Dubspot :: Minimal Percussion in Ableton Live w/ Collision

Dubspot Instructor, Michael Hatsis, shows how to create moving percussion sounds and patterns using Ableton's new Collision Instrument. This technique demonstrates how to use Collision's MIDI Key tracking and Velocity tracking to drastically alter the sound. Other topics covered include using Ableton's MIDI devices Random and Velocity. Clip envelopes are shown as well. This is more of an advanced tutorial, but if you have any questions please feel free to ask. Enjoy!

Category:

Music

Tags:

• techno
• Minimal Tech
• Minimal Techno
• Tech house
• Ableton Live 8
• Tutorial
• Live
• Ableton
• Minimal
• Collision
• Minimal Groove
• Shuffle
• Pattern

[DubSpot]

Yes, you will learn about all of the different native Live devices (instruments, audio effects, and MIDI effects) and how to use them functionally and creatively. As for Collision, it's a physical modeling synthesizer used to simulate the timbre of mallet percussion instruments. To get that Dirty Vegas sound using Live's devices, try a traditional subtractive synth like Analog or a frequency modulation synth like Operator. Experiment with the built in filters and LFOs to find your sound.

[DubSpot]

Check out the Dubspot Online school coming soon! We're going to be covering techniques like this as well as much more!

[BLAZE45]

@DubSpot i plan to go to your online school and also the main school in ny, do you guys teach everything? from eqing to effects? and im trying to get that dirty vegas style sound from days go by, could this be done with collision?

[DubSpot]

@BLAZE45 Yes, you will learn about all of the different native Live devices (instruments, audio effects, and MIDI effects) and how to use them functionally and creatively. As for Collision, it's a physical modeling synthesizer used to simulate the timbre of mallet percussion instruments. To get that Dirty Vegas sound using Live's devices, try a traditional subtractive synth like Analog or a frequency modulation synth like Operator. Experiment with the built in filters and LFOs!.

[nelsonthekinger]

@BLAZE45 About your Online School, it is Free? i also wanna learn how to create a Banger Techno Sound like 1605 guys do. im trying it, but its difficult !

i can create a nice 4-4 beat but then i need some effects and that stuff to get the track more exciting and unpredictable, and i dont do that pretty well!

cheers!

[DubSpot]

@nelsonthekinger The Dubspot Online School is not free. We do offer contests to win free classes though and are planning to offer some scholarships as well to qualified applicants. Check blog.dubspot.com for more info.

[donrafaeli]

no, he sounds like Keanu Reeves. lol, imagine him doing instructional videos...

[DubSpot]

@donrafaeli ha! good one -- ableton live is the matrix...

[jotatanka]

i've been looking for this technique everywhere !!! thanks !

[adolfolicious]

ADRIAN!!!!!!

[VBackseatRomeoV]

can you put a different sound profile into collision other than that shitty sounding xylophone? can you do collision with say, ambient piano?

[MrXxaLeX96xx]

where are the collision? :S i dont find in instruments

[MrRidisc]

the bass in the intro is kiiiiiller plz explain how to make it :p

[guitarisforever1234]

i can't tell if you're italian or native american...

[Rephiz]

Is it reccomended that I buy Ableton live and then buy loops and samples or buy ableton suite and buy loops and samples