Beats From Scratch / Ableton Push 2 Techno Jam

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🎛️ Gear in this video
- Push 2 - [ALL bit.ly/3KqSOL5]
In this video I make techno music on "just" one box - Ableton Push 2. Of course it was connected to Ableton Live 11, but I have not looked at the computer screen during this jam and performance. I count it as a Dawless Techno Jam! To bring some limitations I used Push as an Elektron Digitakt - 8 sample tracks, 2 effects and a master bus.
In this video you will find a lot tips and tricks on how to make Techno Music on Push 2. Including Ableton Push 2 Performance playing 2 techno tracks made from scratch. You will also find Ableton Push 2 Sampler or Simpler tips and tricks. Or answer to a question "How to make Ableton Push 2 Melodic Techno?". Or maybe how to play Push 2 Dawless!
Ableton Push 2 Workflow requires some time to learn, but it works well for the Techno Workflow. Comfortable to jam and also create final tracks at the end.
I ended up creating and recording 2 different melodic techno tracks at 132 bpm and they are good enough to share. Also I did some post processing of the final tracks in Ableton with Analog Heat and iZotope Ozone 9.
Both tracks are made with samples from Melodic Minimal Techno sample pack from 5Pin Media.
🎶 Sample Pack:
- Melodic Minimal Techno - bit.ly/3fX2Ovy
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⏱️ Timestamps
0:00 Intro
1:13 Track 1: Creation
15:05 Track 1: Play
20:15 Track 2: Creation
30:30 Track 2: Play
🌍 Hello World! My name is Ihor.
This is my channel where I share my experiences, ideas, reviews and tutorials related to Electronic Music Production. I focus mostly on Techno and House music. In my Studio on my Music Production Desk you will find a variety of different gear like: digital and analog synth, eurorack modular, drum machine, sampler, effect, mixer, guitar pedal, MIDI controller. Also software: DAW, Ableton, VST, plugins.
I am myself an engineer and I am quite obsessed with the Music Technology and Sound Design. I like making music without a computer. I like playing Electronic Music Live with my Minimal Dawless Setup. I love Eurorack Modular Techno and always keen to talk about the modular workflow.
I strongly believe that nothing can be better than a good Dawless Techno Jam!
I watched all the Techno Tutorials on KZbin! (I think)
📺 Thanks for watching! And have fun!
✌️ Peace.
#Techno #Push #Ableton

[@Kaje05]

This is easily the best beats from scratch I’ve ever seen done on Push 🙏 Respect

[@AEISC]

😮i absolutely aggree! Thanks for the idea to use my push a much simpler way than before👍👽

[@xOBS3SS10NX]

just want to say i appreciate your attention to detail with the lighting, atmosphere, camera angles, editing, and your straightforwardness. Just a really good content creator and people probably take all these little things for granted. keep up the great work. it will pay off.

[@IhorMedia]

Thank you Jamie! Glad to read such very kind words of feedback

[@Underrun_music]

I believe you may be a Wizard Ihor

[@IhorMedia]

Maybe… 🧙‍♂️

[@andreyshikanov4052]

awesome work my man!

[@jp99301]

These are really great.

[@voidreflectionsmusic]

Awesome video! Love it.

[@MichaelChrist1111]

Bravo Ihor 🙌🏻🎶⭐️

[@FunTownHQ]

Loved every bit. Amazing stuff

[@JohanVandekerckhove]

Good demo... like the grooves you make

[@xmachinas6787]

thank you sooo much!! this was incredibly helpful!!

[@deephousefridays1911]

Sick production

[@trendtrader4010]

Brilliant !!

[@holteenderrob]

Banging, loved this and seeing the workflow, loved the use of toms

[@TylerSmith-rj7ms]

this is incredible, I need this track in the gym!

[@NiftyNodes]

awesome tune! Love your shirt man!

[@tontontonton5541]

peeeeerfect!!dobra song!!thx a lot my dear

[@silviob.4577]

nice man!!

