How To Make Beats In Ableton Live (Step By Step Masterclass)

[@wyelqo]

Ethan after watching about 300 videos on music production, I can definitely say that you are at the top 3 tutors, to make something simple for others to understand.

[@FrancisKnoni-mb8hm]

hey there...! I wonder if you would like to share your top 3? 😊

[@startingoverbygrace]

Totally agree, after stumbling on this channel today. 👍🏾

[@naturespeakmusic]

Also curious if you can share the other two as well

[@sunbirdfilms1]

I cant agree more

[@drewfasa]

​@@FrancisKnoni-mb8hm For me the other top two would be Taetro and Beat Academy

[@juula9469]

I swear I dedicated a whole semester of uni trying to understand how to learn beatmaking (I was designing a synth, majoring in industrial design), and I watched countless tutorials... none of them gave me a clear, structured view on how to get started witht he workflow without getting incredibly lost. THIS is THE tutorial!

[@CompleteProducer]

wow, I'm so glad to hear that!

[@chillydoog]

Ive been trying to learn Ableton for years. I don't know what it is about your teaching style but everything just clicks. Really love your teaching style!

[@ambientsounds1416]

Really, coz its very basic....

[@arenelomax]

I can't believe you posted this 3 months ago...Nobody is doing tutorials on Live 9 these days! You've cornered a market. I'm subbing. 💯

[@Santino-hk6cv]

bro im nine minutes in and you are single handedly teaching me how to make beats in ableton after floundering around for years. Your saying everything i need and nothing that i dont cheers

[@CompleteProducer]

love to hear that!!

[@ElectroFlightExplorer]

I've discovered your channel only few days ago and I bet you must be very soon in the top recommended producers on KZbin. It's a true pleasure, your content is very relevant and dense, always inspiring and you do it in a very humble and genuine way. It also invited to discover your music universe. Many thanks.

[@vutruongquang3501]

3 videos later and you convinced me I can produce music, something I just thing of the other day. May sound naive, but that's how professional and intuitive you have been on your clips (except the music theory one but I'm just clueless)

[@Placebomusic951]

bro you are a magician literally solved my creative and the problem which am getting in producing thanks so much

[@jimmyjohnson6496]

This is incredible thank you so much! I have had a lot of musical interest and am just getting started with a microphone, Arturia mk3, and Ableton and now THIS - - finally someone who shows something beyond preschool level.?! Bravo! I actually have some confidence in making some top tier beats. Thanks again!

[@Diabloso]

Glad I discovered your channel man, definitely learned more outta this than any tutorial

[@EricDeSimone-rm8ix]

I thought you seemed rather pretentious at first, but then I realized that you are a very skilled teacher and music producer. I’ve never learned through a “chill” teacher in my 16 years in culinary. So I appreciate your directness and focus, and you talking to me like I am ignorant… because I was, but now I can transition from garage band and BandLab on iphone to Ableton live seamlessly. I took many notes and working on my new ep. Thank you for being cocky and good. Also for free. Jesus.

[@dennisgordon7767]

Hey Ethan this is very helpful in the exact spot where you are new to ableton and maybe know how to make a drum pattern but you dont know what to do next - im in this position right now and this exactly shows the progression. thank you!

[@pinetreerapper]

This is some good SAUCE, Cheers man!

[@OKvpis]

hey this is actually really helpful. i am a MTP Student and ableton is a DAW that we need and your tutorial really helps. thanks man will watch more of your content! ❤

[@1973oiler]

Best of a ton of vids I have watched. Clear and concise. Working with all stock helps too. Great job

[@Octobersky7]

Awesome stuff man! I am a Video Producer and Animator (25 years) and I also play a bunch of instruments. I've used ableton (since it came out) and I've learned more by watching this tutorial than I have in the entire time I've used the software. I've only ever used it as an acoustic/organic composer, or whatever you want to call it, and never knew about all of the shortcuts and just the basics of this style of composing. I have more and more clients wanting me to compose music for their commercials and the like and it had grown tiresome to record me playing live and then tweaking everything after the fact. This really helped. Thank you!

