How to Make Dark, Dreamy Ambient from Scratch in Ableton Live 12
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- čas přidán 3. 07. 2024
- How to make dark, dreamscape ambient music like .diedlonely and Oneheart. #ableton #ambientmusic
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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Intro
00:15 - Creating a dreamy pad with Meld
06:28 - Creating a lush pad from a vocal sample
08:43 - Using Wavetable to make a deep, dark bass
10:48 - Creating a lead with Wavetable and Echo
14:26 - Arrangement and extra elements
17:14 - Final playthrough
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The thing with these tutorials is not just the info... but the tracks you end up making are really really good. Makes it easier to follow when you are actually liking whats going on.
Thank you so much! I really appreciate that. We must share similar good taste 😁
I been an extreme ambient kick recently... this vibe with that mid filtered rolling percusion just hits.
Nice! Thanks!
Once again, I must just say i really learn a lot from your simple and calm presentations. Thank you so much
Thank you very much 🙂
Yes, yes. Thanks for not shouting like far too many youtubers. I would probably watch you read your shopping list with that pleasant voice register ;)
@@mattwartell3271 next video idea done… 😁 thank you!
It's amazing how quickly you can master a new synth
Once you learn how one works, most are pretty similar… but thank you 😁 I still definitely have stuff to dig into for Meld.
Very very cool thank you 🙏
Thanks so much!
Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience
Happy to share. Thanks for checking out the video 😊
Amazing!
So good! 🔥
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Great video! Keep them coming!
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ATE!!!!!!!!!!!! Mamas, your tutorials are insanee
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I really love your tutorials!!!
Thank you so much! 😊
This was particularly nice! Thanks.
Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you!
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I have learned a lot from this video. Thanks again for videos like this!
Glad they’ve been helpful! Thanks so much for watching and supporting 🙂
OoOo there are some really simple but great tips in here. Thanks!
Thanks so much!
Beautiful track!! Well done
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Great video and brilliant result in the end 🔥
Thank you so much! 😊
I really enjoy this vid. Simple and nice.
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This is great, I'm learning so much from your videos. Thank you!
That’s awesome! Thanks so much for checking out the videos!
Impeccable presentation as always.
I’m glad to hear that! And as always thank you for checking out the video and the support 😊
This was amazing
Thanks so much!
This is gorgeous! Thanks for all the inspiration!
Thank you so much! Glad it was useful!
Great video, really inspiring and useful!
Awesome! Thanks so much!
Excellent example how to start simple. I always find myself wanting too much, that library on top, that complicated chord progression,... Really inspiring, on point, without tons of bells and whistles - love it. Thank you.
Thanks so much! Overcomplicating the process is so easy…limiting myself to mainly stock instruments and effects has really helped.
always so nice to find ambient ableton tutorials!!!
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Thanks for checking it out!
Really cool and dreamy vibe with lots of useful tips. 🔥
Thanks so much!
Simple stuff, done well...can't beat it. Loved the emotional vibes of this one. 👍
Thanks so much!! 🙂
amazing video, absolutely what i wanted to watch much love!!
Thanks so much! 🙂
What This was the best tutorial on pads I've seen. Thank you!
Glad it was useful, thank you!
This is great. Thanks for a new perspective.
Subbed.
Appreciate that! Thanks so much 🙂
thanks so much! it's great seeing how simple one can make thier music - less is more for sure!
I definitely like keeping it simple. Thanks so much for checking out the video! 🙂
wow! incredible.
Thanks so much!
Another great video K! I really enjoyed the final track here, and you always have excellent sound design and composition!
Thank you so much! I really appreciate it! 😊
Just picked up Ableton after a very very long time with FL Studio and this provided a plethora of knowledge. Thanks and beautiful work^^
Great to hear! Thanks so much! 🙂
I've been obsessed on how to make pads like this, Thank you for the video as always!
I’m glad it was helpful!! 🙂
Brilliant breakdown, loved the track and the emotion you created especially :)
Thank you so much!
Beautiful track! I love how thorough you are with your videos, and how you make these step by step videos on this amazing genre!
Thanks so much! Glad you’re enjoying the videos 🙂
Awesome tutorial! I will revisit this video once I get my Live 12 on March 5th. Thanks so much!
Nice! Thanks so much!!
