How To Produce Better Drums Than 99% Of Artists

[@pickyourselfofficial]

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[@povkilla]

This whole idea is genius. I quite like it! "Slop generator" is such a silly term to use and you're right, it's no different than people sampling vinyl. Same premise. This is a great suggestion though in it's totality! Thank you for this!

[@Angacair]

love how techno uses the most complicated techniques to make the simplest rythms ever

[@TheGreatAngler]

Sometimes the essentials are in the detials!

[@SublimeSynth]

drums are one of the trickiest parts to nail as someone who hasn't studied percussion, this is super helpful!

[@pickyourselfofficial]

Glad to hear that, thank you!

[@rundtomrasmus]

As someone who has spent a lot of time studying rhythms this is still a great approach to discover new rhythmic patterns. I especially like the juxtapostion of my own more "human" rhythms meeting with some more algorithmic approaches.

[@elmarhinz3076]

I praise every clip that limits itself to stock plugins. Everything else is trying to sell something and is a waste of time for most viewers.

[@pickyourselfofficial]

Thanks so much! I have nothing against third party plugins, but so many DAWs have amazing stock tools and the Ableton ones shine when it comes to creativity.

[@elmarhinz3076]

​@@pickyourselfofficial The point is probability. As soon as you use one plugin, you exclude 90% of your viewers. If you use two you exclude 99%.

[@obscureADSR]

@@pickyourselfofficial Seconding the comment above - showing an actual skill/tool/trick in the default stock helps to learn the basics, which can be expanded out to other plugins later. Appreciate the videos.

[@diegothepokemontrainer]

@@pickyourselfofficial I'd love to see you do a video covering different creative ways of using ableton stock plugins. great stuff man!

[@heartbeatbillionaire]

Agreed, had to subscribe for more vids with stock plugins 😀

[@Hypn0ticDancing]

Thank you this is exactly what I was looking for, I love me some euclidean patterns.

[@pickyourselfofficial]

Perfect :)

[@dumbnisse]

I use both ableton live 11 and fl studio. I really like your approach and video. If you want to do this in fl studio you need to add sample to fruity slicer and then use "alt+u" for chopping or "alt+a" for arpeggio in piano roll then experiment with the different patterns listed. Not exactly the same but almost same outcome

[@fuzzySounds]

One of the best percussion making videos I've seen. And a great evolving loop at the end. Nice!

[@pickyourselfofficial]

Thanks so much, this means a lot to me!

[@augustus6148]

I have watched 100's and 100's of videos regarding mixing, not just for the electronic genre over the years. This mans instruction is so good because I know exactly what he's doing without even watching the video itself. Some videos I just burn through because I know most of the stuff the online educators speak about but this guy brings up new stuff I havent heard about almost every video.

[@Patrick-ryan-collins]

Awesome tutorial. Thanks for the inspiration.

[@gmidlive]

Really loving this and the result!

[@mingwingming1971]

These are the tips that I love, as a trained musician I find myself being too structured so any tools and tips to get me out of “good habits!” Are great. Now if only Cubase my daw of choice can do this so fluidly. You got a subscriber You got a subscriber

[@alexvirr]

Thanks for this mate! I am very inspired and can’t wait to try it out. I’m always looking for new ways to generate interesting results and this is perfect.

[@owlmuso]

Awesome. Thank you!!

[@leejohnson197733]

I would love to just be able to make my drums sound close to a released track, my samples all sound like the pack took them from other records, i cant seem to get the full, wide feel with drive and shuffle, any tips would be welcome as i feel like ive tried most techniques, my soulful house drums never sound quite right

[@capjoneslives]

I have been doing this sort of thing manually for a long time but the new midi tools in Ableton 12 are great. 🫡🫡🫡 definitely learned a few tricks from this video. Thanks for posting. Great vid

[@greensleeves32]

Love these tips!

[@georgeengelbrecht1310]

I came here for one thing, I left with an education. I play mostly heavy metal and I only play guitar, but this was super thought provoking. I love how music has so much overlap between genres and instruments.

[@VentureNW]

Great stuff Philip!

[@pickyourselfofficial]

Thanks for the feedback, it means a lot :)

[@johnne86sd]

I like Glitch vst for rhythmic randomness, but this is cool.

[@AlexBiron]

Very good lesson. I can see Richie Hawtin playing the track you made in this video!

[@davefellows]

That's really cool, thanks for the share! I'm guessing I can do the same with Push 3, will have to give it a try (I'm still learning it).

[@DJStatusss]

What about adding bass to this or flute counter melody?

