Turning Pocket Operator Patterns into Full Beats, EASY

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  • เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 ก.พ. 2025
  • Hi there, thanks for watching! Here is some background info on this video. Feel free to scroll down to the steps at the bottom as well.
    General description of this method:
    Recording four main sections of a pocket operator beat (full arrangement, no drums, drums only, and punch-in FX) can give you plenty to work with when it comes to arranging a full track in a DAW. By recording these sections in one long take without stopping the sequence, the patterns will all be in sync which makes it easy to swap out audio of the main arrangement with audio from the other tracks to create variety in the beat.
    Why this matters:
    The KO33 doesn't have a convenient method for "stemming out" a finished project like many other samplers do. This can make "saving" finished pocket operator beats difficult because setting up transitions, mute outs, and other ordinary parts of beats requires planning those changes and building patterns to execute them. I find programming sequences like that to be challenging, so I devised this method as a quicker way to have options for creating variety when arranging recordings of pocket operator beats in a DAW. It also provides a reliable method to incorporate the KO33's superb sounding punch-in FX into finished projects.
    Steps to use this technique:
    1. Once you have finished creating your main sequences on the KO33, create a pattern or patterns that just have the drum loop, and patterns that just have the melodic elements (sample chops or instruments + bass but no drums)
    2. Press record in your DAW, then play the main arrangement of the beat (drums, sample chops, and additional instruments)
    3. While still in the same take and without pressing the play button to stop the playback, have the KO33 play the patterns with just the melodic elements (sample chops or instruments + bass)
    4. Again, while still in the same take and without pressing the play button to stop the playback, have the KO33 play the pattern or patterns that just have the drum loop
    5. Finally, while still in the same take and without pressing the play button to stop the playback, have the KO33 play the main arrangement of the beat. While this is playing, add in some punch in FX
    6. In the DAW, set the BPM to the correct number based on your beat, then line the recording up with the grid so that it is synced in the DAW
    7. Split up each of the sections you recorded (full arrangement, no drums, drums only, and punch-in FX) onto separate, overlapping tracks, and mute all tracks except the main track. Arrange each track so that they match the structure of your beat (in my example here, I am using a 24-bar structure)
    8. Press play in the DAW, and then use the solo button for the audio tracks to audition variations or transitions in the arrangement.
    -Soloing the no drums track is like a drum mute out, and works well for intros/outros.
    -Soloing the drum track is good for emphasizing certain percussion and makes for good transitions.
    -Soloing the punch-in FX track is good for adding variety to repetitive segments

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  • @TheIsolatedGamerz
    @TheIsolatedGamerz 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    two of my favourite devices

    • @Jay_Maculate
      @Jay_Maculate  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@TheIsolatedGamerz same here!