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CONTENT OF THE VIDEO:
0:00 Intro
1:20 Uploading Samples
2:49 Kick
3:53 Snare
4:17 Hi Hats
5:06 Layering Snare
6:23 Layering Hi Hats + Swing
7:42 Layering Kick
8:44 Adding Variations
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Take your drums to the NEXT LEVEL with ANY Pocket Operator
It's time for you to level up your drums on your Pocket Operator- whether it's the PO KO, PO 137, PO 32, PO 35, PO 4 000 000, any of them!
Are these techniques difficult? No, but the more time and effort you put into mixing and layering your one shots, the more polished your drums will be.
A huge thank you to Teenage Engineering for being so kind recently. I have focused a lot on the OP1, but unfortunately a crucial button is no longer functional, i'll have more information for you guys on that soon- hoping to have some more OP1 related content for you in early May. No worries though, more time to focus on other inspiring gear.
Thank you for watching and virtual hugs to those of you who like, share and subscribe! Stay safe.
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[@AntFactoryMusic]

even though I already know my way around the KO pretty good I enjoyed watching this _and_ learnt that playing samples more quickly makes the auto-slicing better and not the other way round! (and you get more extra seconds for more sampling!) Thanks!! :D

[@LiamKillen]

Exactly! It’s a good lil tip- thanks for watching 🙂

[@AntFactoryMusic]

@@LiamKillen Oh and may OP-1 get well soon.. poor thing :')

[@LiamKillen]

Thank you! It should be okay- i hope haha- still under warranty so should be fine.

[@trashman9699]

fancy seeing you here... ;)

[@LiamKillen]

👾👾👾👾👾

[@Death_Rave]

Very useful tut, especially the layered hits

[@FreeBeat]

Hell yeah dude, your production value is going up up up!

[@LiamKillen]

Thank you!! 🙂

[@samuellconrad]

Oh boy, my Pocket Operator gods commenting each other.

[@xanfus]

I'm just getting into synths, and find programing drums to be particularly hard. Your beat boxing technique to lay down drums is amazing!

[@LiamKillen]

If you can sing it you can play it! Thanks for watching 🙂

[@no_guarantees]

If you have a thing for designing drums then go for it, otherwise it gets in the way of grooving

[@jonholzworth4463]

I watched a tutorial from Timbaland. He said that's how he starts every beat.

[@davidschwarz5244]

Thank you!

[@LiamKillen]

cheers.

[@diesal_one]

bro this video was more informative than any other drumming video I've watched! thank you so much!!

[@LiamKillen]

Glad to help Diesal- cheers

[@fillipoenzagi2731]

Thank you for sharing.

[@LiamKillen]

pleasure as always!

[@ErictheGreat707]

AWESOME DUDE!

[@LiamKillen]

Cheers!

[@ybab-j]

following with your finger and counting out loud to do the programming is smart.

[@LiamKillen]

Essential!

[@mickeygentry6033]

Youngblood, you are like educational! Thank you!

[@LiamKillen]

Glad to help! lol

[@jamesstanbridge5794]

I enjoyed that. Thanks for sharing!

[@LiamKillen]

Anytime! 🙂

[@djnodj]

0:36 just an overall general delight

[@LiamKillen]

😏

[@Putaplasteronitohmeleghurts]

What a fantastic demonstration! So humble. Thanks for taking the time to show us. It’s literally going to save me days and days. Thanks

[@LiamKillen]

Happy to hear this! haha. Cheers

[@charlibiris]

Yisssss!!! Do more of those man! I loved it! :)

[@LiamKillen]

Some more interesting ideas coming from this guy soon haha.

[@AditKapoor]

WHAT A GREAT VIDEOOO

[@LiamKillen]

cheers!

[@jamienguerrero]

i'm so glad i found your channel. it's so cool to see a drummer walk through how he lays down beats and how you feel your way through ideas. thanks for making this!

