Layering Sounds: Drum Layering | Ableton Tutorial + Project File

[@andycordy5190]

Thank you. I grew up against the backdrop of union reactions to synthesizers. Musicians feeling strongly that sound synthesis would one day take away the jobs of violinists and horn players etc. Well, fifty years on, what seems to me to have happened is that more music is made by more and perhaps different people and that only recently can skillfully controlled samples get to where a fine player can go on conventional instruments. Far better and more interesting, to my mind, to use technical innovation to make something not heard hitherto. (I remember Riuichi Sakamoto talking about this in the early 1980s) Your playful way with Ableton is very exciting and flies in the face of convention around EDM. It is so refreshing to have a tutor encouraging an experimental approach. I gave up on electronic music just as house began to dominate the field, seeing the formulaic pattern generation and the obsession with groove as a one dimensional form. I went to art school.

[@rickdeleon6489]

Excellent tutorial. Was not sure if using default Ableton Drum set affects as a complete drum set was the way to go, this video has answered my question, that yes building a set by layering is the way to go. Am looking forward to viewing and learning from future and existing tutorials. Thanks

[@Jvssvl]

This guy is good, really good. Definitely learnt couple of things. 👍🏻

[@williamtell1477]

Great tutorial Mr Matsui, great material and very well presented!

[@lvbandmore]

Very interesting examples!

[@gjb7966]

amazing teacher. more from matsui!

[@truthmaker1]

Thanks, Takuma!

[@brightonvocallessons]

Wow Takuma you are siiiiiick

[@danielk.5784]

Thanks for the video! Just one thing. Opening the snare layers right and back without delaying one of them isn't just creating a big mono? I mean, those saturation and drum buss processors will add tiny little bit of latency which will create a bit of phase shift but it will still be most probably not adding anything from layering them into left and right sides. Or maybe I'm just missing something =)

[@rainbowcircuit]

Hey! Takuma here, those are completely different samples left and right!

[@danielk.5784]

@@rainbowcircuit Oh damn I thought it was the same sample! Thanks for the reply! Great video as I said :)

[@morgankitsis1123]

Things about phase issue for the low end : just zoom on you're audio sample and replace the waveform so it match perfectly , utility work well too but some kick as a non regular waveforme ...

[@mkrespo2577]

PSYSCOPE has an amazing feature to see phase of two elements together, but it's the only plugin i found does that, and there's not MAC version

[@343labs]

This one is great for Mac users. Costs more than Psyscope, but worth it. schulz.audio/products/oszillos-mega-scope/

[@Reggi_Sample]

What you did with the instrument rack…. Random triggers Has made me instantly think of hi hat variation