Matt Shadetek on Productivity "Production Speed Dating"

[the2bos]

I just found some very nice articles on production by Matt Shadetek via the dubspot blog. Anyone into productivity in creative acts should check it out.

http://blog.dubspot.com/author/mattshadetek/

[djshiva]

This is actually an awesome method that keeps you from banging your head against a wall with a tune that really isn't that good.

[contakt321]

Yeah, I really liked this one too!

So far all of Matt's articles on there have been really cool.

[zitanb]

Great advice in that article. Chur for the post.

[jsills]

awesome, shadetek is a gangester. its funny cuz i use this philosophy but the way i work i only allow ideas, sounds, melodys that are "good". i might write something then gut the whole track and redo parts that arent working but i have finished every track i ever started. just a little diff take on the same idea.

[green plan]

Yeah that's a wicked little series there.

[48k]

//gonna check this out later... thanks for the post!

[FSTZ]

quality insight!

great post

[hurlingdervish]

awesome.


i was doing something slightly similar for a while that this reminds me i need to start doing again.

(in ableton) work on one track in session view and make a shitload of variations and hone the drum/synth(if synth, use a common key that you return to) sounds to something usable and somewhat inspiring.

drag the track column into the browser window and save it

now the next sketch that is going good or reminds you of that session, drag that .als back in to the project

9/10 times its that extra bit you were looking for but couldn't make on the spot. it also adds a contrast-y element to add something that you made fit but hasn't grown from the same process

[mshadetek]

hey all,

Glad you're feeling the articles. Feel free to reply to this topic with any requests. I'm getting ready to write the second round of pieces.

Also I did a 2 part video tutorial for dubspot about how to make dirty wobble bass in the ES2 synth in Logic. Even if you're not into wobble you should check it because it teaches you how to use the modulation matrix in the ES2 which you can use to get all kinds of crazy synth sounds and goes into some cool synth stuff that you can apply to whatever synth you use.

Pt1:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNHphIjA ... re=channel

Pt2:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lp6-KX_t ... re=channel

http://www.twitter.com/mattshadetek
http://www.duttyartz.com

[james fox]

yeah i blogged this www.bassmusicblog.com

[the2bos]

hey matt

i think most people here, including me, are super into the productivity articles. for me these help music flow out which is what makes the whole thing fun. if you have any other examples of how you keep everything moving and flowing, id be interested in reading more.

-max

[Dubbel Shot]

Cheers mate!
Found this link on one of those pages and though I'd share.
http://sixrevisions.com/creativity/how- ... reativity/