Chris Lake - Artist, DJ, Remixer - Ableton Demo & Studio Tour: Produce Like A Pro
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- Опубліковано 8 вер 2024
- Chris Lake talks producing EDM, remixing songs and shows you creative ways to manipulate sounds in Ableton Live.
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Chris Lake Is A British Producer, Artist, Mixer, DJ and Remixer. I’ve long admired Chris’ work, he’s prolific, both as an Artist and a remixer. He has a wonderful sense of melody and his vocal timing when doing remixes is amazing. Every song he remixes sounds like an original dance single.
Chris’ DAW of choice is Ableton Live and in this video he shows us his work flow: His simple Studio set up demonstrates that you can make music with just a handful of pieces of equipment and a great command of your DAW and a lot of Creativity! Chris breaks down how he created the vocal effects for his Dance hit ‘Operator’, his workflow is supremely fast and the combination of his knowledge of Ableton and its easy workflow is really impressive!
Listen to some of Chris' productions and remixes:
Remix of Blonde and Craig David’s ‘Nothing Like This’:
• Blonde and Craig David...
Chris’ song ‘Operator’ that he breaks down in the video:
• Chris Lake - Operator ...
Chris’ latest single ‘I Want You’
• Chris Lake - I Want Yo...
Chris Lake’s break out hit single ‘Changes’ featuring Laura V.
• Chris Lake ft. Laura V...
Produce Like A Pro is a website which features great tips to help the beginning recordist make incredible sounding home recordings on a budget.
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If I think I want to buy new software / equipment I watch Chris Lake and he reminds me I probably don't need it and I just need to be more creative and i'll manage fine with what I've already got.
What I really love here is that you don't fall into the lazy old trope of "music today is terrible, classic rock is the only real music blah blah blah." You meet this guy on his level and learn something as a result.
Hi Alex, absolutely! Chris rules!! Have a marvellous New Year my friend!!
@@Producelikeapro yeah I just unsubbed from a couple channels because of that eletist nonsense.
Hi Friends, Chris Lake Is A British Producer, Artist, Mixer, DJ and Remixer. I’ve long admired Chris’ work, he’s prolific, both as an Artist and a remixer. He has a wonderful sense of melody and his vocal timing when doing remixes is amazing. Every song he remixes sounds like an original dance single.
Chris’ DAW of choice is Ableton Live and in this video he shows us his work flow: His simple Studio set up demonstrates that you can make music with just a handful of pieces of equipment and a great command of your DAW and a lot of Creativity! Chris breaks down how he created the vocal effects for his Dance hit ‘Operator’, his workflow is supremely fast and the combination of his knowledge of Ableton and its easy workflow is really impressive! Have a marvellous time recording and mixing, many thanks Warren
Chris Lake RULES !!!
Thanks Want Aooledumplings! Yes he does! He's amazing! Have a marvellous time recording and mixing, many thanks Warren
I love how Warren is including electronic artists with modern approaches to music on his channel!
Thanks George! Have a marvellous time recording and mixing! Many thanks Warren
19:28 my finished tracks
Dude I'm dead !!! made my day haha
ahahahahah
Looks like he's having a marvellous time deejaying and remixing :)
Hi ChristianIce, haha yes indeed!! Have a marvellous time 'deejaying and remixing', many thanks Warren
Yes! Yes!
I did it!
After months trying, I finally managed to have you _not_ saying it! :D :D
Haha you did!! I am impressed ChristianIce! So once again 'Have a marvellous time 'deejaying and remixing', many thanks Warren' Haha
Best house music producer in the game today... been that way since 2012.. not to mention he's a ghost producer, and he's made many hits that you don't even know that he made!
Valentino Khan & FISHER
@@jvnkbeatz8374 shhhhh shhhhh quiet jk
That editing was actually brilliant. Lots of snobbishness from "real" musicians has to fade gradually. People saying they don't make anything real, just steal are wrong. The song is their instrument. They pick it up and manipulate it like a guitarist manipulates a guitar.
