This track, “One Moment for a Teardrop,” is the product of a collaboration between myself and some Internet friends in Germany. The original instrumental track was written by Ilonka Rundolp (https://soundcloud.com/ll11-ilonka-rudolph) then remixed by Tristan Schubert (https://soundcloud.com/neon-circuit) who also asked me to write and record some vocals for it. 

I’ve been involved with several other (attempted) collaborations, and so far this is the only one that has managed to produce with something worthwhile. Tristan manages to create instrumentals that have that element of melancholy that I feel comfortable writing vocals for while simultaneously adding the rhythm and intensity that I struggle to do on my own. In that sense I consider it one of the perfect types partnerships: enough crossover to be able to relate to each other’s music yet still having different strengths to bring to the table to compensate for each other’s weaknesses and therefore end up with a more complete track. I hope you like it.

Comping a vocal track with Ableton Live



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.

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