Song Sketch 2 (Pro Pack) by XY Studio Tools

A workflow tool that lets you quickly turn your song idea into a full arrangement.

£45.00
Song Sketch 2 is a Max for Live tool for working with song arrangement in Ableton Live. In Song Sketch 2, you can load, import, edit and create different arrangement patterns and apply them to your loops. In this way, you can quickly draft an arrangement, experiment with different options and evaluate arrangement ideas for the music that you are composing.

The Pro edition includes a total of 172 arrangement templates in 14 genres. Song Sketch 2 is also available in a Starter edition (72 templates in 12 genres). More templates are available in expansion packs.
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Additional information

MaxforLive

Control Devices

Ableton Live Compatibility

Ableton Live 11 Standard with MaxforLive, Ableton Live 11 Suite, Ableton Live 12 Standard with MaxforLive, Ableton Live 12 Suite

Min. Requirements

Ableton Live 11 Standard with MaxforLive Installed or Ableton Live 11 Suite

OS

Mac, Windows

8 reviews for Song Sketch 2 (Pro Pack) by XY Studio Tools

  1. Martin

    I just gave this a test run two days ago and it’s so straight forward and easy to use. I quickly turned one of my abandoned projects into a song! Recommended!

  2. John Williams

    If you have any trouble with arranging your loops / scenes from the Session window this is a totally brilliant plugin – I’m putting together an album to release for artist charities and I went from one arrangement a week to 7 in one day! . This plugin is a game-changer. Added to which the dev is really responsive and helpful (For incredibly smooth arranging – Make sure that midi and audio loops you import into Live’s clip slots are an exact number of bars – None of those pesky little red numbers at the bar-end or the loop length counters in the loop-detail window- Its not the apps fault, its just that imported loops can be incorrectly reported by Live).

  3. Andreas Graf

    just love it! okay, i have some problems with it after a few hours.. like automation, … but i will continue to check it out

  4. Ian Dee Grees

    I’m amazed. If you struggle with arrangements or need to finish a lot of songs for different styles, this is the way to go! Tons of templates, very detailed and well thought out enhancement to your workflow. I really like it when people think in detail about how to do things better and assist you to save your time. Song Sketch 2 is one of those gadgets, and it should get an award too.

  5. Matthew Rix

    A great time saving tool and a brilliant way to break writers block. I use this tool to sketch out a rough arrangement and this in itself is a further spark for inspiration. Helps progress tracks much quicker and I wouldn’t have finished many tracks without it.

  6. Panos Antoniadis

    I love this tool . . .
    Time saver. . .

  7. Nikolaos Laskaridis

    One word: Fantastic!!!!
    Endless arrangement possibilities, eliminates any arrangement “block” anyone has whether using the templates as they are or using them as a starting point.
    Very happy with the purchase. Definitely worth it!!

  8. David Noyan

    Perfect tool for creating fast sketches of an Idea to see if it has potential. Also really nice to look through old projects and finish them fast without spending a lot of time on them.
    I use it too, if I want to have a fast and almost ready basic sketch out of Loops I made in the past. Just drag them into a new project and create different sketches out of it to see if it turns to new song ideas. Nice tool to have!!

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8 reviews for Song Sketch 2 (Pro Pack) by XY Studio Tools

  1. Martin

    I just gave this a test run two days ago and it’s so straight forward and easy to use. I quickly turned one of my abandoned projects into a song! Recommended!

  2. John Williams

    If you have any trouble with arranging your loops / scenes from the Session window this is a totally brilliant plugin – I’m putting together an album to release for artist charities and I went from one arrangement a week to 7 in one day! . This plugin is a game-changer. Added to which the dev is really responsive and helpful (For incredibly smooth arranging – Make sure that midi and audio loops you import into Live’s clip slots are an exact number of bars – None of those pesky little red numbers at the bar-end or the loop length counters in the loop-detail window- Its not the apps fault, its just that imported loops can be incorrectly reported by Live).

  3. Andreas Graf

    just love it! okay, i have some problems with it after a few hours.. like automation, … but i will continue to check it out

  4. Ian Dee Grees

    I’m amazed. If you struggle with arrangements or need to finish a lot of songs for different styles, this is the way to go! Tons of templates, very detailed and well thought out enhancement to your workflow. I really like it when people think in detail about how to do things better and assist you to save your time. Song Sketch 2 is one of those gadgets, and it should get an award too.

