam. I think that most of your viewers want to see your train of thought. Just relax and do your thing.adfielding wrote:I've decided I'll be doing another music making session on Wednesday, so I'll be creating a new song from scratch again. Hopefully it won't totally suck!
Finally got a chance to catch the first one of these, just wow, can gather so much information from watching you work - thanks and please keep doing them Adam!
I think I will try some Reason sessions with a cup of tea, unless 'tea' is a code word for beer or some strange cactus drink.
I think I will try some Reason sessions with a cup of tea, unless 'tea' is a code word for beer or some strange cactus drink.
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Haha, I guess you're right... still, I'd prefer it if it didn't suckWook wrote:It doesn't matter if it sucks, Adam. I think that most of your viewers want to see your train of thought. Just relax and do your thing.adfielding wrote:I've decided I'll be doing another music making session on Wednesday, so I'll be creating a new song from scratch again. Hopefully it won't totally suck!
Thanks, glad you liked it! Looking forward to tomorrow's seshJagwah wrote:Finally got a chance to catch the first one of these, just wow, can gather so much information from watching you work - thanks and please keep doing them Adam!
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Just a cheeky reminder that I'm doing another one of these TONIGHT (9th March), starting at 7pm GMT again - it'll be another music making session, so come along and heckle me and/or watch me create a track from scratch
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Nice one, thanks for that!WongoTheSane wrote:7pm GMT =
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Thanks so much to everyone who watched! Also, massive thanks to everyone who threw suggestions my way - many many ears are better than two
The video is currently processing over at Youtube, but you can watch the archived video for the next 14 days on Twitch. No glitches this time, though a tiny bit at the start got chopped off - nothing major, just introductions and time signature tweaking.
Cheers
The video is currently processing over at Youtube, but you can watch the archived video for the next 14 days on Twitch. No glitches this time, though a tiny bit at the start got chopped off - nothing major, just introductions and time signature tweaking.
Cheers
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Thanks, I'm really glad you liked it! It's interesting, considering how bummed out I was about the song for parts of the stream I think it actually turned out pretty well (thanks in part to the excellent suggestions in the chat!). It's particularly interesting (to me, at least) to have captured that "this is cool, this is shit, this might work, this is great" thought cycle in video formWook wrote:Thanks for the stream. It was the best one yet.
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Cracking good show today Adam! I really hope you will be able to keep doing these. What fun.
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Another great episode, Adam.
I just finished watching the archive on Youtube. It's interesting how you dropped the guitar in and out at different points. I kept thinking about halfway through the broadcast that the guitar should come out at bar 32 for the remainder of the song. But then you when and faded it again, and then added the Paulstretch guitar on top of that. It worked out well. Kudos as well to the person who suggested that.
For a future broadcast, have you considered walking through some patch design from scratch (something like Jeremy did when he was doing the Reason Wizardry videos)?
Cheers!
I just finished watching the archive on Youtube. It's interesting how you dropped the guitar in and out at different points. I kept thinking about halfway through the broadcast that the guitar should come out at bar 32 for the remainder of the song. But then you when and faded it again, and then added the Paulstretch guitar on top of that. It worked out well. Kudos as well to the person who suggested that.
For a future broadcast, have you considered walking through some patch design from scratch (something like Jeremy did when he was doing the Reason Wizardry videos)?
Cheers!
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Thanks for checking it out, I really hope I can continue doing these as well!ReasonUser wrote:Cracking good show today Adam! I really hope you will be able to keep doing these. What fun.
Cheers! And yes, I'm thinking about doing something like that in the future - the problem I have with that idea at the moment is that I don't think it'd make for a particularly substantial stream, so I guess I'd want to tie it into something else... maybe using a patch for a particular purpose or getting started on a track. But it's definitely something I want to look atEsotericSound wrote:For a future broadcast, have you considered walking through some patch design from scratch (something like Jeremy did when he was doing the Reason Wizardry videos)?
Really enjoyed the show again last night. The paulstretch thing worked damn well, that is a tip I will keep in mind
Thanks Adam, looking forward to the next one and why isn't microtonic a RE damn it! Always loved that vst back in my cubase days.
Thanks Adam, looking forward to the next one and why isn't microtonic a RE damn it! Always loved that vst back in my cubase days.
I have embraced Allihoopa. Come listen and play with my crap Figure loops here:
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Having seen you start a song from scratch and bringing it to the "almost finished" stage twice, I would be really interested in seeing you getting one of those songs (or any other really) from the almost finished to the completely finished stage: risers, fillers, mixing, possibly mastering... All those little details which take up as much time as the composition itself. Sound design could be a part of that?adfielding wrote:the problem I have with that idea at the moment is that I don't think it'd make for a particularly substantial stream, so I guess I'd want to tie it into something else...
