Ableton Tutorial: Humanize Your MIDI for Better Groove

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  • @Jimbo386000
    @Jimbo386000 5 років тому +77

    One thing that really helps is when a real drummer is playing, they’re going to intentionally or unintentionally hit the hihat harder on the down beats and softer on the upbeats. When I was learning drum set I was taught to always accent downbeats (1,2,3,4) and put a grace note on the up beats (& of every beat). It really really really changes the sound from square to groovy.

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      @titanforest2195 3 роки тому

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    • @titanforest2195
      @titanforest2195 3 роки тому +1

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  • @tonygodwinjr7390
    @tonygodwinjr7390 5 років тому +9

    FINALLY SOMEONE THAT KNOWS WHAT I WAS SEARCHING FOR. THANK YOU!!!

  • @ryoshamo
    @ryoshamo Рік тому

    Best explanation I've found. I was getting confused with timing, random and choosing an actual groove when all I wanted to do was move the midi notes a couple of ticks off the grid, and now I know, cheers!

  • @dedaluz100
    @dedaluz100 5 років тому +13

    Try this tip: On the closed hi-hat sample, randomize the start position very slightly, use a m4l effect mapped fot that. You'll be surprised by the result ( only with some few samples it don't work well )

    • @ELPHNT
      @ELPHNT  5 років тому +6

      Great tip. You can do it pretty easily if you're using a sample in Sampler, because Start Time Offset is one of the parameters you can set to an LFO. Also works great when making synth sounds; if you modulate the Start Time slightly you can get subtle changes in texture and tuning which are really interesting.

  • @Moocow3166
    @Moocow3166 2 роки тому +1

    The groove tool is my holy grail 🤯 manually moving midi notes around really kills inspiration

  • @jasongravely7217
    @jasongravely7217 4 роки тому +1

    I would pay for and 100s of videos from you ELPHNT. For real man this is such valuable info

  • @lazen.7734
    @lazen.7734 2 роки тому

    This is the best free software Ive seen. Respect.

  • @amluzia
    @amluzia 4 роки тому

    This is the best video for all the randomization features in Ableton on youtube

  • @profesorapatriciagarcia6449
    @profesorapatriciagarcia6449 2 роки тому

    BROTHER, YOU ARE THE BEST!!! You oooh really helped me!! THANK YOU VERY MUCH!

  • @maxime301
    @maxime301 6 років тому +4

    Hey man Great Video! Good explanation. Don't stop, make more awesome tutorials. I really like your voice and how you talk. Very peacefully and calm :)

    • @ELPHNT
      @ELPHNT  6 років тому +2

      Hehe, thanks, I get that a lot. Maybe I should start doing meditation videos as well 🙃 There definitely more Ableton vids coming soon though 😉

  • @othmanmoat
    @othmanmoat 3 роки тому +3

    Live 11 makes the use of velocity randomisation much easier !

  • @papito2lindo
    @papito2lindo 4 роки тому +1

    The UA-cam algorithm gods sent this video my way. Love the channel 🔥🙏

  • @Theocomicman
    @Theocomicman 7 місяців тому

    great video!!! thank you from argentina!!

  • @Enzofarias_rhcp
    @Enzofarias_rhcp 2 роки тому

    Thank you so much this helped a lot!!!! You saved my life

  • @isurupriyal5127
    @isurupriyal5127 2 роки тому

    Really nice and helpful... Thanks!

  • @fishpaleryder393
    @fishpaleryder393 6 років тому +3

    Actually a very very nice tutorial. Cheers for that mate!

    • @ELPHNT
      @ELPHNT  6 років тому

      Always a pleasure ☺️

  • @neblinamorado
    @neblinamorado 6 років тому +2

    Great video i was just looking for some medium to advanced video tutorials and this isi great.

    • @ELPHNT
      @ELPHNT  6 років тому

      Thanks! More on the way soon 🤓

  • @buteobuteo9461
    @buteobuteo9461 5 років тому +2

    That’s amazing and so helpful, I have one tip. Maybe you can make the black bar with your live keys smaller? That would be great. Love your videos ❤️

  • @BuckBowen
    @BuckBowen 6 років тому +2

    This is absolutely amazing. Thank you so much!

    • @ELPHNT
      @ELPHNT  6 років тому

      Anytime 😊

  • @MrFrak0207
    @MrFrak0207 7 років тому +1

    Wow, very good explained and it really does make sense, thanks

  • @mohammadameen790
    @mohammadameen790 2 роки тому

    That was great. Thank you.

  • @ZenfinityTV
    @ZenfinityTV Рік тому

    Great video thank you ELPHNT!

  • @tennisgenius
    @tennisgenius 5 років тому +1

    your voice is really soothing

    • @ELPHNT
      @ELPHNT  5 років тому

      Hehe, thanks. If music doesn't work out at least I know I have a second career as a meditation voice over artist 😂

    • @tennisgenius
      @tennisgenius 5 років тому

      very true! would love to hear you do an audiobook

    • @ELPHNT
      @ELPHNT  5 років тому

      @@tennisgenius Haha, anyone from Audible listening? 🤓

  • @bobwave4160
    @bobwave4160 6 років тому +1

    Great tutorial! Keep it up

  • @Ferrichrome
    @Ferrichrome 5 років тому +1

    great vid! can't wait to use this on my next song

  • @OnaIsABand
    @OnaIsABand 5 років тому +2

    informative! thank you.

