Challenge No. 1 - Create a song using only 1 4/4 kick pattern
Has anyone seen Tom Cosm's video in which he creates a whole song using only 1 midi track of a 4/4 kick drum, and uses sends/returns to create the entire rest of the track? Its really inspirational and demonstrates the true open endedness of Ableton. The end result is absolutely unbelievable. h[video]ttp://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_em ... zvvnk6rdNE#![/video]
It blows my mind, this guy really is quite the producer.
Challenge No. 2 - Create an evolving pad using no automation
So I just decided to change the name of the thread to dedicate it to Tom Cosm's awesome challenges, and supporting videos showing how he achieved his sound. I've literally learned so much about creating pads in just the first 3 or so minutes.
Re: Tom Cosm's "Nothing But Kick"
Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2012 7:49 pm
by illtabulous
Yeah i saw it, its a very cool idea, i gave it a whirl, its definitely gives you a different way of thinking. I'm interested to see what future challenges will be.
Re: Tom Cosm's "Nothing But Kick"
Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2012 8:06 pm
by narcissus
how have I not thought of that? really cool idea. gonna give it a go after studying.
Re: Tom Cosm's "Nothing But Kick"
Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2012 7:14 am
by dj nation
saw this but didnt look through it all, just watched like 1o mins of it n skipped to the end to see what he came up with, hes such a genius.
definately worth checking out his other vids aswell maybe just to even get some inspiration.
Re: Tom Cosm's "Nothing But Kick"
Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2012 8:35 am
by AllNightDayDream
Jesus. Watched the whole thing, and it was worth it to see the non stop flow. Upgrading to ableton some day soon for sure
Re: Tom Cosm's "Nothing But Kick"
Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2012 10:20 am
by dj nation
mans an ableton guru for sure
Re: Tom Cosm's "Nothing But Kick"
Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2012 1:41 pm
by VirtualMark
This is nothing new, anyone who has entered the sample pack competition has had to manipulate samples way beyond recognition.
You can load a single cycle waveform into a sampler and turn it into a synth, skys the limit!
Re: Tom Cosm's "Nothing But Kick"
Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2012 3:32 pm
by Immerse
i tried to do this and got stuck after the snare. damn.
Re: Tom Cosm's "Nothing But Kick"
Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2012 4:46 pm
by vertex
Deadline is today isn't it ?
I was going to enter but I decided upgrade the hard drive in my laptop and now it won't boot
Re: Tom Cosm's "Nothing But Kick"
Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2012 4:54 pm
by Immerse
i didnt even consider attempting to enter the contest, just did it for shits n giggles.
Re: Tom Cosm's "Nothing But Kick"
Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2012 5:02 pm
by JTMMusicuk
fuck thats impressive, all in an hours work aswel
Re: Tom Cosm's "Nothing But Kick"
Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2012 12:09 am
by cloak and dagger
VirtualMark wrote:This is nothing new, anyone who has entered the sample pack competition has had to manipulate samples way beyond recognition.
You can load a single cycle waveform into a sampler and turn it into a synth, skys the limit!
Have they done it with only 1 midi track of a 4/4 kick drum, using sends/returns to create the entire rest of the track?
Re: Tom Cosm's "Nothing But Kick"
Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2012 12:31 am
by Immerse
cloak and dagger wrote:Have they done it with only 1 midi track of a 4/4 kick drum, using sends/returns to create the entire rest of the track?
Re: Tom Cosm's "Nothing But Kick"
Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2012 12:45 am
by VirtualMark
no but its the same principle. the vids pretty impressive, don't get me wrong. i'm just saying that you can create any sound you want with just a single waveform.
Re: Tom Cosm's Challenges
Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2012 1:12 am
by Immerse
i really enjoy watching tom work
Re: Tom Cosm's Challenges
Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2012 3:33 am
by tomcosm
Just saw this - thanks guys, glad you got something out of it. There's a bunch more now, all public and all free - it's more fun that way. More to come!
Re: Tom Cosm's Challenges
Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2012 4:03 am
by ehbes
oh you...
Re: Tom Cosm's Challenges
Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2012 4:42 am
by ill mindset
tomcosm wrote:Just saw this - thanks guys, glad you got something out of it. There's a bunch more now, all public and all free - it's more fun that way. More to come!
I have a tremendous amount or respect for Tom. I've learned more about Ableton from him than anywhere else. Thank you sir
Re: Tom Cosm's Challenges
Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2012 5:35 am
by elyhess
this is fucking sick!
Re: Tom Cosm's Challenges
Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2012 1:55 pm
by JTMMusicuk
tomcosm wrote:Just saw this - thanks guys, glad you got something out of it. There's a bunch more now, all public and all free - it's more fun that way. More to come!
