5 Simple Steps To PRO Drums in Ableton (Stock Plugins ONLY)

[@ilgiocatorebaffuto3862]

You're my favourite ableton producer on yt right now. Great editing, great ideas and high quality video. You deserve way more followers dude. Keep it up!

[@Zdrewe]

It means a world my friend and thanks for watching 🙏🙏 based on what you said - which topics you would like to see in the future?

[@ilgiocatorebaffuto3862]

@@Zdrewe Keep going with techniques like this, which are unusual but acrually pretty cool. Also, I'd like to see more content about Max For Live devices, free ones especially. I think It might be a cool topic and by showing them to us you will actually help M4L developers making them gain some visibility!

[@rftm]

Best Ableton KZbinr, imho. Love the vids. Best thing about buying the Mastering the Mix plugins was I was better mixes and was introduced to your videos!

[@jesusalejandrorubiogonzalez]

agree! 100%

[@Zdrewe]

Means a world man! You're the first one here mentioning my MtM contribution! Glad you enjoy the plugins as well 😅

[@djcrumley2446]

I absolutely love the indepth type of video!!! I kid you not, your channel has been the type of content I been searching for months and months and months and months! But no seriously, my new go to and will be for many many more days to come

[@Zdrewe]

Daaamn, it means a world my friend 🙏 promise to not disappoint you!!

[@mikefletcher2023]

loving this video format! just found your stuff recently and its been immensely helpful! quickly becoming my favorite ableton related content

[@Zdrewe]

Means a world 🙏🙏 thanks a lot for watching

[@gregfromthevaley]

Definitely my top 3 of KZbinrs atm.

[@Zdrewe]

Means a world my friend 🙏🙏

[@gregfromthevaley]

@ Is your music available on any platform by any chance?

[@mono808808808]

Great that you're sticking to stock plugins (and some max addons) only. Thats a great basis for brilliant educational content. There are plenty of tools already there that are absolutely sufficient to get pro results. If you know how to use them... Thanks sharing with us

[@RADNonsense]

Don't know about others, but I enjoy your videos a lot. I'm far from beginner, but your approach is very cool. I'm tired of copy paste audio tutorials and your view is entertaining and useful!! I'll be glad if you will do more in depth tutorials!

[@Zdrewe]

Thanks for your insight and glad to hear all of that 🙏 more of long form to come then, hope that Live won’t crash on editing audio that often 😂

[@RADNonsense]

@@Zdrewe All these Live possibilities comes at a price 😂

[@threethievesmusic]

really like this style of video.

[@Zdrewe]

Thanks a lot 🙏

[@54LZ]

These are some awesome ideas you show. Love it!

[@Zdrewe]

Glad you like them my friend 🙏🙏

[@Prod_Xarin]

I Appreciate your videos!

[@АртемийБоярков]

keep doing videos like this pls its really helpful! ❤

[@Trickle2007]

Love the in depth vids - as I love all your stuff 🥳 being entertaining while giving away this much brilliant information is pure gold 🥇 keep it up and thank you! I already recommend your channel to everybody 🤓

[@Zdrewe]

Thank you from the depths of my soul (ate by Ableton) 🙏

[@Trickle2007]

@@Zdrewe❤😂

[@adamstepanovski2539]

great video mate

[@Zdrewe]

Thanks a lot dude 🙏

[@Ultimate_Destruction]

ZDrewe & Oversampled ❤️❤️ Makes the best Ableton tutorials on KZbin 🔥🔥

[@Zdrewe]

Nahhh Peter has more gross jokes 😂

[@kerimallami]

This guy is literally becoming ableton god. Don't know anyone else who can explain these complex stuff so easily. Good job man!!

[@Zdrewe]

My man, means a world!! 🙏 I always have some form of stage fright before releasing videos and not being sure if my explanation makes sense. Glad to hear it does!

[@roccsterx]

Great stuff mate, really dig these more in depth vids ❤

[@Zdrewe]

My adhd and urge to talk about every single knob likes it then 😂

[@roccsterx]

@@Zdrewe my ADHD love when someone talks about all the knobs ;)

[@Guntherthefool]

I like in depth

[@Naologout-gb6xe]

THE GOAT

[@rubenkaiser517]

yeah, another great video - thank you so much! lot's of love and inspiration mate🍻

[@Zdrewe]

My pleasure man! Thanks for half a year of consistent support 🙏

[@jesusalejandrorubiogonzalez]

I Like this style video!!! u r the beast!!!!

[@Zdrewe]

Glad to hear that 🙏 will do more of those in depth ones

[@MrNorthernPaul]

Brilliant as always👍

[@Zdrewe]

Appreciate that 🙏

[@chaseking25]

At this time stamp in the video what is to the left of the audio effects rack? It’s showing the waveform and whether or not the sound is in the middle or sides. Is it a VST? Thanks 🙏 Love your videos btw thanks for the solid content.

