Programming JD Beck Style Drums with Ableton Live 12 New Rhythm Generative Tool | Side Brain

This new Ableton Live 12 generative tools are crazy!
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0:00 - Intro
0:28 - Rhythm Generative Tool
4:36 - Time Warp
5:10 - Outro

[@grafikwork3808]

That’s a game changer for drum programming! Insane possibilities here! Spot on!! Great video!!

[@markcrowley65]

Very true. Worth the upgrade

[@thomas_rellum]

What a massive weapon!! It’s like having those last third party plugins drums with IA but it’s us who entirely decide what to do. Incredible work from Ableton

[@kriss12loverap]

The way music software should go

[@theblowupdollsmusic]

Great demo! Thank you for all of your ableton tips.

[@HANGINGOUTWITHAUDIOPHILES]

Great work. This is straight to the point. Inspiring !

[@emptyvesselnz]

thanks for this! Some really great possibilities for programming complex IDM percussion and D&B breaks!

[@johnnynodoe]

the best ableton video i have watched in some time. straight to the point, clear, nice sound. thnx sir

[@MaxSonicUA]

Mind-blowing stuff! Thank you

[@Alfred_English]

oh man this is an inspiring use of these new tools

[@lalolanda2239]

thankyouuu. great new feature!!!!! hope to see some others explained like that 'meld' synth

[@evanseesred]

Fantastic demonstration of this new feature. Well done! Hope you make more videos, particularly on using this to generate melodic content

[@SideBrain]

Thanks, will do!

[@DJazium]

This is awesome! Can't wait to try it!

[@BrianFunkMusic]

Nice demo! This stuff is really cool!

[@LunchBandit]

awesome drum groove... I'm definitely going to be messing around with this once it comes out.

[@telespectador]

Wow! Endless possibilities, nice example!

[@aheringe]

Really cool tool! Havent seen anyone else do videos of this yet. Thanks for highlighting this feature

[@SideBrain]

Glad it was helpful!

[@Artek604]

Awesome! Looking forward to getting on the beta :)

[@kennethdarlington]

Great demo!❤

[@masonthomassax]

Dude you’re a genius. Really love this video. Great musical ideas on display here

[@SideBrain]

Thank you!

[@golvino]

Awesome video. Thank you very much for sharing. I can't wait for Live 12 !

[@SideBrain]

You’re welcome!

[@snoopyoverthehills]

i can‘t wait to try this out myself!

[@t.m.pompey]

Thanks for showing this.I am going to get the upgrade for sure.

[@SideBrain]

Enjoy it

[@jt_climbing]

wow thank you for sharing this

[@shualiko]

Crazy. Absolutely crazy. Thanks for this

[@SideBrain]

You got it!

[@user82938]

Wow, I'm very excited for this update.

[@SideBrain]

Me too!

[@chipwillis]

Awesome man, thanks! this is pretty incredible

[@SideBrain]

Thank you! And I agree

[@rarematthew]

So cool Yeuda, great demo!!

[@SideBrain]

Thank you!

[@lovehalfblack9420]

Now that’s dope !

[@dumafuji]

Damn. Gotta take this update. Your videos are 🔥

[@SideBrain]

Thank you!

[@bodhibeats8257]

Super dope!

[@bhads]

nahhh, this is crazy good, big up ableton as always!

[@balbibou]

Thanks for demo and thanks to the programmers behind this software

[@SideBrain]

Agreed!

[@itsrnav]

Damn live just changed the game with this one!

[@hellf.o]

Damn this is awesome!

[@DaveToneMusic]

Great video!

[@ghdrum]

Oh wow. Glad I watched!! Subbed.

[@SideBrain]

Thanks for the sub!

[@joethompson9124]

Nice feature, and demo!

[@SideBrain]

Thank you!

[@-gbogbo-]

Instant fave

[@Bashanvibe]

Yo I’ve been wanting to program drums like this!!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥I just may have to buy this upgrade after just finally upgraded to from Lite to Suite!!!

[@Victor-lo6dg]

Cool stuff , thanks a lot!

[@SideBrain]

You got it!

[@rhynemusic]

Legend

[@sid5537]

Sounds great. Time warp is awesome feature

[@SideBrain]

It is!

[@johncitizen8828]

Man, that was amazing. I was ultra sceptical about the video title (‘yeah, right!’)….but wow, what a tool. I would say you nailed some JD ‘inspired’ rhythms for sure. And a bit more tweaking of that timewarp could add some real nice off beat flourishes. 👌

[@SideBrain]

haha that's awesome!

[@johanjuarez6238]

Definitely agreed with @johncitizen8828 , you nailed it man.

[@fakshen1973]

Generative tools are nice. Wow.

