Ableton Tutorial: Generate Unlimited Chords, Beats, Melody and Bass (Part 1 of 2)

[@Claidheambmor]

You are a hero. I love your mature presentation - no goofy expressions or cringeworthy emoticons pasted everywhere - and how humble you are in your descriptions of your craft. Thank you so much.

[@ELPHNT]

Haha, exactly the thing I'm trying to avoid! So good to hear that it comes across that way 🤓

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This is great stuff. Your tutorials are so calm and professional, I feel like I'm watching a David Attenborough documentary. :-D Straight to the point and well thought out!

[@ELPHNT]

Hehe, thanks! You're not the first to make the David Attenborough comparison 😂 I'm definitely honoured though! The Attenborough of Ableton 🤣 More coming soon I hope! 🙌🏻

[@JamesRamboPearce]

Possibly the best Ableton video I've seen!! I never thought of doing this to help creating chords ♥️♥️

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This is the most amazing KZbin video I ever seen.. great work man.

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[@ELPHNT]

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[@Philtr3]

Just what i needed right now! I suffer with CFS so i hit blocks where i really struggle to come up with ideas and I was looking for a way to explore theory and different keys while coming up with ideas atst but in a really simple way and this nails it. I'd love to see more on creating moods and emotion through the choice of keys and scales and how you take this further in the composition process but i am gonna watch your masterclasses if it's covered there. Cheers!

[@craigolsen612]

This is one of the most ingenious approaches I have ever seen, thank you for sharing how this is accomplished!

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[@ELPHNT]

Awesome! Glad you found it 😎🤓

[@srTraseroRojo]

very very nice technique. im a producer and an educator on music production, and i really apreciate the way you express this idea. thank you! subscribed!

[@erfrid]

I'm so glad I found this channel! Top tier content!

[@elProdigio]

Wow. Clever, useful and funny. With this, you can make a 24h music for a waiting room, always different 😀

[@ELPHNT]

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[@StuffOffYouStuff]

Thanks so much for this and providing a template without forcing any subscription! Defo makes me want to come back!

[@ELPHNT]

For sure! You're welcome back anytime 😃

[@SirYuri]

Congrats on 10K - Great video, my friend...off to watch part 2!

[@yvindlind3223]

Absolute pure brilliance! Please make tutorial videos for ever!

[@ELPHNT]

Haha, thanks! I intend to do so 🤓

[@philipedesouzasantos1201]

I'm following this trick for piano ideas and works like a charm.

[@Egonihil]

this is the best tool for creating chord patterns I've seen for a while. Thank you Tom!

[@Bistourki]

You are simply amazing, I thank humanity that you exist and share your work !

[@ELPHNT]

Wow, thank you! 🙏🏼 I'm humbled 😊 There is lots more to come!

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[@amarks4383]

You are a mad scientist in the best way possible man. NTPD is my favorite !

[@ELPHNT]

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[@JamesStiff]

Thanks for sharing this awesome technique. Looks like a fun way to avoid creative block. I’m looking forward to part two!

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[@Ferrichrome]

one of the videos that got me to buy ableton. i think this is one of the very first i saw! props to you on the great music and channel.

[@takezzo]

Wonderful tutorial. Just tried out on my new track and it worked fine. Thanks for sharing.

[@munteroony4112]

This is a fantastic tutorial! Community knowledge at its very best. Thankyou

[@markcrowley65]

Wonderful work

[@Laughadaffadil]

super underrated. liked, shared, subscribed. thanks so much for sharing this with us

[@lexnels]

Great tutorial, thanks for sharing. There's a lot of fun to be had here. Start throwing arpeggiators and M4L chord generators in the mix it can get really interesting.

[@PhilippEmilHerrmann]

Thanks so much for the great content, I regularly re-watch your videos for inspiration and ideas and for a refresher. The addition of free templates is incredibly generous. Thanks!

[@TimSuliman]

This is so great! This is how to get past being stuck for ideas. Thanks!

