Making Night Drive Synthwave from Scratch

Making Night Drive Synthwave from Scratch | Ableton Live Tutorial

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Күн бұрын

How to make dark Synthwave for night drive vibes.
#synthwavetypebeat #ableton
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Intro
00:38 - Bass
02:50 - Kick and Snare
03:22 - Chords and layering synths
07:10 - Creating an arp
09:17 - Adding a percussion loop
10:39 - Arrangement tips
12:15 - Final Beat with synth melody
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@MattRid 5 ай бұрын

The lead solo really put the cherry on top of the cake! :)

@khartbeats 5 ай бұрын

Thank you! Yeah, I love those 80’s glide solos!

@michael999michael999 7 ай бұрын

Love your videos - straight to the point with no unnecessary filler. Subscribed and thank you!

@khartbeats 7 ай бұрын

Thanks so much!!

@mando3022 6 ай бұрын

Love the simplicity and effectiveness of your videos. And it leaves enough room for my own interpretation. Inspiring! Keep 'em coming!

@khartbeats 6 ай бұрын

Glad you like them! Thanks so much!

@ileryon4019 24 күн бұрын

you clearly deserve so many more views. shows almost completely refined dextrity between sound design and, its harmonic interaction.

@khartbeats 24 күн бұрын

Thanks so much! I really appreciate that.

@clementpimentmusic 7 ай бұрын

Nice one thanks

@cryptoholica72 7 ай бұрын

Always nice watching how these songs get built up. thanks

@TheSangredegrado 4 ай бұрын

Your authenticity really comes out through the music. Wonderful! Thank you))

@psylentagony 7 ай бұрын

Love it! 🔥🔥🔥

@khartbeats 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for listening!

@dontricera8774 6 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for your videos!

@khartbeats 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@PaulEubanks 7 ай бұрын

Love this channel, thanks K!

@khartbeats 7 ай бұрын

Thanks so much! 😁

@innernetadmin3304 7 ай бұрын

Welcome back K. I love your choice of videos. Faded Memory is my favorite Synthwave track. Your backing track has stage presence for sure. Thank you for the tutorials

@khartbeats 7 ай бұрын

Thanks so much! I’ll have to check that track out.

@gunbee 7 ай бұрын

Thank you for the inspiring tutorials! #80sLove

@khartbeats 7 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@XingoMusic 4 ай бұрын

woww i loved it ,,,awesome work ^^

@khartbeats 4 ай бұрын

Thanks so much!

@axelj6062 2 ай бұрын

this was so great ty

@khartbeats 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for checking it out 🙂

@YuBlaze 7 ай бұрын

Love your contents ❤ keep going

@khartbeats 7 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@ozanerkanofficial 6 ай бұрын

Very brief and cool. Thank you for your efforts :)

@khartbeats 6 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@OL4R 4 ай бұрын

Thank you for ur vid, it helps me alot!

@khartbeats 4 ай бұрын

Glad it’s helpful!

@tinyshadowmusic 7 ай бұрын

Appreciate your knowledge. Killer track 🤙🏼

@khartbeats 7 ай бұрын

Thank you so much 🙂

@CAVIGHI-ny1hm 2 ай бұрын

Great Video! Congrats!!!

@khartbeats 2 ай бұрын

Thanks so much!

@rino.soundtracks 5 ай бұрын

clear tutorial and excellent track. thanks for sharing!

@khartbeats 5 ай бұрын

Thanks so much!

@unkelj 7 ай бұрын

Welcome back 👍 As usual a great tutorial, learned something new today 🙏🏻

@khartbeats 7 ай бұрын

Awesome, thank you! 😊

@HappyGuyTM1990 7 ай бұрын

Been trying to expand my knowledge of this sort of music for my own uses, and your channel in just two videos has helped SO much. Easy to follow and just phenomenal musicianship. Keep at it!

@khartbeats 7 ай бұрын

I’m glad the videos were helpful! Thank you so much 😊

@clem0057 7 ай бұрын

really nice and clear tuto thank you :)

@khartbeats 7 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@mr.bazuka9756 5 ай бұрын

Found your channel today, and I'm really glad that you put out such great videos.

@khartbeats 5 ай бұрын

Thanks so much!

@josipvulic5471 6 ай бұрын

Night Drive Synthwave... tis now a genre. And I agree, if it sounds good then who cares. Great tips in this vid too!

@khartbeats 6 ай бұрын

I get caught up in genres too often and it stops me from making music I like sometimes. It’s a bad trap. And thank you! 🙂

@JammingFellow 2 ай бұрын

That is so cool. Great tutorial. 😊😊

@khartbeats 2 ай бұрын

Thanks so much! 🙂

@withlove1887 7 ай бұрын

Wow ! This is phenomenal in its simplicity ! Great like always :) And one of most inspiring channel :)

@khartbeats 7 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!!

@metreek 3 ай бұрын

Another great one completed ! Thanks Coach Hart and have a good week !

@khartbeats 3 ай бұрын

Nice! Have a good one, too 🙂

@ExecutiveImposter 3 ай бұрын

Oh how am I glad to have found your channel, amazing stuff!!

