Made in Ableton Live: Underbelly on creating dynamic arrangements, recording automation and more

Watch Underbelly demonstrate the importance of energy levels and how to engineer monstrous montage basslines using a range of sample sources.
Watch the entire Made in Ableton Live series: www.ableton.com/blog/ground-w...
00:00 Intro
00:40 Drums
07:02 Instruments
13:50 Bass
20:07 Part B
23:37 Song Outro
24:27 Wrap up
#abletonlive #madeinlive #live10

[@sdk2n]

Imagine if he said “and you suck at producing”, people who don’t watch his channel would be so confused lol

[@jooeleng]

Lol

[@luvsketchimprovvv1781]

hahaha yeah

[@avez6910]

😂

[@watercolourmark]

Oh... is he the puppet guy?

[@macmoll]

Mark Grant Nope, that’s a different guy. I the “puppet guy’s” name is Reid Stefan. The realist puppet in the game! Underbelly is the “You Suck At Producing” guy. O...K... So check it!

[@Pedroftx]

so I don't suck at producing anymore? wowzers!

[@agatasol]

XD

[@lejantheproducer]

Jajajajajjajaaj

[@JHsp-mx6tz]

Derek, don't fool yourself.

[@supernovamimosa]

no you still do

[@fuvahola6347]

wowzers!

[@dryzeromusic]

I am disappointed that he didn't tell me I sucked at something in the intro.

[@ParanoidalDyslexia]

I think everyone are heard it in head

[@ysink]

Paranoidal Dyslexia yep.

[@MisterShufu]

You suck at producing! I hope i helped a bit

[@vishalsnayak]

You wouldn't be watching this video if you didnt suck... :p

[@stevenreinke9924]

@@ParanoidalDyslexia wowzers your name matches your comment

[@ceounicom]

Mad respect that Ableton is finally giving this guy some shine

[@andrwwaugh]

It's awesome to see Underbelly sharing some of his lime light with a nice start up company like Ableton!

[@GuitarStuffz]

@@andrwwaugh this abelton seems pretty good got a start up company

[@2mbst1]

I was lowkey expecting this to be out of character. So happy it isn't! Shows that the folks at Ableton have a good sense of humour! Love this series.

[@srglzrmj]

I was still expecting to hear “and you suck at producing” tho

[@DjFreefall]

Agreed!

[@8thlvlMage]

And Underbelly was great at still doing what he does, but dialing it back a bit.

[@benhall2235]

I was “lowkey expecting” some incoherent yank child butchering grammar in the comments.

[@SimonAudiosuite]

He kinda does go a little ooc at 8 min

[@veranazarenko8514]

Uncle Joe must be so proud of ya cheers

[@elrodrigonunez]

RIP Uncle Joe

[@jglopez5855]

i love the fact that he kept his teaching style even with ableton. That speaks well of both Ableton and Undebelly

[@obowurx6625]

Agreed!

[@biggnomo825]

Yes! He turned down the language a bit, but still the same style.

[@italyisntreal]

@@biggnomo825 *cap likes this comment*

[@SadowickProduction]

Best tutorial ever.

[@mundaemundae8597]

Omg yes!

[@djaspor702]

I hired Underbelly for some private, online mixing lessons. Well worth it. He has you record the sessions so you can go back and watch again later; which is a fantastic help.

[@Lukeevanshen]

It's funny, because his style of speech and delivery I usually interpret as a kind of "comical sarcasm" but in this context he just seems happy.

[@djdonjulio4461]

Honestly, it was only right Ableton put him on as a featured instructor. I learned so much from him on his own channel. The guy really knows live

[@MrMattmoffett]

Fr he's actually one of the better producers teaching on KZbin. Dude knows what he's talking about when he speaks about things, despite all the funnies.

[@MikeRenouf]

Credit to the Ableton crew for letting Underbelly keep his own style intact. Wowzers!

[@Whenuknow]

I really like that ableton is reaching out to these youtube musicians and producers, really dope!

[@perlyax]

I bet that dislike is about him not telling us how much we suck!

[@oliverszigan80]

It looks like it has hurt him pysically not so say how much we suck at producing.

[@grasped2]

for sure xD

[@blek_sheep]

You sure need to check out his Live roasting tracks

[@Jack___13]

This has to be so confusing if you don't know him.

[@nicogamarra7678]

um yup

[@IDontLikePplPlayinOnMyPhone]

Because he said wowsers 50 times?

[@glowstickyyy]

This happened with me. New producer here. Saw this video and was so confused by the guys tone/talking. Then I saw the hilarious you suck at producing series without even remembering I saw this video. Then I ran into this video again and it all clicked and made sense. Sooo fkn good!!

