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[@ZaleSynth]

5:55 extra tip: you can right click the sample in the drum rack and save it as default so the changes are there automaticlly ;)

[@InspirAspir]

That's extremely helpful, I'm glad you pointed that out

[@newskybox]

Pin it, bro! This is incredibly helpful, especially with a huge cover of a full song.

[@robber4516]

how do you go to page 3 (from page to pages pls help)

[@TienDesu]

u have to map the chain selector 2:15

[@newbcuber2513]

InspirAspir m

[@ProLaunchpadder]

7:52 Hehe 😏😂

[@InspirAspir]

[@subtomynewytventrumcryptic4005]

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[@jakobnath6527]

First launchpad i have ever seen by you so uhhh thanks

[@Appierp]

i hope someone helps me why when i pres a button on my launchpad it reconizes it but doesnt start playing

[@InspirAspir]

Take 10 minutes of your time to learn how to make an impressive launchpad cover from scratch - learn tips & tricks on what makes a cover good, and what mistakes to avoid while creating your project. Enjoy!

[@noobyts9267]

InspirAspir ty

[@AugmentedLaunchpad]

Yay we're called "inspirations" now I love it!

[@_prestonmarx]

InspirAspir I went on to my launchpad cover in Ableton and turned the snap off and put 10ms of Fade In/Attack and already it sounds WAY better and professional. The samples all run smoothly. Thank you so much. I didn't know about this tip and also I never thought of recording your samples too. Thanks 🙏.

[@unknown36919]

InspirAspir Please continue to create these types of videos. Your tutorial videos are getting better and more descriptive each time and as someone who is actively trying to learn Abelton and the Launchpad Pro, it's great and inspirational to be able to access this information. Thank You 🔥⚡💧 #Inspiraspir 5 Stars

[@juulzern9364]

how do launchpadders find drums that fit to the song when not using stems? There aren't alot of drums in ableton so im wondering

[@RahulPable]

special thanks to Inspir Aspir. I learnt Complete launchpad by watching your Tutorials. I am uploading my second Launchpad Cover later today. Thank you so much dude. ☺☺

[@InspirAspir]

Hey thanks! I really appreciate it, glad I was able to get you into launchpadding. Cheers

[@RahulPable]

InspirAspir Yea :) do chk my channel. just uploaded it.

[@CilusseYT]

Step 223456 : PLEASE LOCK AF and AE on any phone/camera !!! This will prevent weird light shit when the launchpad becomes bright as well as auto focus trigger when moving your hand. Thanks.

[@Moacmusic]

Important fact (I suppose): good sampling > good lights

[@InspirAspir]

Definitely agree here ^^^

[@Appierp]

i hope someone helps me why when i pres a button on my launchpad it reconizes it but doesnt start playing

[@mrchris2473]

@@Appierp Maybe the midi track isn't set on 'in' or armed to record?

[@Appierp]

Mr Chris thx but I gave up didnt find any fix lost a project I worked 5 hours on

[@jwinner345]

This is so helpful, thank you! Just bought a launchpad and was wondering how to best use it. You're a great instructor too, thanks again!

[@futureexit]

8:51 is my favorite part xD

[@InspirAspir]

:P

[@DrRosko]

yeah wtf

[@pha1terandolph440]

had me looking out of a window at that exact spot

[@Yanoco92]

Why am i thinking about HowToBasics?

[@Appierp]

i hope someone helps me why when i pres a button on my launchpad it reconizes it but doesnt start playing

[@M4dzi]

6:24 extra tip: after turning snap off, right click and press "Copy to siblings" That way you don't have to turn it off on every single sample :)

[@nasihangat5692]

This is very usefull tutorial, thank you verymuch! love your contents!

[@InspirAspir]

Thank you! Appreciate it :D

[@TeqqnixOfficial]

Ay. Thanks for the feature dude. Great tutorial as always!