[@cmwilliams357]

That Is Awesome Sir 👌

[@SideBrain]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@17cupsofcoffee]

Nice video! I must admit, when I first saw the feature list for Live 12 I was a little underwhelmed, but the more videos I've watched the more I'm realizing how cool all the new MIDI stuff is.

[@SideBrain]

Honestly me too

[@TedThomasTT]

very cool!

[@dmarman]

I can see a lot of inspiration coming from eurorack!

[@petroanastos-prastacos4357]

Very cool!

[@SideBrain]

Thank you!

[@assafdarsagol]

awesome!!

[@SideBrain]

Thanks!

[@pongtrometer]

WH😮A, great overview and example

[@steelesaldutti]

Just subscribed. Great video

[@SideBrain]

Thank you!

[@dubbelHC1]

Abbaton 12 looks great! ;)

[@LillianFrances]

you the man Yeuda!!

[@SideBrain]

Thanks Lillian!

[@gooneybird808]

Mega dope

[@SideBrain]

Thank you! Glad you like

[@theotherdj1]

Very freakin’ cool

[@fernandoanacletofirmino1518]

I'm crying

[@fullmanalimetwist8996]

your addictive drums sound fire! are you processing the channels individually or is it done inside the plugin?

[@SideBrain]

Thank you! No external processing it’s just my Addictive Drums presets You can find them on my website

[@metamyther]

Maybe JD Beck, but also instant Squarepusher.

[@Chrisjonpage]

Holy shit this is incredible

[@SideBrain]

Thank you!

[@AvantGuy]

Next step: Emulate the great master, Elvin Jones !! (a couple of those licks toward the end of chapter "Time Warp" had some stunning suspensions of time and accent syncopation that made me spill my beer)

[@django-music]

Thanks for sharing this. Looking forward to trying this myself when Ableton 12 is released. Which AD packs do you use/recommend?

[@SideBrain]

Yes, I think the best one is the Soul R&B one. But I’m mixing in others. I’m working on some videos but I have some presets here if you want to check it out: sidebrain.net/supa-fat-supa-dry-for-addictive-drums/

[@django-music]

@@SideBrain Many thanks.

[@IAMCORNHOLIOINEEDTP]

Now everybody will soon be able to do some anti-quantized DECAP Drum Loops .. nice!

[@westoncogswell8656]

Damn!! Def sounds similar to JD

[@decapmusic]

🔥🔥🔥

[@SideBrain]

🙏

[@Premchand_chandu]

Wow❤❤

[@andreasdellantonio5104]

Thanks for that awesome inside, on the new Ableton feature. Seems no way I am not gonna buy it. What drum rack/sample pack are you using?

[@SideBrain]

It's a plugin called Addictive Drums

[@lyomon9981]

Sounding like domi and jd beck... that slowing down is crazy

[@SideBrain]

It is crazy!

[@esteban.ferguson]

Do you have AD2 preset packs? I only see Ableton stuff on your site. great kit!!!

[@SideBrain]

Yes! I was finishing up the pack. It’s nothing much but each preset is a beast imo Check it here: sidebrain.net/supa-fat-supa-dry-for-addictive-drums/

[@KindTom1]

Hey Side Brain, thank you for this tutorial. Can you please show a different method of doing the JD BEck Style Drums with Live 12? Even if it's using a VST. Thank you

[@SideBrain]

There’s also this that you can already do in Live 11, kind of turning Ableton into Logic Auto Drummer: instagram.com/reel/Ci0Neq5pfw9/?igshid=NTYzOWQzNmJjMA==

[@BIG_PASTA]

Awesome video, can I ask what you did to have your MIDI notes show the names of drums while using AD? It looks like you set up a drum rack and then created an instrument rack by grouping them. In order to get the names of the notes to appear in the MIDI editor though, I have to load a sample into drum rack to be able to rename it, and then mute the drum rack. Would you mind shedding some light on your process? Its annoying having to guess which drums are which notes all the time when using AD. Thanks :)

[@SideBrain]

Thank you! And yes it’s just a trick with the Drum Rack. check out the video I posted just after this one

[@BIG_PASTA]

@@SideBrain Sweet! Will do, thanks for the response!

[@amado7760]

nice !

[@SideBrain]

Thanks!

[@celestial5693]

Any idea idea why in my Ableton 12 under the rhythm section where you select the instrument I only have "pitch" available? And no others? Do i have the download the AD2 preset you made a video about for it to work like that without mapping it myself?

[@cockur]

How well do these new generators integrate with Push 3?

[@oscar47las59]

A Squarepusher machine!

[@Gallanitte]

Tasty!

[@SideBrain]

Very!

[@gerrimovie595]

awesome video! how did you make the ad2 single instrument assignments (kick, sd, hh etc.) visible in the midi editor window? i am lookong for that for years…

[@SideBrain]

I’m making a tutorial about that should be up in a day or two

[@gerrimovie595]

wow, great! you got a follower!

