Creating a track from randomly generated material: Behind the scenes of LIVEWIRE

Here's a clip of me talking about my latest single, Livewire, and how it went from a randomly generated sequence to a full track. This is the first track on my upcoming EP, Gradualism, an experiment in writing with randomly generated material.
Watch the full music video here: • LIVEWIRE
Check out my website: www.stefhaynes.com
Support my channel: ko-fi.com/stefhaynes
Follow me on Instagram: / stef.haynes
#musicproducer #behindthescenes #musicvideo

[@manuelgonzales6483]

🎉🥇🏆

[@ewi_den]

Great work Stef!!!

[@coltranius]

Fantastic - can't wait to hear the rest of the EP!

[@PatrickHaeslerMusic]

My biggest take away from this is: when composing with generative synths/soundscape stuff - don't hit record, play for 4 minutes then stop and restart when you hear something you don't like. Instead: play for a good hour until you get a section/section you like.

[@StefHaynes]

the other thing I'd add to this is to record any automation/midi input... really handy if you want to smoothly transition between different iterations of the sound

[@bobsykes]

That is fascinating. Such a cool idea to create something totally new. Is this related to your graduate thesis by chance? Great ideas your trying with the direction of your channel, too. ✌️

[@StefHaynes]

Thanks Bob! Yeah this is literally my master's thesis project. I wrote a paper too but idk if that'll see the light of day outside of academia haha

[@bobsykes]

@@StefHaynes Thank you. I was surprised how quickly your output of videos exploded since you mentioned completing that, congrats again!