[@ELPHNT]

Always a pleasure ☺️

[@johnhajdar]

Good job. Think this is where Live and other DAWs can evolve by adding generative elements like this.

[@ELPHNT]

I don't know about other DAWs but I think Live is already very good for things like this. Follow Actions and Dummy Clips are amazing for generative stuff (see Part 2 of this video), and obviously things like this technique are possible because of the routing system. MaxForLive also has some incredible options for generative stuff - there are some crazy sequencers and then also things like the LFO, Envelope Follower and Shaper devices too.

[@airfixx_8952]

It just got even easier with the newest version; Abelton 11. :)

[@vxd]

I think your very talented trainer and also very creative

[@ayoonine]

The best tutorials on youtube by far

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Your up there with the best tutorial channel. Keep things like this coming, I love hacks

[@waltertoner4317]

Mind boggling. Great stuff.

[@whatevsimbulletproof]

Oh that's amazing! Please do more of that!

[@ELPHNT]

Did you watch Part 2? 👉🏻 kzbin.info/www/bejne/nWrZZ4GQqqqnaNk

[@annhadtheband138]

One of the most sensible videos ive come across. Cheers man !!

[@Oversampled]

That's pure gold :O

[@juliancscs]

You've got such an amazing way of explaining and teaching this stuff. Please keep making these videos!

[@KelleyFamilyBR]

Thanks. Excellent tutorial and exciting process! Time to get busy!!!

[@pabloloumusic4138]

this is awesome!!

[@HiEnergyMusic]

This is a really great method. And it's clearly explained. Well done, ELPHNT!

[@ELPHNT]

Thanks! 🙌🏻

[@headbangax]

This is high quality content. Very easy and well explained. Thanks for sharing!

[@onecoinrabbit7714]

Excellent ! Superb ! AmAzInG ! Thank You !

[@toddc612]

Brilliant tutorial! Thank you for sharing your knowledge.. you are an excellent teacher.

[@thomasdavis8722]

Wow this is super cool cant wait to give it a go!

[@Felix101210]

super cool video, nice structured and excellently explained. thanks!

[@rico1979]

Great stuff, once again :) Really enjoy watching your videos

[@ELPHNT]

🙏🏻 Thanks!

[@thavamuni]

Awesomely Brilliant!!! Thanks for sharing. 5 stars!

[@azurite6452]

Excellent walk through and ideas. Really interesting and helpful. Thank you!

[@eldrin_goa]

Keep This Coming. 👍

[@ELPHNT]

Will definitely do 😊

[@Paul-gp5om]

Really clear and easy to follow. This will really help m workflow. thanks :)

[@johnaina8649]

Absolutely fantastic video!

[@quimbas]

I found your channel today. Very inspired. Thank you!

[@umanoid1523]

Great chord generator.

[@adamrad2220]

Dude, thank you. This is bloody brilliant.

[@charlexguitar]

Endless possibilities, thanks!

[@gesslr]

This. Is. Brilliant.

[@trashcan9001]

Super nice!

[@MrVideoBeat]

Congrats! Great content

[@talokiepja5108]

Thank you! I`m learning with your videos :D

[@miguelbarella1173]

Great, very inventive and useful.

[@TheJohnmartin1975]

Amazing stuff mate, thanks

[@DubaPinheiro]

simply brilliant!

[@patrickfrossard1352]

thanks for this technique

[@philbertius]

Try plugging random velocity into a MIDI Effect Rack with velocity chains - I had C major and A major as two chains with equal chance, fed with 7th chords, and I love what I'm hearing. Just having the computer do chord borrowing for me :)

[@mxncrvlmnnts]

Can you explain how to do that? Sounds like a really interesting idea !

[@philbertius]

mxncrvlmnnts Look into MIDI Effect Racks and Velocity-based chaining. Combined with the “Velocity” MIDI effect, with “Random” set to max, it should be fairly obvious from there. Just put different scales in different chains (or whatever you want, actually.)

[@Akiraloller]

Thank you very much ! This make so much fun to create music !

[@in_10z]

Wow this is great! Now I'm going to continue sucking at chords b/c Ableton has got me covered!

