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:
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Edit. Edit the song structure in Song Sketch, for example by changing the length of sections, adding new sections, drawing bars and adding automation.
- 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:
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!
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).
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
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.
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.
Panos Antoniadis –
I love this tool . . .
Time saver. . .
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!!
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!!
Juzz Robbz –
This is like the studio partner I never had but perhaps have always needed. I come up with the goods and pass it over to my pal Song Sketch 2 and like magic we are rolling!! But seriously this is a great tool to help get you outside your usual zone which is great. Only just touching the surface and loving it!!
Martin –
Just wanted to report back after a few years of using this. Song Sketch 2 is an absolutely wonderful pairing with the new Ableton Move product. Easily write on the Move, bring into Live and flex Song Sketch for some quick starter arrangements. Between Move and Song Sketch, I’m getting from inspiration to a bounced demo so much faster. Do not sleep on this device.