  • @uniqhnd23
    @uniqhnd23 5 років тому +10

    I'd highly recommend just getting a midi keyboard and adjusting the velocity through playing. Harder to learn? Yes. Costs more? Yes. But is it worth it? Definitely.

  • @Blaztoiz
    @Blaztoiz 5 років тому +1

    thanks for the knowledge man !

  • @RavindraKumarSG
    @RavindraKumarSG 4 роки тому

    very beautifully explained

  • @carlinmclellan5465
    @carlinmclellan5465 5 років тому +1

    Soooooooooooooo good, thank you!

  • @frangellico
    @frangellico 6 років тому +1

    Great tips mate, and very well xplanined. I noticed you used piano roll in full window, ive been wishing a short cut for this since live 7, do you have any work around for that? tks in advanced

    • @ELPHNT
      @ELPHNT  6 років тому +1

      I always leave my MIDI Editor at fullscreen and then use CMD+Alt+L or (CTRL+Alt+L on PC) to hide & show the Detail View. Works pretty well for me 😁

    • @frangellico
      @frangellico 6 років тому +1

      @@ELPHNT yes, used that one too. Tks for kind reply !

  • @bjrnbrynemo9059
    @bjrnbrynemo9059 2 роки тому

    7:00 so it dons'nt matter witch groove you pick, if all you want is Random 20%?

    • @ELPHNT
      @ELPHNT  2 роки тому +1

      Correct!

  • @somethinganalogue
    @somethinganalogue 6 років тому +1

    Love this video, very helpful! What about using the velocity parameter in the groove setting, instead of the midi velocity effect? Isn't it the same thing?

    • @ELPHNT
      @ELPHNT  6 років тому +1

      No, not entirely. The Velocity parameter within any Groove is dependent on whether or not that Groove file actually has an Velocity information, and many don't. So you'll see that in a lot of the Grooves (for example any pf the Swing Grooves) adjusting the Velocity parameter will have no effect. So the Velocity MIDI Effect is a much more reliable way of control the Velocity.

  • @eduardo.mastering
    @eduardo.mastering 7 років тому

    Big Thanks!

  • @user-vd3if4wq6m
    @user-vd3if4wq6m 3 місяці тому

    Velocity is easy ...how about a good way to randomize stale progression midi where 3rd and fourth chord notes all start on the same grid line. Why cant i find this

  • @audiostuff9065
    @audiostuff9065 Рік тому

    What was groove going to do to your completely legato chord all hitting on the first beat?

  • @simonfrost8858
    @simonfrost8858 3 роки тому

    Does it work for piano chord midi? Or just drums? Thanks for a great tuturial

    • @ELPHNT
      @ELPHNT  3 роки тому +1

      Any MIDI will work! 😃

  • @sweeziee4139
    @sweeziee4139 6 років тому

    Do the groove settings affect each individual note of a chord so that the piano sound like you are not playing every note of a chord at the same time?

    • @ELPHNT
      @ELPHNT  6 років тому

      Indeed they do - I use a groove with a little bit of randomisation on pianos all the time, just to give them a bit of life.

  • @matiassalinas5152
    @matiassalinas5152 4 роки тому

    My ableton sampler don’t have the MIDI tab , or I cant find it? :( does somebody know?

    • @ELPHNT
      @ELPHNT  4 роки тому

      Are you sure you're not looking at the Simpler? What version of Live do you have?

  • @JShuSkates
    @JShuSkates 6 років тому

    Can one apply that velocity randomization effect to third party/non-sampler-based midi instruments? Would this require a different method?

    • @ELPHNT
      @ELPHNT  6 років тому

      Yes, of course. Anything that accepts MIDI as an input.

    • @JShuSkates
      @JShuSkates 6 років тому

      Great. Your tutorial seems to demonstrate the method for instruments based on Ableton's sampler. Is there a different method for non-proprietary instruments? How about, for instance, using Neptune from your ANLG bundle? ;)

    • @ELPHNT
      @ELPHNT  6 років тому

      Nope, exactly the same no matter what instrument you use, 3rd Party, or built-in, synthesizer, sample or drum machine, as long as it receives MIDI it all works the same.

    • @JShuSkates
      @JShuSkates 6 років тому +1

      Got it! Confused myself with your demo on vol

  • @omniscientomnipresent5500
    @omniscientomnipresent5500 5 років тому +2

    What is a "human" ?

    • @uniqhnd23
      @uniqhnd23 5 років тому

      A living organism

    • @SauceChef
      @SauceChef 5 років тому

      ORO 0147 is a peach tree a human then?

    • @uniqhnd23
      @uniqhnd23 5 років тому

      @@SauceChef If you want to be more specific,
      simple.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human

  • @claw7609
    @claw7609 6 років тому

    Please help. I cant drag grooves onto my midi clips

    • @ELPHNT
      @ELPHNT  6 років тому +1

      Hmm... 🤔 Can you give me a bit more info? What happens when you try to drag them? Do you get some kind of icon indicating that you can't drop them or does it let you drop them onto the Clip but then they just don't get applied. Are the Grooves showing up in the Groove Pool? The more info you can give me the easier it'll be to help you out, thanks 😊

    • @claw7609
      @claw7609 6 років тому

      ELPHNT I get an Icon telling me I can't place it there. The only way they appear in the groove pool is when I double click a groove, but it won't affect the midi clip I selected

    • @ELPHNT
      @ELPHNT  6 років тому

      Once the Grooves are in the Groove Pool, if you double-click on a MIDI Clip then go to the bottom left where you find the Clip Box - can you select a Groove from the Groove Dropdown there?

    • @callum6224
      @callum6224 5 років тому

      Claw I’m a bit late, but there’s a button under it that says ‘commit’ or something, I think, that then changes the clip.

  • @bwah9481
    @bwah9481 Рік тому

    If anyone is watching this still, there's a Humanizer max 4 live on sale for $5

  • @NOTBENJAMIN_
    @NOTBENJAMIN_ 6 років тому +3

    definitely south african

    • @ELPHNT
      @ELPHNT  6 років тому +1

      Good call 😉🇿🇦

    • @Vergil9
      @Vergil9 4 роки тому

      @@ELPHNT i like this accent.

  • @piotr803
    @piotr803 5 років тому +5

    interesting video. but abeton random isn't really human random. humans don't really randomize velocities and position the way ableton does it. there's a completely different process. that's why ableton random always feels well...random, in a inhumane kind of way.

    • @piotr803
      @piotr803 5 років тому +1

      @@Churro_Flaminguez I can agree that it adds randomness, but not humanity. And at small enough amount it might be quite adequaty and effective, and not be distinguishable for most from actual human variation. The way humans "randomise" however, isn't really based on pure white noise random type distribution, which is what Ableton does, and that's my point. Check out work by Holger www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4246955/

  • @riccardoluise8630
    @riccardoluise8630 6 років тому +3

    Great tutorial, just please filter the audio because your letter "S" is whistling like hell and with headphones it's really a pain. Again good job globally

    • @riccardoluise8630
      @riccardoluise8630 6 років тому

      7:58 for example

    • @damnboy937
      @damnboy937 5 років тому +1

      It is a problem with your headphones. Even though my headphones might make those "S" letters louder than they are, in this video the voice sounds quite ok

    • @callum6224
      @callum6224 5 років тому

      Hacker Man Hah I’m glad you commented because I was pretty sure that was the case. But I’m a bit late as well, they’ve probably been leaving comments on every video they watch, telling the person who made it to edit out the sibilance.

  • @teriko865
    @teriko865 5 років тому

    doesnt work

  • @danade3834
    @danade3834 6 років тому

    space

  • @amseth
    @amseth 7 років тому +6

    You sound South African?

    • @ELPHNT
      @ELPHNT  7 років тому +8

      Good call 😉

  • @alexdegiovanni1598
    @alexdegiovanni1598 2 роки тому

    It can't be this difficult. I should just be able to right click on the track and set my humanize level. Not of the tips in this video worked and even if they did i'm not sure I would want to take the painstaking time to humanize in this way for EVERY, SINGLE, TRACK.

  • @KellyLincoln
    @KellyLincoln 7 років тому

    why not just turn off quantizing as you're playing?

    • @ELPHNT
      @ELPHNT  7 років тому +9

      You could definitely do that, but this tip is more aimed at people who might be not so comfortable with playing things in and so are programming MIDI in with the mouse, or a step sequencer.

  • @keithsweatshop
    @keithsweatshop 6 років тому +1

    that blinking "space" is kinda creeping me out lol

  • @ivanalfisz919
    @ivanalfisz919 2 роки тому

    god bless u xdd

  • @pentapandamusic
    @pentapandamusic 4 роки тому

    It's not how amazing the humanized version is, it is how gross the un-humanized version sounds haha

  • @eughcus
    @eughcus 5 років тому

    "I can't do this all on my own, no I, I'm no superman"

  • @catnadas
    @catnadas 3 роки тому

    Nice rookie drummer emulation. If the drummer in my band sounded like that i'm afraid i would have to let him go. XD

  • @amluzia
    @amluzia 4 роки тому

    This is the best video for all the randomization features in Ableton on youtube

  • @amluzia
    @amluzia 4 роки тому

    This is the best video for all the randomization features in Ableton on youtube

  • @amluzia
    @amluzia 4 роки тому

    This is the best video for all the randomization features in Ableton on youtube

  • @amluzia
    @amluzia 4 роки тому

    This is the best video for all the randomization features in Ableton on youtube

  • @amluzia
    @amluzia 4 роки тому

    This is the best video for all the randomization features in Ableton on youtube

  • @amluzia
    @amluzia 4 роки тому

    This is the best video for all the randomization features in Ableton on youtube