Made in Ableton Live: Mad Zach on using homemade samples, creating a build and drop, and more

Watch Mad Zach arrange a heavy hip-hop beat with banks of his best samples and synths like Wavetable.
Listen to the finished track here: fanlink.to/madzach-u-to-the-all
Watch the entire Made in Ableton Live series: www.ableton.com/en/blog/groun...
00:00 Intro
00:21 Templates
00:47 Drums
02:44 Melody
05:19 Bass
09:20 Initial Arrangement
10:18 Build and Drop
17:20 B Section
23:48 Final Arrangement
26:39 Outro
#abletonlive #madeinlive #live11

[@MadZach]

thanks for having me! Hope you guys enjoy :) big up from Berlin

[@raytheonorion]

They should have had the headquarter hallways painted fresh upon your request bud.

[@duckmanVSR]

@@raytheonorion 😂

[@justogetarep]

You explain in such a calm way thats easy to digest I hope you do a bit of Ableton training still. I come across your sound packs from time to time in my library and it brings back memories of finger drumming til my fingers were in bits

[@into.cassette]

hell yea bro!

[@pnKroKbobby]

You're a friggin wizard man!!!!!

[@uly1981]

Main take-away: Build up a homemade samples library ;)

[@hughchapman5319]

Yup. Maybe even organise samples into track libraries in advance of a composition sessions with samples in the right keys etc..

[@CookieColt]

Damn it feels good to see Mad Zach back at it. And a new release, boy christmas came early.

[@Viikk]

So cool to see Mad Zach back. Always great to follow a Workflow.

[@EARTH.HARMONY.SOUND.HEALING]

love Mad Zach had to search him up again today

[@ST.150]

This was an absolute A grade tutorial. Concise, informative & comprehensive. Thank you Mad Zach & Ableton

[@maikrobin]

So good to see the master back at work and watch him makin` awesome sound only Mad Zach can do..!!!

[@chokktaw]

Mad Zach is a legend. I love how his "go with the flow" approach. I could never do what he does, I'm way too perfectionist about everything

[@brandonmarshall422]

mad zach has some of the best tutorials, making it look easy. You've gone mad, Zach! MADD

[@dannyboycinco]

Damn haven’t seen Mad Zach around in a minute. This dude taught me so much about Traktor and Ableton years ago when I just got started making music. True legend

[@raytheonorion]

Mad Zach needs his flowers guys. Can we GOAT this man already? OGz know.

[@shunpillay]

So glad to see Mad Zach again!

[@bboymac84]

Ableton whatever your paying Zach…DOUBLE IT!!

[@JamesRamboPearce]

And add a other bass 🙌

[@Barefoot_Joe]

So still nothing then xD

[@danjwheatley]

@@Barefoot_Joe no he would get TWO free copies of live

[@Gome.o]

This guy has been MIA for like 7 years. And now he's here. Miss ya dude.

[@justogetarep]

I was thinking exactly the same thing. Was Dj Tech tools channel ?

[@DarkRedman31]

MIA ?

[@Gome.o]

@@DarkRedman31 missing in action

[@Gome.o]

@@justogetarep dats the one ☝️

[@Initiatrix01]

He's been dropping some straight fire is what he's been doing

[@tandavme]

Thank you, Mad, great sound!

[@pistachiojud]

He's alliiiive! Hell ya! mad props to the Mad lad himself.

[@patrickLee_born_again]

Fantastic overview with just the right amount of detail for anyone to explore further. Thank MZ! Thanks Ableton!

[@treyhudson73]

Mad Zach's 64 Pad Lab is DAFY!

[@NativeInstruments]

Nice keyboard! 🎹

[@creatiw]

The Seaboard right? ;D

[@EmlynInTheMix]

Plz NI release a keyboard with MPE functionality this year!

[@creatiw]

@@EmlynInTheMix or komplete mk3 with faders and more knobs. I’m already in the NI ecosystem. Please don’t make me buy another midi controller to do all that. I’ll happily pay $1000+ for a more complete Komplete controller.

[@persiansilkpavilion]

You're back....yes! So much subtle teachings in this workflow that is helping me move deeper into ways of altering my safe familiar methods of creating "music"

[@channelite]

Thanks for sharing your work flow.

[@WillHatton]

Dad's come home with the milk!!! Welcome back!!!

[@Marrcello]

:)

[@berval5948]

the one and only Mad Zach!!! so great to see you back and always with tons of knowledge to share!

