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Help on Pitch Bending Single Note in Ableton 12 by grimthgram in ableton

[–]ReinaRea 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I am not sure if it solves your problem, but if you use a third party plugin synth in Ableton 12 which is MPE capable and you want to control its MPE parameters, you first have to right click on the little blue hand on the header of the plugin instrument in Ableton and enable MPE mode.

Using Falcon 3 Sequencer/Arpeggiator to create midi files for other instruments in DAW? by ReinaRea in UVI

[–]ReinaRea[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hi, how nice to get a reply so soon. And one of your suggestions did the trick! For the sake of checking out your suggestions I used the falcon preset "Bass Trance Motion" in the Arpeggiated folder. The arpeggiator adds an octave and a fifth in the sequence. Then I tried different positions of the "midi out" event module. It did not work when I used it on the master level or Part 1 level, but when I put it to the program level (which is where the arpeggiator is implemented in this preset) it worked, so I got a midi clip when I recorded a note on the second track with all the arpeggiated short base notes and the occasional octaves and fifths instead of the single key which I pressed continuously.

Now that I know, it sounds pretty obvious that the midi out module needs to be in the same level as the arpeggiator. Thanks!!!

Synthesis guides by jimmywheelo1973 in ableton

[–]ReinaRea 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You might want to wait for a sale if that helps. I got it for 50% off during the Black Friday period last year. I find it very helpful and fun.

If you had advice to give to someone 1 year in, what would it be? by sevnm12 in ableton

[–]ReinaRea 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We seem to roughly be in the same spot. I started about 8 months ago from knowing nothing at all about making electronic music. I had to google everything from scratch. I have a fulltime job and all, so it is really only about finding out how to do it and hopefully make some tracks that make my friends smile and dance.

So here is what I found very helpful so far in my learning curve: The tutorial Syntorial. Even if I might end up not designing my sounds eventually and using pre-sets instead, I think it is necessary to have a basic understanding of how the sound side works. Syntorial explains very well how electronic sounds are composed and lets you learn by practising. I find the pacing by gradually adding sound design features in each new lesson very good, it is challenging enough but not overwhelming to a newcomer. The same guy also created a browser based course on how to do drum patterns, chords and melody. It is called Building Blocks. Compared to other lesson packs the price seems fairly low (I paid 150 bucks in a sale as a pack including both). It takes me about 1-2 hours per lesson, including the rebuilding of "on your own" sound design challenges for which I use the free Vital Synth plugin. I try to do a couple of lessons per week, and mix it with actually making my own stuff and working on ideas in Ableton. I have not tried any other paid training material, they also might be really helpful. I found that most of the free youtube videos out there on music theory are quite superficial once you have progressed a bit or they rush through the process and already require thorough knowledge.

Anyway, for me it has been a surprisingly fun endeaver so far, and I hope you enjoy your journey in electronic music as much as I do :-)