[@lostsoulsoftheabyss1771]

Luv ur content dude, everyone else on FL so cool to be able to learn through Ableton.

[@PhoneBoothLivin]

Broooo! Stumbled onto ur vid bc I’m making beats again and couldn’t decide between Logic and Ableton bc I already know how to use Logic but friends in the industry were recommending Ableton. I had a friend I met one night we all went to his house in Hollywood hills I wont say his name but he’s pretty famous for his beats and numerous artists he worked with. He had his little studio in his house and he was the last person to recommend Ableton to me. That same night we were bumping Trevor Daniel’s Falling and I was faded rapping and singing that song and Man U playing that sample at the end just made me think of that night clearly and I guess its a sign . I’m gettting Ableton!

[@kumanish75]

great video and very calm way of explaining

[@nofaharding-roots9142]

you are an icon thank. you for making these tutorials they are so helpful!!

[@Slurpymachine]

This video was super easy to follow and is going to improve my workflow for sure!

[@MandEmma7]

Pretty chill video. I have used Abelton for 20 years.

[@vitaltechgeek]

Best tutorial video I've ever seen.

[@ForeverAlone79]

You are such a rockstar, dude. Thanks again so much for this amazing information. You are making the Ableton learning curve much less steep for me and I am here for it! lol

[@janelu1339]

Omg this is such a fun and amazing video!! Not only is it so informative and helpful, but it’s also so fun to see the creative process!! Can’t wait to do this once I get back home to my equipment!! Thank you!!!!

[@dimitrijean4532]

bro i wish i had this in 2020 before i gave up, this was the best ableton beginner tutorial ever

[@thats_shadman]

I use FL Studio mostly to make beats but I'm trying to learn Ableton to make EDM tracks as there are many tutorials of EDM on Ableton. But the Ableton beginner tutorials are filled with some unnecessary things which leads to get bored and close. But I found your channel and these tutorials are really helpful for the producers who just want to learn a new DAW quickly. Thanks a lot! Subscribed :)

[@GinaGlover-t8v]

I wanted to learn how to make a chill simple beat that also didn't sound dumb and your video helped me learn just that lol thanksss!

[@yourboycelebrity]

Wow after spending hundreds on courses and feeling overwhelmed and quitting a couple of times, your KZbin video really helped me understand the process a whole lot better!!!! I might win a Grammy now 🤣 I appreciate you fam, Subscribed!!!!!

[@CompleteProducer]

aweee, love to hear that. keep going!

[@memoryxleak]

Very useful tips throughout the video. Thanks!

[@nishibanate]

This Man Is Great Teacher ..thank you so much for everything man ...your videos are easy to understand ..Big Love from india!!

[@prowlerpunk]

if u r into music production too, lets form a group to discuss things, as i am in starting stages, i would love to learn from you all too

[@Galaxxymix]

This guys video was the best to start with hands down🙌🏽

[@shadywiskerz]

Been watching your videos for the past week and I’m surprised how much I’ve improved in production. You are straight to the point without over and under explaining. Great work 💯

[@wesleypowermc]

Brooo thank you so much for this video. I have tried different methods to make a beat, and yours was definitely the best. I made an insane beat right away!! thank you!1

[@MannieLucero]

Thanks for sharing this video. It was super inspiring. I've been wanting to create beats and music with a similar vibe, but I don't know where to start. 💎

[@bahatibrian]

you are lucky to watch this !!

[@Robbie_Prz]

I was stuck at first cause I couldnt seem to get to the screen you started on but found it by going to Navigate (above the metronome) and selecting Arrangement view. I just dont know how to make that screen the default opening screen as what looks on your program, but thats not an issue. Thank you for the video!! Tremendously helpful!

[@gigworktv]

This is the best music tutorial ive seen

[@poptart8690]

this showed me that there's a lot I still don't know but indeed, its not rocket science. thanks for the upload.

[@IamJBart1]

Ethan I’m new to this whole space and your videos are incredibly helpful. I’m wondering if you’d ever want to post a video running through your favorite or most used plugins. Ableton does have plenty of good options but I just don’t know where to start when it comes to plug ins, especially for vocals

[@ShaneAlanGower]

Dude, Love your tutorials! Wrote something so awesome because of you :D

[@CompleteProducer]

Glad you like them! thank youuu

[@Drumsrose]

thank you so much Ethan, this video opened my mind a lot when it comes to how to think about writting beats!

