https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/tags/instruments/drums/Latest entries for the tag DrumsenThu, 20 Apr 2023 09:43:52 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/freshly-chopped-program-modern-uk-beats-in-live/Snappy, swung and reload-ready: in this tutorial, cnstruct breaks down some key drum programming and processing techniques to put a fresh spin on the rhythms of UK techno, garage and breaks. Learn how to use Live’s groove and choke features for shuffling hi-hats, create an Operator patch for tweakable rhythmic…Thu, 20 Apr 2023 09:43:52 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/freshly-chopped-program-modern-uk-beats-in-live/Tutorialshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/made-in-ableton-live-stranjah/Watch STRANJAH shine a light on the art of slicing breaks and see how he builds an evocative drum & bass track from the ground up. Learn how to craft grooves with a human feel and process your beats to give them a gritty, pumping sound. Plus, find out how…Wed, 18 Jan 2023 12:18:57 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/made-in-ableton-live-stranjah/ArtistsTutorialsVideoshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/made-in-ableton-live-catnapp/See how Berlin-based songwriter and producer Catnapp gets started crafting a tense slice of hyper-modern rap. Watch her lay down an initial structure and some icy vocals before digging in her demo archives for inspiration.Wed, 18 Jan 2023 11:58:12 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/made-in-ableton-live-catnapp/ArtistsTutorialsVideoshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/made-in-ableton-live-mad-zach/Mad Zach uses homemade samples to piece together a heavy, futuristic hip-hop beat. The San Francisco producer quickly maps out a dynamic arrangement using external synths, Instrument Racks, ghost tracks for automation and the expressive power of MPE.Wed, 18 Jan 2023 11:49:21 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/made-in-ableton-live-mad-zach/ArtistsTutorialsVideoshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/made-in-ableton-live-eomac/Eomac creates a full-frequency sample pack using field recordings captured in the street on his phone, and produces a techno track with it. Watching his methodology in action is a valuable lesson in sound design, and a perfect demonstration of the idea that there is music everywhere.Wed, 18 Jan 2023 11:22:16 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/made-in-ableton-live-eomac/ArtistsTutorialsVideoshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/made-in-ableton-live-keychee/Keychee builds up a hard-stepping hit of hip hop-flavored funk using drum layering, automated envelopes, sidechain compression and master effects chains. The end result is a textured, dynamic track layered with rich synth hooks, all created in the box.Wed, 18 Jan 2023 10:56:02 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/made-in-ableton-live-keychee/ArtistsTutorialsVideoshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/makaya-mccraven-beat-scientist/Drummer, ‘beat scientist’ and multi-instrumentalist Makaya McCraven is sitting outside his home in Chicago, reflecting on his lockdown through the medium of Zoom. “I took a really hearty pause from doing music-related things except for taking some guitar lessons and giving my kids some music lessons,” he says. “I wasn’t…Thu, 03 Sep 2020 15:22:19 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/makaya-mccraven-beat-scientist/Artistshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/enter-temple-boom-acoustic-kicks/Late last year, David Abravanel took us on a journey through the history of the electronic kick drum. Now, he’s back with a look at acoustic kicks. This article also features insights from Abe Seiferth, a producer, engineer, and musician whose credits include Yeasayer, Neon Indian, RAC, and many others.…Tue, 23 Jun 2020 11:59:57 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/enter-temple-boom-acoustic-kicks/Tutorialshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/clarice-jensen-and-sowall-improvising-between-lines/In a first-time meeting at Loop 2018, cellist and composer Clarice Jensen joined hip hop beatmaker Sowall for an improvised live set based on a small collection of pre-agreed rules. Despite distinctive and contrasting musical backgrounds, Jensen's improvised cello loops are complemented by intricate beats provided by Sowall – first…Thu, 23 Apr 2020 09:55:44 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/clarice-jensen-and-sowall-improvising-between-lines/ArtistsLoopVideoshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/drop-it-kick-electronic-music/If you listen to electronic music – especially dance-oriented genres – then you’ve felt that moment of being one with the kick (otherwise known as the bass drum). More than just the shock of a beat drop, there’s that moment when your ears and body just lock in with the...Fri, 06 Dec 2019 13:38:10 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/drop-it-kick-electronic-music/DownloadsTutorialshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/humanize-your-drums/Hearing a great drummer – such as the late Clyde Stubblefield in the video above – lock into and ride a groove is truly one of the joys of music. However, taking that inspiration and translating it into a programmed rhythm in your DAW can be a lot of hard work.Wed, 08 Mar 2017 09:29:58 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/humanize-your-drums/Tutorialshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/beat-tools/Now included with Push and Live 9 Suite, Beat Tools is a new creative toolkit with all the sounds you need for beatmaking. The Pack is a complete collection of drum kits, instruments, loops and effects that’s set up for hands-on creation.Wed, 15 Feb 2017 16:55:09 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/beat-tools/Newshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/transient-machines/The team behind the popular analog delay-modelling Dub Machines Pack, Surreal Machines, has returned with a new collection of audio tools: Transient Machines, the first transient shaper specifically made for Live.Thu, 27 Oct 2016 14:36:29 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/transient-machines/Newshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/khompa/Did you hear the one about the drummer and the synth player who just couldn’t stay in time? Neither did Davide Compagnoni, aka KHOMPA, whose new album, The Shape of Drums to Come, consists almost exclusively of pieces built around melodic material triggered in time with the drums. As the...Mon, 20 Jun 2016 12:23:16 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/khompa/Artistshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/on-and-off-the-grid/Drummers and electronic beat makers have similar problems to solve, but have traditionally approached solving them in radically different ways. Recently however, more and more innovative drummers are incorporating the language of electronic music into their drumming, while also adapting the subtle timing inflections and “feel” of human playing into...Mon, 20 Jun 2016 12:06:54 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/on-and-off-the-grid/ArtistsLoop