Wow I enjoyed that a whole lot! I love the down-to-earth style of explaining. Every step seems to have a really clear intention that I can use outside of Live as well. And a wonderful track as the end result
Thank you so much! I really appreciate that! 🙂
This was a wonderful illustration of how to create a dark, dreamy ambient track, plus having the added benefit of demonstrating some of new Live 12 features.. thank you!
Thank you so much! 🙂
Very nice track and good explanation how this masterpiece is born.
Thank you!
This is great. Thanks
Thanks for checking it out!
This is really cool, and inspiring for me who experiment with music production as well. Thank you for sharing this!
Happy to hear that! Thanks for checking it out 🙂
Your videos always makes me feel like i’m in the studio with you. It’s absolutely incredible
That’s so cool to hear! Thank you 🙂
The ambient synth explanations in the beginning were really great. Loved the idea of using the the LFO on the sample length.
Thank you 🙂 it’s amazing how much even one LFO can help transform something boring into something super interesting
Second tutorial I follow and put into practice 🤗So happy to see there are many others on your channel ! You are my new musical journey starting point 🐣
Really happy to hear that! Thank you! 😊
Cheers again.
Nice!!
Thank you!
I'm a producer just moving over to Ableton so you're my first tutorial and im mesmorised! you made something simple sound sooooo amazing with that starting sine wave. THANK YOU!!!!!!!
Super happy the video was useful! Thanks so much and welcome to the Ableton team 😁
thanks K❤
Nice tutorial, thank you :)
Thanks so much for checking it out!
Great tutorial, love how it sounds! glad to have found your channel today :d
Thanks so much!
this channel is a total gem, thank you so much for sharing your knowledge. I hope you blow up, you are better than 99% of the other musictoobers.
That would be awesome if the channel blew up, but I’ll keep making music regardless 😁 thanks so much for the encouragement!
Thanks for another great video and track! Totally agree with you on preferring visual feedback on modulated parameters. It gives more oversight of what's going on. Also love how you get everything alive and organic by modulating and automating few parameters.
Thank you! Learning to use subtle modulation and automation really upgraded my production game. It’s so important 🙂
I love how calm this is, I know nothing about Ableton but I enjoyed this and felt inspired.. so new sub here, thanks!
Thank you so much! Really appreciate hearing that 🙂
you've been doing a great job as for music tutorials ...👍
Glad you think so! Thank you 🙂
This video is so informative! I love how direct and straight to the point you are! It's just like,, a pure learning experience for me haha. Thank u for making! :PP
That’s so awesome to hear! Thank you for checking it out! 🙂
Great walktrough, awesome results :) lovely tune! Just found your channel K, gladly subscribing, looking forward to your other tutorials
Awesome! Thank you so much for the kind words and the support! 🙂
Thank you for using affordable tools! Makes it very encouraging for someone like me with little funds.
I do my best to try and use stuff that comes with Ableton most of the time 🙂 Glad it’s helpful!
Nice!
Thanks!
Woof as a near completely beginner this was my knowledge check for sure! It's not extremely advanced no but man. I really thought I would be able to make an ambient track for my school of music application within trying to learn it in a week but this taught me I have so much more to learn in terms of what well certain terms mean and how to utilize modulation, reverb, and delays to get the sound I want. Amazing tutorial I think I'll go digging through your channel to learn even more thank you!
Thank you so much! I'm constantly learning new things myself...Ableton and music production in general is a learning process, for sure!
You are quickly becoming my favorite channel on youtube, I could listen to you make music all day long
That’s amazing to hear! Thank you so much 😊 I really appreciate that.
ditto
hi Hart, your video tutorials have taught me a lot. Thank you very much. I hope more and more people will follow you.
I am in China and need to use VPN to access the Internet. I hope to see your updates often.
Thank you! I really appreciate that!
Hey @khartbeats. Some great ideas in this tutorial. I really enjoyed it. Subscribed 😊
Thanks so much! 🙂
Just discoered your channel today and binge listened to your videos while working (Amazon deliveres). I absolutely LOVE your sound and how you explain exactly what you're doing, I can follow along and know and visualize what you're doing without having to watch the video. I am also an aquarius so makes sense why i'm exrtra vibin' with you :D ♒ keep up the amazing work!
That’s awesome! Thank you so much! Us aquarians have to stick together, for sure 😁
I've just started delving into the world of making ambient music. Mostly for my mental health as it's 90% of what I listen to these days. I loved this tutorial, and your calming energy!!! I subbed and can't wait for more! Would love more ambient tutorials :D
Agree 100% making and listening to ambient helps my mental wellbeing, too. Thank you so much for checking out the video and the kind words! Really appreciate it 🙂
sweet!