[@f62gndz]

Thank you Ethan🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@ShortJourneys702]

Wherer have you been. I needed this for so long. Thanks your videos are appreciated

[@bimadereq]

I am sold, I am a photographer, graphic designer, motion designer, videographer learning music, do i have a problem?? 🤣🤣🤣 But yeah, this tutorial got me in Ableton first.

[@bribon6942]

Ooo a fellow Slytherin lmao

[@2SLPY]

Been on Ableton for like 10 years now, the goat fr

[@santiagoperez4907]

amazing

[@modernmusicstudio303]

This was an amazing masterclass! Thank you for sharing!

[@harrysinger90]

You’re awesome bro ❤🔥, thanks 😊🙏

[@pierreduprey9032]

Thanks bro, you’re the best!! 🥳🎉🎊

[@xDemonTech]

Thanks so much for this fantastic review!

[@McKinseyWood]

You’re amazing

[@Pheseg]

Thanks for this it helped alot

[@hannahmasiello6169]

just phenomenal…. 🙏THANK YOU

[@ivancrispin5681]

You are the best !!!

[@SamuelGreen-f7v]

awesome thx bro

[@Maelhere]

Cool Videos Ethan , Love the explaination !

[@DonnieDoinkoGo]

Thank you. I'm new to Ableton and beat making. This was one of the best tutorials on Ableton I've seen. I'll definitely be checking out your course. Keep up the great work. You just got yourself a new subscriber, lol.

[@legitimatetexan7626]

Thank you very much sir, if I ever become famous it’d be because of you

[@apeman939]

I learned so many amazing tools that I had no idea about. 10/10 brother

[@SacramentSpokane]

Man yo video production is like a music video but it’s for a tutorial I dig it ❤

[@same.different]

About starting with drums: when I used to just make beats with my acoustic guitar, I figured out the best way was to record guitar then lay some drum pattern. Then delete the guitar and sort the drums out better, then re-record the guitar. Anyways I just realized that same technique might work for starting with synth etc. Youre still really starting the track from the drums, but the drums can be written from the instruments…

[@iphone6010]

thanks bro these videos are good

[@OmarKikhia]

Very helpful, thank you!

[@startingoverbygrace]

I’ve been bench watching most of your content for a few hours today, and find them to be very inspiring and encouraging. So thank you. I’m guilty of procrastinating for some time now, and just need to get my music out rather than get buried on my hard drive. Quick question: Do you have to convert midi to waveform after mixing them?

[@tobeywan8331]

Bro, these step-by-step videos from Ethan are really helpful.

[@Tsampl]

Thank you 🙏🏾🖤

[@rafikigamez]

Thank you for this tutorial! I have a question on the sidechaining. I'm not sure what I'm supposed to be hearing when you mention "clipping". I'm adjusting the threshold but have no idea what this is doing, it sounds the same to me.

[@sosangozzi1442]

I have gone through lots of video tutorials tired so many time fail fail fail but after watching your video i literally produce a song damnnn thank you so much love it Sub and like for my side 🎉

[@epicrebuild4747]

Thank you bro ❤❤❤

[@D-Abhi]

Thanks a lot for this video man !!

[@DoverDanny]

Thank you for this very helpful video. Please advice, when recording a song Do You Record The Drum In The Base guitar First Or a Guitar Or piano?

[@rikgreen520]

Hi you mention to use drive or saturation to bring out more harmonics in the bass, so it helps it to be heard on smaller speakers.....does that also work on the kick...as I'm having a lot of trouble to get my kick to come through on my phone speaker...sometimes it just doesn't sound like it's there at all, while other times its just a clicky sound....🤯

[@JonasHofstede]

thank u for this video

[@estherweiss1593]

Can you please make a video how to make a dance song Thanks so much for all the videos ❤

[@CompleteProducer]

i have one called how to make a tech house song, and one called how to make a remix in Ableton. both of those are dance music and you may enjoy them!

