Generative Autechre Style Beats using Operator (++ Free Presets) - Ableton 12 Tutorial----Eptiar

In this video, we're focusing on how to approximate the drum sounds ofAutechre and use some generative processes to write chords and fill out the track
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Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
0:59 Tutorial Begins
2:00 Main Drums
14:03 Audio Effects (Drums)
16:54 Ned Rush Lucky 16
18:24 Poly-metric Perc
21:00 Pad (Generative Chord Structure)
23:34 Bass

[@matiasneptuniano2127]

Ned Rush told me to subscribe

[@eptiar]

Haha nice one! Hope you enjoy!

[@matiasneptuniano2127]

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[@gel1912]

Same

[@areusmartinez8343]

Autechre top 3 of all times in electronic advance music in my opinion

[@Koettnylle]

Who are the other 2?

[@4show824]

AFX & Squarepusher ? What would you say the top 5 be?

[@_tjoeaon]

Love some ninetees-warp-recordey sounds Immediately subbed, keep it up!

[@eptiar]

Thank you mate!

[@bertrandvanasch]

very cool video ! interesting approach, not modulation-based but with quite a lot of randomization, and i like how you use the pitch decay in beat repeat. Plus then adding the ned lucky 16, they're great ! Never be afraid of cumulating too many fx in ableton 😆! and i'll try your operator presets foir sure, the one for the pads sounds great (as well asa the choice of scale) Cheers !

[@eptiar]

Thanks man! Yeah I always find myself just using 5+ expression controls instead of actually doing any modulation/automation. Been trying it out more though. Lucky 16 is phenomenal. It's saved me over and over again. Recording and live haha

[@bertrandvanasch]

⁠@@eptiarwell actually expression controls are modulation tools but I was referring to the fact that in that vid it’s more about chance and and random than lfos and expr control. But I love it ! And you use the velocity too ;). Most def. looking forward to watching more of your stuff 😊

[@theyhateddavid1062]

new fav idm ableton sound design channel just dropped?

[@eptiar]

Haha thank so much! Hope you enjoy!

[@rat_world]

I’m a huge Autechre fan so I’ll have to check this out later, I just found the channel via Ned Rush. Always nice to find smaller creators!

[@eptiar]

Let me know what you think!

[@bigmistqke]

didn't need to finish the video before I subbed, those beeps and bloops in the beginning were enough.

[@eptiar]

Haha thank you so much!

[@nuisanceguru]

your examples do really sound like the artists you are inspired by, good job

[@eptiar]

Thank you so much! Hope they help!

[@suprematist8335]

Instant subscription, great ideas, clear presentation - everything here for great inspiration! Thanks a lot and looking forward for new material!

[@eptiar]

Thank you so much! Means a lot!

[@jkdesignnj]

Loving your videos!

[@eptiar]

Ah thank you very much!

[@Garnassium]

Another great video!

[@eptiar]

Thank you!

[@airfixx_8952]

Enjoying the channel... Keep up the good work, mate!

[@eptiar]

Thank you so much! There'll hopefully be a new video out tonight!

[@CNTRRNDM]

Snare People...album title alert😁

[@eptiar]

Fantastic idea haha

[@reptilyan]

brilliant stuff mate, keep going!!

[@eptiar]

Thank you! Hope you enjoyed. Should be another video tomorrow!

[@gravelord-ofyc]

very cool - simple and effective!

[@eptiar]

Cheers!

[@lutor78]

This is absolutely brilliant! man! Thanx for sharing!

[@eptiar]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed!

[@gabrielemarcelli4530]

Ned Rush brought me here

[@psychicchamber]

Great stuff mate 🙂

[@eptiar]

Cheers mate! Thank you

[@DS-wi3bk]

Thanks man, great tutorial ❤

[@eptiar]

Thank you mate!

[@crybo]

Excellent!

[@eptiar]

Thank you mate!

[@natios100]

great video! thank you for inspiration!

[@eptiar]

No worries! Thank you for the really kind comment

[@Cybercowboy_69]

super informative

[@eptiar]

Cheers man!