[@dimension3plus]

Thanks for your video. I really enjoyed following along.

[@tlourenzo_]

Really nice 👍

[@teamcoalhapcharcoal]

Amazing dude, track one is a banger!

[@signaltouch7413]

you are amazing ! liked and subscribed

[@carlix8035]

Makes me want to learn how to use push more. You make it look so easy.

[@ev4n633]

it worked! thank you so much!!

[@chema__gonzalez__]

inspiring dude! thank you!!

[@MightyCraicDJ]

liked, subbed,thank you Ihor!

[@aeoncrier1223]

sick jam

[@thevinylpimpFloridaBreaks]

Amazing to watch, I have a lot to learn on the new Push

[@in.denegrade]

steady, vibey, articulate. v inspired ✨

[@manuelfantoni115]

Gooood, bro..

[@olivierbouillon2925]

super cool, thx :)

[@devillosaurus]

Ihor, I learned so much from watching you ever so closely. Great tracks, great to see your processes, and so much Simpler put to such good use. Thanks man.

[@nico_moro_]

Nice mannn!

[@notgodzod]

Very informative, thank you 🙏

[@playmu5ic]

Nice thanks Bruh!!!!

[@frallorfrallor3410]

great video

[@beyonixmusic]

As always amazing content bro, keep up!

[@IhorMedia]

Thank you!

[@charlxy]

Amazingly inspiring. Keep doing!

[@IhorMedia]

Thanks! ✌️

[@CyrusSmith66]

Best ever thanks

[@liweilin6649]

your video is so elegant~

[@PaulTurnquist]

Your channel and your grooves are the bomb diggity dude! So glad I found it. *smashes the subscribe button*

[@IhorMedia]

Thank you Paul!

[@patchnovae]

This was badass, thx for the great video of just getting shit done with the Ableton Push 2

[@mallauni]

Thx Ihor for this inspiring video! That was very helpful. Please bring more Push tutorials!

[@IhorMedia]

Thank for your comment! I appreciate you! Stay tuned!

[@oliviermissal8739]

I don’t have a puch2 but I like the way of thinking and workflow 🤙🏼 love your videos

[@zacstevens631]

I love your channel, and this video inspires me to spend more time with Push instead of thinking about buying a modular system :)

[@IhorMedia]

Thank you Zac! ✌️Push is an incredibly powerful tool!

[@antfile]

the best one ive seen yet please keep doing these

[@IhorMedia]

Thanks! I am planning some more Push videos in the future ;)

[@jonathanahn7979]

stumbling on this video at 2AM and im mind blown. this video is a gold mine bro

[@Wunderkammerdandy]

Fabulous vid from a ‘neighbour’ from Amsterdam 😄 Thx for the inspiration to use my Push more again! 🙏🏻

[@k.musitano4754]

Great sounds

[@avationmusic]

Very happy I found your channel. I'm glad to see more youtubers covering more advanced topics, especially on the hardware side of things❤️

[@IhorMedia]

Nice! Thank you!

[@SAFRAPADEL]

Gracias, eres un crack !!!

[@youngs_cl]

Nice Keep it up

[@delacruzneili]

I just bumped randomly to this video. You are badass sir!!

[@IhorMedia]

Haha! Thanks!

[@alexanderfortin2208]

Just got a Push 2 and slowly learning my way into it, this kind of stuff is immensely useful beside being cool as hell 🔥 thanks for sharing

[@sebastiennesp1978]

Bloody Hell mate! Just got my PUSH after years of Novation use. This video really shows it's capabilities. Top Stuff!, so inspiring!

[@megaloom]

soooooooo dope

[@samishakim]

@27:12 Yes, yes, yes, please -- that feeling, I love it. Subbed!

