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The Art of Digital DJing: Class 2, Oct 4th, 2008

We had an exciting class 2, and you were able to control music with the iPhone and a game controller.

Next class: Oct. 18th. In two weeks. touch-osc-2.png

Assignment: 5 track set, 3 loops per track, with controllers and effects.

Warping - some of us were still having trouble. Tips - your "1" doesn't have to be at the beginning, it can be anywhere. So if you're having trouble, drop that 1 down somewhere else you're comfortable.

Next, look at bar 2,3,4,5 and line those up. Then jump to bar 30 and check there. You can check the end of the track too and see if it's lined up there as well. You should be good to go.

Trouble shooting - if you're having trouble warping, you can just warp a loop that you want. Go to that area, and you can anchor down the markers and force them to the beats in the loop. That's the poor man's method, but hey, it works.

Also, I think Channa will post up a YouTube tutorial in the comment section. Just practice and you will get really comfortable.

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MIDI controllers - we went in to how to plug in, have your computer recognize them and how to map them in Live. It's really a taste thing - what you choose to map where, like if you prefer knobs to faders for effects, etc. And remember, you can use more than one MIDI controller too [Channa - that's another answer to your question of running out of things to map too - you can always add another controller to your setup]. You just need USB ports. And MIDI and non-MIDI controllers come in all kinds of styles, from a simple standalone crossfader to a Wii controller. It takes some practice and experimentation to figure out what you like, and it's really fun.

PS - the website for that Just Add Music guy is here.

And if you get stuck or have questions, post them in the comments section on this blog so everyone can see. Emailing is so Gen X.

-G


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Channa:

Thanks G! I was thinking of having another controller to help 'lighten the load.' At any rate, I found the url for that warping tutorial I mentioned in class. Here it is:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7AbfMe5Tklo

This should give people little reminders of what was covered in class. Good luck to everyone, and I'll see ya'll in two weeks!

Channa:

Thanks G! I was thinking of having another controller to help 'lighten the load.' At any rate, I found the url for that warping tutorial I mentioned in class. Here it is:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7AbfMe5Tklo

This should give people little reminders of what was covered in class. Good luck to everyone, and I'll see ya'll in two weeks!

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