Song structure

The song will be structured in the same ten blocks as in the previous section, “Build- ing Your Own Song.” In the following table, the material printed in bold indicates the differences from the song you created in “Building Your Own Song.”

Measure

Section

Description

 

 

 

001

Intro A

Sound type B settings are used for FREE tracks 1–4.

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We’ll play the sample on FREE 1 continuously (all the way through to the

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end of Intro B).

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We’ll use the ribbon control to scratch out the sound on FREE tracks 2–4

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(both in Intro A and again in Intro B).

 

 

 

009

Intro B

FREE tracks continue as in Intro A, using the sound type B settings.

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At start of Intro B, begin bass loop phrases on COMPOSED LOOP 1 and 2.

 

 

 

023.

Break

All tracks muted for two measures.

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Here we switch the sounds of FREE tracks 1–4 to different settings (sound

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type A) than were used during the intro.

 

 

 

025

Section A

Start LOOP 1 and LOOP 2 loops at beginning of this section.

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Also start COMPOSED LOOP 1 and 2 loops at beginning of this section.

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Hold FREE 1 sound from start of this section for approximately 2 measures.

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Begin playback of other FREE tracks starting from the middle of this section.

 

 

 

041

Section B

Start COMPOSED LOOP 3 and 4 loops at beginning of this section.

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Other tracks continue as from section A. All tracks are now playing.

 

 

 

057

Section C

Switch mute ON for LOOP 1 and LOOP 2 at beginning of this section.

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All COMPOSED LOOP tracks continue playing without change (sound is

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same as in Section B).

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At start of this section, switch all FREE tracks back to the sound settings

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they had during the Intro sections (sound type B), and play them in the

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same way as during Intro A. All FREE tracks play the same as in Intro A.

 

 

 

071

Section D

Switch mute ON for COMPOSED LOOP 1 and 2 at beginning of this section.

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Continue COMPOSED LOOP 3–4 and all FREE tracks from Section C.

 

 

 

073

Section E

At start of this section, change FREE tracks back to the type A sound set-

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tings.

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Also at start of this section, release mutes on LOOP tracks 1 and 2, and on

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COMPOSED LOOP 1 and 2, so that all tracks are playing.

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Play the same content as Section B (16 measures) twice in succession (32

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measures).

 

 

 

105

Ending A

At the beginning of this section, switch mute ON for LOOP 1 and 2 tracks

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and for COMPOSED LOOP 3 and 4.

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Switch the sounds of FREE tracks 1–4 back to sound type B, and play

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FREE tracks 1–4 in the same way as in Intro B.

 

 

 

121

Ending B

At the start of this section, switch mutes ON for COMPOSED LOOP 1 and

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2, so that all looping tracks are muted and only FREE tracks are unmuted.

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Play FREE tracks 1–4 as in Intro A.

130

 

Hold FREE 1 until measure 130, where the song ends.

 

 

 

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