[@LiamKillen]

My pleasure! Glad you enjoy my drummerness!

[@yodjjc1710]

Always saw these at guitar center never knew what they were great job explaining and walking through how to use one of these 🙏🏽

[@LiamKillen]

My pleasure! Glad it helps 🙂

[@danielcampillay5641]

Might be difficult to explain here but, one thing I've learned with the PO KO was, to avoid sound cancellation on a slot during playback when theres a sound overlapping, I recommend to record samples sorted in four separated drum kits (say, slot 12, 13, 14, and 15) and sample Kicks and hi-hats in one, claps and snares in 14, congas in 15, as an example. Often, when you record a drum kit sample using one single recording, you cannot use a piece of that record into the same slot, otherwise sound will cancel each other. Since kick and hi-hats in a edit mode music creation structure probally won't be overlapped, pieces of that recording will be succesfully placed on separate slots without cancelling. The same will happen with snares-claps.

[@LiamKillen]

Thanks for this!

[@Rollyourown1]

Yo Liam you just Killend it! 👍

[@LiamKillen]

Lolololol

[@CalebPineapple]

got the Huh-Duh Six-Hungeo's by old mate Sennie

[@LiamKillen]

oh noice

[@Fire_ov_Renewal]

Ok. Im getting some of these for going around.

[@LiamKillen]

Do iittt!

[@Fire_ov_Renewal]

@@LiamKillen I got laid off a week ago and am waiting for my last check plus severance. I'm taking a grand of that and getting a few affordable and portable items so Im always creating, taking field recordings, these will be fun! I don't care if they're toys, they're freaking awesome!!!

[@roccoharris]

real good stuff. very helpful info. thanks bunches for this, sir.

[@LiamKillen]

My pleasure! Glad to help 🙂

[@lorendigiorgi]

Very cool tutorial, thanks!

[@LiamKillen]

My pleasure!

[@spkels9125]

This is excellent! For us non-drummers, there's a lot of little things to pick up here, your instincts for how to develop a rhythm are awesome.

[@LiamKillen]

Thank you! I’ll be doing some more of these in the future 🙂

[@brimleyhillmassive]

Yeah man helped me lots, cheers 👍

[@LiamKillen]

✌🏼✌🏼✌🏼

[@gamandello]

very cool tutorial, inspiring and effective. Thanks for sharing.

[@LiamKillen]

It’s my pleasure. cheers

[@KaleOrton]

Thank you! Subscribed! 🙋

[@LiamKillen]

My pleasure Kale

[@Two-Eyed_Boy]

Kind of cool that 36k people of the world have taken the first step towards taking their PO drums to the next level by watching this. Thanks for sharing dude

[@LiamKillen]

I always appreciate the love 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@BlezzBeats]

Killer kickstart tips!

[@LiamKillen]

Glad it helps!!

[@nickarmijo1455]

Dope!!! Love it man great tip regarding the beat boxing I never thought of that

[@LiamKillen]

If you can hear it you can program it!

[@mochiboy420]

Good shit LK 👌

[@LiamKillen]

Thank you! 🙂

[@crowfoot7355]

You have a way of explaining in a simple cool way. Thanks

[@LiamKillen]

I’m glad it’s helping! 🙂

[@kathleencoveny3860]

Another slam dunk .. cheers indeed !

[@LiamKillen]

Cheerio

[@andrewgertner4968]

Thanks man! My buddy introduced me to PO's a few weeks ago and I just gave in and ordered a KO today. I'm trying to learn as much about the UI as I can before it arrives so I can hit the ground running as much as possible. This video gave me a lot of clarity for how these things are set up.

[@LiamKillen]

So happy to hear that and happy to help! Cheers

[@stefan33uk]

I love how unusual your room is. Small, but with enormous ceiling height!