[@SideBrain]

Just uploaded the video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aZrRpmOZmNqgd8k

[@jonathandaniel9031]

Niceee

[@SideBrain]

🤙

[@midrangemisery]

Hey, how you created drum map with names with addictive drums vst? Nice video!

[@SideBrain]

It’s a trick I show here: sidebrain.net/addictive-drums-clip-labeling-for-ableton-live/

[@DiveaksshSchae]

The future is here

[@MajorTom404]

Is there a logic pro equivalent to this? This looks amazing

[@SideBrain]

I would think logic drummer maybe can do something like this?

[@MajorTom404]

@@SideBrain fair enough and yes, but the fine tune control is not there, and it’s based on the “drummer” style. 16 step hi hats can sound very different depending on each drummer, so it’s a ton of trial and error. You also have very basic controls of moving along an x/y graph, whereas the slightest move can drastically alter the performance. This seems more straight forward if that makes sense

[@Carras02]

🤯🤯🤯

[@BingBoing652]

What was addictive drums for if you programmed everything in drum rack? Did you just take samples from Addictive drums?

[@SideBrain]

I’m using Addictive Drums for the acoustic drum sound. The layered Drum Rack is just a trick to see the drum names in the MIDI clip. Here’s a how to video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aZrRpmOZmNqgd8k

[@thetropiki]

Cool! Is it built in or I need M4L?

[@SideBrain]

Built-in Live 12

[@thetropiki]

@@SideBrain cheers!

[@augustwest304]

cool

[@SideBrain]

Thanks!

[@IYBeats]

кайф!

[@altarec123]

Is there any way to add a bit of random timing to the note so they are not always right on pitch?

[@SideBrain]

Are you looking to randomize timing or pitch or both?

[@altarec123]

@@SideBrain timing so it gives a more "human" feel

[@KEEPTHECHANGE10]

How did you name the specific midi notes on the addictive drums midi piano roll? Is that a new feature in Ableton 12?

[@SideBrain]

I was waiting for someone to ask this. It’s an old trick not live 12. I’m just finishing a video explaining this upload soon.

[@KEEPTHECHANGE10]

@@SideBrain Awesome thanks

[@WeNeededThis]

Please!!! I didn't think this was possible without some insane setup process@@SideBrain

[@SideBrain]

Just uploaded: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aZrRpmOZmNqgd8k

[@KEEPTHECHANGE10]

@@SideBrain Awesome thank you!

[@syafiighazali]

Which Addictive Drums ADPack did you use?

[@SideBrain]

It’s a mix of a few of them I have a whole pack of AD presets on my website

[@syafiighazali]

@@SideBrainCool! Do I need the packs mentioned (like United Pop, for example) to use the presets?

[@SideBrain]

@@syafiighazaliyes

[@Lyricleson]

He said “Ebble tawn” ⚰️

[@squareglobeplus]

woa

[@franciscocasanova2559]

Is this available for ableton 10?

[@SideBrain]

No only for Live 12

[@bonzo230]

now make a bass line with the same tool!

[@SideBrain]

Damn, But this tool can only use one pitch at a time. Might have to combine it with other tools. I do have a video on my channel exploring the Seed MIDI Generative tool to create endless house/techno basslines.

[@nedring987]

Is this included in Standard, or only in suite?

[@SideBrain]

I’m not a 100% sure but I think it’s included in standard at least the default ones (there will be some max for live tools for this as well)

[@SideBrain]

Ok never mind just confirmed with Ableton it will be included in standard version!

[@lyomon9981]

Is there something like this for fl

[@SideBrain]

I'm not sure

[@jayplay8140]

On this day, we all became Aphex

[@SideBrain]

Call JD APHEX

[@chigbungus5257]

I thought 12 wasnt out yet?

[@SideBrain]

I’m an Ableton Certified Trainer I’ve been using it for a couple of months now

[@larrytan73]

this is a sin! I would never!

[@wakariah]

Why is it taking so long for them to let me beta test :(

[@globalhole]

Its not Jd Beck style. Its AFX style))

[@SideBrain]

Yes absolutely, although for AFX I’ll spend more time glitching things out

[@MartsMcfly]

Word! JD has mentioned Aphex as a big inspiration a couple of times. So fun we're living in a time where an IDM pioneer can influence a new jazz artist!

[@Psychoakustik]

JD is doin the RDJ style.

[@bjamminsincebirth3494]

@@Psychoakustikwho is RDJ?

[@globalhole]

@@bjamminsincebirth3494 AFX

[@muchomacho79]

Everyone saying this upgrade is mid, is mid.

[@IAMCORNHOLIOINEEDTP]

This Upgrade is mid.

[@muchomacho79]

luv@@IAMCORNHOLIOINEEDTP