Agreed! Chris was extreme;y open to sharing all of his knowledge!! That's an amazing trait! Really creative!! Have a marvellous time recording and mixing, many thanks Warren
My mate is building a guitar which can sample EDM music.
That sounds amazing theawecabinet! Have a marvellous time recording and mixing, many thanks Warren
he is showing me in 2023 that its not about plug ins and stuff. Only understand your daw and your good to go holy moly i´m going to work thank you so much!
"when you hear that on the dance floor... when you've had a little bit of alcohol... and a little bit of plus plus. you lose your mind" hahaha
when does he say that??
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Plato lol had a bit of a chuckle there about that as well mate! Cheers!
This was a great watch. Chris Lake's technical ability is up there with the best,he's very musical too. Thanks for getting him on the Show Warren
Hi AnalogRich, thank you! Yes, Chris rules! Have a marvellous time recording and mixing, many thanks Warren
Rewatching this as it came up, Chris is a genius, been following him since he popped and played Northern Ireland scene way back, still have a few of his vinyl's from that time, always remember his tune release, although he might say it was crap now possibly, but at the time this man was on point with sound... Firm handshakes to you big sir, and nice one to PLAP for this interview
This was great! I first picked up a computer music magazine back in the summer of 2007, and it had a Chris Lake masterclass video on it. He sold me on Ableton Live and I've been using it ever since.
That's fantastic to hear DubQWST! Yes, Chris is fantastic! Have a marvellous time recording and mixing, many thanks Warren
Produce like a pro! You should do more vids like this!
Oh lord! Gold mine
Played live percussion with Chris back in 2004 at a club night. Talented DJ as well as Producer and a really nice guy too! Thanks Warren for more great content!
Fuck this is the best interview i have ever seen. He looks like he actually makes his music. And he seems honest as shit about his music. Why i havent seen this
I think because I come from a generation before video recorders (where you saw you fave guitarist for 10secs in a year on TV and you had to remember everything), I find watching people doing things at full speed so much easier than watching slow tutorials where my brain gets bored and stops taking anything in! :o)
Love Chris! thanks for having him.
You're welcome! Yes, Chris rules!! Have a marvellous time recording and mixing, many thanks Warren
this is one of my favourite youtube channels. i learn so much by watching your videos
Thanks ever so much!! Have a marvellous time recording and mixing, many thanks Warren
Thank you😊
You're welcome Kp Kp! Have a marvellous time recording and mixing, many thanks Warren
Thank you again:)
Im just 15 and started making music 1year ago... so im not that good but im learning. Your videos are very helpful. I am wondering if you could make a video about FL Studio?
That's amazing to hear! I started music at 15, great age to jump into making music!! I wish you all the best!! Have a marvellous time recording and mixing, many thanks Warren
Do this same interview with kyle watson dude
Yes, prease! I want to know how he makes those saucy bass sounds.
Yesss!
And joyryde
Beatport put out a tutorial with him
Wow, I love this. I've been a Dj for more than 10 years. Now I rent PA and Dj at events and stuff. Back on 07-09 Chris's music was always present in my sets. Love the interview and the entire channel. Really useful quality knowledge. Something sometimes hard to get down here in Perú. Cheers Warren! Thank you!
Hi Victor thanks very much! So glad to be able to help! Have.a marvellous time recording and mixing, many thanks Warren
This interview is bliss
Thanks ever so much Richard!
Ableton is a Beast, I use it with my PUSH2🔥
Fantastic Don!! Have a marvellous time recording and mixing, many thanks Warren
I LOVE ableton. They teach us at the school I go to using ableton and protools. To me, ableton is the perfect thing to write the song and get your ideas out and THEN bring it into protools. I've found abletons playback engine to have a weird high end thing that protools doesn't have. my mixes in ableton sound a tad bit harsher. Such a good tool though.
Hi D Bo, check out Chris' mixes, see if you can hear any weird high end. I don't personally hear that, I wonder what you're getting? Have a marvellous time recording and mixing, many thanks Warren
People swear up and down that DAWs all sound identical but I don't agree. Hell, even Hans Zimmer says otherwise.
this is give me a boost to do music with my shity setup and gear !
