Producing House with Ableton Live - Bass and Synth
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2:54 Bass from a Sample
Learn how to create a bass sound using any sample on your computer.
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2:10 Sampled Bass Envelope
Discover how the addition of a filter envelope will give the sampled bass sound more character.
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5:30 Tuning Sampled Bass
Explore how to use a synth to tune your sampled bass patch.
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2:02 Bass Keying with the Drums
Watch how to find out the root note of the bass that works best with the drums.
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2:59 Sample Bass Quick Riffs
See the live playing of a few riffs, then some quick editing and trimming and making the takes into something usable.
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6:14 Sampled Bass Tweaks
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.
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3:02 Bass EQ without an EQ
Discover how to use the dynamic tube and saturator effects in Ableton Live to even out some of the low end.
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7:05 Bass Layering
Explore how to layer bass patches and make a truly fat bass sound.
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0:00 Sample Bass Control Mapping
Watch how to create macros for commonly automated bass parameters.
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6:19 Resampling Bass Notes
See how to sample your MIDI bass parts into audio data for further editing etc.
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6:21 Frequency Splitting
Learn how to use filters and EQ to split your frequencies for endless tweaking and creating cool bass tones.
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8:47 Sidechaining Bass
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.
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7:51 Sequencing Basslines
Explore multiple creative ways to sequence a baseline, as well as how to matching a bassline to a chord progression.
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7:11 MIDI Resampling
Watch how to use the arpeggiator and 'MIDI resampling' in Ableton Live to generate new content.
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3:18 Sequence using your Voice
See how to use your voice to sequence basslines or synths using Ableton Live's new groove feature.
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15:12 Filter & Env Modulation
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.
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16:01 Break it Down
Discover a few tips and tricks on creating a cool synth breakdown.
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8:31 Sub Bass Tips
Explore how to make your own sub bass, and why a sine wave isn't always the best choice.
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8:51 Sub Bass Kick
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.
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7:33 Synth Swells
See how to get a bit of movement behind the scenes with a swelling synth sound.
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6:16 Matching Kick & Bass
Learn how to find a great kick and bass sound by matching them using “scientific” methods.
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10:23 Dubstep & Wobble Basslines
Discover the techniques involved in creating dubstep and wobble style basslines.
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2:23 Creating a Bass Bomb
Explore how to create the iconic bass bomb effect used for signaling breakdowns or buildups.
Product Overview
This series is presented by remixer extraordinaire Timothy Allan, whose remixes have reached #1 on the UK dance charts and placed high on US Billboard, DMC and Australia ARIA charts. His remix skills have even landed him a featured spot on an upcoming Madonna production.
The bassline is equally as important as the drums in House Music, and Tim takes you on a journey explaining it all step by step. He also goes over how to make cool synth parts to support your slammin beats and bass. Watch Tim bring the funk in this sub frequency, groove focused series.
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Reviews
Submitted 3 years ago
Not so good!!
After the first Tutorial of this series, i was a bit disappointed. It should be titled Producing EDM and not House... I had nothing to do with House music specifically...
I am a: Beginner, Hobbyist, Musician, Producer, Ableton Live, Logic Pro
Response from Customer Service:
I am very sorry you are disappointed with this tutorial. There are other tutorials in this series that you may find more to your liking. I hope you check them out!
Although this tutorial is broad and touches on concepts that can be applied to all electronic music, Timothy uses House as the genre of choice for the series as most of his experience (and several of his awards) are in this style.
But the techniques are solid and can be used for multiple forms of music so upon second look you may find valuable nuggets of wisdom based on Timothy's experience that can be used for a lot of your projects.
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Submitted 4 years ago
Great Stuff :)
Seems to be great for beginners and advanced users too. Thanks Groove3 for it! :)
I am a: Hobbyist, Semi-Pro, Musician, Producer, Beat Maker, Ableton Live
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Submitted 4 years ago
Lots of valuable information especially for the beginner-intermediate
This series is part of the 'Producing House with Ableton Live' series. I am going through this series, as I discovered that it contains valuable information in an organised manner which is often not that well explained in these other "how to make this track" courses which you can find all over the internet. This part is about the bass and also a bit about synths. For me that video about 'Matching Kick & Bass' really 'opened doors for me'. I think I am getting to understand how to find a kick and bass that match. I never really knew how to do that. That is just one of the many other videos in which you find this kinde of practical information. Note that this series seems a bit old, it is record in Live 8. Nevertheless, this should not hold you back from watching it because it is all about the concepts and not so much about Live itself. Off course, certain Live elements are mentioned and explained so with the Live 9.7 we have right now it can certainly well be that not everything on the Live 8 tips still holds true. For me that is certainly not a problem, because as I said, it is all about the concepts. Even people using other DAWS like Logic Pro X for example, would still find valuable information in this series. This part of the series I think is mainly targeted at beginner-intermediate producers which know how to operate a DAW, because I assume that an advanced producer already knows how to how to match Kick & Bass? I did not, but I am also just a beginner (though a well informed beginner). Finally, I also start to like the humorous side notes that are present here and there. Certainly not to much, so that it still feels like a serious course but these jokes makes watching it a bit more fun. Unless you know everything already and you are an advanced producer, I can certainly recommend this course.