[@ELPHNT]

Haha, oops. That was definitely not my intention! 😂

[@EyEvil]

Simply wow!

[@dinfluence30]

Was very useful and interesting.. I already subscribed.. Hope you make more of these video tutorials

[@ELPHNT]

There will be more soon! 🤓

[@SunnyLicious]

Very useful video. Thank you. I'll be using this tip.

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Wow this is so cool,thanks,subbed.

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I subscribed just cause I like the way he says ‘loop’

[@ELPHNT]

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[@makinenandreas]

This is... GOLD!

[@jackshwan2050]

This is so inspiring , Thank You so Much! Peace

[@robert__]

brilliant stuff here. thanks!

[@ChrisCorrado]

very nice!

[@naconaco1]

Just what I needed for a drunken night of producing!!!!!

[@soundofruins0sor861]

Great!!! trhx you please more more of those kind :)

[@weakandwackbeats770]

Remarkable tutorial

[@dman030]

Just messing with this tonight, bet we can do even more with Ableton 11 now. :-) Thank you.

[@MichaelHein]

Thx for this video. Very great stuff.

[@cameramon]

Okay, you got my attention, nice tut, you got a subscriber.

[@blearbenin]

ultimate way to write original music

[@warpcloud]

Thank you so much!

[@DIIICKFOOL]

amazing tutorial

[@anythingbutcrediblepodcast6149]

Love IT!!

[@GuyTallo]

Very useful. Thank you!

[@dasive]

This is great! Thanks a lot

[@stasostrikov1439]

Thank You! Very good explanation and well done!

[@ELPHNT]

An absolute pleasure ☺️

[@Rgdonaire_07]

Pure gold

[@rodolfo_ballesteros]

This is really great mate. Thank you for all your videos and tools all the ones I've seen have proved incredibly helpful. I was just wondering if something similar could be done but for generating drum patterns, I struggle with them and often find myself having to use preset grooves or midi clips and modifying them to get my drum beats...

[@ELPHNT]

Thanks for the compliments! 🙏🏻 And yes, it will definitely work for drums. Try using pretty much the same technique as above but instead route the MIDI to a track with a Drum Rack. You might just need to refine the note ranges so that it triggers whatever drums you've got set up, but it will definitely work. You probably also won't need any of the MIDI effects like Chord and Scale 'cause they won't be as useful with drums, though you can get some interesting results. The key for generating rhythms would be the unsync'd / polyrhythmic trigger loops. I hope that makes sense.

[@diversekcox]

You are a life saver!!! I’m Litty over here lol

[@RoboticusMusic]

It would be great to do this with drums too and then have an LFO controlling the global randomness and "intensity"(perhaps note density, more or less notes), and/or assign it to a knob rather than an LFO, and also have knobs for these parameters for individual tracks in the song. That way you can control the general flow of the track live.

[@ELPHNT]

Have you tried routing the triggers to a drum track instead of an instrument track? 😉 Try routing individual trigger tracks though, as opposed to the bus track. You might be able to set up what you're looking for.

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[@gumdr0p]

best ever. i am a patreon subscriber and hope your supporter base grows. i would definitely love more videos along these lines (you mentioned some additional techniques towards the end).

[@ELPHNT]

Yep, video 2 in production as we speak. Hopefully coming soon! Please just keep sharing things to help spread the word, Twitter, Facebook, heck send people a DM! 😉 Thanks so much for being a supporter!

[@6020fsk]

man this is awesome trank you

[@ELPHNT]

Anytime 😉

[@rhialto39]

I would love to see more info on the follow actions and dummy chords. I see them in the template but it would be great to understand how it actually works.

[@ELPHNT]

Cool! I thought some people might wanna know that sort of thing - I'll definitely be doing a follow up tutorial in a little while 😊 Hit the Subscribe button and turn on Notifications if you want to hear about it 😀 Or you could join my newsletter if you like: elphnt.co.za/mailing-list/ I'll also try to remember to reply to this comment when I post the new video 🤓

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