[@chaseking25]

10:17

[@Zdrewe]

First of all, thanks for watching my friend 🙏 no, it’s not VST, it’s an app called MiniMeters you probably saw a bunch of times on other people’s videos. I just made it fill blank spaces in Live instead of having it on top of the screen

[@chaseking25]

@@Zdrewe thank you!

[@flyoverfredusa]

my go to Ableton guy, top work

[@Zdrewe]

Glad to hear that 🙏

[@martinhoffer]

Hey Zdrewe, your tutorials look great! What video software do you use for recording and editing?

[@Zdrewe]

Thanks man! For recording I use the good old OBS and I’m editing the footage inside Premiere Pro

[@Stephen.Redding]

Very nice content and excellent video production 🎉

[@Zdrewe]

Glad you like both 🙏🙏

[@WindMakesWaves]

Love the idea of recording sequenced MIDI into track!

[@Zdrewe]

Yeah, I found it to be the best solution but now when I think about it, I think you can also launch it from session view as a clip. Need to check it tho

[@bernardo.temponi]

awesome video

[@jesusalejandrorubiogonzalez]

Hi Zdrewe, I noticed you used to use the VSX headphones and sE Dynacaster in your previous videos, but I haven't seen you use them lately. What happened to them? Do you recommend these Sennheiser headphones for mixing over the VSX? I recently moved to USA and need to start buying my equipment again, so I’m looking to update and make the best choice. Thanks in advance! (really good video)

[@Zdrewe]

Well hello there! No worries, they’re both still here 😉 speaking of mics - I like to use both this Lewitt one and sE interchangeably (I might switch to sE while recording again since sometimes I can’t see the keyboard with this huge Lewitt mount 😂). I highly recommend VSXs since the emulations are top notch. They always sit on my desk whenever I’m doing final touches on my mixes and checking bass. I got those HD490s since I always wanted a pair of proper open backs. VSX is the best choice when it comes to versatility and translation. That being said, 490s are amazing but I always double check things with VSXs since I trust them the most.

[@jesusalejandrorubiogonzalez]

@@Zdrewe Hey bro, thanks so much… I really appreciate your response, man, it means a lot. I’ll keep everything in mind as I start this new journey here and get into creating content for the socials too. You’re a legend, keep killing it - I’ll see you at the top really soon. U deserve it!

[@easyheavy7641]

So sick!

[@Zdrewe]

Thanks! 🙏

[@StanAllDay]

I Like this style video

[@easyheavy7641]

Love this, but I have to ask, where did you get that coat? Fire!!!!

[@Zdrewe]

Hahaha no worries, it's an ASOS one. I thrifted it online

[@medyzz94]

THANKS DUDEE finally my drums are not complete garbage! do you have any more content for DNB on patreon maybe or anything?

[@Zdrewe]

Happy to help bro 🙏 I’m launching patreon in ~2 weeks. The initial thought was to make some 1on1s or bonus content around some racks and presets I make but thanks for the suggestion about dnb 😉

[@tdtrecordsmusic]

good stuff , nvr 2 indepth r 2 complx

[@Zdrewe]

Glad 2 hr tht m8 😂🙏

[@Giwari]

Those Ableton devices! Man, I regret choosing Logic Pro.

[@Zdrewe]

I have a secret crush in Logic (tried it a couple times and went with 90 days trial when it was available) but those stock Live devices made me stay 😂 The only side chick I need to try is Bitwig since their stock solutions overpower Live in some cases

[@Nug_Lord]

Awesome vid but i was curious why you don’t create a return track for the short reverb then turn up the sends of each drum except for the kick

[@Zdrewe]

Yeah, that’s another way I actually talked about in my previous video about drum rack sends. It’s only the workflow thing depending on which route you choose - audio, midi or drum rack. Thanks a lot for watching 🙏

[@Randuski]

Just fyi, there is actually a difference between audio and midi. Dial in the gain to zero, and then do a null test. They don’t null. The sampler devices (simpler sampler drum sampler) all affect the sound of the samples. No matter the setting. Whether one is better than the other is up to you tho

[@Zdrewe]

My bad, I did a quick test with two same kicks and inverting phase. At first it seems like a huge difference but once you switch simpler to classic mode and turn off filter it only seems to add a bit of click. I wouldn't call it night and day but you're right. Guess you learn something new every day. Thanks for the insight and watching 🙏

[@hubbalol]

@@ZdreweDid you do the old reliable simpler -> sampler -> turn interpolation to max quality -> back to simpler -> save as default? It’s a bit weird that simpler is not at max quality (and that you can’t change it without going to sampler) from the get go, but an easy fix.

[@Zdrewe]

@hubbalol I nearly forgot about sampler, will try this one for sure. It’s funny how they added another sampling device (drum sampler) while not fixing this at first 😂

[@Randuski]

@@Zdrewe yeat its really strange. i saw an ableton dev talking about it and he explained how to fix it, but it didn't completely fix it haha it is what it is i guess. maybe one day it'll be 1 to 1

[@Randuski]

@@hubbalol even with sampler at the best interpolation setting, it still affects the sound of the samples. It’s particularly noticeable with gritty 808 samples. That’s where the differences are notable enough to just opt to use audio instead of midi. But normally I use midi just cause it’s easier. And it’s not that they sound worse. Just different

[@BharatKumar-yb6ih]

GOATED

[@Zdrewe]

Thanks broski 🙏

[@Rhekluse]

That feeling when the drum fill was much better before the crash. 😞

[@BobingerAudio]

What’s that analyzer that’s cut in half on the left on your screen?