[@InspirAspir]

You're welcome, and thank you man

[@JosephineAlexandra]

Thank you so much! This is so helpful 😁😁😀

[@iskander07]

Lmao

[@ProductionGamingLetsplayetFun]

thanks you so much ! your tutorial is very easy and comprehensive (I'm french and it's good for me)

[@mikeson7031]

Thank you so much. Im kinda new to launchpad community and i didnt understand Ableton rly much but you helped me :D

[@so_ma_music]

Really helpful video and I love the editing :)

[@mikoajpasnikowski7522]

Thank you so much for that. You just made an easy tutorial how to make a launchpad cover I was looking for for such a long time. I mean, I've got my Launchpad for Christmas, but since that time I tried to do something on my Launchpad and I just didn't know how so till now I've learned nothing (pretty ashamed of that). So, I'll try to do something again, with this tutorial, I'm sure I can do it. Thank you!

[@Cubestreak]

4:33 Useful tip: You can also use CTRL + E (Command + E if you're on a mac) to split as well

[@AlBruce]

I heard "wassup my inspirations" and I think I died a little inside xD

[@mtat1553]

even though this video is a little old I still found it helped me start. Thanks for being an inspiraspirATION!

[@brendonkeeler2960]

Man you are an absolute life saver I have been wondering for so long how to make a cover period, thank you man!

[@_prestonmarx]

You're awesome InspirAspir. I am going to use a lot of these tips

[@xcel4480]

If you have a MK2 Launchpad (like me lol) you need to press The Volume and the Record Arm Button at the same time to turn on switch pages. :3

[@s13nathan]

THANK YOU FOR CLEARING THINGS UP!! I couldn't keep track in the original tutorials! I am making a launchpad cover for a party and I was still confused. Thank you again! I was wondering what song is good for a party/b day party?

[@InspirAspir]

Glad to hear it! Appreciate that you found this helpful

[@SimplicityOfficial]

That shameless song self promotion xD

[@InspirAspir]

;D

[@antareskrey4837]

I found this video really helpful, thank you so much other videos barely gave information on how to make a decent and good launchpad cover, this video I'd recommend if you're a beginner, like me. Also InspirAspir really does view his comments and helps the people in need as much as he can, so don't worry if you're stuck people here can help you... also check out his channel, he really does his best to help the beginners or these people to get better at playing with Launchpads, thank you for reading this and hope you have a good day making music with your Launchpad!! ;)

[@orangelzp]

When I play my samples on my pad, you can hear a chop in between the samples. I've done the audio editing in which a .10 fade in and no snap.

[@ChrisFraczkowiak]

I absolutely fell in love with your content. i ve learned so much in such a short amount of time. So i just want to say THANKS

[@reiswaffel-mobilelegendsch5835]

Thanks InspirAspir you really helped me

[@vojtechzahradnik7830]

I like how he marked "good" launchpad cover :D Nice video bro. You learned me a lot

[@w0ah306]

I started launchpad and this is helping alot thx :D

[@launchUP_]

Have you taught how to remove drums in the middle of a sample? Great video btw.

[@THEMADMAN254]

This is like a review from the tutorials, and I like it.

[@Yanoco92]

Nobody: Title: make a good launchpad cover in 10 min Video: 10:01

[@Appierp]

not when you click on it

[@rpgaleksy]

I feel like this is a way better video on how to make better Launchpad videos than Kaskobi made actually. There was nothing I wouldn't have agreed with in some way, so that's great!

[@cripplestrangler1787]

I don't know why I'm watching this but I think when I got a launchpad I will know how to do this and I'm a bigginer I'm about to buy a launchpad

[@Yousef-sam]

@@thai-pc4jy I mean, experienced producers also start out as a beginner and use launchpads. Logically, how the hell are they good at launchpads without starting out as a beginner?

[@Appierp]

i hope someone helps me why when i pres a button on my launchpad it reconizes it but doesnt start playing

[@Gohma]

I also recommend consolidating every sample

[@delidely1169]

Jesus, I learned so much from this video. Thank you so much. Short and summarised

[@DJMiniMixx]

Hey! Awesome tutorial! I used this to help me with my launchpad S however now I recently bought the newest launchpad pro mk3 and I want to start doing covers. However, this new one doesn't have a user-mode and I can't seem to figure out how to use it like the way you are in your video. Are you able to help me out or anyone else that's having this issue with this or even do a tutorial on how to set it all up using this version of the launchpad?

[@zhmrsk]

awesome, guy! thank u! now i can to play my music on launchpad. it is very easy

[@leaksnlikes7258]

Thank you so much InspirAspir!

