Due to limitations outside of my control, I am heavily reliant on Step Sequencing. There is also the option of a Pencil Tool. It is harder to use the pencil tool, as it is more laborious  Because you have to quantize it separately on the pencil tool which you don't have to do on the step sequencer because it does it automatically. The step sequencer lets you use steps to draw in MIDI instead of the traditional piano roll. The step sequencer also loops over so you don't have to copy the notes over. The pencil tool lets you draw notes in the digital piano roll to make music.











You can use the step sequencer to add the notes as steps which can make it more complicated but once you get the hang of it, it is good to use. 



















Often I do not have trained musicians on a 1-to-1 basis to help me with this tool. Limiting my options to the step sequencer.  

However, despite writing extensively about this method, this hasn't stopped me from considering other musical creation techniques. 

Below is a list and explanation of those techniques researched.


1) Real-time electronic performance and recording.

It is common for electronic musicians to have a physical MIDI instrument in their studio. They often play these in real-time into a DAW. This records the notes they are playing and translates it into data. Here is an example of this method:













2) Real-time analog performance and recording.

This is when you play an instrument in real-time. In the example below, (at 03:00) artist Tom Misch used an analog instrument - the violin -and a microphone to record audio data for use in a DAW. Here is an example of this method:













3) Sampling.

This is when you use a section of a pre-existing project and change it. Examples of changes you can make are chopping the sample, shifting the pitch, adding effects and changing the BPM (Beats Per Minute). This can be done using the Quick Sampler plugin in Logic. You can chop the samples using the transient marker tool and create new sounds.
Here is an example of this method: