How to Make Techno with Tom Hades at ADE 2018
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 พ.ย. 2018
- We hooked up with techno legend, Tom Hades, at ADE this year and he showed us how to make an epic track from scratch. Find out more about our online music production course :: bit.ly/2sXlAfW
Tom Hades
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Filmed by Stanley L.
Edited by Tony H.
Thanks for having me guys! Hope you enjoy it :)
Tom Hades what where the plugins use in the creation of the melody please mate
Tom Hades, great video, you say you limit yourself with ableton for just the creative process, do you then mix-master in protools or something like that?
This is one of the best tutorial I've seen. So much information in there. Thanks Tom for sharing your knowledge and point blank for sharing this🙏
Hi Tom, thank you for this! It would also be great to hear your thoughts on performing live. Thanks
learned sooo much, Thank You !!
1:58 -use sequencer on chopped synth loop to create unique synth melodies in key
5:24 - use ml 185 (based on system 100 seq) on chopped synth loop to create other melody
6:05 - use ableton pitch device to tune your sequence in key
8:10 - use resonator on percs w/ reverb & modulated filters to create ambient pads (crowd seems to be somewhat perplexed at how seemingly computer generated techno music really is xD)
13:07 - use apulsoft apQualizer modular eq plugin to make creative evolving modulated filter fx
15:40 - use polypin, a euclidian sequencer, to create euclidian sequences for *closed* hit hats
18:09 - use delay to create dynamic, creative *closed *hihat fx
18:52 - use soundtoys magnetic space echo effect to go even crazier with the closed hats
20:23 - use vocoder with lfo on dry/wet in near audio rate speed on *open hats to fill in the weaker frequncies and create a differing sound per open hat trigger
22:50 - distort the kick a lil for different techno tones
24:31 - passive eq the kick for relational eq shaping for the kick tone to sit right in the mix
26:10 - comp the kick with db160 style compressor
27:08 - use utility device to mono the kick etc
31:05 - use dub delay on pad and shape to hear effect better for subtle rolling dub delay effect on pad
36:37 - use granular samplers as another way to make creative pad sounds just like the seq'd resonantor
made this for myself because I reference this video way too much. this and yan cooks videos are changing the way i write music
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I'm now referencing to both the info and your reference. Thank you very much for sharing this.
thank you
Thanks! I have a newbie question I was wondering if you'd be kind enough to help me with. At 08:46 he starts playing session but the sample he dropped in midi track with his drone creator rack is not playing, then he clicks something around 08:47 and it is added/the track volume starts to come in?
I am trying to follow along but I cannot get the channel with sample and drone creator rack to play.
Thanks in advance!
@@johnnyyoung8460 I think he plays a key on his keyboard to preview the sound at that moment. later he creates a clip a 9:38.
this guy is not only a genius and master at his craft , but the way he laughs and gets excited everytime he reveals a technique to the audience shows how passionate he is about his music and how willing he is to teach people things .. cheers to this man ..
exactly
This video is legendary.
So kind of you Tom to offer your top secrets. Thank you for not being selfish like so many producers who never share anything. We, in the less pro community, appreciate it.
Truer words never spoken 🙌
They don't share much because most people are lazy and would just copy their style and their sound, something they've spent years creating. Is that fair? Lol. The producers that share constantly evolve and are more versatile and experimental in their productions.
Yes he spent hour or years finding these tricks out. You don’t be selfish and spend more time in the studio.
Alright so a doctor should just kill a few people before doing a heart surgery properly? No he asks for advice... This is what I'm taking it as advice as there are a lot of things in this that are helpful to my music production 🙌
And furthermore you know we're not all young making music and some don't have that much years to spend in the studio so these videos help a lot 🙌
Good stuff..a lot of 'masterclasses' spend 30 minutes mastering kick drums...this was a refreshing change...
In this "short" presentation I learned so much more as in the last 6 month. Thank you for sharing @Tom Hades
Such a cool dude. Have come back to this over the years, hes very inspiring ;)
he explains things really well :D not afraid to share like many others
Quite probably the best Ableton tutorial I've ever seen. Many thanks for this Tom
So kind of you to share and help us Techno producers it is always inspirational to watch and learn how you work.
One of the best sessions I've seen, and I've seen quite a lot of tutorials over the years. Thanks for sharing!!
Truly one of the best Techno Tutorials ever.
such a nice person... hopefully I meet him once ! thank you, learned a lot
Using the Ableton resonator for drones like that was fantastic, such a cool technique.
Techno legend indeed.
this is actually insane
I have never before seen someone revealing themselves as the producer, in front of a live group...amazing! gives so much perspective :)
That’s a really cool session! Thanks for putting it out!
Yes it is. Lots of great tips. At least it sounds like actual techno compared to other ones I've seen. Definitely someone who's into the scene for real. 2 thumbs up!
Thanks, Tom Hades, great sport. :)
I really appreciate the emphasis on doing what inspires you. Rather than specific techniques and tools, he's telling what he likes and what feels right and different ways to think about getting there. Very organic
One of the best how to make techno videos I've seen so far. Thanks PB & TH!
This session is gold
Bah, everybody complaining about how "this is not original enough" or "you should make your own samples!!" should, and hopefully will, realize that they are stuck at the masturbatory phase of making music. Don't make it a competition on who is the purest, what matters is ending up with some great new track! What @tomhades is doing here is showing a few tricks and tools that personally I find amazing, and in so little time the result is really interesting. It's more than I was hoping for
Whatt ??!! That's exactly why all techno sounds the same nowadays. If you cannot make a simple sound yourself, then leave it to the ones who spend time learning ! Sample packs are destroying creativity. Full stop.
@@paparas888 you can take a sample pack and make it sound like nothing before just as much as you can take a thousand $ equipment and make a boring as hell track. Personally I blame the low quality to the lack of any filtering from digital labels and stores: since publishing and selling bad music is free, who cares!
Indeed, like if u make 1000000000x decision and still in the end u make it sound how u wanted, use whatever options we have, combiningthem
@@paparas888 that´s exactly the kind of speech solo guitarists had about synthesizers. don´t forget that a lot of techno also sounded the same back in the days and even then people were complaining about it. and they will live happily forever complaining about the next generation.
"I thought using loops was cheating, so I programmed my own using samples. I then thought using samples was cheating, so I recorded real drums. I then thought that programming it was cheating, so I learned to play drums for real. I then thought using bought drums was cheating, so I learned to make my own. I then thought using premade skins was cheating, so I killed a goat and skinned it. I then thought that that was cheating too, so I grew my own goat from a baby goat. I also think that is cheating, but I’m not sure where to go from here. I haven’t made any music lately, what with the goat farming and all."
so many great things to try out!! thanks a lot Tom!!!
Thank you, I learned a lot!
@Tom Hades, its a pleasure to watch a master at work, i copied your methods for the first 1/4 of this vid and created a beautiful pad sound with those slight changing frequencies, fucking genius!
Great tutorial! Thanks, Tom Hades!
Thx for sharing your vision, workflow, tips & trics, recommanded plugins! Most inspiring!
Best session I've seen in a long time. Thanks Hades
Thanks for sharing. Tom, You just made me your fan today.
Short, concise, and to the POINT, thanks @PointBlankMusicSchool!
Absolutely incredible video. Thanks!!
Amazing. Thank you for the knowledge !
That trick with the resonator.....TO DIE FOR!!! Thanks Tom, I know there's a reason I've been buying your tracks for so many years haha
Some very cool stuff in here! Thanks so much!
This was really informative and awesome. Big up to Tom and to PBS for sharing these gems for us all.
Opened my eyes to some things, thanks for this. Sure I'll end up watching this a dozen times or so lol.
Wonderful tutorial! Thanks Tom Hades!
Thanks so much for this. Tom hades has a great one in computer music magazine too .
This has changed the way I make music. Much more enjoyable process, just relax and experiment. Great.
Fantastic!
Billion thanks tom Hades !!! for your music , and for this class !
Thank you Tom ! great tips
Amazing Tom, absolute legend mate :) Thank you :)
Really great session here.
I laughed at loud when he made the joke about the open hi-hat being his "next trick" . Refreshing tutorial here.
What a great lesson - I learnt so much and managed to get copies of most of the plug-in's - Organic Techno
U need a knowledge and experience to understand, appreciate and respect this masterclass. Thanks Tom Hades, amazing job
Tom Hades realy cool stuff... i THANK for... MAX for LIVE 🥰🙏
Great look into production!
Incredible demonstration!
Thank you Tom and Point Blank. This stuff is really great.
What I like is Tom smiling through the whole process. Enjoyment 😊 with experimenting with sounds. Nice, friendly guy.
Of course he is amazing, he comes from Belgium :) . Thx for sharing your knowledgeTom.
What a trip...full respect
Wow !! amazing tutorial! Many thanks!!!
Awesome class! Thanks a lot
Wow, I didn't know, how much thought is going into this type of music. Very inspiring way of working with Ableton Live, many thanks for sharing. I will come back and watch it a few times more, to grasp all the tricks :D
This was really useful, lots of good stuff in there. Tom seems like a good dude!
Soooo good tutorial! Thank you!
That was fun! Sometimes I wish I could just sit in the studio with one of these guys, mouth shut, just watching the process unfold with no real planning. I'd get all hyped from what's coming out of the speakers!
Learned a lot of techniques from this video like using the LFO and slice/sequence method. Thank you Tom!
Tell me this wasn't the best techno tutorial you have ever seen!
Excellent ! Really interesting and in-depth demonstration. Thank you guys
He realy makes music with hearth u can see the happines on his face ..recpect bro
Such quick work to develop a nice groove. Great work here Tom!
omg that's gold !
Pure gold masterclass
Tom was kidnapped after recording this video and nobody has seen him since that day. One of the best techno tutorials on yt, easily top 10.
Amazing tutorial!!
Impressive! Thanks a lot, very inspirational
I don't usually write techno, but I really enjoyed your technique and your examples. There are top notch. Thank you!
This is so satisfying to listen to
This fella is my new hero. Thank you
A guy who knows what he do and know the tools that he use, simple and efficient!
I don´t use to watch techno masterclasses but this one its so interesting!!
I loved the use of the Resonator in this.
One thing to note is that the Roland System 100 sequencer he mentions wasn‘t actually an original Roland module from the 1970s, but a passion project done by a guy in the 2000s, which later was the inspiration for the Intellijel Metropolis sequencer. Later on the same guy founded his own company RYK Modular and now builds a Eurorack version of his 185 Sequencer.
some great stuff in this
Great tutorial! Thanks!
this is one of the best video I see in really long time really thanks for sharing this for the people of the world :)
Great video Tom! I learned more from this 40 min video than I learned in 5 years on my own...
Thanks for sharing this
Ableton aficionado, great producer and nice guy. This is probably my favourite tutorial to date 👍
this song is so good. its worth a release.really !!!!
alot of good tips and tricks!
That was great. Ty
11:29 this is amazing advice. one of the things that seriously makes an improvement in your electronic music is to get "off the grid" a bit. when everything is synced perfect all the time it is nice, but a beautiful thing in techno is when it periodically comes in and out of perfection or something finds its way into the mix.
Great video! Thanks.
Some seriously cool production tricks on this.
Muchas gracias por la clase Tom!!!!
De nada!
Wow this was amazing. Very different from the other tutorials on TH-cam. Learned parts of ableton I never knew even existed
This great , thank you
Awesome. Thanks for sharing👍
Tom did a great job explaining everything wow
great!!
Man the amount of custom FX/Racks he has built is insane, really like his no nonsense approach just so much great advice here!
Thanks for video!
love this
little things make the difference! amazing!
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