[@pickyourselfofficial]

Bass is in there ;-) But I'm probably not a flute guy, would be cool for sure.

[@Ninjjadog]

Thanks for this one ❤ I'd not looked into the new features of 12 yet. Big help

[@pickyourselfofficial]

Thanks for the great feedback, this means a lot!

[@danielrorymusic]

Great video and idea. What would the Logic equivalent to the Euclidean mode be please? Thanks 🙏🏻

[@RichTrelo]

Very cool video. I will be using this method to create some unique top loops. Thanks

[@pickyourselfofficial]

You're welcome, glad it was helpful!

[@luismarianomdedeu]

Really nice! Thank you 😊

[@pickyourselfofficial]

Thank YOU, glad it was helpful!

[@johnmackeyenthusiast]

Sick video- grooves are super cool

[@realdemons3273]

I downloaded the audio track, slowed it down in ableton, kept the pitch the same and then I was able to follow. 😆

[@agustinjavier7169]

Fantastics tricks!

[@jamesscade8479]

Nice one! Got some mojo for playing with drums now

[@ademcfade]

Interesting. I've been looking at randomisation tools like audio modern playbeat. Mainly to get inspiration for percussion. I've not updated to live 12 yet, but it looks like it kind of does what the audio modern kit does? Interesting.

[@pickyourselfofficial]

I haven't tried that. But if you haven't updated yet you can search the max for live device database and you'll find some true gems that do simlar things :)

[@NeonCygenta]

Really nice, Thanks for the Tips :-) Maybe a noob question but how can i make the clip view look like yours? for me the things are shown underneath each other and not next to like in your ableton.

[@vladbaltagi8669]

can one do any of this on studio one

[@corradocaocci413]

A big ciao from Sardinia 😃

[@j-gilbert]

Those headphones are straight out of Star Wars

[@ivicai3281]

A lot of inspiration here…!! 🚀🛸

[@pickyourselfofficial]

Awesome, that was the plan 🛸 ✨

[@zoolhert3535]

Excellent 💎

[@nateknightlangley9694]

this is great thanks!

[@pickyourselfofficial]

Happy to help! 🤜🏻🤛🏻

[@debstep]

There’s also a newish cv tool max device called “rotating rhythm generator” which does Euclidean midi in real time

[@pickyourselfofficial]

Yep that one is cool as well!

[@DJgemini_thndr]

Great video dude; thank you! :)

[@WindMakesWaves]

Awesome video!

[@pickyourselfofficial]

Thanks mate 💯🙌🏻

[@herrNihil]

Can you make that bass tutorial?😊

[@billclay5188]

subscribed. Thanks man awesome video

[@Auditium]

Random element is what made Afterlife big. Same thing with automation - random ins and outs make the difference with most of tracks. Birings life to a whole process.Every clip with random generator sounds amazing by itself. Already used in few of my tracks. Such cool inspiration for base :) Now I know how Anyma and others get their sound. Cheers :) Best Regards from Poland neighborhood :D

[@pickyourselfofficial]

Yep, love these little random and generative elements! Euclidian is much more straightforward but thanks to the rotation, you can still get cool, pseudorandom results.

[@miguiz_]

Super cool vid and for your conclusion about what people says about that technique, f them. All the roads lead to Rome, the important thing is loving the process 🤌 (and sometimes the result 😅)

[@MelodeusForever]

this is for Ableton.... this should be in the heading... thanks

[@DJ_Kiba_]

thank you bro!

[@pickyourselfofficial]

You're welcome!

[@BrotherFelixMusic]

Is this feature also availabe on Ableton Live 11? Or some similar stock plugin?

[@honigtamara]

Besides the clickbaiting title this is a sensible tutorial for me. So, thank you.

[@fotos.sounds]

Noice! Another way to sample sounds ;)

[@pickyourselfofficial]

Yeeahhh :) Glad you got something out of it!

[@FrancisKnoni-mb8hm]

..and that's how you get into Berghain - as a dj 🎉

[@tangoteflon1050]

lol

[@gmidlive]

😂

[@axjajxa]

Dope!! Thank you!

[@pickyourselfofficial]

You’re welcome, glad it’s helpful! 🚀

[@tomislavbuzant8155]

is this ableton 12 ? I still use 11 so I am not able to find the option for Euclidian

[@snubdawg1386]

adhs brain

[@esferafutbolera]

Omg muchas gracias

[@RivetHead999]

With that delay, suddenly it starts evolving into psytrance. Which gives me ideas now, as that’s what I’ve been making a lot of lately .

