what do you want to do with it? i would sit down and think about what, realistically, you would use the extra space for. planning on using it for live performances? think about all of the things you need to do to get your songs to play, figure out if you can pull it off on just the LaunchKey. want to use it in your music-making process? map out what knobs you would /actually/ use a lot.

i've got a 49-key midi keyboard (Akai MPK49), which comes with a bunch of pads and knobs. i LOVE mine, but i don't use the knobs nearly as much as i expected. i mainly use it for fiddling around and coming up with ideas -- if i were to do it again, i would rather have a 61-key keyboard without buttons/knobs, and then buy a Novation LaunchControl or something when i start doing performances. plus, that separation might let you have the keyboard routed to 1 synth, while the LaunchControl is affecting the drums, stuff like that.

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so the Beat Cyphers that mussar hosted were some of the most fun ive had musically in ages. i was sorta thinking of starting those again, since he doesnt have the time to anymore.

i'd pick out some samples, we all make 1min beats at a given BPM, then i mix them  all into one awesome mix A La Team Supreme.

would anyone be interested in something like that again?

EDIT: Aric has started the cypher up again over in this thread!!

if this is what i think it is, UGH I HATE THIS ISSUE!

try looking under the Time Stretching section of the sampler, and adjust the pitch/mult/time to be back at "none." sometimes FL does that to samples in order to preserve what it thinks is the tempo, at the expense of being able to change the pitch. think of like, when you play a vinyl record faster, the pitch rises -- here FL is adjusting the speed of the sample but keeping the pitch the same, only it really doesnt need to because its a single drum hit. i think.

alternatively, you could load it into the Edison audio editor, which is extremely useful anyway and you should take some time to mess with!!

anything from G# to C is tricky to make bass music in, just because of the way the frequencies fall. the human ear can generally hear only down to 20hz, meaning that B1 usually is very hard to hear in a sub: it will either be way too low, or too high and the kick sounds 'watery.' that's why so much EDM is in the D-F# range, theyre ideal keys in that the bass is as low as possible while still retaining its audibility.

(edit: gotdangit mussar u beat me to it)

ayy welcome to the forum! your song is very pretty,.i'm a fan of that bridge at 1:28, especially. the last drop was a little harsh but im still feelin it!

also! you should drop by our Slack chat, a few people from on here chat music and share stuff, it's a good time. u can join here.

man, i never even really thought about the key change in hourglass! and wontolla, that second drop in your song is very cool!! good idea about the circle of fifths, i've always only applied it to dj'ing, i guess using it the way it was intended would be a good idea haha.

HI ALL. mussar's been crazy busy with school and the interest kinda died down, so the beat cyphers stopped for a while. but, i've got enough time the rest of this summer that i'm going to take over for now. the cypher is back!!

here are The Rules for the Cypher, same as before:

• You must use both samples provided, and you must compose in the BPM provided. One sample will be a transition sound you place at the start and end of your track, and the other is the featured sample for your beat.
• You have to both post in this thread that you are joining AND private message me with your track in 32 or 24 bit, 44.1 kHz WAV or AIFF file format before 11:59 PM CDT on Saturday for your submission to count.

this is all pretty lax, but really, please do post whether youre in sooner than later!

we're working at 80bpm this week. here are The Samples:

• part of the hook from Common's "The Corner"
  
• the 'Draw' sound effect from Final Fantasy VIII

so take these, and make a 1 minute (~21 bars) beat with it. send it to me via private message either here, or in the Slack room, which u can join here. here's the last cypher:


TL;DR: you take the two samples i posted, and make a 1 minute  beat at 80bpm out of them. the second sample, the sweep goes at the beginning and end of your beat. that way, when everyone submits theirs, i can combine them all together into one listenable mix. the soundcloud link i posted is the most recent one, as an example. each beat starts and ends with the sample, so they all flow into each other.

because i want to try and get as many people on board for 'season 2' as possible, i'm going to start this today, friday, and give it 2 extra days, so it ends at midnight next Sunday. lemme know if you have questions/suggestions. im so SO excited to see what y'all come up with.

Comment "In" below this post to join.


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