https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/tags/instruments/drums/Latest entries for the tag DrumsenWed, 12 Feb 2025 10:58:14 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/brendon-moeller-life-begins-at-170/Sometimes, opening up a whole new well of inspiration is as simple as turning the tempo dial. Having spent more than 20 years exploring deep, dubby house and techno around the 120 BPM mark, nothing could have prepared Brendon Moeller for the shift in his music-making when he decided to…Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:58:14 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/brendon-moeller-life-begins-at-170/ArtistsDownloadshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/drum-sampler-exploring-live-121s-new-device-with-ned-rush/Live 12.1 sees the introduction of Drum Sampler, a device designed for – but by no means limited to – playing and manipulating percussive sounds. Watch as Ned Rush explores everything Drum Sampler is capable of, by putting together a hyperactive, glitched-out track from just one short vocal sample. See…Fri, 16 Aug 2024 09:19:02 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/drum-sampler-exploring-live-121s-new-device-with-ned-rush/TutorialsVideoshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/one-thing-leads-to-another-100-music-making-inspirations/Back in 2017, we started the One Thing video series with the idea of bringing you monthly snack-sized portions of music-making inspiration directly from the workspaces of amazing artists around the world. Having now reached our 100th One Thing episode, we wanted to take a look back, thank the artists…Mon, 22 Jul 2024 13:27:09 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/one-thing-leads-to-another-100-music-making-inspirations/ArtistsTutorialsVideoshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/gesloten-cirkel-free-tools-and-tips-for-spicing-up-sounds/The difference between a formulaic techno track and music that leaps out of the speakers is all in the details. There is no shortage of tried and tested instruments that have shaped electronic dance music for decades, but to truly break the mold you have to get creative with familiar…Tue, 09 Jul 2024 10:24:45 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/gesloten-cirkel-free-tools-and-tips-for-spicing-up-sounds/ArtistsDownloadsTutorialshttps://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/Tutorials