The beat is rolling: time to make it a track. You add a pad of chords (several notes sounding together, that is polyphony), then some space with a Delay and a Reverb, like in a large hall.
To finish, the pad breathes with the kick, thanks to the Compressor’s sidechain, and you play the echo live with the Pad XY. By the end of this chapter, you have composed your first full track. To go further, arrange it in scenes.
The exercises
- Chords
By the end: A pad of chords spreads out under the beat: several notes sound together, that’s polyphony. - Space
By the end: Your song breathes: an echo and a reverb give it space, like in a big hall. - The finishing touch
By the end: Here’s your song! The chord pad breathes with the kick, and you play the echo live with the Pad XY.