[@NitrotivityOfficial]

9:39 MUM I'M FAMOUS!!! ;) Great video dude

[@InspirAspir]

[@cheeseisayummyfruit]

+1 tbh the most honest direct tutorial i can find

[@frostsideblitz6156]

I don't even have my launch pad yet and this already looks like the hardest thing I have ever seen XD

[@SrFlay-fd6ob]

I don't know why when i put a Song in the drum rack ir doesnt sounds :(

[@samrock8047]

May you do a tutorial in which you show us how to make any light effect by hitting a button on the launchpad. I'm able to drag the samples on my launchpad and i even did some covers but when it comes to lights I dont know how that works...

[@piperelling7440]

This actually saved my life. Thank you soooooooooo much!

[@xxbuttonboyxoxo5458]

This tutorial was so very helpful thank you thank you thank you

[@crottle861]

Love your work man, I have learned quite a bit from your videos and tutorials

[@ethanshaw1704]

So have I

[@MohamadAleid]

thank you @InspirAspir you are amazing

[@InspirAspir]

You're welcome, I appreciate the support

[@roccokainka9661]

At the cutting step: you can also hold Controll + Left Klick or Alt + Left Klick (Don't know it at the moment) for cutting a sample without minding those 'Beat Lines' which are showing you the 1/4 , 1/16, 1/64 ... notes

[@speeder3235]

CLICK, and your comment is k :p

[@UVrays360]

Thanks bro☺ A much needed video for me

[@tc5official]

Tristam in the background

[@joellithgow8813]

Ive seen covers were people are using multiple pads at the same time. Is this when they are making a mash up or they have the stems and can use different samples for the drums/synths? So if I'm correct you can't use multiple pads if sampling using this method correct?

[@bunille]

Cold Skin is the background music. :)

[@BluXi]

Finally ! We have a good tutorial !

[@djarnollds]

Please help me. 1- Is it possible to use custom lights in note mode? How to make? 2- How can I put a piano and play your notes (scale) in user mode? Sorry for the English. Thank you.

[@TheHaykinRise69]

I literally can't do anything with my launchpad mini mk3. I tried for 3 days, nothing. When I pause in Ableton live 11, my launchpad's mode lights and everything are turning off. And I can't map to macro 1 at all. Please help!!

[@KravinPads]

You have to set up the Launchpad in the MIDI settings. Open settings, midi, set your first row first column to launchpad mini mk3, and fiddle with the input and output

[@alainglitchr7664]

Very nice video helped me alot i never really understand this program

[@ecksdee58]

Finally someone that do it like me and its not confusing ❤️❤️

[@iam.nextend]

Man, this is so inspiring. Generally we prefer to take the first shot instead of the perfect one. Time is needed, practice is needed, thank you very much.

[@youmad1504]

thank you so much! this was very helpful for me! you're the best!

[@DivianLP]

10:01 is the best part

[@Steven-ik2nr]

If someone ever see this question: when i will do the diffrent layers and click the top and the bottom button, the whole pad can be used to change the layer/chain. If someone know please tell me as soon as you can. Thanks:)

[@BlackBird2743]

So i am someone who likes to play drums and percs with the cover. Do you know any way to remove drums or instruments from a certain song?

[@poiixen1]

BlackBird 2743 you have to download the stems of a song and separate it manually

[@DirtyCasual36]

Or you can learn straight up audio engineering and mess with the sound wavelength to strip the drums and synth tracks manually.

[@Randuski]

dennisvergel36 it's still not really possible. If you had an exact duplicate of the drums on their own, you could use phase to (kind of) remove the drums, but it doesn't work well with drums. Plus you don't have stems, so haha your only other option is EQ, but drums take up a lot of space in the freq spectrum, and you'll end up with a trash sounding song haha

[@launcharmy5302]

1 question. how does the drum rack work like wich button is wich?

