skrillex inspired trick using ableton Intro Skrillex dropped a whole bunch of unreleased IDs on his Instagram not too long ago and apart from the obvious fact they all sound amazing there’s a lot to be learned from them. One of the little production things that stood out to me in one of the clips was the way he just builds up the energy and tension into a one of the snare hits. I just found this particularly cool it’s innovative it plays on the fast high hats from hip hop but also there’s a reversed kind of sine wave thrown in there as well which we get from EDM trap and dubstep, so Skrillex ..read more

For this series, it’s all about the hard and heavy sounds of Midtempo inside of ableton! For this series, it’s all about the hard and heavy sounds of Midtempo inside of ableton! If you’re unfamiliar with the genre Midtempo, think of a tempo of around 100bpm, heavy drums, bitcrushed basses and dark moody leads/arps. Or perhaps you’ve heard of epic midtempo artists like REZZ, 1788-L, K?d, Blanke or LICK?…. I figured this series was long overdue on our channel and what fun it has been! It’s always an absolute blast creating a new track from scratch on the channel. In this series, Im co ..read more

A guide on how to prepare and Ableton Project for collaboration! Intro Planning to collab with a buddy who also has Ableton, but don’t know what to have in place first, or worried about limitations? We’ve got you covered! This is our full guide on how to prepare your Abelton sessions for collaborations. Let’s dive in! Backwards Compatibility First things first. Backwards Compatibility in Ableton. Ableton Live currently is not backwards compatible. What does this mean? Essentially, if you create a project in Ableton 11 and send it to your collab buddy who only has Ableton 10, they ..read more

Our 2022 Bass House start to finish series in ableton is complete! Watch the series and download the project file here Since the last one was released in mid/late 2019, Sam Antidote thought it was due time for another Bass House Start to Finish Series! Just like the last one, it is packed full of sound design tips and tricks, composition, structuring, mixing and mastering to cover all aspects of creating bass house inside of Ableton 10. However, although similar topics are covered across the series, this start to finish track has a harder edge. The first drop is carried by an absolute sl ..read more

Sidechain Compression in Ableton is a staple of electronic music. Sidechain compression is one of my absolute go to top tips I recommend to all beginner producers. It is a staple of electronic music production. I can almost guarantee that if you’ve listened to any electronic music you would have heard sidechain compression in action countless times. A classic example of early sidechain in ‘edm pop’ would have to be on Daft Punk’s “One More Time” in the classic pumping of the brass sample and vocals. So what is Sidechain Compression? Well normally when you set up a compressor, the compr ..read more

Sam Antidote presets a mini Bass House Masterclass It’s no secret that I’m a big fan of Bass House.  Having been introduced to ‘EDM’ through old electro house and complextro, it’s no wonder I’m keen on the classic 4 to the floor rhythms, epic groove and intense basses when it comes to bass house. Having made quite a few tutorials on the genre over the years over on YouTube and various sample packs as well, I felt it was time to pool all my best tips and tricks to create a mini masterclass of sorts to showcase what I believe are all the essential elements to creating ..read more

To celebrate Pendulum releasing new music, Sam figured it’s time for another ‘Track from Scratch’ Series inside of Ableton Pendulum are finally back after 10-11 years, releasing new music once again and Sam Antidote is over the moon! To celebrate them releasing new music, Sam figured it’s time for another ‘Track from Scratch’ Series inside of Ableton to dive deep into Pendulum’s classic sound! And now the series is done! So check out the series Playlist below as the series covers Composition Techniques, Sound Design,FX Processing, Guitar Riffs, Drum Design and Mixing and Mastering of this Pen ..read more

It’s time for a massive throwback to over 10 years ago where UKF Dubstep was fresh on the scene It’s time for a massive throwback to over 10 years ago where UKF Dubstep was fresh on the scene, when Skrillex had just dropped the monumental ‘Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites EP’ and artists like Flux Pavilion, Doctor P, 12th Planet, Excision, Gemini, Nero, Bar 9, Modestep, Emalkay (actually….there’s too many to name haha) were dropping new tunes every other week! Sam Antidote has always been super passionate about that iconic sound as thats the era where he started getting into dubstep ..read more

Composition Techniques, Sound Design,FX Processing and Mixing and Mastering of a UK Bassline track from Start to Finish! After a bunch of comments asking for a UK Bass Series, Sam Antidote thought he’d try out creating a bunch of different UK Bass Basses inside of Serum to get a taste of what this genre was like since he hadn’t tried it before. Next thing you know it’s getting transformed into a complete series taking the basses made in the first episode and creating an entire track from scratch with them! So check out the series Playlist below as we tackle the Composition Techniques, Sound D ..read more

We’ve crafted together a wicked new mini series on how to maximise those 3 areas in a track Build Ups, Drops & Breakdowns. 3 Key sections when it comes to making ‘electronic’ music of the dance variety. [See, i didn’t say EDM]  Over on our Youtube channel, we’ve crafted together a wicked new mini series on how to maximise those 3 areas in a track. We share some ideas on what to add, what to work on, how to layer these ideas in and so on! This is our 5 Top Tips Mini Series. Check each episode out below! EP. 1 Build Ups In EP 1 We’re covering using automation on the master channel ..read more