[@nuddmusic8522]

mad zach is an absolute legend, been watching your vids for a long time dude. awesome to see another one.

[@der_antichris]

Very cool! Thanks!

[@bubbaalmada5159]

finally a good video from a bass music producer

[@ouroboratika]

I love his 64 Pad Lab pack!

[@Allan-et5ig]

It's absolutely incredible.

[@prestonhart6685]

Fire 🔥 tutorial! Great work flow. I got a lot out of this. Thank you 🙏

[@CaptinMcFizzy]

Mad Zach’s sound is so dope, big up!!!

[@AlecStansfieldMusic]

Thanks for mentioning the Live keyboard shortcuts - very helpful!

[@EmlynInTheMix]

Love Mad Zach!

[@iosmusic3938]

It was really cool!👍

[@0rangePilled]

New video from Mad Zach is like a birthday!

[@valuevalue4503]

Really good Video!

[@Kankrete_beats]

Zach is back!!!

[@Marrcello]

Awesome!

[@bboymac84]

Protect this man!!!

[@koreanfriedchildren]

Mad Zach rockin the Cav Empt hoodie 🔥🔥🔥

[@turfoid7899]

Hey Mad zach! Been a while! Great stuff i hooe u are well

[@EXSICX]

Creative ❤️‍🔥

[@ecchiboi2874]

Mad Zach is a true legend, don't sleep on this guy.

[@Allan-et5ig]

Great job as usual. For those that don't know Zach - most of us when we hear "sample pack," or many of us, sigh, "YIKES, YUK, HELL, NO!" This dude's sample packs are literally the most fun ('funnest?') I have ever come across in my life. I've not found anything remotely close.

[@krutev]

FOUND THIS VIDEO WHEN "MAD ZACH - NOTH" WAS PLAYNIG IN THE BACKGROUND ON SPOTIFY. MAGIC💥😋

[@arnikator]

Mega , sowas könnt ich den ganzen tag gucken 😍 bitte mehr davon 🤩

[@_shayanz]

The legend is back 🙌🏼

[@yvettebea3719]

that ghost pumping trick! excited to try that one out

[@chrismeif7961]

Lots of good key combos to learn there

[@big-baby-buddha]

MAD ZACH! Return of the Mac!

[@randyrankin682]

THE MADMAN HAS RETURNED

[@5ephro5_dogstar30]

Love you!

[@Tracker102]

Absolute favorite. So glad to wake up to this!

[@n.l.541]

You are cool man, keep going.

[@georgesoros7849]

Thanks Zach, this is an incredible tutorial. But, what do you think about adding to the Live some things like: Hosting & Crash Protection, Plug-in Nap alternative (as Studio One have) And Score Note Editor?

[@kirkstate]

Made me want to use my Ableton, I’ve had it almost two years and only used it once due to my pos Mini Mac limitations. I wanted to use my MPC with Ableton but only been using my MPC in stand alone

[@chrisw1462]

Great first impression for a producer - an Intro that's clipping the whole time. And there it is again at the start of the Melody section.

[@forsale313]

Dude.... You are a BEAST!!!! This is the direction I'm headed in and it looks more and more like the Abelton work flow is the one for me. I like the way you use the samples and patterns you made in a separate session ( a day for just sound design ) and then plucked stuff out for use in the arrangement. Thank you for the inspiration. Looks like I'm going in the right direction.

[@JamesRamboPearce]

Note to self, add as many basses as I fancy 😂 seriously though this is bloody great

[@sjwn52np]

Incomprehensible.

[@thequietproject]

Gréât job

[@teabreakbeats]

I need a "good samples" folder

[@teshbrady]

I thought i was trippin when i read the title.. mad zach is back!?

[@zardewmusic]

Never clicked so fast!

[@segerer]

dope

[@KosmoDeuz]

Hey bro ! Missed you

[@huntergalloway3944]

Nice TC-377!

[@bboymac84]

Omg where you been!?????

[@gustavost86]

Niceee!

[@renaulth2009]

Mad Flume

[@brianmohammed1790]

hey mad zach cool video a d i useing ablton live lite i love it

[@videosvideos6243]

Thanks Zack, a very convoluted style…off key, Heinz 57, make them dance…

[@hfleah]

I can’t believe that you just posted this video today. There is no video or explanation anywhere that I have seen that tells me how to take these midi clips and time them out into a song. I am new at this and I can make an edit the clips all day long but timing them out to a song is not discussed anywhere. I’m only five-ten minutes in, but I think you’re going in that direction so thank you very much

[@into.cassette]

I hear you. so anything in MIDI will sync to the project BPM. but Zach also chops audio samples on the grid to keep them in time. or plays synths live and records via audio. you might want to research Ableton warp modes, transport controls, tempo sync, beat matching, clips (audio vs midi), arrangement etc to understand more.

