Made in Ableton Live: Bad Snacks on sampling live instruments, creating groove and more

See how Bad Snacks slices up live takes from her electric violin and works with lo-fi effects processing to make a warm and melodious house track.
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00:00 Intro
00:13 Violins
08:02 Drums
15:23 Mixing
17:41 Pads
23:01 Bass
24:26 Part B
25:26 Arrangement
27:00 Outro
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[@Fugue602]

The “copy value to siblings” just saved me countless hours, thanks!

[@jimb1453]

Always forgetting this haha

[@Joseph-ot8rc]

Where is that mentioned? I watched the whole video and somehow skipped it I guess?

[@Savocaatx]

What’s the time stamp

[@romdelatierra]

@@Joseph-ot8rc 5:50

[@romdelatierra]

@@Savocaatx 5:50

[@ob1quixote]

I've _paid_ for courses to, "level up your production," that weren't as informative as this free tutorial. Sincere thanks, Bad Snacks and Ableton.

[@eddy4719]

She should do a freaking course man

[@jtharker5790]

I agree, super straight forward and well explained

[@garblojones]

Seriously - i've just been getting into Live over the last week and this BY FAR has been the best "tutorial" of them all so far.

[@rickdeckard1075]

yeah now you can sound like literally a million other bedroom loopers

[@joseluisfernandez3453]

I love we can see the process of someone using his/her hardware together with ableton and the fact we can see so many details I can't believe ableton themselves made this type of series Anyone else would charge for this

[@bluntobjct]

Makes sense I guess, when the daw you use doesn’t matter as much, newcomers might prefer the one that has loads of tutorials and lessons for free.

[@dustinb1070]

I cant tell you how many times I've been taught a valuable lesson for it not sink in until someone presents the same concepts in a different way.

[@mateoconk]

One of the best, most efficient workflow videos I’ve ever watched.

[@shibuyajin_music]

This single video is PACKED to the brim with so much value, you're the best!! Here's my personal takeaways (timestamps so I can come back later and study): 1:38 bad snacks violin effects (3 takes hard panned l/r) 2:25 slice sample to midi (by 1/4 note if transients are not very pronounced) 4:10 cmd+shift+u to quantize (not 100%) 4:47 remember to fix velocity to 100% when playing samples through midi controller 5:08 increase attack if samples are too harsh at the beginning 5:29 common old school hip hop technique: transpose all samples +5 semitones to give flavor 6:25 add random panning to samples played at the end of the phrases 7:28 sample mixing (RC20) 10:32 cmd+j to consolidate 10:49 make hi-hat loop more tight (reason: high frequency percussion tends to take a lot of space) 11:38 save your favorite drums samples as a drumkit 11:47 set closed and open hi-hats to choke each other (just like in real life) 12:42 mix hi-hats using vulf compressor 3 (to give old school crunch) 14:00 use track delay to nudge entire track backwards 12ms (14:26 if drums are tight on the grid, you can accentuate the groove by pushing back the off beat percussion just a lil) 15:35 mix your drumkit (kick, snare/clap) with drumbuss (make it tighter and give crunch) 17:20 sidechain 18:14 quickfix for velocity overly-sensitive controllers: add midi effects > velocity 18:34 lounge lizard (tine-based BFly1) with RC20 as pad 21:12 another pad layer with synth (w/ cutoff automation towards the end) 23:31 bad snacks electric bass rack 24:44 expand the composition: keep the same instruments but different drum patterns, lead patterns, new bassline, add new elements \/ 25:11 arpeggiator w/ crazy autopan magical8bit 25:50 arrangement

[@JasonCorea]

Valuable comment on a valuable video

[@MAX-tu7dd]

@@JasonCorea i though it was transposed by 5 semitones

[@javierbennett5778]

@@JasonCorea that same info is actually in the description!

[@dfreems]

@@javierbennett5778 Yes but with 3 times more detail, it's a very useful comment.

[@Dolphinlaugh]

Thanks man. Very useful

[@TomBelknapRoc]

Thanks for taking us through all of that! It's great to see how you work.

[@chris5375]

One of the best tutorials I’ve seen, thank you bad snacks

[@ggcatmusic]

This is one of the best breakdowns I’ve ever seen. Everything is clearly explained but without taking too long, love it. Thank you Bad Snacks! I’m an instant fan

[@mifflinfinity]

I love the way you explain each and every function / purpose for the steps you’re taking. This is one of the best ableton walk-throughs I’ve ever watched. You rock bad snacks!

[@NicholasGreenwood]

This blows my mind. So many techniques employed here that I've never thought about before. Great job!

