Friday, October 16, 2009

Basic beatmaking video

Are you a noob just getting started making beats? Check out this 7.5-minute YouTube video from a 307 owner.

He demonstrates how to put together a basic beat in Realtime Recording, which starts on page 63 in the manual. But before you dive into the written explanation, it might be easier to watch him do it, then use the manual to figure out which buttons he's pushing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zQXGQ7n4zo

One thing I'll mention: I'm not sure why at around the 2:15 mark he apparently tries to make the hihat sound on every 16th-note, but then it ends up only sounding some of the time. My guess is that he's got the hihat set to be part of a "mute group", which means that if another percussion sound in the same group is playing simultaneously, it overrides the hihat (for details, see manual page 105.) UPDATE: Below, Gastón says I'm likely right about this.

2 comments:

  1. Hi!
    Remember that the hihats are all on the same mute group. So when he adds the open hat, it overrides the closed one.

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  2. Thanks! Glad I apparently guessed right. (For anyone following this thread, FYI it's possible generally to remove drum tones from a mute group so they can sound simultaneously if you so desire.)

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