Release Year: 2013
Producer: Lynda.com
Producer’s Website: www.lynda.com/Ableton-Live-tutorials/Programming-Beats-Ableton-Live-9/144768-2.html
Author: Yeuda Ben-Atar
Duration: 2:27:00
Type of Material: Video Tutorial
Language: English
- 683.8 MB
Description: Yeuda Ben-Atar, educator and producer known as DJ Side Brain, shows you how to make beats in a variety of genres, from dubstep to hip-hop. Yeuda works with Ableton Live, but you can use these lessons to create beats in your favorite DAW.
The drum track is part of the hidden chemistry of a great song. This is your beat-making lab. Yeuda Ben-Atar, educator and producer who performs as DJ Side Brain, shows you how to make beats in a variety of genres, from dubstep to hip-hop. Yeuda works with Ableton Live—but you can use these tutorials to make beats in whatever DAW you have accessible.
First get some basic rhythmic theory, including counting music and note subdivisions, and learn how elements like cymbals, percussive instruments like congas, and even homemade sounds from cans, bottles, and counters contribute to your beats. The following chapters tackle the particulars of house, dubstep, drum and bass, trap, juke, and hip-hop. In each of these chapters, Yeuda discusses how to choose the appropriate tempo and drum sounds for the style and how to sequence the kick, snare, and cymbals. The course closes with some pro mixing techniques that balance punch and presence, so your drums will cut through the mix and sound their best.
Topics include:
How to count music
Using a piano roll editor
Choosing the right tempo and samples for various genres
Sequencing your drum elements
How to program house, dubstep, drum and bass, trap, juke, and hip-hop beats
Adding extra percussion sounds
Adding breaks
How to mix your beat for presence and punch
Adjusting levels and panning
Adding reverb to your beat
Content :
- Introduction 3m 22s
Welcome 1m 33s
What should you know before watching this course 54s
Using the exercise files 55s -
Basic Rhythmic Theory 23m 42s
How to count music 3m 40s
Note divisions 5m 50s
Triple notes and swing 3m 21s
Using a piano roll 5m 7s
Drum elements 5m 44s -
House Beat 17m 19s
Choosing the right tempo and samples for house 4m 40s
Sequencing the kick, snare, and hats for a house beat 6m 44s
Adding extra percussion sounds for house 5m 55s -
Dubstep Beat 16m 31s
Choosing the right tempo and samples for dubstep 4m 26s
Sequencing the kick, snare, and rides 5m 24s
Adding extra percussion sounds 6m 41s -
Drum-and-Bass Beat 13m 3s
Choosing the right tempo and samples for drum and bass 3m 56s
Sequencing the kick, snare, and hats 5m 4s
Adding breaks 4m 3s -
Trap Beat 16m 14s
Choosing the right tempo and samples for trap 3m 35s
Sequencing the kick, snare, and cymbals for a trap beat 6m 16s
Adding hats to a trap beat 6m 23s -
Juke/Footwork Beat 16m 55s
Choosing the right tempo and samples for juke 3m 40s
Sequencing the kick, snare, and hats for juke beats 8m 7s
Adding sounds and extra percussion sounds to juke 5m 8s -
Hip-Hop Beat 13m 31s
Choosing the right tempo and samples for hip-hop 3m 51s
Sequencing the kick, snare, and hats in hip-hop 6m 22s
Adding extra percussion sounds to a hip-hop beat 3m 18s -
Mixing Beats 25m 47s
Adjusting levels and panning 4m 20s
Using an EQ on the drums 8m 42s
Adding reverb 5m 15s
Parallel compression 7m 30s
Conclusion 48s
What’s next? 48s
Example files: present
Video format: MOV
Video: AVC, 960×540, 16:9, 30,000 fps, 1,600 kbps
Audio: AAC, 48.0 kHz, ~160 kbps, 2 channels