[@LiamKillen]

It’s also the cam haha- wide angle distorts a little

[@buckbumble]

This is awesome man. Can’t wait to try some of these tricks out

[@LiamKillen]

Thanks! Polish up those drums! 🙂

[@pmbear]

Love my PO 33 KO and... love this video! Love the drummer’s perspective. Thanks Liam.

[@LiamKillen]

My pleasure! Cheers

[@manmaas]

Apart from clearly explaining the programming this was also a great drum tutorial. Thanks!

[@LiamKillen]

Glad to help!

[@D1ANDONLYDENZ1]

DAMN nice!! i really wanna cop that rick and morty one!

[@LiamKillen]

Yes it’s funnn!

[@imwaiting]

wow super underrated channel. well done!

[@SeriousLeisure]

That's just great.

[@LiamKillen]

Thanks! 🙂

[@gapster77]

I’ve watched a fair few of your vids, you explain things very well, me likey! [subscribed] Keep up the good work, Fella!

[@LiamKillen]

Always! Thank u ❤️

[@bryhy8694]

It’s always nice finding someone before they’re famous, can’t wait to follow you to that point!

[@LiamKillen]

Haha thanks man- we’ll see where this goes. I’m definitely not stopping anytime soon and it would be great to get to that point.

[@lundsweden]

Its the fart sampler of the 2020s, a spiritual succesor to the Casio SK-1 of the 80s!

[@LiamKillen]

lol! You can sample fart noises into it if you want, yeah 😂

[@savnac]

I’m so glad I found your channel.

[@LiamKillen]

Manuel! Glad to help! And thank u 🙂

[@RaskolnikovR]

very interesting , thanks

[@LiamKillen]

Pleasure- cheers

[@culturemax234]

Great video

[@LiamKillen]

Thanks Max! Cheers

[@marinerman24]

This is a wonderful guide! You presented it clearly, quickly, and still thoroughly covered much of the system, and explained some real-world applications. I appreciate you!

[@LiamKillen]

Thx for watching!!

[@liamokeeffe5215]

This is fantastic. I am a complete beginner and this really helped.

[@LiamKillen]

So glad that it helped :-)

[@manuelgonzales6483]

Handsomest youtuber thus far. And makes music? Priceless❤😁❤

[@LiamKillen]

😊 thanks for watching

[@manuelgonzales6483]

@@LiamKillen Always looking for inspiration. These devices are tricky. I'm from the era of cutting ✂️ recording magnetic tape and splicing 😲 Thanks for sharing your knowledge 😉

[@pendragnx]

that was so helpful to see how you were counting the beats.. makes a lot of sense

[@LiamKillen]

glad to help :-)

[@ildarkinildarkin]

That beat is awesome

[@LiamKillen]

Thank you!

[@DustOfTheNorth]

What a great tutorial, i don't own a pocket op, but the general tips and tricks i picked up in this video are going to be a tremendous help.

[@LiamKillen]

Glad to help! Cheers

[@deeppurple1994]

Clean, nice intro, also a drummer and into POs - instant follow!

[@LiamKillen]

Thank you! I’m working on a TE series in coming weeks which will include some PO videos. Also BIG giveaway! Thank you for subbing!

[@deeppurple1994]

@@LiamKillen Excellent! Have you already "spread the word" in the Facebook group for POs or general TE stuff? Looking forward to your videos!

[@DanaOrtiz]

I’ve had my Rick and morty po for a while now. Your videos would have been super helpful when I first got it. But even now they are extremely helpful. I honestly put it down, but when I found you earlier this morning, I’m getting the itch again. Still saving for my op1

[@LiamKillen]

Awesome! I'm always glad to help!

[@iosmusicman]

Awesome. Thanks. I think I’ll get the PO back out of the bottom of my bag now - cheers. Lee

[@LiamKillen]

Cheers Lee!

[@NathanWainwrightdotca]

Finally own a po-133 and a po-128; so going thru these videos from you (and other PO using KZbinrs) is muuuuuch more satisfying. Thanks for sharing/making this. :D

[@LiamKillen]

Thanks Nathan! Glad to gear it!