That's amazing to hear Samuel!! Have a marvellous time recording and mixing, many thanks Warren
Well now I want Ableton! haha Thank you Chris and Warren!
Haha there you go Eric! Have a marvellous time recording and mixing, many thanks Warren
Chris you’re freaking brilliant !!!!!!
Hi Warren, your e-mail to me was sent to my spam folder but I've replied now! Thanks for getting in touch 😊🎹🎸
Great talking to you!! Have a marvellous time recording and mixing, many thanks Warren
Very very deep secrets here, cannot wait to apply
i love how hi work damn hard for everything to know i have started not long and will maybe not be a pro like this guy but i can always learn a bit more about these things
this one was refreshing and grounding ;) i once also recorded a demo vocal through the macbook mic, and couldn't reproduce that cool sound when recording the "real" thing on a Neuman tlm... sometimes your ears contradict your brain...
Wonderful!! So glad to be able to help!! Have a marvellous time recording and mixing, many thanks Warren!
Samples, loops, and the piano roll does make it easy to side step musical training. With pitch recognition you can literally hum or whistle a tune, convert it to MIDI and pick a synth to play it. There are piano roll features and plug-ins that keep you in key and/or manage theory. And yet in all that, and perhaps more, the art still comes from the artist. Not everyone is an artist. There is a certain something in a true artist. In some people it is big, in others it is small. And while the technology is a great leveler it can only level so much. However, in my time in the Image Lines forums there was a lot of interest from young new comers in learning at least some actual music theory. The up shot is great art will still be special. Bad art will get better. IMHO.
Hi Loren, yes, truly outstanding what it can do! Have a marvellous time recording and mixing, many thanks Warren
Wow, Live is so powerful! Great interview as always! Thanks Chris and Warren!
Hi noisesoundtonevibe, thanks ever so much! Yes, Chris rules! Have a marvellous time recording and mixing, many thanks Warren
you blow my mind with those tips Chris thanks a lot!!
Brilliant! I'm blown away by what he does. Thanks for the interview. I will definitely be watching your Ableton video next.
Hi David, I agree! I love that new track 'I Want You' he just put out! Have a marvellous time recording and mixing, many thanks Warren
I may download the demo of Ableton and do some work in Austin when I'm there next week. It really opened my eyes to that DAW. I've got your video of it cued up now. Thanks and cheers!
That's great to hear David! Have a marvellous time recording and mixing, many thanks Warren
The guy has a cool attitude! Thanks Warren and Chris! :)
I agree Wegface! Chris was very open to showing us how he makes music! That's amazing! Have a marvellous time recording and mixing, many thanks Warren
Marvellous Warren, as usual...that Part with a "lap-top-speakers" was really some Punch-Line, beside all the other Mythology-levelers! Don't get me wrong, as even Chris pointed, surely we have a Respect for all the wonderful high-end top-notch-Gear, but we should always remind ourselves that it's not the most important Part. Thanx for very inspirational Vid, as always, and stay marvellous..!!
Hi mita, thanks for the great comment! Yes indeed, Creativity is King! Have a marvellous time recording and mixing, many thanks Warren
Thanks
@38:25 Me too! Simple setup but lots of music. LOL I have a pair of HS8s for montitors, an RME Fireface 400 interface, and for controllers, a MASCHINE mk1 and the KONTROL S61 keyboard for my gear. For all my VSTs, I use MASCHINE and NI KOMPLETE Ultimate 11 plus most of Output's VSTs and a few from Heavyocity.. I started on hardware synths exclusivley (KORG Trinity, TRITON, TRITONS Extreme, then M3) but then got into VSTs/computer audio, starting with Ableton. However, I found that MASCHINE's workflow was much faster for my needs. With MASCHINE as my primary DAW, I currently average 1 new song every 5 days since 2011 (many different genres). Great video! Thanks guys! I gained a lot of vocal FX chain ideas, and enjoyed the info/history/stories overall!
