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  • ableton has kinda fucked up logic/sense while producing... it's kinda hard 4 beginners...

  • y is so hard :(((((((

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  • Thank you sonicacademy! You helped me get started on Ableton much faster than I previously would have :)

    I uploaded my first song today, called "Uprising" :D

    It would mean a ton to me if some of you guys could leave feedback, so I can improve!

    Thanks! <3

  • Don't make your entire window a link. On every video in youtube, you can click on the screen to pause it. You're junking that up.

  • @gheadca that bugs me too

  • i've been producing on fl studio for about two years and decided to move up to this beauty , and i'm already getting the hang of it , thank you so much ! :)

  • oh god not this guy again

  • So im in the process of installing Ableton live, Do i need to have your modules to create a drum beat like this? or is there a default Ableton drum creation process like this?

  • this guy can peer into my soul...

  • I hate when people hide clickable things throughout the whole screen.. makes pausing vids harder

  • Guys from where can I get the modules ??

  • @faresalsyoufi at our website. check the video description for more info!

  • @SonicAcademy All my instruments in live are a wierd file and i cant preview them, Are they suposed to be wav/mp4?

  • stupid question: how do i get a drum machine for ableton, so i can open it. i could figure it out by myself for fl studio, but in ableton i just get an empty interface without any syntheziers or drum machines. thanks.

  • I was just wondering what software you use to record screen, do you know of any software I can use to record ableton, the sounds coming out from ableton and some narration too?

  • @norochmusic yea dude, use ableton to record lol its just that easy

  • @CalisCool no i think you fail to understand me, I want to record the screen, the video of what i do as i do it, also the audio of what i'm doing, then pick up system audio to, you cannot record audio and video in ableton surely, if so find me a link to some information please, thanks for the help

  • ableton and fl in rewire with a bit of renoise for arps and retrigs is the way ! i agree that ableton is very un-user-friendly. FL has bad stigma thats it crap just because its nice and easy to use. I heard some good producers that have made shit on FL, Spor made a bunch of earlier stuff on it. Its what you do with it that counts i guess

  • TAKE THE FUCKING LINK OFF SO I CAN PAUSE THE VIDEO WITHOUT GOING TO SOME RANDOM FUCKING LINK.

  • 3:37 come on kids

  • where do i download this module thingy?

  • He really is Britsh look at his fucking teeth...

  • omg to much to learn

  • it's eamonn fucking holmes

  • How can I get these samples that you are loading in the first place into the Impulse drum machine??

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  • @IAmThinkTank

    At Beatportal's website there is an interview from skrillex stating that he uses ableton, a macbook pro, krk's and some plugins. right about mid page google what he uses and you'll see the link, I cant post it here

  • Where.have the other 8 tutorials gone? :S

  • @IAmThinkTank

    its true.

  • @IAmThinkTank

    thats funny, because his tracks have default fl studio sounds.

  • @IAmThinkTank No I have used Ableton, it's not really user friendly, you can't argue that. If you need to know im using Logic Studio and Pro Tools HD, but it's not relevant is it? I have also tried out Fruity Loops and it isn't a bad program. Someone with a brain should know that you could make extremely good music with Fruity Loops if you know what you are doing. I stand by my earlier post, Ableton is overrated, a joke.

  • @joakimhellgren

    Actually I can argue that. I picked up ableton quickly. Everyone I know who uses ableton had the same experience. Just because ableton isn't (by your standards) user friendly (I found it to be incredibly intuitive), doesn't mean it's a joke. You just aren't good with it. Doesn't mean you suck in any way, it just that you and ableton have a relationship issue lol. To each their own, but you could phrase your comments to be a bit more neutral when dealing with subjectivities

  • hahaha, i was grooving too much and didnt even catch the video. hahaha

  • nice simple easy vid

  • MAKIN SOME BEATS!

  • sounds like shrek

  • Ableton, what a joke.

  • @joakimhellgren What do you use instead? FL?

  • @joakimhellgren

    a damn good joke at that

  • I went to the Sonic Academy site. There's no samples to download...

  • 0:49

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  • Keep usin them built in loops and sounds and u wonder why most tracks sound THE Same jeeeeeeez

  • I think the samples comes with this tutorial when you buy it from their website.

  • it wont let me fucking drag it in

  • He sounds a bilt like Eamonn Holmes

  • @Segmentrecords Must be the Northern Ireland accent :L

  • He sounds a bit like Eamon Holmes

  • where are those fucking samples ? :O:O

  • where do i get those samples? please can anyone answer.