[@vincentfrick1101]

Could you do this with a midi Controller please, love ur vids 🔥

[@mr_d3332]

You occupy one of the best places of my favorite launchpaders😅

[@InspirAspir]

Thank you, I appreciate it

[@shananjanusch897]

how do you do this with a launchpad mini? lost at 2:36

[@MFurkn]

Have you found a way im stuck on that now :P

[@launcharmy5302]

sikici huso Guys you have to press all the eight buttons on the side

[@razbuzz4147]

Do the same thing

[@afternightfallsedm5958]

Finally a proper vid Had too much howtobasics

[@AugmentedLaunchpad]

A useful tip for those who haven't done it, is make a template folder. Effectively it's a project which has an audio track ready for the song file, the samples track, and the lights track, all set up complet with pages and midiext/fire should you want it. This means you can open the Template folder, put your chosen song in there, and save it into a new project folder, so you never have to setup your project again :)

[@InspirAspir]

This is excellent advice, and a great time saver. Appreciate it

[@AugmentedLaunchpad]

No problem! Do you think you could shoot me a link as to what tripod you use? At the moment I'm using a music stand and it wobbles and falls over and just doesn't record well xD

[@christophorusnicko7849]

how u can make "piano like" lauchpad covers? i mean what d u show is just splitting the song partialy and some of pro launchpadder have like left and right hand play with different thing to do like right hand for the vocal and left hand for the chord/drums, perhaps you can give us some simple guide or by comment for this :) ty

[@KalladinZ]

I really love watching your tutorial videos but I had one problem. When I kept following the 5-parts tutorial .. the lights stop working after I input the "Instrument Rack". Can anyone help me fix this? It's so depressing after working on a song for couple of hours.. I noticed the lights after almost finishing my work.

[@LeThomsonmusic]

Same problem

[@Miksu__]

What would be a good launchpad? I have just gotten into watching launchpad videos and tutorials. What would be a good launchpad for a beginner?

[@method9706]

works great on launchkeys :) plus you can get more pages cause the knob goes to 127 :D

[@HarryGileis]

when I press a button the sounds sometomes step one to each other, how can I fix it ?

[@harrisnmusic]

I found a way to use launchpad projects on ableton push 1 lol. There is two midi effect plugins called PushPad In and PushPad Out. I wish I had a Launchpad tho. Ableton Push 1isn't really good.

[@Leogryph]

So, if it does not have any stems, then how can I make it feel interesting? Because then I can't have like, my right hand doing voice, and my left hand doing some drums. Because since they are together on an audio track, I can't just magically separate them. Would that type of thing be impossible without stems, or would I have to cut out both the singing and the drums, or something different?

[@quantumjoss]

I'm gonna add that when practicing, practice to improve, not to impress. What I mean by that is you can practice for hours and have no improvement, but someone who practiced for 10 minutes and effectively learned the song will be much better when you start to record. You don't have to record every time you play, and if a certain part of the song is extra difficult for you, practice just that part a few times until you've got the hang of it. If you mess up you don't have to go all the way back to the beginning. If you keep recording and you're getting discouraged, turn off the camera and practice alone for a while. That is what usually works best for most people, that way you don't have to keep pressing record, and stop on your camera.

[@InspirAspir]

^^^^ This is excellent advice, I approve. Thank you

[@hyunseoyang5599]

when the song fits the vibe so you listen to the guys voice while hard core jamming to the background music

[@ryanpflughaupt2503]

Very helpful! Thank you

[@mynameiseilers]

I wish this tutorial was there when I was first starting out. I had to figure all of this out through trial and error and a metric whackton of google searches. >:c

[@azekawa]

the method of sampling is called Slice 2 Midi

[@dar9695]

Great video so far! but how do I create the lights? What do I do to make them?

[@InspirAspir]

If you have Ableton Suite + MIDI extension device: kzbin.info/www/bejne/a53OpXp3m7ideck Otherwise: kzbin.info/www/bejne/e5SleXShhLRljqs

[@CrazyFox34]

Hey man, I know this is a little late but I was just wondering how to put my launchpad into user mode. I have the same one as you.

[@griffinbrooks6748]

3:25 instead of having to rename each of their numbers, you can just put a # there, and it does it for you!

[@francescomoline9977]

Also, how do you single out a certain instrument? I see people that press two of the same buttons during the beat but with different treble instruments, how do you do that?

[@InspirAspir]

The only way to isolate certain instruments is by downloading a song's stems. Odds are these are not available, but as I mentioned it can't hurt to do a quick search to check. If this is the case, the stems will provide each individual layer of the song which you can sample. Otherwise, you can't get a certain instrument (the best you could do is try and EQ the song to pick out each layer, but that isn't very clean). Hope that helps!