[@mardocharuc]

Now I get it haha

[@stoneycarter6429]

the most lowkey mind blowing crossover ever

[@Kxltxn_]

Underbelly could be working with Beyonce and still open up the DAW and say "okeh so check it"

[@VeganKebabDoRuky]

And tell her she sucks at producing

[@voLumez]

@@VeganKebabDoRuky she does tho

[@VeganKebabDoRuky]

@@voLumez no u

[@MenkoDany]

this is the most sidehead of Underbelly we've ever gotten

[@andrewjohnson2749]

The most Mid/Side EQ'd version

[@colbysavary]

he really kept this up for 25 minutes, a true professional

[@fourspiralarms]

Im so happy that stayed in character for official ableton videos (brought it to a PG level tho). You da real MVP!

[@bedtimeread]

"Hi I'm Underbelly.." long awkward breath holding from the entire music production KZbin community waiting for what's next.... " ...here with ableton"... that was close...

[@uly1981]

wowzers, ableton does not suck at picking their producers

[@ThreeAirFilms]

This is probably the most beautiful tutorial song ever made

[@ScruffyFox]

this guy could be a professional tutorialist wowzers

[@justwill1140]

Definitely one of my top 5 producers... and I've never heard one of his songs! Great lessons.

[@willstatmen9591]

He’s uploaded some in his channel, and I think one of the song is just like this one in the tutorial

[@theabominablemattd]

Wowzers, I learnt so much so fast here! I mostly learnt just how much I suck at producing.

[@bitmau5]

Underbelly is taking over the Ableton Studio. Wowzers.

[@HeinrichBerger96]

This was simply one of the best tutorials I have ever seen in my entire life, thank you for that!

[@montr6868]

This guy is a beast. I do such at producing so I keep an eye on him to help sharpen up my game. His knowledge of Live in incredible, he hooked up the bass, then laced it with a cool little melody. So many songs within that song. I like his work.

[@Exploringthepositive]

Learned more in this video than in just about any other I've watched on these subjects. Thank you!

[@Mancheguache]

He just explained soo many things I didn't know jack about in a fantastic way - salutes to both Ableton and this underbelly feller

[@rhyskt]

You were always up there as one of the greats to me, but this "official" video just cemented it. Well done mate 👍

[@kozihoppy]

"It's time to add what really matters: *The Bass.* Love it.

[@TheTonyTitan]

Probably the best Ableton video I've seen thus far, and def the nicest track!🔥💯

[@deargodno1749]

Underbelly is a goddamn treasure, so glad to see him on the Ableton channel.

[@monkabang9107]

Derek got bullied in the playground once again. Wowzers.

[@joshhowson3448]

The first section of this video is literally what I needed to know for my first few years of production. I tried searching the internet to find out the 'function' of each drum instrument but never found any answers, so I just had to figure it out by trial and error. I wish someone could have explained to me how each drum/instrument type affects the track as you did in this video.

[@treyhudson73]

I wish I could 1000 times Like this. Love him or hate him (I'm a fan!) his style of teaching works and works WELL.

[@sheen_yeezy]

love this dudes content, so glad he's on this channel.

[@jasongutierrez4159]

I love the way they allowed u to keep the same format we love from u Congrats!

[@HabitGat]

I work mainly in Native Instruments and I was (able to n) :) learn so much from this video. The fact that you guys brought in Underbelly is so awesome, he always remembers to remind me what I suck at and why I need to get better lol. GREAT VIDEO!!!!!

[@user-dv2vv1ch7u]

Ableton, thank you for the new "From the Ground Up" section. It is like a breath of fresh air, inspiration and motivation to make music. Thank! You are always on top! Underbelly is one of my favorite Ableton teachers! always waiting for his appearance on your channel!

[@Woji52]

Maybe I’m being petty, but a link to this channel would be nice in the description to throw some traffic his way kzbin.info

[@treyhudson73]

I know others are out there, but nice to see a song created in Session View!

[@nickonfaith_music129]

This tutorial has so much gold and valuable advice, Underbelly is an inspiration

[@GabeWilliams]

I'm so glad he keeps his energy/character for this.

[@sebastianwenberg8833]

I have to say i’m amazed how nice and pretty you manage to explain what you are doing while you do it. This tutorial is a masterpiece and it has made me wiser than I was about 30 minutes ago. Great work! 10/10

[@streakingclothed]

Interesting how “not ass” became “not boring”

[@lovehalfblack9420]

So dope man glad you’re on here

[@jangoanjeint1378]

Im so proud of him. It’s so weird. Thank you Ableton for inviting this legend ❤️

[@juancorral9287]

Wowzers! Thanks Ableton for this !

[@Rocantando]

WOUZERSSS love underbelly

[@DarkPsy4]

Soo well deserved, amazing vid! Wish you more success! 🍻🍻

[@BenCaesar]

I think we've all been waiting for this. Thanks Ableton

[@PBonnefoyC]

Ah man you deserve this so much !!! You’re the best !!