Incredibly good Job, thanks for sharing with us 😄 💚
32:04 WE WANT THIS AS A VIP VERSION
? ekk ?
25:04 moment is priceless
The funny thing is he answered a question I wanted to know - what the zap sound was in Operator, turns out it's a sample of a tom - brilliant
Fantastic interview! Loved that
I love Chris Lake. I like Ableton but you can preview audio loops and drag into ProTools and match the tempo as well.
It's whatever DAW you can work fastest in, he uses Logic too but he can work fastest in Live
Thank you both !
Please keep them coming !
You're welcome Sad Puppy! Have a marvellous time recording and mixing, many thanks Warren
Love Chris Lake!
Great interview Warren. Chris rocks. My setup is very similar as I am 90% in the box now. Very important about music theory and knowing how to move a song along with chordal progressions. Taking classes now to learn myself. Many thanks, from a Brit in Phoenix!
Hi Kevin, that's great to hear! I agree, having a greater understanding of music is a huge benefit! Have a marvellous time recording and mixing many thanks Warren
Wow!! thank you for doing this. Both of you guys are awesome!!
chris lake, this is great! shout out to you warren!
Thanks vxnylrules! Yes, Chris is the man! Have a marvellous time recording and mixing, many thanks Warren
Great to see You with Chris Warren, wonderful interview, amazing Artist, many thanks W & C
Thanks very much Ableton live Producer! Have a marvellous time recording and mixing, many thanks Warren
Such a good interview!!! Lakes a legend
Amazing please do more !
Brilliant tricks.
Awesome! Morgan Page would make for an excellent interview. He's super skilled at producing dance music and has a lot of knowledge worth sharing. also based in LA.
Thanks Adam, that's a great idea! You Rock!! Have a marvellous time recording and mixing, many thanks Warren
I like a lot Ableton for the crazy features (mainly for electronic music), but I feel kinda depressed with that flat GUI lol , yeah I know it's about the sound not the look
for real is way better this way
Hi Rogelis, I've been on Pro Tools for so long that I originally felt the same, but after a while I really liked the look! Have a marvellous time recording and mixing, many thanks Warren
7 years and i had no idea you can just drop stuff into the bottom window and it loads it into a sampler ,,,,, thanks
Cool Ableton Demo
Thanks zistheword! Have a marvellous time recording and mixing, many thanks Warren
OPERATOR…WE HAVE A PROBLEM, EVERYONES STANDING NO ONES DANCING🔥
Mr. Huart ! Do an interview with English producer OTT ! ...an artist who makes electronic music worth listening to ! (i'd bet he'd like a vacation to lovely Los Angeles anyway... who wouldn't??) ...have greatly enjoyed your "studio tour" videos ! I don't know half the stuff you guys are talking about, but i love music and i love that you and your guests have such obvious enthusiasm for it... plus i love all the racks of equipment, lit up like christmas lights, all the knobs and faders and "tech talk" and the history and on and on ! thank you ! i left a comment on one of your videos where i was an honest but complete a-hole ! (not toward you) sorry about that ! have a MARVELOUS(LY) day !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (by the way - i enjoy much of OTT's music - but i do not do drugs - no interest at all)
Hi CallDwn, that's an amazing idea! Now do I get to them? Thanks for the great suggestion!! Have a marvellous time recording and mixing, many thanks Warren
here's a link to a form to contact OTT: ottsonic.com/contact it would be awesome if you guys could sit down in his little home studio and discuss gear and other things, but that would be problematic considering your respective locations. however his website seems to indicate that he might be on tour in the states this very month... with at least one stop in California. so maybe you guys could hook up and chat - and we could have a video of it. :-) anyway - really enjoy your youtube channel - thank you !