[@se-dael]

more autechre please, this is brilliant

[@eptiar]

Thank you! Absolutely! And if not specifically autechre, this channel will be pretty much fully focused on things around IDM

[@chperrone]

dude, nice

[@blueberry.soundscapes]

Wow, that amazing. I wish I found this video 10 year ago

[@eptiar]

Cheers mate! Really appreciate it. Thinking of doing another autechre based video soon!

[@morgan0]

0:40 those are some good drums, makes me wanna try out more techniques for making idm drums

[@morgan0]

4:09 i really like using weird drum sounds and stuff that doesn’t feel like it’s trying to be a common instrument because it helps me make more interesting patterns rather than feeling like i need a particular element to serve a particular role

[@morgan0]

18:17 i typically work with samples for drums (typically my own samples too) and i do a lot of variable length, variable pitch, copies that are reversed, and stutters to get that sorta sound, just manually. i used to do a ton of randomized stuff and then i moved away from that. it would probably be worth bringing some back, even if i bounce it to audio and chop that up afterwards.

[@morgan0]

but i think using samples for the drums opens up a bunch of possibilities for more creative sequencing, like lower pitch is also longer and transients will be less clicky. so just different pitches can make a boring pattern much more interesting. and you can sequence fast notes to create stutters, which depending on the material can sound more like stretching it out. also stuff like mapping velocity to envelope parameters for clicky vs soft notes is fun too. and samples let you dump like tons of processing into the sounds, more than possible in real time, and pick out the best stuff.

[@morgan0]

18:49 ngl i wanna sample this accidental foley lol

[@eptiar]

I've tried working with samples more but I've always found myself just not getting as much satisfaction out of it personally. Unless I'm doing granular stretch's or as you mentioned pitch changes, I just haven't done audio drums so much...I'll definitely have to try it again though

[@GB3770]

I listened to Autechre alot in the past and saw them live a few times - this is VERY similar to alot of their tracks especially 1st album amber - if the samples were a bit different or had some more unusual fx eg huge delay and reverb with filter sweep/distortion - stuff like this automating with a minimal arrangement intro/build/drop etc it would sound almost identical to the style of some of their early tracks....

[@eptiar]

Wow thank you! Hoping to see them live myself one day!

[@ofootyeabicc201]

A funny British man sent me.

[@eptiar]

Someone else said the same thing and I thought they were joking...then I saw the community post! Thanks for checking my channel out! Hope you enjoy!

[@ofootyeabicc201]

@@eptiar I wish you all the best and look forward to more!

[@nitras.design]

Great! Would love to see you tackle how they did Tewe

[@eptiar]

Oooh, good idea!

[@nitras.design]

@@eptiar Love that tune, but I wouldn't even know where to begin figuring out how they created it. Glad you get the idea! Good luck!

[@MarsAttack23]

Fuck I found Den Slow!!

[@eptiar]

Gotta be honest, I have no idea who or what Den Slow is but I'll say thanks anyway! haha

[@alandececco8534]

sounds more like afx

[@eptiar]

Fair! I do see the similarity. Hope you enjoyed it nonetheless!

[@speedick4259]

Do you use much of Renoise? Seen it on your desktop.

[@eptiar]

In all honesty I try to. So far I've only used it to make breaks that I then import into Ableton. It's just I find myself editing breaks completely differently in Renoise compared to Ableton. Definitely need to use it more though

[@speedick4259]

@@eptiar May I ask, how do you minimize or get rid of the drill sort of effect of the percussion? I assume its a in one or more of the beat repeats.

[@eptiar]

Yeah, I'm pretty sure that'd be one of the best repeats. If not, let me know and I'll go through the set and find it

[@mikeharding9413]

Hey Man Do you know of Eric’s Kitchen ? Mikey

[@eptiar]

Don't think so! Why's that?

[@mikeharding9413]

@@eptiar wondered if I knew you ?

[@mikeharding9413]

@@eptiar any way . Nice approach to making beats . I like it

[@RooftopKoreansMusic]

Do you have those operator pad presets somewhere? I don't have Ableton 12 or I'd just download that project and get them