I’ve had the APC20 for a little while now so I’m overdue to write a short post about it. If you’re thinking about getting a control surface for Ableton Live, read on and I’ll tell you how this particular model is working out for me.
Although Albeton Live is not traditionally used for vocal-centric music I have begun to find it one of the better pieces of software I have used for exactly that purpose. One of the reasons for this is the ease with which you can record multiple takes and then create a composite track from the best parts.
I’m sure there are many ways to perform this task but this post is about the method that I found worked best for me.
Thief is a song about respecting others and standing up for those who aren’t in a position to stand up for themselves. Despite being a serious song in many respects, I’ve had a lot of fun taking the music in a more electronic direction than I ever have in the past. I’m still learning a lot about Ableton Live and I’m continually surprised and impressed with what it is capable of.
Download from http://soundcoud.com/dangarstu/thief
In order to start and stop Ableton Live’s looper while playing guitar I needed a foot switch of some description. Looking around the net I came across this wonderful post by AlexMC on how to make your own pedal board from an old USB computer keyboard.
I won’t go through the construction of the pedal in detail as AlexMC covers that very well already, but I will say a little bit about where I did things differently.
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