I am a: Beginner, Hobbyist
Ease of Use Quality of Videos Value of Training Access to Videos
Reviews
Submitted 3 years ago
Not so good!!
After the first Tutorial of this series, i was a bit disappointed. It should be titled Producing EDM and not House... I had nothing to do with House music specifically...
I am a: Beginner, Hobbyist, Musician, Producer, Ableton Live, Logic Pro
Response from Customer Service:
I am very sorry you are disappointed with this tutorial. There are other tutorials in this series that you may find more to your liking. I hope you check them out!
Although this tutorial is broad and touches on concepts that can be applied to all electronic music, Timothy uses House as the genre of choice for the series as most of his experience (and several of his awards) are in this style.
But the techniques are solid and can be used for multiple forms of music so upon second look you may find valuable nuggets of wisdom based on Timothy's experience that can be used for a lot of your projects.
Submitted 4 years ago
Great Stuff :)
Seems to be great for beginners and advanced users too. Thanks Groove3 for it! :)
I am a: Hobbyist, Semi-Pro, Musician, Producer, Beat Maker, Ableton Live
Submitted 4 years ago
Lots of valuable information especially for the beginner-intermediate
This series is part of the 'Producing House with Ableton Live' series. I am going through this series, as I discovered that it contains valuable information in an organised manner which is often not that well explained in these other "how to make this track" courses which you can find all over the internet. This part is about the bass and also a bit about synths. For me that video about 'Matching Kick & Bass' really 'opened doors for me'. I think I am getting to understand how to find a kick and bass that match. I never really knew how to do that. That is just one of the many other videos in which you find this kinde of practical information. Note that this series seems a bit old, it is record in Live 8. Nevertheless, this should not hold you back from watching it because it is all about the concepts and not so much about Live itself. Off course, certain Live elements are mentioned and explained so with the Live 9.7 we have right now it can certainly well be that not everything on the Live 8 tips still holds true. For me that is certainly not a problem, because as I said, it is all about the concepts. Even people using other DAWS like Logic Pro X for example, would still find valuable information in this series. This part of the series I think is mainly targeted at beginner-intermediate producers which know how to operate a DAW, because I assume that an advanced producer already knows how to how to match Kick & Bass? I did not, but I am also just a beginner (though a well informed beginner). Finally, I also start to like the humorous side notes that are present here and there. Certainly not to much, so that it still feels like a serious course but these jokes makes watching it a bit more fun. Unless you know everything already and you are an advanced producer, I can certainly recommend this course.
I am a: Beginner, Hobbyist
1. When did you start dabbling in music?
As a very young kid my parents signed me up for piano lessons. My mom said if I quit that I would regret it later on in life, but I thought piano lessons were boring! Electronic music was a natural progression for me from those early days, it let me combine my love of technology and all things nerdy with a love of loud and strange noises.
2. What training have you had?
I've had years and years of training from a good friend of mine named "The Internet", and before him my other good pal "Trial and Error".
3. When did you get into recording?
The wonder of synthesis and certain electronic music is that you never really have to record anything if you don't want to! Although I do remember way back in the day recording found sounds on an old garage sale cassette recorder I bought, and using those samples in old school Trackers on the Apple II.
4. People you have worked with/for?
I've worked with, and for, a whole bunch of fantastic people so far. Some of the more popular ones include Empire of the Sun, Dirty South, Ash, Paul Oakenfold, Carl Kennedy, Hong Kong Blondes, Loverush UK, Molly Bancroft, Made by Monkeys, Tiff Lacey, Marcie, Offer Nissim and Kirsty Hawkshaw. Madonna chose a track I made for a compilation she released, although she never called or took me for lunch! That really doesn't count as 'working with' does it!?
5. Why are you so good at training people?
I'm good at training people because I remember what it was like to be the newbie, and I try and go over things that I would have found interesting and cool, back when I was starting out. I take the time to learn the techniques inside and out, and then break that down quickly for people.
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tutorial videoBuilds, Fills & FX in Logic Pro X
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tutorial videoDeconstructing Future House
In this music production tutorial series hit dance music producer Timothy Allan deconstructs a Future House track, showing you exactly how every element of a Future House song contributes to the final result. Shown in Logic Pro X, but applicable to any DAW, you’ll learn how to make Future House music and what it takes to get amazing results.
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tutorial videoFinishing a Club Track in Live 9
Following on the heels of his smash hit series "Starting a Club Track with Live 9", Timothy Allan is back with the sequel, "Finishing a Club Track with Live 9". In this series, Timothy shows you how to arrange and finalize the beats and grooves created in the first series and make it sound like a world-class club track. Timothy even includes the Live session file and samples so you can work and experiment along with him.
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