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It's quite a ways off from February, but I've decided to try a silly thing.
In 2016, I started, and didn't finish, what I called Kaosuary, where the aim was for me to make, and post, a new beat/loop made with Korg's iKAOSSILATOR app for iOS every day in February. I gave up about half way through, despite how fun that thing still is after fundamentally not really changing in almost fifteen years, because I suck at following through on things.
This february, I propose #movuary. Same idea, but this time, using the Ableton Move.
For anyone else here who has a Move, or even Ableton Note for iOS, since the stock library is the same, just with more tracks, why not join me on this adventure?
Basically, the aim is to create and post something new every day in February made with the Ableton Move or Note to the platform of your choice, and share it with the world. It can be a four bar loop, a full-on song, weird noises with household items set to a grid, whatever.
I, personally, love to see what others are doing with this awesome little groovebox.
#LetsMove or something.
Well, here we are, the first day of February. For every day this month, I will post a track I've produced only using the Ableton Move, each of which will be added to this thread, using the #Movuary hashtag. For those who have a Move, or the Ableton Note software for iOS, feel free to share your own creations here using the hashtag, and I will boost.
I'll start off with a little piece in D miner featuring a lot of subtractive synthesis. You'll find that I like writing in miner keys.
Anyhow, this one is called "Only the Beginning." It has a time signature/style change, one level of resampling to fit things into more than just the available four tracks, a vocal sample that says "NOOF," and so much more. What could possibly go wrong?
HQ download:
http://www.borris.me/audio/movuary2025/01-Only_the_Beginning.flac
@BorrisInABox Oh I like this idea. I use Live, can I join?
@ZBennoui No, because you don’t have all the limitations imposed by mobile. You’re just too good.
@BorrisInABox Lol yeah that makes sense. More than happy to use Note as well, just not the biggest fan of trying to do music with a touchscreen.
@ZBennoui Neither was I. That's why I was so excited when Move happened.
@BorrisInABox I'm thinking about picking one up, I jusst think it's kinda expensive for what it is, but definitely a good product for sure.
@ZBennoui Look at what some other grooveboxes are doing for the price, and it's pretty reasonable. Plus it's accessible.
@BorrisInABox Yeah good point, I'm not really a hardware guy so haven't been following that market closely, but I do think it's pretty damn incredible that Move is likely the first piece of professional music hardware that just has accessibility out of the box
@ZBennoui I always have been, probably always will be a hardware-first kind of guy. I have never done well inside of DAWs for making music. It just hasn't worked for me. I've tried so many things.
@BorrisInABox Yeah I started out with hardware when I was first getting into music, but I got a Mac pretty young and the fact that it could talk, and I was finally able to have a better understanding of what I was doing without having to look at a screen had a very big influence on me. Still have an old Motif XS just hanging out next to me, got pretty good with that, figured out how the sequencer worked relatively quickly, but never was able to do much sound design with it.
@ZBennoui I did a lot of sound design on the Motif classic and later the XS. I had the most fun with my old Ensoniq TS-12 workstation from 1993, though. Got sounds out of that which I still don't think a modern DAW can produce. Also enjoyed real analog synths when I had access to those.
@BorrisInABox @ZBennoui Ableton Move, buy with Affirm. My job is done! https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/Move--ableton-move-standalone-instrument
@mcourcel @BorrisInABox Lmao absolute legend. Thanks.
@ZBennoui @BorrisInABox I have to admit that I'm tempted. Especially before it gets hit with a 25% tarrif.
@ZBennoui @BorrisInABox Oh crap, almost forgot that our Canadian dollar sucks right now. Okay, i guess I'll wait.
@BorrisInABox @ZBennoui Okay, I will sleep on it then. Not on the Move, that would be uncomfortable.
@BorrisInABox @ZBennoui Shit! That'ss almost 700 bucks Canadian. I will wait for a bit.