  • This vids really helped me

    Only one strange thing.. The piano roll, sometimes de notes are realy small and then they change to very wide... is this a hotkey or something? can't find it haha

  • Check My progressive ableton track here :

    youtube.com/watch?v=FyQtSi9qfq­U

  • how come when i drag the impulse to the midi controller the midi becomes impulse??

  • this guy is great. love his accent

  • when u said ''making some beats'' u actualy created an open hi hat sound

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  • That guy is staring into my soul.

  • is there any huge benefit to using Impulse over a simple drum rack? because i mean impulse only has 8 slots for samples, but if you just set up a custom drum rack you have more open pads than you'll ever need. I guess the main thing is that impulse gives you control over decay, pan, etc. but is there more to it than that?

  • what about reason?

  • @theoneandonlyhut what about it?

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  • Dude, turn down your sounds in your channels, your master fader was peaking like crazy the whole time haha.

  • i got the demo version. nothing is under my impulse file. what do i do?

  • were did you get the bassdrum from???

  • thanks a lot but im a little confused on how i find your lucky charms... help?

  • is he irish, northern irish or canadian? im having a hard time decrypting that accent...

  • where do I get the Module 1 beat samples?

  • out of all the tutorials on youtube this is the only one that helped. Thanks alot :]

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  • if anyone wants to have a serious track.. don't use the impulse, use a drum rack.. you can sample the sounds there and play/stop them exactly where you want. you can add different effects to different sounds and more.

    if you want a better sound, use a separate drum rack for separate sounds.

    for example: put a kick in one rack, make it sound just like you want, then add another rack just for the clap, and another just for the hi-hats.

    you get a fuller richer sound.

    i'd thought i share this. .

  • @deadrunks i feel you ever since i upgraded to live8 suite i've never really used impulse

    it has no use for me and is very limited compared to other live devices

  • What's better for just making beats, Reason or Ableton? I heard ableton is good for making beats and playing them live while Reason is mainly just for making songs, but yeahh, can't decide :P

  • are you Apu ?

  • I really dont understand why ppl hate fl so much , its got a tyt step sequencer , its my go-to for making fast loops , ill admit that slicing audio is better in cubase but then again thats why I use many DAWs

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  • are there many professional (techno) dj's who mostly uses samples? Like Umek?

  • Very Helpful! Thanks

  • guys you can open almost every programm like reason or fl as a vst in ableton

    ableton is the best program! and because of this feature there is nothing more to say :)

    stay tuned

  • which is better Ableton Live or Fl studio ?

  • @hypergod3 Ableton

  • @hypergod3 FL is for kids who like to make crap to get laughed at by their friends and then say they are still working on it, yet never do anything else with it, but instead they just masturbate to it.

  • @amaiagi

    um if you can mix properly it really doesn't mater what you use , this fl thing reminds me of the skateboarder Rollerblade bmx debate , its personal preference dude

  • the bad thing with music is that everyone wants to make beats. sickening.

  • moard vids plx

  • he is seriously an android

  • @Enview00 Hes the old T2.5 model which is why he cant turn round properly ;)

    Our current models are technically more advanced in the looking and turning department.

  • @SonicAcademy He is just an Uirish Engineering Product. Must be a Man from Cork

  • @SonicAcademy LOL!

  • @Enview00 robots vs. humans

  • choooooon

  • Lol, everyone is moving on from FL to Ableton. Its like evolution.

  • can i make Hip Hop beats?

  • everytime he looks from the camera to his computer screen it seems like he's thinking "fuuuuck my life"

  • where do i get that kick hat and snare????

  • PLEASE READ!

    When I use impulse it works but then i use the sampler and my I don't know how to make my keyboard going back to controlling the impulse PLEASE HELP!

  • @AngusCattapan press the button next to solo button on your impulse track.

  • When I drag impulse it won't let me drag to where you put it, can I get some help?

  • @I2handedI same problem

  • Super helpful video.

  • damn people have to make that shit for free :D

  • i love in the beginning how he turns around like hes pissed lol

  • Where can i find does samples of hi-hats, and snares etc...? thx

  • @tt4soares go onto torrentz and search one shot followed by what you want for example one shot snares. then download the torrent

  • @emendamcg thks greetings from portugal

  • @tt4soares ableton comes with a few sounds already

  • @tt4soares Search For Them On Youtube And Google

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  • ive had a roland fantom for 4 years ive had fruity loops since the beginning of time ive had protools for a year ive had reason adapted for a year and ive had ableton live 8 for about two months and its killing any software you put it up against if your just getting started with daws this is the one to have it has so many options its fast as hell and it wont eat up your cpu its basically a mpc and more this is worth the $500

  • What version of Ableton is this ? Because when I try to put the effects like you did at 2:02, I didn`t have that bar down there .. what can I do ?