[@adtmsc]

Ty very much! Still an ableton 11 user here, so missing that integrated ableton 12 sequencer. Any free one that you recommend to achieve similar results? And the ideal paid one? (just to know). Thanks in advance!

[@pickyourselfofficial]

That's one of my favorites: maxforlive.com/library/device/7608/euclidean-sequencer-pro

[@adtmsc]

@@pickyourselfofficial Thank you a lot!

[@RoofLight00]

Do it by hand, I still do. It takes time and it’s hard work but for music like drum and bass, downtempo etc it gives you a unique flavour that others don’t have because you’re doing it differently to how a computer program would do it. I’ve got things like recycle but use it on my own breaks to turn them into Rex files to import into logic. All my drums I slice by hand and make my own phrases, loops and single shot hits. I can also read the waveforms and know where the best loop and slice points will be by eye, that came for years of practice. It takes a long time to do it but it’s so worth it, you can spread your slices over a keyboard and play them by hand. Again, it’ll give your drums a unique feel that no one else has. Most sound like everyone else, learn to be different…..👍🏼✊🏼

[@never1ess]

do it however you want.

[@riddmkidd]

Be aware that a note is an individual sound' a beat is a group of notes and a measure is a group of beats. If a measure is divided into 16 notes, there are 4 beats with four notes in each beat. This terminology has been around for hundreds of years in musical notation and theory.

[@pickyourselfofficial]

Appreciate the comment, "beat" in this case means an actual hit of a drum element but you're absolutely right if we look at it from music theory point of view.

[@Yehiskia12YehuDANaphtali12]

Direkt n Abo da gelassen!

[@alexanderfavell]

How do you find the MIDI FX in Live12 compares with Logic MIDI FX, in particular randomizer in note value, transposer in modes and note repeater in multiple instances? Personally I am loving the ability to manipulate MIDI more fluidly in a variety of ways - to the point where I still find wacky ways to produce more evolved content.

[@pickyourselfofficial]

I’m not a logic user so unfortunately can’t tell you exactly. All I can say is that I’m having a ton of fun with Ableton’s midi tools ;)

[@alexanderfavell]

@@pickyourselfofficial apologies, I thought I saw Logic on your book front page. Keep plugging away and I shall watch. :)

[@bontempo1271]

This is cool, but i'd like to know how you made that kick ! ;)

Thanks for the awesome video, mein freund! I think your audio when you speak could be cleaned a bit more to be more pleasant to watch your videos. If you want, I'd be glad to help you with that ✌🏽

[@RKisBae]

Only ableton 12?

[@MadelnMachines]

I never released Ableton has a Euclidian sequencer

[@pickyourselfofficial]

It’s a recent addition in Live 12 :)

[@elixier.music030]

Hell yeah

[@videoweddings1]

Cracking

[@paulthomson5052]

Cool

[@benjames9158]

not to say that there is nothing for people to learn here, but that title is super disingenuous

[@pickyourselfofficial]

If 99% of producers rely on premade loops only OR program the same standard rhythms in Midi (and in my experience that’s the case) then I fully stand behind it. But even beyond that: I won’t put all the work into a video and then have nobody watch it because I was shy about the title. But I respect your feedback nonetheless :)

[@antidive9162]

@@pickyourselfofficial I have come to terms with the fact that this is how the game should be played on KZbin. I seem to filter out the exaggeration in the titles and over-done thumbnails and just pick out the keywords. All that matters is that the content in the video is actually helpful. I bet I wouldn't have stumbled on your phenomenal videos about mixing and mastering without these youtubey titles/thumbnails. I must admit though, I cannot imagine using the results generated by either the Seed or the Shape methods in this video. The Euclidean one seems at least workable. I feel like STING by IFTAH from 10 years back is somewhat more musical than the dribble generated by the new Ableton MIDI tools.

[@pickyourselfofficial]

​@@antidive9162 I feel you! Personally I love what the generative tools do BUT they still require heavy curation and deletion/ moving of elements. But it gives me a starting point even on a bad day.

[@youholexxXy]

Put every thing I real spot and put is often logic is truth I cant share my secret I want you to think but if we talk about drums...

[@Yehiskia12YehuDANaphtali12]

VERY NICE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Grüße aus Thüringen!! (;

[@pickyourselfofficial]

Danke dir, freut mich sehr! Grüße zurück aus Berlin :)

[@Pistolbomb]

Question: Why does Berlin need more money?

[@klinikat5313]

Hey are you still alive ? 😮 I hope you are doing well !