[@WhamBlam]

🎉

[@LiamKillen]

❤️

[@arkaholicn1456]

"If you can sing it, you can program it"👍. Most my beats start with humming and drumming.

[@LiamKillen]

yup!

[@nudesoftheworld]

That was really informative. Thanks. Ordered the KO and Rhythm. Going to sample my Gibson through it XD

[@LiamKillen]

Oh hell yeah have fun!

[@Mantrackaa]

You are seriously upgrading my game bro. Keep at it I love these videos as a newbie to op-1 po-33

[@LiamKillen]

Glad that they’re helping you out! 🙂

[@alvarocaal5946]

Could you make a slower video how to load sound on the pocket operator

[@LiamKillen]

Have you considered slowing down the playback speed?

[@ask2871]

I definitely want to try one of these, my eyes are on the PO-20 atm... I'm also waiting the delivery of an OP-1, that's why I landed on your channel killing the time until I receive it. Keep it up man, your videos are great !

[@LiamKillen]

LAlways! Thx for watching

[@JovanBrunet]

Cool video man, loved it ! I don't think you mentioned it, but if you old a step on the sequencer and tap BPM, you can makes rolls, and that's pretty cool 🙂

[@LiamKillen]

Did i know this? I don’t think i did. Thank you for this!!

[@JovanBrunet]

@@LiamKillen Of course you know, you just forgot ! (i'll not tell anyone)

[@LiamKillen]

Yeah we’ll just pretend

[@JovanBrunet]

@@LiamKillen 😁😁

[@NALTOdeluxe]

Of course, if you wanna cheat a little, I think it’s more than possible to make separate takes of recordings, mix them together via video editing, and make songs that way when the usual method is too repetitive or limiting. I plan on doing it with a few of my future videos and songs.

[@phatplates]

Beat boxing like a true b-boy, impressive 👏

[@LiamKillen]

boom ta tikatika boom ta

[@Ethyl.breaks]

Thank you for knowing that was a bo didely fill. :) met him back in 2003. Nice man

[@LiamKillen]

That’s so awesome! Cheers

[@humanbeingfromearth]

Cant wait to get mines, record into it as fast as possible, then pitch it down. It seems to give it alot of flavor

[@LiamKillen]

So funnnnn!!

[@pmbear]

Dude this video is sick. Thanks!!🙏🏽 (Had to rewatch it, trying to get my PO game up) *Sees last comment was 3 years ago*

[@LiamKillen]

My guy - it's really my pleasure. Thank you for watching :-)

[@pmbear]

@@LiamKillenso many POs so little time. I like adding cool beats and stuff to bagpipe music… of all things. Added you on FB, I see you know a few local drummer friends of mine no surprise!!

[@SamPrince]

Thanks for putting this video up and I'm aware it's a year old, but I was surprised you were programming in all the beats (write mode then using the grid as a step sequencer) rather than playing them in. If you know how you want the rhythm to sound you can just hold down the write mode button while the pattern is playing and play the sounds in. It's good for drums but really essential for melodies where programming them in one pitch at a time is the ultimate ball ache. For drums it also means you don't need to switch between drum sounds as long as they're in the same bank (and you are able to play whilst holding down write with a spare digit!)

[@LiamKillen]

Thanks for your input!

[@nodoze123]

I subscribed… thank you for this! You got rhythm bro, lol 🙌🏾 #Salute

[@LiamKillen]

🍻

[@RaverOperatorGeeza]

Great video! You have yourself another subscriber ☮️✌️

[@LiamKillen]

Appreciate it! ❤️

[@RaverOperatorGeeza]

@@LiamKillen welcome bud, keep up the great work. I'm into the pocket operator and MPC one videos. I also like the OP1 and Z demos. Do you have a Boss RC-505 or 202 video?