  5. Matthew Rix

    A great time saving tool and a brilliant way to break writers block. I use this tool to sketch out a rough arrangement and this in itself is a further spark for inspiration. Helps progress tracks much quicker and I wouldn’t have finished many tracks without it.

  6. Panos Antoniadis

    I love this tool . . .
    Time saver. . .

  7. Nikolaos Laskaridis

    One word: Fantastic!!!!
    Endless arrangement possibilities, eliminates any arrangement “block” anyone has whether using the templates as they are or using them as a starting point.
    Very happy with the purchase. Definitely worth it!!

  8. David Noyan

    Perfect tool for creating fast sketches of an Idea to see if it has potential. Also really nice to look through old projects and finish them fast without spending a lot of time on them.
    I use it too, if I want to have a fast and almost ready basic sketch out of Loops I made in the past. Just drag them into a new project and create different sketches out of it to see if it turns to new song ideas. Nice tool to have!!

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Song Sketch 2 (Pro Pack) by XY Studio Tools

A workflow tool that lets you quickly turn your song idea into a full arrangement.

With Song Sketch 2 you can quickly draft an arrangement based on your loop and work with different arrangement options for the music that you are composing.

SONG SKETCH 2 – WORKFLOW

The Song Sketch workflow takes you from a loop to a full track in a few steps:

  1. Start with your loop. Start with the loop that you are working on. You can use midi- and audio clips of different lengths. For each track or group of tracks, you can use either just one scene of clips or several different scenes.
  2. Apply an arrangement pattern. Load a template with an arrangement pattern for the genre. You can either use preset templates in Song Sketch, or you can create your own templates. In Live 11, it is also possible to import the structure of an arrangement into Song Sketch.
  3. Assign parts. When loading a template, your tracks will be matched with the different tracks in the template. Before placing the arrangement, consider how the tracks  are assigned and make the adjustments that you like.
  4. Define scenes. You now have a draft arrangement to start working from. If you are using several scenes, for example if you like to use a different chord progression in choruses, select in which section each scene should be used.
  5. Play back the first draft. Click the “To Arr” button to place the arrangement onto the Live Arrangement View and play back to hear the first draft.
  6. Edit. Edit the song structure in Song Sketch, for example by changing the length of sections, adding new sections, drawing bars and adding automation.
  7. Play back and continue your workflow in the Arrangement View. Update the Live Arrangement View and listen to your result. You now have a starting point for a track and can continue your workflow in the Live Arrangement View, for example to work on layering sounds, creating variation throughout the track and adding automation.

SONG SKETCH 2 – KEY FEATURES

  • Grouped tracks: Assign a group of tracks in the Live set to one part in the arrangement template
  • Multiple scenes: Use several different scenes to create variation between song sections
  • Edit and create: Make settings for song sections, draw/edit your arrangement and save your own templates
  • Expanded view: Get more space to work in the pop out window
  • Drum rack tool: Auto separate drum racks to individual clips to enable arranging different drum parts
  • Import arrangements from Live: Import existing Live sets into Song Sketch (in Live 11)

SONG SKETCH 2 – ARRANGEMENT TEMPLATES

Song Sketch 2 Pro comes with 172 arrangement templates in 14 different genres and styles. Applying various arrangement templates enables you to quickly test your loops in a full length song. You can also customise the arrangements, for instance by applying the pattern to your loops in different ways, or by editing the length and placement of the different parts of your song. Any work you do in Song Sketch can be saved as a new arrangement template. You can also create your own templates from scratch.

Templates included in Song Sketch 2 Pro:

  • 12 x Hip Hop
  • 12 x House (Chicago, Melodic, Tech House)
  • 12 x Deep House
  • 12 x Techno (Peak Time, Hypnotic/Deep)
  • 12 x Dance & Mainstage
  • 16 x Pop
  • 12 x Drum & Bass
  • 12 x Trap
  • 12 x Reggae & Dancehall
  • 12 x Trance
  • 12 x Reggaeton
  • 12 x Downtempo
  • 12 x Disco
  • 12 x Rock & Country

SONG SKETCH 2 – COMPARE EDITIONS

Song Sketch 2 Pro: CLICK HERE

  • All features
  • 172 templates
  • 14 genres

Song Sketch 2 Starter: CLICK HERE

  • All features
  • 72 templates
  • 12 genres

SONG SKETCH 2 – EXPANSION PACKS – AVAILABLE SEPARATELY

Expansion pack are available separately and give you additional arrangement templates in a style of your choice, they are compatible with Song Sketch 2 Pro and Song Sketch 2 Starter editions. Available expansion packs include:

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