Chris wild djpd51 hardware production blog

Overall I'm pretty happy with how everything came out, there are a few things I would have done differently though, one of them is having a better idea of what I wanted to do and plan a lot more beforehand. I would have liked to explore more modular synthesis and not have to rely on a computer as much as i dd

once I had all the material I needed for both compositions I began to arrange all of this material in logic pro x. once I was happy with the arrangement I then started to add various processing techniques such as EQs, distortion and modulation.

I did try to use the Moog Slim Phatty but I faced quite a few problems with setting it up. for some reason, the Slim Phatty kept cutting out and wouldn't trigger any sound. after a search on google, I found this to be a common problem and the solution was to switch it off unplug the USB, doing this resets, and resyncs the synth. this managed to work once but it happened again shortly after so I never managed to get any material from this piece of equipment.

I really enjoyed using the Drumbrute this session, it is a very versatile drum machine. Being able to create many different sequences, and being able to play around with each of its functions was great fun and I managed to get some good sequences out of it for my compositions.

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This week was all about getting more material for my final compositions again because I only had the Roland tr-8s and the novation peak recordings which isn’t enough material for 2 tracks so I booked out the Arturia Drumbrute, the novation peak, and the prophet 08. The original idea was to set all this equipment up and do a live jam as one of my compositions but because of the length of time it took to set up and some complications with MIDI and Logic Pro I decided to record the different elements separately and arrange them within logic. I set up the novation peak in the same way as before, connected the power cable, plugged in the USB cable into the Mac, connected 2 ¼ jacks from the output of the peak into inputs 3 and 4 on the patch bay. I then created an audio channel with the inputs 3 and 4 selected and then created a MIDI channel and selected the peak. Setting up the drum brute was slightly different because I wanted to sync the tempo with the logic project. I began by plugging the power cable in, plugging the USB cable in, and using a ¼ jack to bantam jack from the outputs of the Drumbrute and to 5 and 6 inputs of the patch bay. I then set up a MIDI channel and selected the Drumbrute and finally set up an audio channel with the inputs assigned to 5 and 6. To send the tempo information (MIDI clock) to the Drumbrute I went into Logic Pros MIDI settings and sent the clock information to the Drumbrute and the MMC data (MIDI Machine Control). MIDI clock is used to synchronize different synths or drum machines together lol. "MIDI clock runs at a rate of 24 PPQN (Pulses Per Quarter Note). This means that the actual speed of the MIDI clock varies with the tempo of the clock generator (as contrasted with time code, which runs at a constant rate)". I set the prophet 8 up by plugging the power cable in and then coming from the output of the prophet 8, into inputs 7 and 8 on the patch bay. I did have some problems with the prophet 8, the problem I encountered was the prophet 8 didn't have a USB port so we used 2 MIDI cables instead to transfer the MIDI information. this was one of the reasons why I didn't do a live jam because I had to write in midi information instead of playing it in Live.
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This week I decided I need more material to make my tracks for this module so I booked out the Novation Peak. I set this up by plugging the power cable in, connecting a USB cable into the peak and the Mac, and connecting 2 ¼ inch jack to bantam jacks going out of the output of the peak and into inputs 3-4 on the patch bay. I wanted it to receive MIDI data from logic so I set up a MIDI channel and chose the destination to be the novation peak. To record the sounds from the peak I created an audio channel, selected inputs 3 and 4 and record enabled it. After having a play with the novation peak I created and recorded some bass loops and synth loops I could use in my compositions. I really liked using the peak because you can create some powerful basses and great sounds.

This week we were learning about connecting 2 different DAW’s using different computers so you can work on the same project together at the time. To do this you needed to create an AD hoc WIFI network so each computer can communicate with each other. Once you have connected to the network you need to press the link button within Ableton on both computers. This then synchronizes the start and stop commands and the global tempo of the track. This is good if you wish to collaborate with someone else and alter the track at the same time.
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Drums and one-shots
This week I went into the studio with the idea of making some drum loops and one-shots. I booked out the Roland TR-8S and a little play around with it. I set it up by putting a power cable in, turning it on, adding a ¼ inch jack to bantam jack cable coming from the output of the tr-8s and into input 3 on the patch bay. I then set up an audio channel in Logic Pro x, set the input to input 3 and record enabled it so I could record the sequences and one-shots I needed for my tracks. I recorded various drums including a kick drum, claps, snares, a few hi-hats and some cymbals.