Live Arranging w/ Saytek
Start a free trial to continue this course
Start your free trial to get access to this pro course and hundreds more on Mixmasters
Get Started for FreeStart a free trial to continue this course
Start your free trial to get access to this pro course and hundreds more on Mixmasters
Get Started for FreeLive Arranging w/ Saytek
Course Lessons
Course Preview
Preparing a session
The intro
The Breakdown
Recording the arrangement
Adding to the track
Carving into the track
Adding effects
Finalising drums
Recap
Working the vocal
Arranging on the fly
The outro & final touches
Live Q & A
Q & A - 1
Q & A - 2
Q & A - 3
Make Label-Ready Music
Learn Music Production Skills From The World's Best Artists.
About This Course
With the right sounds for a full track, Saytek shows us how he would arrange a track from start to finish. Working in session view in Ableton Live.
As a live performer, Saytek usually creates in session view. For part of this lesson, he shows how he would take a track in arrangement view and touch it up to a finished product.
You will learn:
- Preparing a live session
- Creating intros
- Breakdowns
- Recording into arrangement view
- Arrangement tips
- Using existing sounds to make new elements
- LFO effects
- Automation effects
- Drum fills
- Working with a vocal
- Arranging on the fly
- How to tell when your track is ready
Lessons:
1. Preparing a Session
Preparing for arrangement and checking musical notes, see how Saytek prepares to carry out a live arrangement.
2. The Introduction
Starting with the chords and atmospheric drums, Saytek creates the intro for this track. Using Clip Automation to create a build.
3. The Breakdown
Taking out a lot of the high frequency sounds to create a low tone feeling, Saytek shows us how he’d make a breakdown, adding in new elements along the way.
4. Recording The Arrangement
Using visual cues and other organization tips to help prepare the project for final arrangement. Saytek records the track into the arrangement view by triggering the scenes.
5. Adding to The Track
Creating new audio tracks and adding in vocal samples. Saytek shows us how he’d improve a track in the arrangement view, using automated delays and filters to create movement.
6. Carving Into The Track
Taking a static arrangement to an interesting, moving track. Saytek explains how he would make use of existing sounds to create different elements.
7. Adding Effects
Adding the final layers of effects in the breakdowns and builds, here’s what Saytek does to create interesting sounds using LFO effects.
8. Finishing Drums
Additional claps to create a building feeling, the track is sounding nearly complete.
9. Introduction & Recap
Looking back at the track as a whole. This is how Saytek does his arrangement.
10. Working the Vocal
Rather than having the same vocal loop play out, Saytek shows us his process of making the vocal more interesting.
11. Arranging on The Fly
Taking the whole track from start to finish, Saytek shows us how we would arrange on the fly.
12. The Outro & Final Touches
Listening back to the track fully and editing it as he goes along.
Live Q&A
Meet Your Teacher
Saytek
Saytek (aka Joseph Keevill) has gathered some serious momentum over the last few years, becoming one of the electronic music scene’s most in-demand live acts. With global recognition for his live modular shows and releases on Carl Cox and Christopher Coe’s Awesome Soundwave label.
Saytek has garnered acclaim the world over with his improvised live shows that see him using a myriad of kits including analog synths, sequencers, and drum machines alongside cutting edge digital technology to perform a unique blend of deep & hypnotic techno, acid, and house that is forward-thinking yet not forgetting influences from Detroit or the UK's and Europe's fiercely inventive 90's electronic movement.
Discussions
Dream of finally finishing that draft or launching that side-hustle? Make your next creative project your best yet, with simple steps from creative superstar Emma Gannon!
Discussions
Dream of finally finishing that draft or launching that side-hustle? Make your next creative project your best yet, with simple steps from creative superstar Emma Gannon!
About This Class
Dream of finally finishing that draft or launching that side-hustle? Make your next creative project your best yet, with simple steps from creative superstar Emma Gannon!
In this new class, Emma shares the framework that allowed her to overcome self-doubt and carve her own path as an author, broadcaster, and podcast host. The secret to her success? Fed up with feeling afraid—of failure, of not being good enough, even of success—Emma dug into the science behind self-sabotage and learned exactly how to get out of her own way.
Now, Emma is sharing what she’s learned so that you can do the same: unlock your creative potential while feeling energized and empowered!
Together with Emma, you will:
- Identify the patterns in your life, and let go of habits that don’t serve you
- Cut out comparison to figure out what you really want and need
- Silence your inner critic by talking back to negative beliefs and behaviors
- Own your success and vulnerability—both go hand-in-hand with creativity
Packed with insights and examples from Emma’s personal journey, this class is designed for every creative who needs a pep-talk or extra push to get started—and includes five exclusive downloadable worksheets to support you along the way.
Whether you’re looking to break through block, remove self-imposed pressure, or simply approach each new project with intention, this 45-minute class will unlock your confidence as a creative. Get started and celebrate taking the first step!
______________________________
All you need to follow along is a pen and paper. Download the worksheets to follow along with Emma’s exercises, or jot your thoughts in a notebook.
Resources
- Introduction
- Week one