

Use Audio-To-MIDI on some complex solo instrumental music such as energetic piano jazz and then cut out the tasty little fills, flourishes, slides and descending segues that are so hard to program by hand.

It sounds quite contrived, but you'll quickly realise how much more expressive many of us can be when we use what is, for most of us, the most direct path from our imagination to realisation. So, humming, singing, whistling or even scatting all your musical parts and beat-boxing your drums. Try writing an entire track using your mouth, a mic and Convert Audio To MIDI. If you're trying to make space for your bassline in, say, a string chord, it's easy to notch out those notes by sight. The note value display is useful for making space for an instrument whose notes you know. EQ Eight now offers a large and clear display and analyser to apply to every channel, without causing much CPU strain. Good mixing is all about making space for your parts.