Thanks very much for the great info!! You Rock! Have a marvellous time recording and mixing, many thanks Warren
Love to see other DAWs being used and seeing the pros and cons of each. Many of my friends use Ableton to make their music but this has opened my eyes to its capabilities! Probably still use ProTools for mixing :/
Hi AndrewMusicLife, thanks for your great comment! Yes I agree with you on all points! Have a marvellous time recording and mixing, many thanks Warren
You mentioned Dare Warren, I'm 16 now, but the first record I remember listening to was Dare by the human league when I was about 6 aha
Hi Tiege, wow! Dare! That is an amazing album!! Have a marvellous time recording and mixing, many thanks Warren
You should try to get with Skrillex, Diplo or Getter, thanks for the value
You're very welcome! Yes, those are all great guys! Have a marvellous time recording and mixing, many thanks Warren
Yeah, or Joel Zimmerman (Deadmau5), that guy has tons of analouge gear in his studio!
Agreed Carl!! That would be great! Have a marvellous time recording and mixing, many thanks Warren
yay!
TaylorFranklynMusic haha thanks! Have a marvellous time recording and mixing many thanks Warren
we need a 2022 update....just buy him & his wife a room for a week and fish & chips...that brits stuff lol
Haha Good idea! Thanks ever so much for sharing!
Is there ANY way to do that pitch delay stuff he does with that percussion at 33:30 in Logic X? I know Chris himself says it's difficult, but maybe with a stereo delay it's possible? Thanks.
Hi Warren,
In a prebious video, you mentioned that you use Logic, how about a video on your " Marvellously WELL Top tips for Logic" for us Logic users, thanks John
Hi John, that's a great idea! I will definitely look at Logic in a future video! Have a marvellous time recording and mixing, many thanks Warren
haha background:))) lol anyway great! thanks for this video!
*Please, does anyone know who is the singer of this song?>>>> Chris Lake - Sundown*
Are the percussion loops from the 'Wave Alchemy - Tribal & Tech House' sample pack? :)
Good question! I don't know! Haha that's a Chris question! Have a marvellous time recording and mixing, many thanks Warren
Haha it's okay. I think it is from them. I noticed the sample name 'wath - afrosabar' or something. 'wath' I think being short for 'Wave Alchemy Tribal & Tech House'. It sounded really high quality in the video, so it got me curious. I've been looking for high quality tribal like samples the last couple of days and my first choice is to check out Wave Alchemy and New Loops/Biome Digital since these 2 companies make the highest quality of samples imo. I know WA have a few tribal and afro percussion packs, but somehow I missed the tech house one and never checked it out. Just did and sound and style wise it sounds like the ones in the video, so I guess it is haha.
Thanks anyways.
Aha I see! Thanks for noticing that! Very cool! Have a marvellous time recording and mixing, many thanks Warren
Thanks a lot! And you too of course! ;)
I really like Ableton's sampler, is there anything similar for PT?
That's a huge question! I think that feature and it's ease of use is specific to Ableton! It's one of it's most popular attributes! Have a marvellous time recording and mixing, many thanks Warren
Thank you Warren!
You're welcome Iz2k7! Have a marvellous time recording and mixing, many thanks Warren
Hey Warren! Great video! By the way, could you tell what resolution is on that screen? 4K or 2560x1600? I just like how UI elements fit within the screen.
Great question Stas! I'll have to ask him! Have a marvellous time recording and mixing, many thanks Warren
Fucking legend!
Tme slicing samples and mapping them a cross keybed as he's done here, is so easy to do in logic pro... Just Drag Sample in to the Region Right Click on the Sample, then Click convert to New Sample Track.. Only Takes 20 sec Auto Maps To esx24 sampler which is Logic stock AU plug... and Click with Transient marker and it auto Maps all Chops a cross keybed... alway best to really dig the Manuals guys and know your Shit lol.. Respect Chris tho!! lol this is Nothing New tho its a Proper old School Trick Google Todd edwards he is King of this old 90s trick. most of hes tracks full of slice up vocals
I like how he mentions Moby and Prodigy as paradigmatic electronic dance music acts, conveniently sweeping under the rug 30+ years of underground techno, electro, house. Probably because you can't reduce these huge scenes to "taking someone else's ideas and manipulating them" and that arrogant looking down upon people who invented things beyond the dating back to 19th century Romantic music theory wouldn't work.
where are the subtitles, please
Great video . Someone must of said it but I think Chris was referring to Ali G . He was a fictional character played by
Sacha Baron Cohen .
