In this Tech Tip we take a look at the features of both the Scale and Chord MIDI effects. Utilising both of these tools you can generate your very own chords and basslines that are guarenteed to stay in key and sound great! Fantastic for generating inspiration in your tunes.
Here I download a drum loop from Soundsnap.com and open it in Ableton Live 7. I then crop the sample and use the new Slice to Midi feature. One done the audio is in a new Drum Rack with all the sounds on separate audio channels. I re-arrange the midi notes, add a Ping Pong delay and use the Drum...
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Sonic Academy's Phil Johnston gives you a quick peak at how his new track with Alexis Dehasse was put together. Available now on Beatport!! www.beatport.com