[@LiamKillen]

I don’t! Thnks for watching 🙂

[@RaverOperatorGeeza]

@@LiamKillen it's a pleasure, thank you! Really loved that drum pattern in pocket operator. I've seen a video by a Spanish guy who made some great DnB beat into it, and your video here let's be make a different style, but justiciary love the fill/bridge bits you demonstrated earlier in the video. Whether you meant to our not it got my creative this going and that's why I had to say thank you ♥️✌️🇬🇧☮️😎🎉

[@LiamKillen]

Cheers!

[@nocallnoshow6878]

So happy you got some PO stuff out! I'd like to think my suggestion had a little something to do with it 😁 but further, I hope TE sent you all that stuff as a content creator! Cheers, excited to see what else you bring!

[@LiamKillen]

They’ve been great! OP1 is busted for the time being- so more Po stuff coming for sure!

[@nocallnoshow6878]

@@LiamKillen Yeah, that's sad. Is it going to Sweden for repair? I'd kind of like to see a video about the TE customer service/repair process....🤔

[@sprb4725]

@@nocallnoshow6878 from what ive seen, its NOT GOOD

[@fattigmanskultur]

Great tutorial. You should do more drum tutorials. How about how program the ”finger” sequencer on op-1? Thanks

[@LiamKillen]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/g3OofWiwqNScos0 Here ya go!

[@lingonben]

Thanks a lot! I just watched your video on op-z drums. That’s was so useful. I think you might have found something that lots of people need namely how to make the drums sound so great. Most youtubers focus on the sounds. When I do music my drums sucks I would say all of the time, so your content is very helpful. Thanks.

[@LiamKillen]

Thanks for watching! I do love drums

[@Chumahodiks]

More po33ko content!!!!

[@LiamKillen]

I’ve got a few others here’s a playlist! kzbin.info/aero/PLE5yApCgtOwAyvfvMIGeFhzFX1dFSzGV7

[@javieramaro5447]

Killen it

[@LiamKillen]

🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@Rooftopaccessorizer]

Dont forget to swing your kicks too!

[@LiamKillen]

The whole beat swings together! 🙂

[@Reyrzy]

Drum programming gave me a Streets of Rage vibe 🔥🔥🔥

[@LiamKillen]

🤜🤛

[@StephenMcLeod]

I can't believe I've never thought of verbalising beats to make them easier.

[@LiamKillen]

It works so flippin’ well

[@StephenMcLeod]

@@LiamKillen game changer. Subbed for that alone!!

[@LiamKillen]

Very appreciated! 🤝

[@zoned7609]

The brain is the most powerful sequencer :)

[@LiamKillen]

💪🏼

[@Akiraestallando]

I want an OP-1 T^T

[@LiamKillen]

i feel u

[@brofriendude]

huh' duh' six hunjoos

[@LiamKillen]

😏

[@rudz1943]

the heavynes is probably from thge po 33 kos bbateries not being as full as the po 137

[@LiamKillen]

Yeah you're probably right.

[@rosslmccallum]

Great drum programming tips that would help any producer. Very nice!

[@LiamKillen]

cheers!

[@KrazyfingazBeats]

Bro, you’re a godsend. I swear since I got my po32 I thought I needed the software to import sounds to it. Thanks for this tutorial.

[@LiamKillen]

It’s my pleasure

[@bjamminsincebirth3494]

Do you have a video that simplifies getting your samples into the PO-33?

[@LiamKillen]

It’s super simple! And there are instructions on how to do it on the back of each PO

[@Skullinaut]

My rick and morty pocket operator stopped working because the 2 button which is a crucial button for me wouldn't press, I took out the batteries then put em back in, it froze.

[@LiamKillen]

Try resetting it! Google “reset pocket operator”

[@LiamKillen]

good luck

[@Skullinaut]

@@LiamKillen I've already did.

[@LiamKillen]

Damn...