Thanks!
I know it’s an “in the style of..” video, but your choices for melody and sound design are excellent and beautiful. Great work.
Thank you so much! Really appreciate the kind words 🙂
I’m an ableton 11 guy and love producing melodic dub and future bass. I just want to say thank you. The ambience is beautiful and has given me new light to my productions instead of adding some basic chordal atmospheres for my intros/ fills ect. You gained a new subscriber with this video. Nice to meet you I’m Halo Beats! 🪐🔥❤️🙏😇
That’s awesome! Thank you so much! Nice to meet you, as well 🙂
Really enjoyed this. Im not an ableton user but those stock synths look pretty good. I make alot of ambient music this was really nice.
Thank you so much! 🙂
So much gold in under 20 mins. Subbed. I am also exploring ambient - Berlin school type music. A thing that I have been trying to find on CZcams is strategies for mastering ambient music. Most EDM genres are going for loudness optimization but it doesn't transfer to ambient where you want it to be full and immersive but not loud and driving. Just making the Pad bed louder is not the solution. And I agree with you that complexity is also not way to go but rather well chosen and executed simplicity. I loved the reminder about creating a reasonably full lead line and having that as the target rather starting point and just using subtraction backwards over time to build to it.
Thank you so much! I’m glad many of the concepts in here were helpful!
That was so helpful!! Turn up the guitar and add a pitch bend to it! The sparkle would be cool with heavier reverb on it and then hit a freeze reverb in Raum at the very end to fade out with the guitar in there a bit too. Thats my take :) going to check out more of your stuff now!
Cool ideas! I do enjoy a good pitch bend and sparkle reverb 😁 thanks for checking out the videos!
Beautiful track! Deserves to be released if you haven't already.
Thank you! Will be releasing it soon 😊
That was a great tutorial, thanks! Meld looks really cool, looking forward to using that when it comes out. Thought it was cool that you only used 8 tracks, I need to cut down on how many tracks I use.
Meld definitely has some cool features. Thanks so much for checking out the video!
I always love your videos.
When you were talking about visualizing the LFO amount, I did notice that there was some visualization going on. Where it says "Osc Macro 1", when you increase the depth you can see how much it's applying with a little bar under the "Osc Macro 1" title. That said, I do like the visualizations that the dedicated LFO tool does.
Thanks so much! And yes, you're right...I do see that tiny line under there lol. Guess it's something I'm just used to doing with the LFO tool and got spoiled with the visualization.
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Love this…. Been listening to Future Garage style music recently….
Really digging the workflow and explanations of your examples !!!!!!!
New here….. hardware only, but I do use ProTools for recording, but my thing is “live performances hardware only”.
I do have great interest in Ableton, but as a DAW.
I use sequencers.
Thanks so much! I do also love Future Garage 😁 I haven’t ventured much into hardware other than instruments like electric guitar and violin. Ableton definitely does well for in the box and live recording, though!
@@khartbeatsI have always had “hybrid” feelings about music making….. so I TOTALLY see the advantage for musicians to become “in-the-box” performers…. The workflow is easy to adapt for either environment….
I remember back when I first got Reason😇…. All you really needed back then was a controller and an interface….
do you ever work with live instruments ? would really love to see how you approach different genres where those live insturments are the highlight and how you would arrange different synths and sounds around it 👌🏼 regardless these are super helpful and inspiring !
Thank you! I occasionally include guitar…planning on incorporating violin soon, too 🙂
Your tutorials are my favorite on CZcams now! Thank you! Any chance you'd want to make a "how to demotapes"? Like that glitchy pop bitbird style, idk what the genres called lol
Thanks so much! I haven’t heard that one before, but I’ll check it out! I don’t know what genre to call most of the music I listen to or make these days 😂
I really have to spend more time in AL!!! LPX is what I know!!! Dreamy vibe!!!🔥🔥🔥
Most of this is applicable to LPX, too, but just jump over to the Ableton side! 😂 thanks so much for watching!
