First 20 minutes from class

 

Afro House Project Audio Demo

 

Afro House Overview

One of the most popular dance styles in recent years, in this session we dive into the vibrant world of Afro House music production with Ableton.

Although not a new style, this new wave of Afro House draw major influence from modern Afrobeats and Amapiano.

• How to Afro House: Understand the core elements of Afro House, including its roots, cultural influences, and how to blend traditional sounds with modern house and deep house production techniques.
• Clave Rhythms: Explore the foundational clave rhythms that form the backbone of Afro House, Modern Afro Beats and Amapiano (+Latin Music, Reggaeton and more!). Learn how to program and layer these rhythms to create infectious grooves with both percussion and melodic elements.
• Organic House Textures: Explore sound design techniques to craft organic textures using, soft synths, samples, and effects adding depth and warmth to your tracks.
• Log Drum Fills: Incorporate the signature sound of log drums with unique fills and patterns, giving your music a distinct African identity (preset included).
• How to Make Clean African Acapellas: Learn how to use the free UVR for the best stem separation results, how to warp acapellas and use them in any style and any BPM.
• Afro House Arrangement: Develop arrangement skills specific to Afro House, focusing on dynamic build-ups, breakdowns, and transitions to keep listeners engaged.
• Chill Chord Progressions: Create lush, chord progressions that add a soulful and melodic touch to your Afro House tracks while using multiple instruments for textures and width.
• Layered Polyrhythm Percussion: Dive into advanced percussion layering techniques to craft rich, polyrhythmic and polymetric patterns that drive your grooves forward and create a compelling rhythm section.

 

Afro House Project

Included with the session is a mastered Afro House project from class. Follow along, remix, make it your own, and save all the tools used in the workshop.

 

Log Drum

Authentic recreation of a log drum with various sound variation. Can be used as a bass instrument and/or percussion. Great for fills!

Macros

Sub – Sub oscillator level

FM – Frequency Modulation amount

Body – Transient Designer

LP – Limited range Low Pass Filter

HP –Limited range High Pass Filter

Noise Level – Pluck noise loudness

 

Bass Pad

Custom Meld preset for a fat filtered Reese bass to fill up your Afro House low end.

 

Pacer Pluck

A staple type sound in Afro House this custom pluck sound can be used as a rhythmic pace keeper in your projects.

 

Afro House Mastering Rack

A combination of Multi-Band Compression, Tube Saturation and M/S Maximizing for a full mastered sound.

 

What's Included with this session

• 2+ hours of Ableton Certified Training Video
• Afro House Project
• Log Drum Instrument Rack
• Bass Pad Instrument Rack
• FM Pluck Instrument Rack
• Pacer Pluck Instrument Rack
• Afro House Mastering Rack
• PDF with a list of free Afro House Sample Packs, Plugins and Softwares

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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.