[@pickyourselfofficial]

All good, just moved fully to Spain with the whole family which was very exhausting and time consuming. New videos rolling in as of January 2025. Thanks for asking :)

[@klinikat5313]

@pickyourselfofficial yeah i know you were just in the eye of the tiger (rain disaster?) wasn't you ? However, good to hear you. Have a happy holidays, machs gut ,).......[ps: machst du mal was betreffend sounddesign/automation ?]

[@kreltv]

🙏🏻🔥

[@PG-wu7zu]

How to stand out from the crowd who all use premade samples. Use other premade samples 😅

[@alphasamples]

💥💪💥💪💥💪

[@SocialStoicYouTube]

You’re trying to solve a problem that doesn’t exist

[@markoglazersout611]

Never made music before but I love this Thank you

[@PianomanMusic96]

Can we have proof that our drums will sound 99% better than other artists?

[@pickyourselfofficial]

Yes, once you hit the top 1% your DAW will start to sparkle and shoot rainbows all across your studio ✨😜

[@ozan2easy780]

Dude, you need to get a microphone. You know us music producers are obsessed with sound.

[@pickyourselfofficial]

I knoooow. It's not the mic though (I have a high-quality shotgun mic). This was LITERALLY an empty room. Every mic sounds aweful in there. But maybe with a lavalier mic it would have been 10% better... should have used that as a backup. I'll be in my studio though again for the next ones ;-)

[@ozan2easy780]

@@pickyourselfofficial Take care bro. Stay with the music ! :)))

[@soulofwaves]

This is interesting but you should have put the Daw in the title. I will try to translate this to my Daw but many of the key things are not straightforward to translate

[@aerialgrey2566]

More and more I’m wanting to take the Ableton plunge and leave Logic after 15 years of use. 💀

[@pickyourselfofficial]

@@aerialgrey2566 there are cool NI Reaktor devices for euclidian rhythms so this could be a nice alternative:)

[@ddumbgumshoe]

Great video! But the click bait title needs just a little less bait. Nice drum approach!

[@cckeysify]

fberlin tekkno

[@pickyourselfofficial]

🛸

[@sundayc4437]

Love your content, but the reverb in your new room distracts me a lot...

[@pickyourselfofficial]

Next videos will be in the studio again, so no worries :)

[@NathanStar-vw3dm]

Yoi recording in a bathroom?

[@MarcelH666]

Great clip but 1% of artists still is a fvcking lot 🤪

[@vaudronphilippe5415]

Avec un sample même en audio chacun trouve midi à sa porte si j'ose dire ! Et puis quel blablabla j'ai tenue 5 minutes...

[@StollerEaven]

Random Music

[@jeremyjohnson7676]

Hilarious.

[@ericconfer]

Respectful suggestion, please consider de-S’ing your videos. This is my first watch, so maybe you do, but in this video it’s REALLY strong and sounds like hi-hats when you speak. Really great content otherwise! Gonna try a few others!!

[@Alckemy]

The title should be how to make better drum patterns. You mention splice but you’re not making any drum sounds

[@FluidBlow]

Its a seriously ballsy assumption that you're better than 99% of the producers out there

[@pickyourselfofficial]

Not my words. But I'm dead sure that this method will help anyone who watches this get better drums than 99% of artists out there who are using the same loops OR program super boring standard beats from scratch.

[@iam_myster_e]

And he confirmed that assertion😂🎉

[@djBerniKW]

This is producing drums???😝

[@JayBee0212]

This is bad advice. Making things with intention, creativity and purpose, and having the skill to do so effectively and efficiently will always outweigh random generation and lazily slapping ping pong delays on things. This is only useful for inspiration at best. I would suggest that you put on your big boy pants and actually do the work instead of making generic crap and advising others to do the same

[@heavymetalnewsdesk]

or you could just play the drums for real

[@truthteller1-v7x]

I can't watch your channel as you have places advertised adverts everywhere.

[@sylvainconsult969]

" Better than 99 % artist " 🤣🤣🤣🤪... man seriously.....

[@draviswubs]

Another fun way to do it is to start performing your music live! Instead of programming it all on a computer

[@riotghandi]

ok and now you sound better than 99 per cent of actual techno charts? hmmm. thats simply eucledian play of random samples. not ment to be offensive but those titelings are kind of lurid. of course generating clicks but...

[@jameshaesslon]

I like it. It helps me a lot.maybe its nothing for u. But me

[@riotghandi]

@@jameshaesslon thats not the point. i am sure a lot of people get much knowledge and its surely a good video. but it doesnt make the users drum sound better than 99 per cent of producers.

[@pacman_pol_pl_polska]

Doing crazy things isn't that crazy. Nice tips.

[@pickyourselfofficial]

Thanks mate!