Random Jam #46 [tranquil hip-hop]

Описание: Shout out to Embodme for sending their new ERAE Touch!

Alright now for the patch note! As you can see the setup is a lot lighter than usual and that’s because I completely changed my workflow in this oneee. I had some background noise issues with my usual looper so I decided to try Ableton Live as my live-looping platform. Since I was using Ableton I also decided to use it for synth, hence the lack of hardware compare to my previous jams. For a long-long time I had that mental rule of making all the music happen within my machines but honestly it felt pretty good to just let go of all that. I have the whole Arturia V Collection so it’s pretty nice being able to have all those sound available. I can’t say I’m 100% seduced by Ableton for live-looping as there are some limitations compared to the Aeros loop studio but overall the experience was pretty fun!

As you can see the Digitakt is still here standing. I used it as a sampler for all the drums as well as a sequencer for the virtual instruments. Those two VSTs are the ones you can hear in the intro, the Rhodes is the Stage-73 and the bleepy synth was made with the OB-Xa, both from Arturia. I could have bypass the Digitakt entirely and trigger/sequence everything inside Ableton but I’m super used to the Digitakt for programming and sound design. Also it was super handy to have all the track mute buttons available on it. The Microcosm is processing the guitar as well as some of the drum element.

Now let’s talk about the ERAE Touch from Embodme! It’s a pressure-sensitive MIDI controller and it’s completely customizable. You can create the perfect layout by placing modules around (keyboards, drumpads, sliders, etc.) with the companion software. In this case I use it to control pretty much everything : the drums from the Digitakt, the synth from Ableton and the audio clips I’m using to loop the guitar and the bass. It really feels amazing to play, the keyboard takes a bit of time getting used to but it’s absolutely perfect for drums! I barely scratched the surface in this jam and stuck to basic functions but the ERAE Touch is feature-packed and I can’t wait to explore its expressive side a bit more.


Most elements were recorded onto separate tracks and I mixed the whole thing inside Logic Pro X (yeah I didn’t feel like mixing in Ableton). I added some reverb/delay and I mastered the result with Izotope Ozone 9. I also did some timing edits.


Thanks for listening, love y'all,

Aldo


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Special thanks to the Patreon gang who makes this whole thing possible : Tom Tytgat, Seth Weaver, a.mopey, Cory Kiser, Tilman, Boris Potschubay, Chanse Macabre, H, Steve Bragg, Jeremiah Douglas, Maya Acharya, James Ross-Smith, Markus Burri, Spencer, Daniel Babai, el.cab_drake.jar, Jennifer Yip, miles, Haul A Balloon, Callum, Andrew Nicholls, Philipp Kitterer, Jason Amador, Paul Ewasuik, Isaac, Mike Lynch, Gene Byrne, Nikola, Longfox, Mindful Peace Journey, Serezha Rogozha, Greg Beaudry, Michael, Ben Cerezo, Hugo Grimmet, Molly Diane Armstrong, Смирнов Михаил, p_dro, Alan Humble, Claude Stucki, Stefan Gysler, Carlos Velásquez, Sergio Vives, Peter, Zak Kramer, Bohdan Turchyk, Luke, Jonathan Brule, Peter Johansen, Thomas Rebers, Sneeuwdag, MeineQuest, Samuel Sydnor, Tomas Neme, Jamie Mckinven, Otavio Carvalho, Nikolay Zhulikov, Mike Solomon, Bones, Ian Threadgold, Jonathan Greger, Merlina Moreau, Paul Sabanal, Ryan Kotler, Isaac Szymanczyk, James Mathewson, vbinetsky, Eddie Gomez, Grellow, Adi Goldstein, Matthew Wahba, John Gratke, Jesse Iorfino, Isaac Orion, Kazuki Nakahara, Tor, Benjamin Eppes, Joseph Luque, Mockchop, Romain Mercier, Campbell Thompson, kvvk, Mark McCubbin, Zhou, Stephen McCarroll, Will Ernst, Sebastián Narvaez, David Arechiga, Thomas, Taylorlaurie Garcia-Harrell, Danny Neeper, Lester Kamstra, Filippo, Javen, Cian Giltrap, John Wooten, Garrett Sitter & Daisuke Yuasa

Here is a list of the gear I used for this video :

Embodme ERAE Touch [https://bit.ly/3xrJMoP]
Elektron Digitakt [https://bit.ly/3t0R3ss]
Hologram Electronics Microcosm
Fender Stratocaster Classic Player 60 with Kinman AVn-69 pick-ups
Fender Jazz Bass
Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 [https://bit.ly/2Q4CRjO]

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