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  • awesome.

  • makin some beatz! =B

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  • 5:04 EPIC FAIL!!!!

  • @IsaiahMang your a fag.

  • @IsaiahMang i agree with you, wuda been better with just two hits

  • Thanks great help....

  • Why don't I have the headphone button?

  • All of you guys who are bashing FL don't know shit about it. Every DAW has it's means of navigation, and not everyone is going to understand them fully when first used. Tools take time to learn, and time to learn how to used them right. Also Just because they don't gift wrap your precious samples in a pretty shiny package doesn't mean the DAW is no good. If thats what you're looking for, then try Garage Band, it might hold your hand for you. & Bandwagons aren't always the best way to travel!

  • Moving on from FL to Ableton

  • @TornTech Me too now...:) how's going ?

  • @TornTech i worked with Fl for 2 years and was so happy moving on to Ableton... its a great step to take.. Ableton is so fast to work with ... Good luck !

  • @TornTech mee to..what does ableton have that fl doesnt?? im gttin it but why is it better?

  • @TornTech that's what i did too!

  • @TornTech what does ableton have that fl doesnt?

  • @MCDEVVOMAN that's something no one can answer but they're quick to jump on the band wagon of 'fl is a toy' without even spending at least a year working with the daw

  • @LemonBoiLehclox true that.. everyone thinks 'my music is shit because i use fl'?? wtf? if your music is shit you need to keep practicing a new software wont make your music better.. in fact i prefer fl to abletob because ableton doesnt come with any basic plugins or any sounds at all

  • @MCDEVVOMAN you prefer fl because ableton has no sounds or vsts with it?... lol, mate, you can get thousands of samples & vsts of the internet for free... & the fl presets a pritty shit tbh, but your right about software dont make much differnce its the user, you just get loads of shit people using fl pesets, samples & loops which gives FL a bad name

  • @yesitsvetz i was just thinking about that today.. fl is the cheapest ad thats why its per is 'shit tchno music' .. if i wanted to make shit techno music i could use any programm not just fl.. no i dont use the presets that fl comes with just some of the plugins that are very helpful.. but a beginner isnt going to be able to tell if the sounds are shit they'll just use whatever is there :)

  • @MCDEVVOMAN yeah true that, FL or reason is perfect for beginers, but i would not advise sticking with FL or reason once you know what your doing if your planing to take your music somewhere, cuz they are both missing handy feature & i find FL very buggy with midi,.but ableton & cubases are at my level now, i have out grown FL... & next when i have mastered ableton & cubase i will move onto pro tools & logic which are industry standard

    but dont get me wrong, a few do make it big on FL

  • @yesitsvetz i have ableton but dont use it because of the lack of tutorials on here.. this is one but you gotta pay if you want all of them.. whats fl missing?? ive been using it for about 6 months now :/

  • @MCDEVVOMAN well here is some of the fl con's

    no performance live features, strong pattern based but weak linear based sequencer, poor sample editing, not very well scaled on high resolution, unstable with many well know vsts, not an iderstry tool, low sound quality (this can be seen when you re-wire it to other software like pro tools), basic interface that been made to perform on poor computers at the cost of functionality, the mixer is a joke... & thats all i cant think off atm prob is more

  • @yesitsvetz oo no sampler that can take samples from songs, poor volcal recording/editing, issues with midi in/out too :)

  • @yesitsvetz everything there as i was reading it i was saying 'thats true' to myself..haha.. although it does have live features and why is the mixer a joke? everything you said about the audio you've hit nail on the head.. it either crackles or laggs take your pick.. i spent 55 euro on a new soundcard for my comp because i coldnt take it.. hydra vst..hahaha it would overload and i coldnt use i preset in the entire plugin...

