It’s super important to get a rough idea down as quickly as possible. The best decisions are made when the core idea of the track is still raw, when your instincts are leading the way, and before you’ve overheard the track or pushed it too far.
With “Transatlantic Kiki,” – the title track on the EP – I laid down the beat from my sample collection and immediately felt like it needed a bouncy bass.
I used Komplete Kontrol to audition Massive X presets, and when I found a tone I liked, it wasn’t quite sitting right in the mix. Instead of opening the Massive X interface and digging deep into the synth’s structure, I just used the pre-mapped macro knobs to quickly adjust parameters like the filter cutoff, drive, and wavetable position. That ability to instantly tweak the sound without looking at the screen gave me the quick, tactile feedback I needed to dial in the perfect bouncy vibe for the track.
I used to avoid MIDI mapping because manual setup broke my creative flow, but the automatic mapping in the A61 has been a game-changer for my sound design.