[@eugenephillips481]

Bad Snacks is a BOSS! Thank you for blessing us with you talents!

[@DiveaksshSchae]

This was really cool. I knew all of these settings but watching another producer use them so differently was so refreshing. Thank you Ableton & Bad Snacks!

[@trustpolaris8369]

This is the last one of these vids that I watched and it happens to be my favorite... Thank you for the knowledge!

[@anthony_shay]

I learn the most from you from these kinds of videos. There’s all kinds of little tips and tricks that are so helpful!

[@bennethos]

Thx for sharing , love it when people explain their workflow so useful for all of us. The panning of the violins is useful for synth strings too

[@jimvid5183]

I've watched A LOT of Ableton videos over the years and this was one of the best. There is so much information here, including examples of using external gear, which often doesn't get covered. Plus! seeing an entire track put together from start to finish is really nice. I always learn something new when I get to watch someone else's workflow. Well done!

[@jasoncaldwell0613]

I adore her. She is so talented.

[@JonLang108]

Thank you so much for making this! I learned so much watching your process.

[@Rocco_Renzetti]

Not only was this incredibly informative, it was also awesome to see someone create a track and never once feel the need to work in session view! You don’t see that a lot. Thanks for this awesome video!

[@mrjoes]

Hey Bad Snacks👋 thank you so much for sharing this! I loved the simple, yet deep insights you gave us into your work flow. I learned so much!

[@harpsona]

Incredibly insightful! Thank you for explaining everything so well and showing the full process!

[@Sunvaqud00]

This was wonderful 😭 Thank you! 🙏🏽👏🏽

[@talkin-ape]

OOH! That snare. Quantizing one layer! Love the effect that had.

[@mycroftsinclaire5972]

A very interesting video where I learned a lot. I hope you make more of these.

[@cpiersonk]

excellent on every level, thank you for doing this. great track!!!

[@The5StringFury]

You make it look so easy!! Love the video and the music! Thank you for Sharing!

[@DigitalDigressions]

Great tutorial!! So much awesome inspiration and great tips nestled into this - Thank you Bad Snacks & Ableton!!

[@TimeglitchD]

This is dope! Excellent explanations and a great track :D

[@zitherbefree]

Really one of the best videos in these processes 🎼🔥

[@empresssunbow5594]

This video is geniusly put together. Thank you!

[@I-0-0-I]

This video just made a bunch of things finally make sense to me. Really good instruction.

[@RobinDiaz]

Thank you B. Snacks! Great Tutorial!!!

[@Mrenglandmusic]

I learned so much today. You saved me countless hours and even days.

[@jasongravely7217]

Bad Snacks is so awesome! So stoked you’re doing this for Ableton!!

[@GeorgeCockerill]

Learned a lot from this - thank you.

[@alangunn3850]

this was amazingly helpful. I'm going to re-watch and take notes. Thanks!

[@jenzii6746]

Bad Snacks is nuts love seeing her featured here!

[@impulsecoupling]

I thought I was doing okay in Ableton 10, then I experienced this video. Really great!! So many new tips.

[@karinegraham4763]

This is amazing!!! Thank you.

[@lillianfrances754]

loved watching your workflow! A couple tips I thought were esp. cool: adjusting the hi hat's decay by adjusting warp mode/transients in simpler, using track delay to find that pocket, and transposing up all the violin samples. Also, haven't used the velocity midi effect, cool to know about now. Thanks for sharing!

[@lassesworld]

Thank you for your time of sharing ...

[@ravisampaio6711]

Yeahhhh ! Crazy pocket! Strings fire as always and groovy baseline ! Bad Snacks is in Da House

[@LammensB]

Thanks for creating this video. As a complete ableton newby, I learned SOOO MUCH by analyzing every second of this video

[@normandyflash]

Thank you from France, Bad Snacks!

[@ivanclarke]

Every day's a school day, thank you for doing that, great learning curve for me. Great sound too.

[@tomasgulbinas8304]

Thanks for explaining everything you do, I wish everyone would do that. Also the "tightening transients" trick was awesome to learn, I've never seen anyone else do that.

[@clarkapogbasitiligan5153]

I've learn a lot from this tutorial , love it BAD SNACKS and ABLETON

[@brycer2203]

absolutely brilliant video

[@disastermidi1990]

So fun to see how others use Live. Its so powerful and vast each person can have their own may of doing things. PS thanks for the recommendation for Bad Snacks she's awesome!

[@xneoxsoulxlounge7491]

Thank you, it's very nice to see.