[@hfleah]

@@into.cassette I’m talking about taking these clips and putting them in order to create a song. (Believe me I have problems with tempo too) but I’m talking about laying it out into a song because they’re just little clips that loop loop loop all together and I want to put one clip at the beginning of the song and another clip halfway through. Anyway, I’ll get there eventually.

[@hfleah]

@@into.cassette So, in other words if I have three midi clips looped in their first slots. I push play and they all play at once. How can I get one to play at this time, and then get another midi clip to play at another time. I don’t want them all to start at once and just keep looping. I might be too much of a beginner. 🤔

[@tony6795]

@@hfleah Hi Leah, you may have already figured this out since your comment was from a couple days ago. You will want the midi clips you have on different rows so they won't play at the same time. Zach is also working in the arrangement view in this video - which is geared to recording/editing a song. I suggest you watch some videos on the differences between Session and Arrangement views, play around in Ableton some more, and you will be right as rain! :) Also, I know manuals are no fun, but having a copy of Ableton's manual open so you can quickly refer to it when things get weird can help a ton!

[@hfleah]

@@tony6795 thank you so much! I have both views figures out for audio, and I can create a midi song in the view that Zach used. Its the view that are columns with those midi clip slots that I don’t get. No matter where I put them, they all play at once. I’ll figure it out. I appreciate the info!

[@chillelectronic2953]

das nasty!!!!!

[@harootpashayan]

Man Zach and I go way back , very talented big ups, wish he was a little nicer to old friends tho

[@dear2023]

He is a scientist .

[@frederique1145]

bwaaaaaaa mindblowing

[@Ones_]

I see Mad Zach, I clicked.

[@DarkRedman31]

Didn't know about the Ctrl+Alt+U (if I recall correctly) and lane system, at first I thought it was a mod/plugin but it seems native, which is cool. This track reminds me a bit some vibe on Xonotic OST

[@bustamante-music]

that is comping and only in ableton 11 afaik

[@Natemasterflex]

Haven’t seen him in a long time, besides on a couple Ableton videos. Is he still doing KZbin?

[@MadZach]

been off youtube touring around and making beats!

[@Natemasterflex]

That’s great!!! Glad to hear it. I just wondered because you were literally the first person I watched making electronic type music on KZbin. You are a lot of the reason I started doing it I think. So it’s great to hear that you are out playing your tunes for people!!!

[@BobBell.]

You need to trim that donk hardware clip selection before you duplica……. Ah ok 🔊😃👍 Wicked!

[@DavidSoards]

U know he's an OG cuz he uses the light gray Ableton skin

[@leogallagher2736]

lol!!!

[@synthnomore696]

Who needs quantization

[@djtomoy]

I would add a guitar solo and a string quartet probably and a saxophone bit

[@zonashi8645]

Bro made an 80’s inspired bass but forget to infer it was from the year 2080

[@MetroCounterColl]

01:45 reminds me of "The Big Come Down" by Nine Inch Nails.

[@JeanPierrePermantier]

I have a question : Do you know youtube channel for learn ableton live ? thank you so much

[@into.cassette]

Mr. Bill

[@JeanPierrePermantier]

@@into.cassette Thank you

[@wessmithp5560]

Sub 37 is a Gem 💎 thanks Zach #StrongWorkYo

[@TheSzyko]

Will Live 10 be native to Apple Silicon soon or just Live 11?

[@Ableton]

Hi! When we developed Live 10, we were unaware of the coming M1 silicon hardware. Since Live 10 runs sufficiently well under Rosetta, we don't anticipate a native port any time soon. More information on this can be found here: bit.ly/3snAZQK. Cheers!

[@maxwellbliss]

Skronk me baby

[@TheXxjmpxxx]

Dude looks like Anakin Skywalker tho

[@barrysvideofellowship8404]

Take a break from mixing and cheer up! Join Barry’s Video Fellowship. We’ll have a few laughs together.

[@lpsc_zzz]

😎

[@ghdrum]

Mad Zach looks well mad........

[@SchizoMashups]

skronk

[@animanoir]

first draw 2 circles, then draw the rest of the owl

[@nossingo]

Air horn of course.

[@tlmbabu497]

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