Producing House with Ableton Live - Bass and Synth
Remixer extraordinaire Timothy Allan is back with Volume 2 of his awesome House Music production tutorials. In this series you’ll learn how to create club thumpin' basslines and cool synth parts to your beats. Timothy shows you step by step how to bring the funk!
Videos
• Bass from a Sample (02:54) - Learn how to create a bass sound using any sample on your computer.
• Sampled Bass Envelope (02:10) - Discover how the addition of a filter envelope will give the sampled bass sound more character.
• Tuning Sampled Bass (05:30) - Explore how to use a synth to tune your sampled bass patch.
• Bass Keying with the Drums (02:02) - Watch how to find out the root note of the bass that works best with the drums.
• Sample Bass Quick Riffs (02:59) - See the live playing of a few riffs, then some quick editing and trimming and making the takes into something usable.
• Sampled Bass Tweaks (06:14) - Learn to use the filter, pitch and amplitude envelopes to add snap to the bassline. Then see how to use portamento to add a bit of funk.
• Bass EQ without an EQ (03:02) - Discover how to use the dynamic tube and saturator effects in Ableton Live to even out some of the low end.
• Bass Layering (07:05) - Explore how to layer bass patches and make a truly fat bass sound.
• Sample Bass Control Mapping (00:00) - Watch how to create macros for commonly automated bass parameters.
• Resampling Bass Notes (06:19) - See how to sample your MIDI bass parts into audio data for further editing etc.
• Frequency Splitting (06:21) - Learn how to use filters and EQ to split your frequencies for endless tweaking and creating cool bass tones.
• Sidechaining Bass (08:47) - Discover how sidechaining adds presence and sits the bassline with the kick. Then see how to use sidechaining to create an entire bassline from one note.
• Sequencing Basslines (07:51) - Explore multiple creative ways to sequence a baseline, as well as how to matching a bassline to a chord progression.
• MIDI Resampling (07:11) - Watch how to use the arpeggiator and 'MIDI resampling' in Ableton Live to generate new content.
• Sequence using your Voice (03:18) - See how to use your voice to sequence basslines or synths using Ableton Live's new groove feature.
• Filter & Env Modulation (15:12) - Learn to use clip envelopes to add effects to your riffs, as well as using linked clip envelopes and LFO's to modulate parameters. Also see some of the “dangers” involved with certain types of LFOs and filters.
• Break it Down (16:01) - Discover a few tips and tricks on creating a cool synth breakdown.
• Sub Bass Tips (08:31) - Explore how to make your own sub bass, and why a sine wave isn't always the best choice.
• Sub Bass Kick (08:51) - Watch how to add some low end to your light kicks. Learn how to fill in the missing frequencies of your kick drum, and match a sub bass synth envelope to your kick. Also see how to tune the kick drum and sub kick. Use of the spectrum analyzer to see what's going on frequency-wise is also shown.
• Synth Swells (07:33) - See how to get a bit of movement behind the scenes with a swelling synth sound.
• Matching Kick & Bass (06:16) - Learn how to find a great kick and bass sound by matching them using “scientific” methods.
• Dubstep & Wobble Basslines (10:23) - Discover the techniques involved in creating dubstep and wobble style basslines.
• Creating a Bass Bomb (02:23) - Explore how to create the iconic bass bomb effect used for signaling breakdowns or buildups.