[@glitchgatsby4290]

Yeah, you're my new fav producer. This and your stuff on bandcamp are phenomenal

[@boyakoosha]

What a superb video! Learned a heck of a lot, thank you

[@octosyn]

You are really great at making these videos! Also love slicing in Simpler!

[@jwillsmusic]

Great vid! I like the effect that offsetting the timing on the ride cymbal sample has on the groove. Nice job 👍

[@dornie_donko]

Great tutorial, very insightful and clearly communicated.

[@SayeemKarim]

Just love this song so much!!

[@Redhippo55]

Wow. I've literally struggled with arrangement for months and Bad Snacks just explained it in like 40 seconds hahahaha. Great video 🙏🏼

[@mauriciomariano1399]

snaccs killin' it!

[@kaceonebeats5456]

Nice workflow, love the prophet in the track. This was very enjoyable.

[@palios]

Amazing video. So informative and entertaining at the same time... Congrats!

[@mrnelsonius5631]

Amazing stuff. You showed in 30 minutes what takes me a whole day (and the output isn’t nearly that cool haha). But I’m new to Ableton and it’s a lot to take in, which is great because there’s a lot that can be done with it. Slicing the sample to midi is something I’ve never done and seems a brilliant compositional tool

[@wendytian9965]

literally learning a lot from this vid

[@alsosean]

Super informative thx! I saw some things I had no idea I could do with Abelton.

[@sanbeizaa]

Incredibly informative and inspiring. I'm definitely going to steal a few tricks from this workflow. Thank you Ableton and thank you Bad Snacks! Yo!

[@harrisfrankou2368]

Fantastic!

[@rodgold]

Just Brilliant Thanks you so much the super video :)

[@Not_unknown4935]

Way to go Bad Snacks, killer track! It's so fun and funky!

[@jeremyfox7599]

Great work!

[@ReaganLopez]

Thanks for this.. learnt so much in just one video..

[@ReiwaPia]

Thank you so much!

[@QubeX2]

Awesome thanks. Learned a lot!

[@Dolphinlaugh]

Cool. I love 8bit piano so much. Also this hi hats layering technique was very useful to see. The sound of rhodes is charming. And overall everything is made with so ease feel. Thanks ❤

[@73trout]

Super helpful, thank you!

[@dhulme]

Thanks for this, some great tips!

[@killertame5163]

Well done Bad Snacks! 👌🙏

[@LUXXLY]

Love Bad Snacks, great video.

[@misharialeisa6408]

Loved this video thanks!

[@marsthesecondgenesis1291]

A very informative video which was very well presented. You are a very gifted individual.🙂

[@gclef101]

Very Good Bad Snacks!!! I like it!!!

[@lizardking10123]

That velocity trick I didn’t know about that definitely start doing that

[@chrismyers8274]

This is so good.

[@808v1]

this was good, thank you

[@CindoSantos]

Really excellent tutorial - I'm using this!! thanks

[@Syntox]

So CRAZY talented

[@rockmeth]

Really Inspiring. Thank you!

[@winterkeep]

So awesome, I've just learnt a dozen new ways to do what I was doing better, and leant another dozen things that I should be doing! Thanks ✌️

[@jenniferzuiff8517]

Yo! This is the BEST tutorial. You are making me wanna get Ableton :)

[@disastermidi1990]

Bad Snacks: We don't need this audio anymore so... Me: panik BS: we can mute and collapse it M: kalm

[@lotr-ral-3332]

thanks for sharing, i actually learn something from this video!

[@InvokeMusicINVK]

🙌🏽 another great video

[@crolodon8024]

Nice job Bad Snacks! Very cool to see what you can do in Ableton. I bought the full suite 2 years ago but have never used it.

[@jamessusbilla]

thank *YOU*

[@BirdFinder100]

So basically after watching this video at 230 am, I realize that I know nothing about ableton 10's capabilities nor anything relatively close to music theory.

[@sosobeatz2298]

😂

[@AdrianGeorges]

Clear and smart présented démonstration.

[@Matthew-be9zy]

The trick with the prophet + external instrument midi track changed my life. I haven't even tried it with my Microkorg yet, but I know tht shit is gonna be life-changing

[@patchbaycowboy]

Great workflow

[@matthewpries5990]

awesome vid , learned a lot !

[@wiggesobk]

Nice, thank you!

[@myst4hire1]

This lady is awesome! Been a fan of Bad Snacks for a couple of months and her videos are great. I use Reason and my iPad for music production, but I may need to look into Ableton too.

[@surphaceful]

❤❤❤❤ great video!