[@truetech4158]

Nice edits on the fly. I just bought a used push1 for 200 bux. It will probably make me want the 2nd version, however they are essentially the same thing in most aspects. I understand that i would still want to use the computer to get at VST settings, and that applies to the many VST's that require their own interfaces that would not import the interfaces into the push2, therefore, i can still get away without needing the push2 as my guitar based VST's are beyond the editability within the push as a surface controller itself. The giant softkeyboard and very usable ribbon controller layout for high velocity solo work as a digital guitar running exact guitar samples and amplitube effects and amp modelling is going to be very groovy! Only about 12 days away from the thing being delivered, so i study about it further until it arrives. Thanx for sharing your push2 demonstration, and thankyou for being one of the first countries to make the levels dettuce completely legal! Rock on captain.

[@ozmosyd]

Thank you ...Thank you. Push 2 arriving in a few weeks and trying to get a little ahead of the game and found this video. And now my journey begins. Love ya work chap!

[@IhorMedia]

Nice! Glad it helped you! ✌️ Push might be overwhelming at times because it is just limitless. As much as Ableton Live is. What helps me is to set those boundaries myself! Like I did in this video!

[@russellsteel2346]

great video tutorial and demo of just what the Push 2 is Capable of, please do more of these i really enjoyed your sessions.

[@IhorMedia]

Thank you!

[@PlayGameToday]

I like this video!

[@timonkaipoumpa7927]

17:58 yessss

[@rajeshtogdiya9217]

It's just awesome

[@IhorMedia]

Thank you Rajesh!

[@gumispro]

This is the best free software Ive seen. Respect.

[@padoobie]

hell yeah. Going to try this out today using this video … I’ve had push 2 for 2 years and never really use it but now I think with a project in mind and try to make a song on it, I’ll have a purpose when I sit at my laptop instead of 8 bar loop and then never getting any further lol. by the way these tracks turned out pretty good!

[@nikosbsas]

Idolo!!!!!!

[@thatmidlifevlogger4463]

Awesome

[@dimi703]

With such great video quality and lighting, the push looks so slick and juicy 🤪 Great tracks, as usual!!

[@IhorMedia]

Thank you! ✌️

[@fefelatulipe650]

Ihor, that closed hat on Track 1 keeps me grooving. Thank you for all the tips, I'm making progress thanks to you. Especially on the kick/rumble and clap designs, short kick, sub rumble and punchy clap makes all the difference.

[@IhorMedia]

Thanks mate! I appreciate it. Glad you dig it and even more glad you roll your progress too. Hope you have fun! Short kick, sub rumble and punchy clap - short list of must haves for me

[@duncansmith6318]

Bit late to the party but I've just watched this and found it really inspiring! Would love to see some more push2 Techno Jams from you!

[@IhorMedia]

Thank you! I am planning to make more ;)

[@davidosolo]

Oh, my oh my. Do ya know how sick this is bro?

[@carlosneira772]

Tracks from scratch are my favourite kind of videos on youtube...you can learn a lot!!! And your channel is my new favorite just above Ricky Tinez, Fact Against the clock and Dapayk. Thanks a lot Ihor!! Peace and…have fun!!

[@IhorMedia]

Thank you Carlos! Glad you like my content! Ricky Tinez is my biggest inspiration! ✌️

[@Hamiltron]

Both tracks are nice but that second one had a nice and bouncy groove

[@SmudgedInkVideo]

Thanks

[@purelifemagic]

Inspiring

[@playmu5ic]

I'm feelin this...

[@StrutZ007]

Dude you are off the hook!!! You make it look easy lol. My push 2 is on the way so I appreciate the motivation. I'll be like going back how did he do dat!. Anyway love it. Instant subscribe

[@IhorMedia]

Thank you Robert! Have fun with your Push!

[@urehlav]

best follow along for push 2 i've ever seen, made a loop also, never used my push so much lol. Ableton really needs content like this also. Thanks a lot

[@IhorMedia]

Thanks for your kind feedback! I appreciate you!

[@MatthieuVanMechelenMVM]

Thanks a lot for such a nice "tutorial" - This will help my workflow and track edition so much. Cheers from Belgium !

[@IhorMedia]

Thank you Matthieu!

[@beatz04]

This guy knows what he's doing, so much is sure.