Hi robyn, of course Ali G! I remember him well! Have a marvellous time recording and mixing, many thanks Warren
actually just looked at wikipedia turns out it was leight Frsncis
Aha! I see! Have a marvellous time recording and mixing, many thanks Warren
22.00
WHAT SONG IS THIS
were can i find th accapella of marvin gayes pride and joy at
Hi Kevin Foushee great question! I don't personally know! Have a marvellous time recording and mixing many thanks Warren
Well a good guy. He is worse than I am using the laptop mic and speakers. I use a small membrane Sontronics instrument mic. Hold it in my hand, no popscreen, no stand no nothing. Got some other big mic's somewhere. He can do a lot in Ableton. It's still good to rewire to Logic or Melodyne Studio the old version.
Great stuff! Yes, hand held mic can work great! Have a marvellous time recording and mixing, many thanks Warren
I'm sorry, but so far, this guy takes forever to say nothing.
I hope the coffee kicks in soon!
By the way, his work is pretty cool, for the genre ((not really my thing. I'm one of the few using Ableton to make more organic sounding music I guess, though it's great to have that techno toy box when you want to add something more- synthetic))
Nice automation on the lights. Automation is key, right? LOL
? erm...the same is possible with Cubase´s new SamplerTrack (!) in C 9! :)
ok... Cubase is more for users who can play an Instrument/Keys... ;) Ableton is great for EDM with Mouse Composing.
Hi Thomas, thanks for your insight! Yes, Chris is a keyboard player who plays the parts! Have a marvellous time recording and mixing, many thanks Warren
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Nice dhani! Have a marvellous time recording and mixing, many thanks Warren
I didn't know Tom Hardy produces music.
Very daunting when someone demonstrates willy-nilly, "Oh you can do anything". Yeah great, but hey he's being using it for years - something to aim for, but like so many other programs, one is overwhelmed and really want to be able to do the same. Get put off cause our skill is pisspoor and leave it.
Hi KimboH55, I opened up Ableton afterwards and got lot of what he was saying! I would recommend watching the video I did earlier in the week on Ableton basics:- ua-cam.com/video/YkSBoqWqhiQ/v-deo.html Have a marvellous time recording and mixing, many thanks Warren
Yeah I did Warren and that was really great. The jump to this was like leaping over the Grand Canyon, lol. A very talented musician - need some simple stuff though to get going. Inspiring thats for sure. Lovely your site - click every vid as soon as it comes on. From one teacher to another, I think your talent is definitely being able to communicate very well to a wide age age group from teenagers to older adults, from newbies to experienced producers/audio dudes. A very difficult skill indeed and well done. You da man
Thanks ever so much KimboH55! I really appreciate your kind words! I am so glad you enjoy all of the content! Have a marvellous time recording and mixing, many thanks Warren
so funny listening to this rock boy try to related when he probably spent his 20s slagging off dance music
What Rock boy? Haha I was doing Dance music in the UK in the late 80’s through to the mid 90’s when I moved to the US where there was only guitar music!
@@Producelikeapro ok fair enough..if you are just in it for cash it explains why you are sniffing round EDM cats now theres no rock in the us charts.. I just remember when people like prince, paul McCartney and even queen weren't taking dance seriously to say the least..I do watch you geez and love all good music..I suppose I just wanted to remind people of how dance used to be perceived by musicians..having musicianship has nothing to do with having the ability to create soul..it is all within..
"You can't do that with Cubase". I guess Chris has no idea what Cubase can do. Ableton lacks behind in so many ways compared to Cubase :)
Thanks for your insight! I really appreciate it!
Care to be more specific? As an Ableton user, I’m genuinely interested.
@@HollerAtcherBoi No answer as expected lol
Quite possibly the most horrendous awkward waffle interview in the history of youtube
There wasn't anything awkward about this video. You alright m8?