Fantastic show yesterday, unfortunately my connexion went completely awol during the second hour so I'll be watching it again on YT tonight.
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I KNOW RIGHT! For some reason I never thought of using Paulstretch to fill out the end of a track. Smashing idea, whoever came up with that idea needs to step forward and take some damn creditzeebot wrote:Really enjoyed the show again last night. The paulstretch thing worked damn well, that is a tip I will keep in mind
Thanks Adam, looking forward to the next one and why isn't microtonic a RE damn it! Always loved that vst back in my cubase days.
Anyway! Stream's on Youtube now. Here's the song if you fancy listening to it.
https://allihoopa.com/s/uFf2a1Ft
Things I ended up tweaking this morning (took about 5 minutes):
Boosted output via Selig Gain
Notched arp slightly
Adjust filter curve on guitar from bars 17 - 24
Notched Cereu Unador-Top
Adjusted tape speed on Scream4 attached to pianet
Adjusted Stretch channel level & clip levels
Moved fade right one bar
Replaced Tom Drum Combi with audio, added PEQ-2 to boost lows
Cut highs a little more on BSQ REX loop
Added more echo & DR-1 aux send FX to pianet
Sequencer lanes now have proper names (!)
Project file is up here - you'll need Reason 8 to open it, there's Rack Extensions in there so you might not get everything yadda yadda. Also, I bounced Tom's ThorKit stuff to audio because I didn't want to just give away all of his stuff (was my suggestion, not his, fwiw - don't want to make him out to be stingy or anything like that!). He's cool with me sharing the arp though
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/986 ... nds.reason
Oh yeah, here's the archived Youtube version. The start got cut off, totally my fault - you don't miss much, just introductions and me changing the time signature to 7/8. That's pretty much it.
Be interesting if eventually you released an e.p or album containing these songs finished (if you are that into them) and call it 'The Reasontalk Sessions' or something of that ilk? Could also add remix tracks that others had made from the reason file
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I'm not going to commit to anything just yet, but that's something I've definitely thought aboutzeebot wrote:Be interesting if eventually you released an e.p or album containing these songs finished (if you are that into them) and call it 'The Reasontalk Sessions' or something of that ilk? Could also add remix tracks that others had made from the reason file
Thanks Adam for the great session last night. Had issues logging into Twitch, but watched as a guest from start to end.
Very inspiring, I had lost a lot of my "mojo" and it was really great seeing someone write a tune and the creative process.
Hopefully that will get me to roll my sleeves up and get writing again
Very inspiring, I had lost a lot of my "mojo" and it was really great seeing someone write a tune and the creative process.
Hopefully that will get me to roll my sleeves up and get writing again
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Anyone ever think that songs you "slap together" in a few hours like this are every bit as good as one you've spent days, weeks or even months on? I've had it happen to me and wondered why I don't pressure myself to finish a song within a very short timeframe like this. Quite inspirational Adam.
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I have experienced both sides, but my absolute favorite tracks just sort of come out of the thin air immediately writing itself in realtime...those are my favorite ideas because they are the essence of the idea without being overworked or thought about. to me it's all about the emotion that I am trying to capture. I also enjoy working on tunes for a while to make them as good as I can but I sometimes have a way of screwing things up if I don't get out of there to quickReasonUser wrote:Anyone ever think that songs you "slap together" in a few hours like this are every bit as good as one you've spent days, weeks or even months on? I've had it happen to me and wondered why I don't pressure myself to finish a song within a very short timeframe like this. Quite inspirational Adam.
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That was going to be my next suggestion. Maybe spend some time creating a few core sounds, and then build a track with only those sounds.adfielding wrote: maybe using a patch for a particular purpose or getting started on a track. But it's definitely something I want to look at
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Yep, that's a great idea. I'm going to be doing something a little more relaxed this week, a sort of free-form Q&A type thing - totally open to questions, if there's anything anyone would like me to answer during the stream then let me know!EsotericSound wrote:That was going to be my next suggestion. Maybe spend some time creating a few core sounds, and then build a track with only those sounds.adfielding wrote: maybe using a patch for a particular purpose or getting started on a track. But it's definitely something I want to look at
Also thanks guys for the kind words! As for the nature of quick ideas... something I've really gotten into over the past couple of years in particular is working on more spontaneous ideas. The length of time spent on an idea isn't necessarily a strong indicator of the overall quality of a track, and sometimes the quick ideas have that "spark" that you might not get from over-cooking a less solid idea. It's why I love my annual routine of writing a load of sketches in October - and, I guess, these quick ideas, now!
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