[@razvanion7]

We ❤️ you Ihor.

[@IhorMedia]

❤️

[@jamesaita]

Fucking wow- just wow- best Push 2 tutorial by far. Dude. You crushed it. So dope.

[@meremortal3642]

Damn. I love 🌟💜

[@weepwow]

Wonderful presentation. I've had Push 2 and Live 10 for a few years but have not fully used it because of so many other hardware boxes I have tried to learn. This inspires me to get back to using Push 2. Love your music, thanks and keep up the videos.

[@IhorMedia]

Thank you for kind words! Glad my work inspires!

[@trebuchetbeats]

Enjoyed hanging out. lol This WAS A VIBE

[@GarmKEKW]

man love u

[@Bronwyn031]

You are by far the FASTEST Push 2 user I've ever laid eyes upon!!! I've had my Push 2 for nearly 2 years and I'm nowhere near as fast as you are! 👍🏾😲💖

[@IhorMedia]

Thank you! ❤️

[@DontWakeMeUpPlease1]

Man. I purchased my Push 2 and Im so happy with it. And your video is helpíng me a lot to understand this monster. Thanks!!!

[@IhorMedia]

Great to hear that! Thank you!

[@begouda]

Second Song: Absolutly great and groovy ;-)

[@IhorMedia]

Thank you!

[@lucid484]

Man, I got a Push 2 over a year ago and only used it like 2-3 times because it was a lot to take in. Your video clearly shows how to use it quickly and easily to build a track. Time to hook it back up!

[@IhorMedia]

Nice!

[@pk3776]

Bloody tidy that 👍🙏💯🔊🖖

[@debontehond22]

Nice!!!!! I learned some new tricks. Groeten uit de stad maat!

[@debontehond22]

Where can I listen to your music?

[@IhorMedia]

Bedankt! My music is here, just on this channel so far.

[@meinbherpieg4723]

"What I'm planning to do with this sound is add chorus... of course" lol good stuff. You're an inspiration dude.

[@IhorMedia]

Thank you! Glad to hear that!

[@Kai-cy5fs]

best dawless techno channel on yt hands down

[@IhorMedia]

Thank you!

[@DJMikeron]

at last instant action and not all the bla bla . Very well done . I hope others lern from this.

[@mit136speichenumdiewelt]

Ihor, best song from you so far! Please do for all of us a favor and provide all songs that you do here to make a mix of that for a context ;-)

[@IhorMedia]

Thank you Waldemar! I appreciate you! To be honest I've never thought of these tracks as something to put out there separately from the videos. They aren't really finished tracks. I will think what can I do there! Thanks for the suggestion! ✌️

[@ronsone8373]

Damn that push gives a nice workflow....

[@IhorMedia]

Yes it does, overall! There are some things that I don’t like, but common. It is really good one!

[@AlexpxThreeTen]

Let’s make another one … Yes!

[@markbooth]

Exactly what Push2 was designed for. I wish there was an easier way to mute parts in the session though without leaving the bottom row blank like you also did in this video.

[@IhorMedia]

Hell yes man! Hell yes! This muting is a little painful. I also constantly fail to mute the clip on time, because you need to do it a little in advance.

[@markbooth]

@@IhorMedia keep your loops fairly short and then just mute 2 beats into the bar. That seems to work best for my brain.

[@IhorMedia]

@@markbooth Makes sense! Though I kinda understand how it works. It is all about quantised clips and you schedule their playback depending on the global quantisation setting. Which perhaps makes a lot of sense. Tho a little hard to use :) Would be great if they implemented something to make it easier

[@pchangsta]

You can hit mute + track selector (the track buttons at the top) to mute the track. Would that work for your purposes? You can also "mute lock" with the Push 2 by holding down mute briefly (and then hit a corresponding track for example).

[@jamesaita]

You can also scroll down - same thing I guess

[@ImakIlaha]

top! 🤩

[@AEISC]

I‘d really appreciate some more „from the scratch“ on push like this one!!!

[@jamesaita]

Give the people more