[@matheusmaglio7633]

man, thank you so much for the help, i really needed that

[@Kippenhok2019]

Really helpfull, one problem tho, on my Mini (MKI i believe) the buttons light up, the sample shows up in the drum rack to the corresponding button, but no sound... Is there a setting for the Mini that is different from the Pro? If anybody knows how to fix this, please tell! (When i start the song via the spacebar or clicking the playbutton, it does play, so i do have my sound on!) Edit: I had the chain selector thingy on the wrong page thing (so i guess you could say *the samples were not on the same page* as my launchpad pa dum tss literally tho)

[@Prod.BM7]

Always quality on this channel. Good work bud and congrats on 7k subs :)

[@InspirAspir]

Thank you, I really appreciate it :D

[@weirdalien362]

I love when he just hit it I laughed so hard!

[@newskybox]

Great video, but I just want to know... why do stems matter and how can I use them to improve a cover if I have them? Does it really make a big difference?

[@Nyrk]

SkyLegendary yes because the perfomance is more impressive then. And if there are any small mistakes you wont reconize them that easy because other sounds are going on

[@newskybox]

Nyrk But how do I use them in a project? Do I just sample one stem and let the others go throughout the song?

[@Nyrk]

SkyLegendary you sample each stem on its own

[@InspirAspir]

Pretty much what was already said here ^^^ But if I can chip in my own 2 cents, you shouldn't use stems moreso *_just because it can make a cover technically more impressive_*. I mean sure, that's a great reason on it's own, that way people can appreciate the time, effort, and talent to perform your cover. However, I think it should be thought of more like this: using stems will allow you to be more creative when making your *_cover_*. A lot of people seem to think that a cover is just playing the exact copy of the song provided (which I suppose is ok). But another way you can think of it is a cover is your *_live rendition of that song_*. Using stems when performing will allow you to add different elements of a song in different places, maybe sample a sound out of it's normal place, play a melody over a different layer of chords than is normal, etc. Basically it grants you more creative freedom. A lot of people seem to have the mindset that you *_have_* to use stems because technically it's more impressive. This is true, but I don't believe that's a good way to look at it. You *_should_* use stems because they give you more options than a normal audio file. Hope that helps

[@colibrifamilychildcare542]

will you need the full version of Ableton for this ?

[@nPhlames]

I don't know what a Launchpad, why is this recommended? KZbin, you have gotten me interested.

[@InspirAspir]

Hey, welcome! In case you were still curious, a Launchpad is a MIDI controller that is great for live performances. You can think of it similar to a keyboard, but you can map any sounds/samples to the buttons and you can create light effects to go with it. If you want to see some more launchpad covers in action some of my favorite launchpadders and friends can be found below. Kaskobi: kzbin.info/door/XfZwgl1HyGrXxdE9dNkQqg Teqqnix: kzbin.info/door/Mogerqmiz3x0vA0bv64L4g SoNevable: kzbin.info There is a whole community here but those are some good places to start watching if you want to learn more about the launchpad. Thanks for stopping by, I appreciate it!

[@possiblynova]

Ermagherd this sampling is so easy compared to what I did, I dragged the entire song into a drum slot and cropped it there smh my head Thanks I really do appreciate this video

[@gamarmandan3877]

ya had to get to that 10 minute mark to get more money didnt ya? jk gr8 video m9

[@speeder3235]

its AT the 10 minute mark, and i thought it will count if its AFTER it, but sure ok

[@sharkypanda414]

Hey inspir, sometimes in an MIDI clip when I try changing the velocity, just a small twitch of the mouse could cause the velocity reach the highest, or the lowest. Does this happen to you too or is it that I'm just bad?

[@InspirAspir]

It takes some getting used to - it's a little tricky to nail at first but eventually you'll get the hang of it

[@sharkypanda414]

Hopefully I will. Thanks

[@현-f9r6z]

question!: what if your song already have stem?

[@VultureVideos]

I noticed that whenever I try to change pages after doing what you said that I change pages with whatever button I press on that row too Not just the arrows on the right but each button to the left of them and on. What should I do? I have a Launchpad MK2 if that changes anything.

[@Axellowsky]

Cool stuff! Thanks for this tutorial

[@simi1378]

Sir, I am from India I brought a launchpad and then only I could recognize that there is no institutions to study ableton. You helped me Thanks a lot sir . Can we make good light effects on lite version. Thanks for the help sir 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@razbuzz4147]

You can, but you can't use that much color