[@mlucas518]

hello thanks for the video! may i ask what camera/lighting you use to get your videos to look professional?

[@quatsch420]

Shift + A ( Windows-User) - automation on/off

[@lebiglebowskii9864]

Clean and to the point, this is much appreciated!

[@jnd910]

Great video man ,i just have some questions. Do you not put +6db on the master to allow headroom when mixing down? Do you not low cut on the reverb to prevent muddiness and does it matter the order of eq and reverb? Thank you for the video man

[@waqatito5260]

this really helped me good shit!

[@dohayousri5922]

Amazing video really ! Please don't stop sharing your knowledge and teaching us ;) I appreciate this a lot !

[@DanielRoolf]

Thanks bro

[@ethanfranklin9726]

thank you vry much for this

[@Unicornfangsband]

Thanks 🙏 💜🦄

[@BebolutionHeadquarters]

Hey Ethan, first of all, Thank you very much... I've seen many of your videos and they have been very helpful. Are you familiar with Ableton Push 3? It would be super cool if you dropped some knowledge on the workflow as standalone/Plugged-in to Live. Blessings. - Juan Dones

[@AVAtarMAX]

Thank u so much

[@DClighting19]

Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@EisBOB]

i dont speak perfect English, but you explain it really damn well, and i like the way you teach. thank you again! iam paraplegic and now i can make musik with my healthy right hand on my pc😂 God bless you Ethan Davis!

[@bi-qb1ky]

Bro I can’t understand if my audio is distorting or clipping , is there an easy way to understand it??

[@poptart8690]

4:54 you did something to the snare that you layered. didn't say what you did, but you like made a slope diagonal.

[@poptart8690]

17:34 ... they're faders. go figure. lol

[@bartvyvey]

@Ethan Davis I don't understand how you make the B Bass go along with the kick. Your first kick starts at 1.1, your second at 2.2. Yet both bars for the B Bass start at x.1. If I do that then my second bass plays before the second kick. The only way I get it to work is by shifting the second bass to also start at 2.2 (which is something you clearly do not do)... So what am I missing here? Thanks in advance.

[@JVJF7]

I'm coming from FL Studio and this way of working is so different. It looks more like using Audacity just dragging waveforms to create your beat. The session view is also convusing. Have to watch a view more tutorials i guess. I hope I made the right choice switching to Ableton.

[@soundsbyseb]

I’ve used maschine for 10 years. I’ve used FL a bit, but decided to get the trial of ableton. My first 1 hour of tutorials I was confused - now I’m not. You made the right choice switching, now make the right choice sticking it out!

[@CompleteProducer]

i switched from FL like 12 years ago and it was so worth it! you made the right choice

[@jameyroberti1517]

Hi! any idea why my playback only plays the first track?

[@LapherMoksha]

Bro I want a perfect vedio on how to used Ableton Live for begginers...

[@Chxicy]

Goat

[@bhaveshnarsinghani8938]

I have learnt production 3 years ago. But now I am checking out your videos as I haven't produced anything in the last 3 years. This is really helpful. Many thanks

[@AskmewhoIam]

welcome back, king! produce away!

[@jazz-i-guess9921]

i cant get the 808 to sound right. when i preview the sound it sounds okay, then when i drag it to the midi and play it, it sounds all high pitch and not bass at all. if anyone knows how to solve this please help :)

[@jakemartin3695]

Ive tried everything and looked everywhere online but noon else seems to have this problem I can't make any beats if I can't drag sounds onto my tracks

[@justlikejustingaming6087]

Me tho bro so fucking annoying

[@ThatFooJoe209]

if you used midi for the kick and clap wouldn't it still sound the same?

[@CompleteProducer]

in theory yes! i just drag stuff in because that's what I prefer, but you can use midi too if you enjoy it more

[@kpopbutlofi]

Do you mix your final version with your headphones mostly? What is the difference between Audeze and other headphones? I need to work with headphones for a while, it's a dilemma to pick a good one that will get me an accurate result, thank you!

[@xcamarix]

i downloaded a 30 day free trial for ableton but for some reason when I go to drag and drop a sound it just doesn't show up I don't know what I'm doing wrong