Watch 9 artists create music in Made in Ableton Live series
The series features musicians, producers and DJs such as Bad Snacks, Eomac, Rachel K Collier, Jesse Abayomi, Keychee, Novaa, Underbelly, Anna Disclaim and Fredric Joachim.
In the video tutorials, which can all be viewed below, the artists give step-by-step explanations to their unique approaches to production, from beatmaking and vocal processing to sound design.
Additionally, music makers will get to learn methods that may improve their workflow on Ableton Live, including signal chain shortcuts and inventive audio routing, among others.
Ableton says each tutorial, which is on average about 20 minutes in length, will have something to offer music makers at any skill level.
“You can see how LA-based producer Bad Snacks slices a live take from her electric violin to get a vibe going,” it said. “Or how techno artist Eomac creates a full-frequency sound palette from field recordings made on his phone.”
Bad Snacks
Bad Snacks uses live takes from her electric violin as a starting point for a warm and melodious house track. With methods like creative panning, MIDI effects and lo-fi processing, she brings warmth, vibrancy and character to her creations.
[video:https://youtu.be/XRDHl3VB-sw width:744 height:446 autoplay:0]Eomac
Eomac creates a full-frequency sample pack using field recordings captured in the street on his phone, and produces a techno track with it. Watching his methodology in action is a valuable lesson in sound design, and a perfect demonstration of the idea that there is music everywhere.
[video:https://youtu.be/iM9znya6W2A width:744 height:446 autoplay:0]Rachel K Collier
Rachel K Collier guides us through intuitive audio routing and live improvisational looping to craft a distinctive, uplifting club track. She introduces the concept of cue mixing, demonstrates her workflow on Push and layers up vocals in this expressive performance.
[video:https://youtu.be/6h47KS_tsSs width:744 height:446 autoplay:0]Jesse Abayomi
Abayomi integrates analog hardware and in-the-box sequencing and synthesis to make a detailed, melodic techno track. He guides us through practical project templates, creates unique presets and employs sound design to achieve a style all his own.
[video:https://youtu.be/XhuC74Vr7mQ width:744 height:446 autoplay:0]Keychee
Keychee builds up a hard-stepping hit of hip hop-flavored funk using drum layering, automated envelopes, sidechain compression and master effects chains. The end result is a textured, dynamic track layered with rich synth hooks, all created in the box.
[video:https://youtu.be/GfN9tdtBmTo width:744 height:446 autoplay:0]Novaa
Novaa showcases inventive ways of processing her voice while remixing her own track for a brooding take on hyper-modern pop. Using effects like autotune and vocoder, she takes her singing in new and exciting directions while promoting the idea of embracing imperfections.
[video:https://youtu.be/bdSYTWK_3y0 width:744 height:446 autoplay:0]Underbelly
Underbelly structures his track composition around different energy levels. Organisation is key as he shows us how he builds Instrument Racks and navigates his library, but equally important is the sound design involved in making a killer bassline.
[video:https://youtu.be/HtU2iQsJcjk width:744 height:446 autoplay:0]Anna Disclaim
Anna Disclaim turns samples and her own voice into data using audio-to-MIDI techniques to craft a distinctive strain of pop-noir. Apart from creating melodic elements using her voice, she also highlights the creative potential when resampling existing parts of a track using Simpler.
[video:https://youtu.be/RXG5LQwywOk width:744 height:446 autoplay:0]Freddie Joachim
Joachim chops up some Rhodes samples, slices drum breaks and lays down some live guitar. From turning shakers into hi-hats to creative quantising and creating stereo width, his session is loaded with classy techniques to make a seriously smooth jam.
[video:https://youtu.be/kadQYV3yLwU width:744 height:446 autoplay:0]More information about the Made In Ableton Live series can be found here.
