Using the glitch hop drum loop, I was able to chop a section and use warp to create this fill. I stretched out a part of the look that was originally a high hat sound. Using the warp feature it made the sample sound almost like a percussion shaker whilst still keeping that electronic noise that I was going for. By using the edited sample I did not have to take a lot of time or any corrective processes to create this fill.

Glitch Hop Drum Loop Fill

For this Loop I took a glitch hop drum loop with; snare, hi hat, kick and a crash, I added a beat repeat to this. I used EQ to cut the low end and high end frequencies, whilst boosting some of the mid frequencies. I added a chorus, reverb and a frequency shifter, to give the loop a wider stereo image and help the sound travel through the left and right speakers, making it more interesting to listeners. The sound ended up being almost like static from a radio or broken TV. I wanted this sound to add to the robotic/computerized theme to the song. I chopped this sample up throughout the song to contribute toward that and was even able to make a fill out of this loop. I had to do a lot of editing in the EQ process before I was able to add effects to this sample. This took a long time and although I managed to get the sound I wanted another sample would have probably been more appropriate for this track.

Glitch Hop Drum Loop 2

For this I used a percussion drum loop which sounded like cowbells. I added a simple delay which gave it the bouncing effect. I then added a chorus which gave it a similar sound to kettle drums as I wanted to give the sample a tropical feel.  I then filled it out with reverb which brought it to life throughout the track. I did not have to correct this much to obtain the sound I wanted. This made it quick and simple to add effects and create the percussion I wanted for my track.

Glitch Hop Drum Loop Chopped

By chopping the percussion loop up whilst leaving the effects I had applied, I transposed the pitch and by doing this I was able to make a melody line out of it. after hearing the drum loop I wanted to create a tune out of it and give a jungle percussion feel to soften the track up. By using the sample that I had edited to create the singular notes to the melody I was able to create a melody that is coherent to the rest of the percussion drums throughout the track.

Glitch Hop Drum Loop

To create the drum line. I used a Kick Snare and Hi hat loaded on to the drum rack. Using the drum rack I was able to change up the rhythm throughout the track.
Kick - I used EQ on the kick to take out some of the high end frequencies
Snare - I used EQ and added reverb to give the snare more ambiance
Hi Hat - I used a very small amount of EQ as I wanted the hat to sound quite natural.
I think that the drum samples that were used in the drum loop are coherent and blend well together to give the sound I wanted which is similar to that of the Superstylin' Track by Groove Armada. I used these samples together to create a steady backbone and outline for the track. 

Drums

For this track I created a drum loop using the drum rack and added some effects to the drums. I then created a melody and a bass line by editing a “hit” sample and using MIDI to come up with the melody lines. I then edited 2 drum loop samples in different ways to make them sound completely different. I made one Glitch Hop drum loop sound like static noise and a Percussion Drum loop sound like tropical percussion instruments. I also included an electronic melody which I added redux to, to give it a computer game sound as well as a crash to fill the track out which had added delay and reverb to help it ring out. To get the sounds I created I experimented mainly with chopping, warping and adding effects. As I find these three tools are the main features in Ableton Live that make the biggest difference to sound and can help create something completely different to the original sample. I was able to come up with many different sounds and manipulate samples to come up with creative melody lines. After listening to my track through there are a lot of different experiments going on however I feel that there is too much going on in the track because of this. I have used too many breakdowns and changes throughout the song. Next time I would use more experiments but make it less obvious throughout the song rather than trying to make each individual experiment stand out clearly. I would also use more effects on the samples that I chopped down even further, for example the fill that I made out of the Glitch Hop Loop that sounded like computer noise and static, just to make it sound a little different. I would also do this for more samples throughout the track, I found that chopping up the edited samples was an easy and quick way to mix up the songs and keep the samples used coherent throughout the track. In the future I will use this method to fill out the track without giving the impression that there is too much going on for listeners. I do think the track was a success, however the breakdowns I have used could be put in to two separate tracks. 
I took inspiration from the track “Chime” by Orbital, this is because I like the sound of pitched percussion, it gives a happy “bouncy” feel which I hoped to achieve in my track.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXU5Rxc3vBQ
I liked the sound of the drums throughout this track, and by using the drum loop and the glitch hop drum loop I was able to create a similar sound in my track.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kE0pxRkMtQ
I wanted to create a track where I was able to show all of the creative experiments I have done. This was my first experience creating a track like this and I learned that less is definitely more when it comes to track arrangement, where one or 2 big fills and change ups sound good throughout a track. Doing any more than this can make it sound like too much is going on. Next time I will keep changes in the song to a minimum. However I am happy with the techniques I used and the track I created.


Sketi Who?

Using the original crash, I cut the sample down to only the very beginning. I kept the same effects and EQs and found this made good percussion throughout the track, as the delay time fit well with the drums. 

Crash Chopped

For this crash I used a glitch hop crash symbol, I chose this sample because I wanted the sound to be loud and I wanted it to take a long time to ring out during the mix. The sample I used was appropriate for the kind of sound I wanted in the mix. It was loud and took a long time to ring out. I was able to add a delay and reverb on to the crash to make that loudness echo through the mix in the way I wanted it to. I used this sample throughout the song where fills were and new drum arrangements/melody lines kicked in. I used it to make the certian part of the mix stand out more. 

Crash

Using the original crash symbol as edited before, I was able to chop it down whilst keeping the same instrument effects. The sound I created by doing this was still usable as a fill but more subtle than the original crash. So I was able to use this throughout many different places in the song without it sounding to overpowering.

Crashchopped

For the melody line I used a glitch hope lead hit. I used EQ to obtain the sound I wanted and then added effects including a simple delay and reverb. 
To give the sample the effect of playing a chord rather than one note at a time, I set the melody to the Cminor scale and then set the tones to, the root note and then 4 and 7 semitones apart. 
The sound and melody I created gave the track a digital sound. To fit the glitch hop drum loop and the additional electro melody I also used.

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