Epic - whats the longest track you've made in live

downfader · Post by **downfader** » Fri Oct 26, 2007 2:11 pm

I have to admit I find Live easier for writing ditties and shorter music for some reason, perhaps because its more immediate. When I used Logic some of my tracks would go way over 5 minutes, and many went over 8. Overkill, sometimes, I know. Carthartic nonetheless.

So whats the longest track you've made in Live? How long did it end up?

I also have to admit I find it hard to write the electronica I used to. Perhaps as a result of changing to Live, in some ways this has become quite inspirational I acknowledge.

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mosca · Post by **mosca** » Fri Oct 26, 2007 2:15 pm

around the 43min mark

ciw · Post by **ciw** » Fri Oct 26, 2007 3:01 pm

51 mins... yesterday... of live jamming though...

downfader · Post by **downfader** » Fri Oct 26, 2007 6:07 pm

Christ! Really!?

I guess I have some work to do then.

Hedroom · Post by **Hedroom** » Fri Oct 26, 2007 10:12 pm

13 minutes for me.

downfader · Post by **downfader** » Fri Oct 26, 2007 10:55 pm

I've just realised how tantric this all sounds.

blank · Post by **blank** » Fri Oct 26, 2007 11:10 pm

approx 21 minuts for a musical track

For a movie it's approx 47 minuts

Tone Deft · Post by **Tone Deft** » Sat Oct 27, 2007 1:16 am

7 hours.

I passed out while Live was still recording. I woke up to 'drive almost full' errors.

mcconaghy · Post by **mcconaghy** » Sat Oct 27, 2007 4:26 am

29 minutes of droning ambient noise.

Sibanger · Post by **Sibanger** » Sat Oct 27, 2007 7:39 am

Tone Deft wrote:7 hours.

I passed out while Live was still recording. I woke up to 'drive almost full' errors.

HaHaHa!
Thats seriously fucking funny Tone Deft.

27 mins for me. Fell asleep mixing it a few times.
A long slow changing chill track.

ciw · Post by **ciw** » Sat Oct 27, 2007 11:09 am

downfader wrote:I've just realised how tantric this all sounds.

Two words - performance artist.

ikeaboy · Post by **ikeaboy** » Sat Oct 27, 2007 12:16 pm

An hour and twenty minutes. Plotting out an inportant live set in arrangement before chopping it up and putting it in session.

downfader · Post by **downfader** » Sat Oct 27, 2007 12:17 pm

Tone Deft wrote:7 hours.

I passed out while Live was still recording. I woke up to 'drive almost full' errors.

Never done that myself - yet. I was up until about 3 am this morning remixing and adding to my most recent creation.

Thanks god for massive harddrives though eh.

leedsquietman · Post by **leedsquietman** » Sat Oct 27, 2007 4:22 pm

for a defined tune rather than just jamming or DJing, 13 minutes and several tracks in excess of 7 minutes. On an album you ideally only want two or three tracks to go longer than 6 minutes - really, unless you're into prog rock or doing live jamming, it gets a bit self indulgent and mastubatory to be regularly presenting 20 minutes of droning and feedback to the public who are likely to be bored to fucking tears if you keep presenting the 15-25 minute tracks, especially if they are robotic with no tempo changes or different musical elements.

Ever listened to Lou Reeds Metal Machine music all the way through and you'll understand this

mcconaghy · Post by **mcconaghy** » Sat Oct 27, 2007 4:58 pm

leedsquietman wrote:for a defined tune rather than just jamming or DJing, 13 minutes and several tracks in excess of 7 minutes. On an album you ideally only want two or three tracks to go longer than 6 minutes - really, unless you're into prog rock or doing live jamming, it gets a bit self indulgent and mastubatory to be regularly presenting 20 minutes of droning and feedback to the public who are likely to be bored to fucking tears if you keep presenting the 15-25 minute tracks, especially if they are robotic with no tempo changes or different musical elements.

Ever listened to Lou Reeds Metal Machine music all the way through and you'll understand this

Oi, thats my favorite album of all time!