Rather Be Sequencing: https://soundcloud.com/user-219131996/rather-be
What is a DAW? A DAW is a Digital Audio Workstation eg. Cubase 6, I have used cubase to sequence my task by sequencing various instruments and sampling drum kits and using synths in order to create a cover of the song rather be. The computer used is a mac with OSX version 10.7.5 using cubase 6 as the DAW
How to setup a new project in Cubase:
To first setup a project you have to double click on empty to start up and empty cubase project.
(setting up a project)How to create tracks:
To create a track either ctrl click on the empty space and click add track, instrument, or go to project, add track instrument.
(creating tracks)How to assign synth to tracks: (Hal Lion SE & Sylenth)
To assign a synth to a track click on either Hal lion SE or Sylenth to assign it to a track.
(sylenth and hal lion)
Sylenth Effects:
Oscillator:
An Oscillator allows you to change the fundamental shape of the sound and allows you to choose between different ones
Envelope:
An Envelope starts and ends sounds by their ADSR, Attack, Decay,Sustain,Release.
Filter:
The Filter is a type of EQ, you can boot low and boost high.
Low frequency oscillator:
An Low Frequency Oscillator allows you to change the fundamental shape of the sound and allows you to choose between different ones.
How I have used sylenth in my work:
I have used sylenth in my work to create a synth track in my work in order to get the correct sound for rather be.
This is the settings I used for the synth treble:
This is the settings I used for the synth bass:
How to input midi data:
to input midi data you have to double click on the track ,that has been drawn via the pencil tool, which then opens up a screen which then, by using the pencil tool, you can add notes to the track and you can remove them by using the eraser tool.
MIDI stands for:
Music Input Digital Interface,
Midi isn't music as it does not play any sounds, it is also not a digital music file like an MP3 or WAV file.
A midi file is a set of instructions it is a list of events or messenges that tell an electric device,musical instrument ,computer sound card etc...how to generate a certain sound.
midi files are;
stored as .mid,
small file size
they're able to be opened and edited as well as played back by most media players.
they're mainly used for karaoke industry,old video games,old mobile phones
midi code,message format;
there are two types of message bytes: the statues byte and the data byte.
Status bytes always start with 1 and data bytes with 0. that leaves only 7 bits per byte to represent the message (128 possible values).
Midi messages begin with the statue byte where 3 bits (sss) are used to denote the type of message, and 4 bts (nnnn) to denote the channel number to to which the message apply (Max. 16 channels).
Midi Connections
The midi Keyboard has a mdi out go to the Usb into the computer to be input into the computer, the computer can also input to the keyboard by putting the midi out lead into the in midi port.
using the thru port you can setup up a daisy chain distribution and link them all together.
You can edit midi notes in the midi manger (List editor in cubase).
Channel Messages:
Midi channe umber (n) are referred as 1 to 16, while in reality they are represented by binary values 0 to 15 or hex 0- F
MIDI Controllers:
A midi controller can be anything that can manipulate a midi input, eg a MIDI keyboard, MIDI keyboards have various ways of manipulating the sound they input via master volume, mic gain, instrument gain, mono button, and a pitch bend wheel also a modulation wheel.
MIDI manger:
Cubase has a MIDI manger called List editor which allows you to input and edit MIDI notes.
How to use Groove agent & media bay to create the drum track: (Samples)
To create a Groove agent and use media bay first you have to create a instrument track
by dragging and dropping sounds from media bay into the groove agent to then map that sound to that note.
What is a sample?:
A sample is a short sound file that can be assigned to the sampler to allow it to play it.
How to assign a sample?:
Drag the sample from media bay, the sound bank we use, and drop it onto the groove agent key we want to use.
Groups in Groove Agent:
You can have up to 8 groups in groove agent allowing for 128 different samples.
To Pitch bend in cubase:
To pitch bend in cubase you have to click the drop down arrow to open the menu with the ability to manipulate the volume, and then click the R to read the volume and then create two pivot points in order to bend the pitch
Hardware Samplers:
Hardware samples are things like the mellotron that paul McCartney used in the 1960's and the novation launch pad.
Exporting:
In order to export the piece click the File,Export,Audio Mixdown.
Then title the piece take of post processing and export the piece.
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