Acclaimed for her vocal sample packs with Splice, work with countless artists and having amassed one billion streams worldwide, renowned artist and producer KARRA shows us just how she's built her reputation and takes us on a step-by-step tour through her creative process in the studio.
Using the expressive features available in LUMI Keys Studio Edition, KARRA shows us how easy crafting a rap track from scratch can be, highlighting the tools and techniques she employs to bring her musical visions to life.
Watch as KARRA goes from zero to 100 with LUMI Keys Studio Edition and lets creativity evolve as she builds her beats.
Exploring sounds with ROLI Studio Player
KARRA kicks off her production journey by exploring diverse sounds available in ROLI Studio Player, filled with plenty of instruments that seamlessly integrate with the polyphonic aftertouch capabilities of LUMI Keys. With Ableton as her canvas, KARRA finds the perfect foundation for her rap track within ROLI Studio Drums. It’s quick and easy to search for your desired vibe or instrument which streamlines the creative process and keeps you focused on building out your track.
As she lays down a basic melody, KARRA effortlessly adds layers of guitars, manipulating vibrato with natural and expressive pitch bends. This ability to stack textures and inject reverbs through the LUMI Keys Studio Edition empowers producers to sculpt multidimensional sonic landscapes.
Impressive layers of expression
KARRA highlights the use of MPE features such as per-key pitch bend as a game-changer when working with the LUMI Keys Studio Edition to give instruments such as woodwinds a real nuanced touch, bringing an extra layer of expression to her compositions.
The MPE (MIDI Polyphonic Expression) capabilities of the LUMI Keys Studio Edition adds a human touch to her rap productions, transcending the boundaries of traditional MIDI controllers. MPE functions also seamlessly complement many of the stock Ableton sounds, and give you a huge range of creative possibilities right out of the box.
Through KARRA's process, aspiring music producers can get a helpful guide of how to use LUMI Keys Studio Edition in their own productions. It’s clear that the seamless integration of cutting-edge tools empowers artists to unleash their creative potential. Through her use of the LUMI Keys and ROLI Studio Player, she paints a vivid picture of a producer's journey, from sound exploration to the final, signature composition.
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