[@Zdrewe]

It’s an app called MiniMeters 😉

[@KaosVerket]

💪🔥🔥

[@PoorTom]

So I just found out about Snapback, such an awesome plugin but I don't have 29 dollars for that Do you know how to make something similar with the stock plugins? Please tell us I beg you

[@Zdrewe]

SnapBack is a wild timesaver ngl. If I woul have to recreate it with stock things, it would be probably be an instrument rack with a bunch of simplers and align delay although you’ll need to either calculate those delay times or do it manually. At this point it’s the same thing as just dragging samples manually to arrangement and aligning them there

[@PoorTom]

@@Zdrewe I see, how about assigning the 'slapback' sample to a simpler inside a pad of the drum rack, then finding out where the midi notes for it should sit so the whole thing takes effect, select it relatively to the closest midi note start and then copy it thought the midi track? Honestly I'm not even familiar with the technique but just thinking about having to do all that for every sample just draws me out. Anyways thanks for replying, your content is just on point and just really helps us to understand the daw even further. Nice work!

[@baileysmusicandsounds9361]

I have Ableton Live Suite 12.1 but cannot find the Rhythmic Steps sequencer anywhere, how can I get it?

[@Zdrewe]

Download the sequencer pack from Ableton website (it’s free) 😉

[@JDDavid]

How do I get the Rhythmic Steps device? I have the full Suite 12.1 (not beta anymore). I have Melodic Steps but not Rhythmic Steps.

[@Zdrewe]

It’s available to download for free as a pack from Ableton website

[@GoldenCruiserCrew]

is Rhythmic steps available on the standard version of Ableton?

[@Zdrewe]

By now it’s only available in 12.1 Beta build but it will be a part of creative extensions (I think so)

[@GoldenCruiserCrew]

@@Zdrewe thank you!! Excellent video as always 🔥🔥

[@luckyrobot4405]

@@Zdrewe It's not in the creative extensions for me, can't seem to find it can you just re-check i need this in my life?

[@Zdrewe]

@luckyrobot4405 if you have access to 12.1 beta it should be ready to download from centercode as a pack. My bad tho, creative extensions only have melodic sequencer. I think that whenever they’ll drop 12.1 officially (probably this week with the introduction of Move) it will be available as a free extension pack

[@luckyrobot4405]

@@Zdrewe I've found it, on the actual Ableton website with the downloads there is a section underneath that says Sequencers by Ableton you download it from there, not the usual packs or anything.

[@INNERMONO_]

Only thing thats killing me is the resonance on the snare 😭

[@BarVa15]

Carver - stock plugin ? I don't have it

[@Zdrewe]

Listen carefully 😉

[@trippstreehouse]

Rocket league type beat

[@Zdrewe]

Won’t be mad at Rocket League placement with this one

[@ericmosh]

Never used a single Kshmr sample XD

[@Zdrewe]

Ladies and gentlemen, we stumbled upon the rarest producer on the planet 😳😳

[@jaj9000]

show it better also in visuals if you say put this compressor on a 'drum bus' what does that mean, ableton uses return tracks and doesnt call it drum busses, for beginners it can be frustrating and not immedeately clear

[@Zdrewe]

By drum buss I mean the drum group which I clearly showed in the video 😉

[@Auditium]

Easier method. Kick, simpler using eulidycian mode using midi on full loops.Viola - er job is done - but this one is overrated by a French (Da Fresh) guy :)

[@johnqpublic4662]

Corpus is terrible. It’s classic Ableton bullshit about “physical modeling” that does nothing.

[@Zdrewe]

Indeed it’s bs for proper physical modeling but works well for pseudo layering

[@CosMical-Scales]

Ableton Live is not Free & so the stock plugins are not 🆓

[@-ukiyo]

The air you put in the tires of you car is not free, because your car is not free…

[@Zdrewe]

@-ukiyo yikes my man got him the best possible way 😂😂😂

[@plagoproduction]

15 minutes of video. Shtload of editing. Hours of making this. And still absolutely crappy result. And you know why? Because drum&bass is WAAAAY more complicated than just boom-sk-bom-tsk pattern of drums. So please, PLEASE BLOGERS! Don't use complicated ultimate hard sonic engineering stuff as an example in your videos. Go better make some techno :)

[@Zdrewe]

I made this one to showcase some tips I use to do drums so people can have somewhat of a starting point and further experiment on their own. It’s not “how to make proper dnb”. But you’re right, there was shit load of editing and couple hours of making it but well, it’s fun for me to do this on my spare time 😉