Hey K.Hart! Loving your Videos and Ableton Tutorials. Thanks for your hard work :) I was wondering though where your heart lies in terms of your own music tastes. You mentioned that you are a violinist, what a beautiful instrument. I would love to hear some of your favourite songs! electro, classical, whatever the sound! :)
I honestly love all kinds of music…that’s why I try not to limit myself to only making a certain genre. Everything from classical to EDM to metal and all the stuff in between. I kind of choose what I want to listen to or make depending on my mood. I did just order an electric violin, which should be here soon and I’m super hyped!!
Ableton is amazing but if you enjoy modulating you would probably LOVE Bitwig. Cool track!
Aw man, the last thing I have time for is getting sucked into a new DAW 😂 thanks for the suggestion and the kind feedback!
Very interesting and useful tutorial. I love the fact that you do everything from scratch, it helps a lot. I'm wondering where you get this type of vocals?
Thanks so much! I get the majority of my vocals from Splice. They’re usually indistinguishable when using them the way I do because they’re looped at odd places and smeared in reverb.
@10:15 holy shit that sounds cool
Thanks!
I'm the same, I prefer to see modulation working. I always opt for dragging an LFO module onto the track, feels a bid more modular too ;)
Glad it’s not just me 🙂
Would love to see how you make stuff like this in bitwig studio
I don’t have bitwig, but I’ve heard it’s really similar to Ableton 🙂
The arrow next to the device name should allow you to see the lfos and the matrix at the same time like in wavetable
Yes, that's a good tip. Thanks!
FINE ILL UPGRADE OKAY!? On a serious note, thanks for the informative video!
Secret mission accomplished! 😂 glad the video was useful, thank you!
@@khartbeats I was already on the verge of pulling the trigger, I just needed a little push. That push came in the form of you and your seductive, lush, dreamy ambience. Although, I would say- as is usually the case- Valhalla did most of the heavy lifting. It could make nails on a chalkboard sound beautiful.
@@ForTheForsaken true, Valhalla has magical powers.
@@khartbeats That was a testament to how much I love Valhalla, not to your lovely sound design; which was very awesome!
@@ForTheForsaken I do love Valhalla, too, so I get it 😁 but thank you!
Love your videos! Thanks so much for taking the time to teach and share your knowledge!
Was there a reason behind only using one LFO on the initial PAD? I always hear never to use the same LFO for multiple parameters, cause the movement isn't as exciting as having the modulations weave in and out, for PADS. Not trying to be rude or anything, just genuinely curious. Everyone makes music different and I think it's so awesome that even with different methods, they still arrive at a beautiful end result.
Also, I hate when an LFO doesn't show visual feedback of how it's modulating something too. Like the autofilter, the filter should move with the built-in LFO!
Thanks so much! You could totally put multiple LFOs to modulate different parameters. I didn’t think this one really needed it, but it’s pretty much all up to your taste and creativity 🙂 and yesss, I wish auto filter was more visual, too!
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Really good tutorial. Where did you get those vocal loops? Very dreamy
Thanks so much 🙂 the vocal sample is from Splice.
Discovering your channel was a blast, thanks for the hard work!
Could you reconsider using ai generated images for your tracks on Spotify? Random photo on a phone with some minimal editing would look way better. And having ai generated image would make some think that the whole song is generated.
Hey, thanks so much! Appreciate you checking out the channel. I’ll keep that in mind for my Spotify artwork 🙂
Wow absolutely great, i would love to try it out, so my question is the Ableton Live 12 Intro Version enough to start with ambient music ?
Thanks so much! I’d say Intro is very limiting, unfortunately. You’d most likely need to supplement it with some other effects and instrument plugins. You can find some for free, but most of the decent ones are paid.
The fact that it is 2024 and internal device LFOs still do not show what they are doing in a visual way when it could be so easy to do that is wild.
Your track..."I want to go to there".
Perfect encapsulation of the vibe. Thanks so much :)
Love the video K. What does the "K" stand for?
Where did you get the vocal samples?
Thanks.
Thanks! It’s my nickname 😁and vocal sample came from splice.
thanks for the video, btw can you make sugestion ableton reverb that can subtitute valhala supermassive? i want to maximize ableton plugin native it would be perfect if using everything in ableton stock
Supermassive is free if that makes a difference, but you could do similar stuff by combining a long reverb and a delay.
Sounds like it could be a Ross from friends lofi house joint
Nice, I do like Ross from Friends. Thanks!
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Hey K Hart what is that theme you've got in ableton? It's nice!
Hey, it’s called Immaterial. Comes with Live 12 😁