  • @MCDEVVOMAN mate, you might not of needed a new soundcard... if your getting that cracking go options, audio & turn the buffer length up, that will fix that problem

    the mixer just dont have many features & is bland it only holds effects to the channels & channel volumes. are you sure FL has live features, cuz i just did a seach on it & nothing came up, as far as i can tell it doesnt have any... tho i might be wrong

  • @yesitsvetz oh i did but it still didnt fix the problem as well as i would have liked it to and i was about to toss the computor out the window if the lagg didnt go away but the soundcard i bought (xonar ds) fixed the problem perfectly :D

    no i remember watching kev willow and he said no need to buy ableton live anmore because it turned it into live or something.. i duno.. yeah but why would yo want the mixer for anything elese : / im running out of characters :(

  • @yesitsvetz fresh comment :D i had bleton oen then i went to fl and it opened rewire and i havnt a clue what thats for but i know you can link them somehow... does that mean if im working on a track in fl and i want to swap it to ableton it will transfer my entire projec file over to ableton?? if so thats hndy as fck :)

    and i havnt used ableton much as i explaine earlier but how do i open up the mixer in ableton and how does it work. like with fl you paint your song..what do you do for ableton?

  • @MCDEVVOMAN just the mixer got more to it in cubase & ableton makes mastering a bit easier, im not sure how it works yet, & ive litrally just started to use them, & getting to know the basics (so far liking cubase a bit more), but yh with re-wire you can use differnt parts of the software with each other, like use beat from reason & make melody with fl so guess its the same sorta thing with ableton... i hope so anyway

  • @yesitsvetz kul kul.. what mastering plugin do you use?

  • @MCDEVVOMAN i just do mastering with the mixer, a bit of pan on the beat & ballance the level of each channel & your set :) well it does the job for me anyway, but really i just use it for a mess around so im no pro

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  • @LemonBoiLehclox LOLwell i woiuldn't call FL or garage band industry standard DAWs, infact i would only call logic & pro tools industry standard DAWs at the current time... but i cant use logic cuz i dont have a mac, & pro tools is to much for me, i just use these for a laugh & mess around, i would use FL cuz its nice & easy, but way to many bugs in it, ableton dont work on my computer for some reason so i just use cubase now cuz can use my all vsts stably & run a lot better then fl

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  • @LemonBoiLehclox i never said im pro, i said i just use it to mess around, why would i learn to use a professional DAW for a bit of fun, would be an absurd thing to do, i dont even know why you started ranting at me about DAWs for, i was just saying i prefer cubase to someone cuz FL is unstable with many well known VSTs & other issues like the ones that i have stated in previous post & is very well know about FL, if you wanna think that FL is industry standad software then go ahead mate

  • @TornTech in the same boat - wish me luck

  • @TornTech same

  • @TornTech Yep, same here

  • @TornTech im doing the same. the learning curve is steep though

  • @TornTech rewire them together

  • Okay I know this is a horrible place to ask this but I'm gonna anyway. Anybody notice that sounds do not sound the same going from FL -> Ableton Live? Any particular reason for this?

  • @DJCosmicRift Ableton is just better in quality. I used FL studio for over 3 years and switched a few days ago to ableton. I really hear te difference in quality

  • @ThomasVbeats Hmm alright, I'm still hearing some quite significant oddities tho. I played an ARP Sequence in G6 and now I had to transfer it over to G4 for it to sound almost the same. Which really is quite weird.

  • @ThomasVbeats have to disagree, I thought the same too, that the sound is better until I bought high quality headsets and improved my eqing skills, now you can't even tell whether I used live or FL to make a song

  • @LemonBoiLehclox yee but i suck at eqing

  • thank you

  • how did u make ur intro

  • do samples come with live or do i have to download them?

  • @UltimateVenom

    depends on wich version you buy.... the standard pack (the one above LE) with have very basic sounds but enough to get great results out of.

  • Really helpfull mate! Thanks! Subbed! ^_^

  • @grindblasterds why pls ?

  • Thank you very much.. great tutorial!

  • Free drum samples to download

    original-music.co.uk

  • is there a way to get more than 8 slots ?

  • Is ableton Pretty easy guys?

  • @tcw00 im also thinking if ableton is easy? i want to learn how to use this but everytime i watch tutorials, i feel bored. lol! i mean, i can sense that they are really difficult to master i think

  • @stupidyogi Same with me. It is boring :/

  • @tcw00 i've watch this last night and it made me feel drowsey and sleepy. but i tried..its also kind of similar to fruity loops (the one im studying now)

  • @stupidyogi I have both Programs as well

  • @tcw00 @stupidyogi

    if you're bored learning about it then it's not for you.

  • @AhSchit do i fucking know you??? Shut the hell up and keep your comments to yourself Fuck

  • So when I hit the headphone button to hear the samples I dont hear anything. I loaded a few samples into Impulse and made a beat and still dont hear anything. Anyone have any ideas?