90 Minutes to Remix The final (summary) lesson for Electronic Music Production at SOMA

By Benjamin Ang

1. Change the beat either use the drum / kit core 808 or 909 (Ableton Live 9) to

make a new beat (refer to Lesson 1)

or use a drum loop sample to make a new beat (also found in

Lesson 1)

if you use a loop, you have to chop up parts of it

make 3 variations of your beat

you have 15 minutes

2. Add instruments select from Ableton’s Instruments and add a pad and a synth

keys (or anything else you like)

this song is in they key of ...? (ask someone who can work

out tunes by ear, or Google it)

keep your tune or chords simple

you have 15 minutes

3. Add effects select from Ableton’s audio effects and add a reverb, a delay

and a filter to tracks of your choice

use the automation envelope (the red line) to draw in

changes to the filter

use it also to switch your delay on or off

you have 15 minutes

4. Change the structure change the song into a radio edit (not more than 3 ½

minutes long)

beats, bass and instruments start immediately

copy and paste sections to get verse, verse, breakdown,

verse (or your own variation)

use crashes (from kit 909) and filters to mark out the sections

you have 15 minutes

5. Mix and master set every track to -5 volume, and master track to -1

adjust the track levels to suit your taste, but make sure

nothing goes into the red

add a compressor (Brick Wall) to the master track

you have 15 minutes

6. Render / export your track click and drag to select the whole song

from the menu choose file - export audio

your remix is done!

Where you can upload your music Site When you want to Fee

Soundcloud.com Let others stream

your music

Nil

Bandcamp.com Let others stream or

buy your music

Takes a %

YouTube.com Get maximum

exposure

Nil

Tunecore.com Get your music onto

iTunes, Spotify,

Amazon and more

Fee charged for

uploading