Ableton Live 12 Trap Beat Masterclass: The Formula for Industry-Ready Beats

Ableton Live Trap Beat Masterclass | 808s, Hi Hats, Melodies, External Textures + Mixing Tips

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In this in-depth session, I’m breaking down the entire process of creating a trap beat inside Ableton Live 12 — start to finish.
From building hard-hitting 808s and bouncing hi hats to crafting melodies with MIDI and layering in analog textures from my Prophet 10, this is a full look at how I make trap beats that hit.

I also cover basic mixing tips and share my approach to balancing all the elements so the final track sounds clean and punchy.

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Programming 808s that knock

Creating bounce with hi hat rolls and patterns

Writing melodies with MIDI and free VSTs

Adding analog textures with the Prophet 10

Quick + effective mixing moves to glue it all together

Workflow tips to keep your sessions fast and inspired

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00:00 - Intro
00:28 - Building Melodies in the grid
02:30 - EQing Instruments
03:00 - Other Useful Stock/Free Effects
04:00 - Using External Instruments - Prophet 10
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06:14 - Cutting the randomness!
07:00 - 808 setup and sequence
09:39 - Hi Hat setup and sequence
12:37 - Soft Clipping 808s
12:56 - Snare sequence
13:36 - Open hat sequence
14:15 - Rim sequence
14:35 - Zap Perc Sequence
14:50 - Send Effects, Ping Pong Delay, Reverb
15:58 - Setting Up Returns
16:25 - Printing tracks in the session
16:47 - Pitching audio clips
17:17 - Arranging the track
19:17 - Copying 808 to kick pattern
20:33 - Volume automation
22:02 - Mixing Masterclass??