This week we welcome back Noah, aka Haterade, for a new ‘How To Sound Like’ course and this time, he’s focussing on creating a Liquid DnB track using English DJ and producer Wilkinson as a reference.
Starting with a blank canvas and recreating elements from Wilkinson’s track ‘Used To It’, Noah adds ethereal pad chord progressions and spectral melodic lines before building the DnB groove and sound design in ANA 2 for the drop.
Once a basic arrangement is laid out, we add and process the epic vocals performed Eric Haley (https://www.instagram.com/erichaleymusic/) to really bring the track together before mixing and mastering.
This easy-to-follow course has all the samples, MIDI and assets you need to recreate this awesome track (or your own version) in the DAW of your choice.
some ana2 presets are not “factory” included. for example that “electric” from build part… can you upload them or tell what library are they from? thanks
Thanks. I have only Live Lite as I’m using Cubase Pro… Was able to recall t 29 and 37, but that 31 Electric has a waveform called RUM PATCH.wav that has File missing message in it.
Look i’m a beginner producer. Unfortunately I think this teacher assumes you know everything you’re doing in Ableton, there’s barely any explanations from a context reason why we’re doing what we’re doing. And a number of the presets aren’t working in Ableton Live 12, or show error messages as missing.
I’m not sure if this is because of my version of Ableton not being ‘Suite’, and there’s zero reference to what ANA actually is or does and you’ll get a surprise as it’s a paid plugin you need to use the presets. Probably not for the beginner producer this one which is frustrating as i paid for the course.
Yes, if an Ableton Live project uses devices only available with the “Suite” version, then you’ll get an error message telling you those devices are missing.
It will be the same for any 3rd party plugin ( instrument or effect ) that you do not own.
You will find a “Software” section on each tutorial main page with a list of the plugins and software used for the course ( that won’t detail Ableton Live devices that were used, only 3rd Party Plugins ).
ANA 2 is Sonic Academy flagship soft-synth instrument plugin and is often used in the courses as well as KICK 2 or KICK 3 ( in more recent tutorials ).
If you plan to keep Ableton Live as your main DAW of choice, then it’s worth investing in the “Suite” version to get all features and devices available in Live.
Regarding 3rd party plugins : You’re not going to purchase all 3rd party plugins you see other producers using in a course, try to use your own tools and what’s available to you.
The main goal with tutorials in general is not to copy or replicate the exact same settings using the same plugins, it’s more about understanding how a track was created and how the sound was processed to get the sound.
→ Don’t have the same synth ? : use another one and find a similar sounding preset, then carry on with the course.
The same applies to audio effects as well, you might not have the same compressor or reverb plugin that was used in the course : again replace the plugin with your own tools.
Don’t focus on getting or replicating the exact same sound as the tutor, just aim at getting close enough results.
While it’s a bit more difficult to follow along and demands more efforts, adapting a course to your own tools is actually the most effective way to learn and progress.
Thanks for this, i think in hindsight i was being rather unreasonable, sorry! And getting frustrated over the learning curve on a very hot day. After getting through further into the course i’m getting better at understanding the particulars of Ableton and the features between the different versions, and i think that’s purely on me! Eg, you so easily duplicate audio and midi tracks and flick settings on envelopes and effects, it just broke my brain.
Appreciate the video, and thanks for any clarity. Sorry again. At the end of the day i think i’ve got to take owness and experiment and use the course as a supplement to this too!
For everything Ableton related, I highly recommend to check P-LASK courses.
Paul is an Ableton Certified Trainer and an excellent tutor when it comes to share his knowledge about everything Ableton
For full courses covering Live 12 you can check the Beginner Level 1 and Level 2 courses but you will find many other courses covering Ableton features and devices browsing through P-LASK courses.
