First 20 minutes of class

Drum and Bass Overview

In this workshop, we explore the vast world of Drum & Bass. From the fundamentals of the genre to a full arranged track.

• DnB Foundations Understand the core elements of DnB, its history, and its impact on electronic music.
• Subgenre Styles Differentiate the diverse landscape of DnB, exploring popular subgenres like Liquid, Neurofunk, and Jump Up.
• Drum Programming 101 Master the art of creating driving DnB drum patterns with ghost hits, breaks, hat stacks and mixing techniques.
• Crafting the Drop Learn the art of building call and response heavy bass drops with audio editing, sampling, and synthesis.
• Reese Essentials We explore the fundamentals of reese basses and provide some nasty presets
• Arranging a DnB Track We'll take a look at crafting buildups, pre drops and breakdowns
• Warping Acapellas Learn how to correctly warp acapellas to create DnB remixes

This workshop equips you with the skills, knowledge and tools to produce your own DnB music using Ableton Live.

Drum and Bass Template

The Drum and Bass Ableton Template is packed with:

• Mixed Drum Group & Perc/Cymbal Group
• Bass Group Loaded with production ready bass sounds
• Intro/BreakDown Instruments

Side Brain's Custom Vital Presets

Template includes many custom vital presets like Foghorn, Growl Stab, Rolling Bass, Soft Keys, Arp Drive and much more!

Low Sub

Exclusive earth shattering sub with Ableton's Wavetable and built-in effects. Great for layering under you mid basses.

*Don't forget to hit the save button on the top right of the device to add it to your User Library.

What's Included with this session

• 2+ hours of Ableton Certified Training Video
• 2 Drum and Bass Ableton Projects
• Drum and Bass Ableton Template
• Super Low Sub Wavetable Presets
• 12 Custom Vital DnB Presets

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR

Yeuda Ben-Atar, a world renowned Ableton Certified Trainer, hails from Los Angeles, California. Originally from Israel, Yeuda’s passion for music led him to the United States, where he discovered his true calling with Ableton Live in 2007, embarking on a journey of mastery.

He approaches Ableton in a unique way; producing and performing with video game controllers under the moniker Side Brain.

One of Yeuda’s most remarkable qualities is his exceptional knowledge and speed, combined with his unparalleled ability to explain complex concepts in a simple and engaging manner.

With years of experience as a music production instructor and educator, Yeuda has contributed his expertise to prestigious institutions throughout the United States, including USC, UCLA, UCSD, Colburn Music School, Berkley School of Music, Cal Arts, NAMM, Skywalker Sounds, Bedrock LA, Sonos Studios, Sweetwater Headquarters, 1500 or Nothing studios, Grammy U, Pensado’s Place, Vintage King, Museum of Making Music, Lynda.com (now known as Linkedin Learning), and Perfect Circuit Audio, among many others.

His projects have included working with and teaching artists such as Timbaland, Ludacris, Lavel Kali(Beyonce, Drake) DJ Numark and Jurassic 5, Beck, Skrillex, Flying Lotus, Ed Sheeran, Rick Rubin, Giorgio Moroder, Simi, Bootie Brown (Pharcyde), Dave Pensado, Madison Mcferrin and countless others.