[@manuelz4501]

hey man, nice video. thanks! and i got a question: your samples sound so clean, when you transferred them from the op. whenever i load samples from my daw or any other input via line, i get a lot of noise with it. usually i can filter it out but i wonder if there's anything else i could do?

[@LiamKillen]

I put the op1 drive down to 0, which seems to clean them up a little.

[@DjSuess]

So do you have multiple banks with different drum sounds? Within a bank you can only apply one sound per slot. So I think some of the questions asked about "over writing" may apply to this. Hope that makes sense. If you only recorded multiple sounds to One bank, you would be limited correct?

[@LiamKillen]

That is correct!

[@silverscrub]

How do you select a sound, like before you apply it to a step on the sequencer? It’s just playing a random thing on each step instead of what I want it to.

[@LiamKillen]

you can record sounds into it-

[@joanexile9098]

Can you do blast beats or d beats with it?

[@LiamKillen]

They won’t sound authentic that’s for sure- unless you sample it

[@Neuri]

do u think the bpm setting affects the sample "uptake" rate? like does it receive at that speed?

[@LiamKillen]

Good question! TBH i'm not 100% sure!

[@wmsmza]

Hi. I have a question. Could i record sample sounds to po 33 from computer pc by jack tsr cable? For example sounds from fl studio?

[@LiamKillen]

yup! as long as it's got a 3 mm male adaptor you can record from any source into your PO 33

[@wmsmza]

@@LiamKillen thanks for answer, i was thinking about sampling from fl studio, ni maschine, vinyl and smartphone/youtube. Second question is it possible to save final project on po ko 33 and play it after switch off and next switch on?

[@gustavoberocan]

Hey, Bo Diddley!

[@LiamKillen]

yeah each!

[@TizedesCsaba]

So, when you said "ANY" you mean "PO-3x". Could you solve the transfer with PO-1x and PO-2x series? Maybe the 2x6 JTAG connector on the back is applicable to change the patterns burned into their memory...

[@LiamKillen]

🤔🤔🤔

[@TizedesCsaba]

@@LiamKillen :D

[@daniiltimin5396]

Any news since then?

[@freedomcaller]

I don't think you could even do this stuff with the po-35, pretty sure it's just the KO

[@k.c.simonsen2]

That's weird that you have to play them "nice and quick" - I would think it would just register the sound waves and start them at a certain point based on some sort of algorythym (algorythym?? I did.)

[@LiamKillen]

I wish I knew what you were referring to but thank you for watching in any case!

[@petrosnikopulos7098]

low freq isnt so clear at po33 it make some noize

[@LiamKillen]

Yeah it can be a little clicky / noisy at times for sure when you chop those samples.

[@petrosnikopulos7098]

@@LiamKillen of course i dont mean that its not funny , i want to be clear for that for the people were they dont know it

[@Caniballe]

Wow! He´s got the silicon case! He must be rich!

[@LiamKillen]

Rich AF !!

[@Ryan-jl9ii]

And the op 1

[@LiamKillen]

I’m like Bill Gates rich

[@deepseadiver8191]

No need to continuously hold two buttons on KO when sampling.

[@LiamKillen]

Thx for letting me know!

[@leewightman8619]

If the p.o is as good as it is for the price I'd like to see how good the op 1 is

[@LiamKillen]

That's where things get controversial haha- it's pricey but honestly, I absolutely love it.

[@felijacobo7788]

how did i not find this channel earlier plz become famous

[@LiamKillen]

Haha thanks man! I ain’t stoppin anytime soon

[@ShiatsuShinTaiInternational]

Any advice on what machine has the best patterns similar to the dr. Rhythm 808?

[@LiamKillen]

Hmm...the new roland drum machines are pretty dope

[@ShiatsuShinTaiInternational]

@@LiamKillen do they have pre- set patterns?

[@LiamKillen]

I’m not 100% certain but I think not