How to Make Dubstep part 4/5 - Split Frequency Drums in Ableton

http://www.pointblankonline.net/dubstep-course-ableton-live.php In this video Jonny Miller (Jus'Listen/Sonarpilot Audio) demonstrates how to give a drum loop your own unique flavour by routing signal to the Multiband Dynamics plugin and various FX in Ableton.

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[geospiral]

Agree. A rack would be more efficient and self contained.

[pointblankonline]

@geospiral @skatechatham - You are right, there are actually several different ways to do this with varying degrees of complexity. In this case, the tutor felt sending the signal to separate buses was the best way to clearly demonstrate the technique in a visual sense.

[W4RW017]

@kocklol The EQ3 isn't neutral, in the way that if you'd A/B the sound with and without the EQ3 you'd hear a slight difference (due to some phasing-issue in the eq I believe).

[88atrain]

@pointblankonline umm would one of the other ways be sidechaning individual sounds through the drum module or am i just confusing myself with something else?

[captaincorbin1117]

00:12 (before) 9:06 (after)

[dansrh]

Great tutorial mate. Thanks for the tip!

[nebulae10]

Thank you for the tweeking tips.. in my face the whole time : )

[kocklol]

is there any advantage in using a multiband dynamics effect for this compared to an EQ3?

[DvonKron]

thank you so much, this has so much potential for DJing!

[daft0soul]

Can you please tell what tambourine that was on the two and four count of the loop?

[heyaleksisonfire]

i just want to say a huge thank you for this tutorial, it was endlessly helpful as ive been looking for a way to isolate frequencies when working with basslines to make them sound really dirty, totally a transferable trick. keep up the good work mate.

[Tasbo1982]

A great way of making beats your own is to take sampled loops, then slice to midi - then you can rearrance them in a different order. Its cool cause you don't have to fuck about eqing each drum because if you've got a decent sample its already done for you.