[@Fuelove1]

Oh shit, it's Underbelly. FINALLY ABLETON, FINALLY

[@TheKraut6]

Just found this bangera few weeks ago, now here's the dude himself putting it all together. Love it!

[@matthewmoore1543]

thank you Ableton for getting Uncle Joe for a video. This man is such a great teacher. Glad to see he's on your radar.

[@sunblooom]

Underbelly on ableton official vids? No way, that's freakin awesome

[@BrinchTunes]

Awesome to have Underbelly featured here. Wowzers!

[@connerdacus1344]

WOWZERS, this was actually dope af thanks for the tips!

[@KD9-37]

this is the best! thanks underbelly much love 💎

[@2tallcharles99]

"OTT is like the MSG of EDM"

[@8thlvlMage]

When he said that I was like... "Damn. He's right."

[@AnanasUnni]

I just thought "what the hell that means" haha. I only know that EDM is electronic dance music but that's all

[@tigersynth8378]

If u have baby put msg on your baby : said uncle roger

[@dissonantdreams]

@TIGERSYNTH make better baby 👍

[@NerismaStudios]

@@tigersynth8378 never thought I’d see that reference on an Ableton tutorial. 😁

[@DhrSchwanz]

legend in the game

[@steveo20007]

OMG this guy is amazing, so glad Ableton has him on their channel.

[@isaacbonjo3361]

Men I’m so proud of you seeing you here your videos brought blessings to me

[@yuufeternal5837]

Wowzers. He stayed in character in this.

[@burrow2414]

Goes in thinking: "Oh this is a nice, relaxing track" Half-way in: "Oh okay, nasty dubstep bass wubz it is."

[@sanjinans]

Great stuff! Always end up in the hell of arrangement! This def helps with that and even just outright spot on helps with starting a song idea. Props

[@thisbeesah4502]

wowzers! basically covered all the basics i needed to make a track! nice one! :D

[@markdunne634]

Seeing Underbelly out of character would be like finding out Santa isn't real all over again.

[@jacksvocals]

He made up for not saying 'you suck at producing' by saying 'wowzers' much more than usual

[@Claidheambmor]

Great to see Ableton working with the best KZbin tutors for too quality videos, get in!

[@kiickinballistics]

Wowsers indeed. Polished presentation and excellent musicality. Nice one ☝️

[@StrangeAttractor]

Man's got mad skills, AND he's the most entertaining music production tutor on the big wide web. Props.

[@agopo]

Probably a minority here, but I really liked how you explained and taught A LOT and didnt make me feel like an idiot all the time. props dude, your piano skills are beautiful

[@shermanfunk]

Ok Wowzers, his pace of explaining things and all the little tips in between the other important tips are, well, perfect. Wowzers, glad I found this gentleman.

[@kzrwngboi]

Impressively concise & compact lesson this guy has real mix engineering chops

[@Jul3sTh3Sh33p]

Btw: The Song is called 'Artificial Light' and is the first tune on his album that dropped last Friday. kzbin.info/www/bejne/aYKblIxuqN54nLc

[@mekullag9787]

What a legend.

[@zhaoxuding83]

really learnt a lot from this tutorial, underbelly is such a good mentor in music production

[@mozzanth]

Just discovered another amazing music producer! Thank you Ableton.

[@MondoLoops]

How come this is unlisted? the world needs more underbelly

[@golden1324]

Whenever he speaks I feel this sudden urge to get up and do pilates

[@carloskuhlen5447]

That was awesome, love this guy!

[@ebrann]

Man Underbelly is so good at showing things and so much fun to watch.

[@Brandonheat1]

please more underbelly on the official ableton channel

[@nudirt1274]

I love underbelly Proud Uncle Joe from the basement.

[@robertodellavalle7884]

finally a tutorial with good musical ideas. This guy is one the greatest

[@ravindrabanchhod1579]

Thank you for covering a lot of aspects of Ableton and using MIDI too (I wasn't aware of the mapping feature), very useful video, great job!

[@MAXXENRIQUE10]

OOkeh... that was some very good tips WOWZERS! “ Look at at sausage!” Lol good vibes for sure

[@cesarsuero3262]

Wowzers quality content

[@eulman09]

Cheers to Ableton. Great contribution Underbelly.

[@parallel1studio843]

The tutorial I didn't know I needed Wowzers!

[@DiiGiiTAL]

Wowzers, look at that sausage.

[@vernontauro]

He finally made it 😭

[@willstatmen9591]

Pewdiepie profile pic!

[@craigolsen612]

Great tutorial...your personality and skills coming through!

[@joshandthejam7806]

Thanks for the info. Wowzers!

[@MrLukePierre]

Best line, was "Wow look at that sausage, looks aamazing."

[@itsfrogdad3401]

THATS MY GUY

[@WACkZerden]

would love to see more Ableton videos with Underbelly, very grateful, thank you

[@chelseeelizabetta4350]

YESSSS love to see you on here