@khartbeats 3 ай бұрын

Happy to hear that! Thanks so much!

@hampsonpaul3531 7 ай бұрын

Outstanding and very inspiring .Happy to Subscribe

@khartbeats 7 ай бұрын

Thanks so much!

@danbient 7 ай бұрын

Perfect in its simplicity....new to your channel...great stuff!!!

@khartbeats 7 ай бұрын

Thanks so much!

@xiachong3288 7 ай бұрын

Love u K.

@btwnspkrs7951 7 ай бұрын

Your content is a breath of fresh air & inspiring. Great work!! Keep on…

@khartbeats 7 ай бұрын

Thanks so much! I really appreciate it 🙂

@mic2016 5 ай бұрын

Yes, clear, concise tutorial. Song is cool too.

@khartbeats 5 ай бұрын

Thanks so much!

@Axurias 3 ай бұрын

I just stumbled upon this video. I really love the synth melody you played in the last few seconds that was awesome!

@khartbeats 3 ай бұрын

Hey thank you so much! Really appreciate that 🙂

@CR4V3Y 4 ай бұрын

You're a great musician, thanks for helping me get better 😊

@khartbeats 4 ай бұрын

Thanks so much! I’m glad the videos are helpful 🙂

@user-zk3bw8ui7q 7 ай бұрын

hi K. , great lesson! It's a very interesting genre.I would really like more lessons on synthwave

@khartbeats 7 ай бұрын

Thanks so much! I have one other Synthwave video here and planning more in the future 😁 kzfaq.info/get/bejne/r5hhacJprdq8ooU.html

@firstset7415 6 ай бұрын

Love this channel, made a banger after one of your vide

@khartbeats 6 ай бұрын

Awesome! Thanks!

@POMATIC Ай бұрын

Love your style. So clean and simple! 🔥🔥🔥

@khartbeats Ай бұрын

Thanks so much!

@grizlo866 6 ай бұрын

I love how you include little tips about ableton too. Like how copying an audio effect also copies the automation. I've been using ableton for awhile and had no idea. These videos are amazing, thank you!

@khartbeats 6 ай бұрын

I’m so glad the videos have been helpful! Thanks so much for checking them out!

@MyJeer 3 ай бұрын

Great video, keeps things simple for my simple mind.

@khartbeats 3 ай бұрын

I enjoy simplicity, too 🙂

@mandalaman9695 6 ай бұрын

Its very impressive how you make your synth sounds from scratch, that is so awesome and something I really want to get better at. Thank you for sharing your process its a huge help!

@khartbeats 6 ай бұрын

Thanks so much! I’m glad the videos are helpful 🙂 creating synth sounds can be quite a process. A lot of experimenting, for sure.

@mistersmimss 4 ай бұрын

Girl, u are sick!!! great tutorial

@khartbeats 4 ай бұрын

Thank youuu!

@priyangshusaraswati4067 3 ай бұрын

This was really impressive!❤️

@khartbeats 3 ай бұрын

Thanks so much!

@Anton_Over_All 7 ай бұрын

Hello. For the umpteenth time, I sit down to write this or that beat in this or that genre, and on this day you have a video coming out on the topic of this style. It blows my mind)

@khartbeats 7 ай бұрын

Guess we’re just on the same wavelength! Thanks for watching 🙂

@pan_chybryk 4 ай бұрын

Omg, I've only discovered your channel today, and I'm surprised by your good taste and a simplicity of it. I definitely like your style and will stay with you, because I lack those clean and simple view on the music. I'm always overcomplicating the process of producing, and because of it I loose a lot of fun. Watching how you are making music - it's like a breath of an fresh air for me!

@khartbeats 4 ай бұрын

That’s awesome! Thanks so much for sharing that. I definitely try to keep it simple and agree that it can make it a little more fun when I’m not overcomplicating things!

@RMeisterMusic 5 ай бұрын

I love this video. Spent the weekend creating my own tracks using these techniques. Please make some more synthwave / chillwave videos :)

@khartbeats 5 ай бұрын

That’s awesome! I’ll definitely be doing more synthwave and chillwave stuff 🙂

@RMeisterMusic 5 ай бұрын

@@khartbeats You are my hero 🙂

@DRMegaone 7 ай бұрын

This is my vibe 🥰

@khartbeats 7 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@lucian8256 6 ай бұрын

Randomly popped up on my home page and im glad. You should have way more subs, and you will.

@khartbeats 6 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! I really appreciate that.

@iHOiD 7 ай бұрын

👏👏👏

@OceanMoonJack Ай бұрын

Superb style. So quick to the point and such high quality. Realllllly like your vids, mate

@khartbeats Ай бұрын

Thank you so much! 🙂

@OceanMoonJack Ай бұрын

@@khartbeats no dude thank YOU. I made my first Synthwave track today because of this tutorial and I have been grinning from ear to ear all afternoon, as your tuition helped me to understand things that seemed so alien and out of reach for me. I am massively, massively grateful 🙏🏽

@khartbeats Ай бұрын

@@OceanMoonJack that’s awesome! So happy this was helpful!

@roadblokMusic 7 ай бұрын

Banger

@khartbeats 7 ай бұрын

Thanks! All of the synthwave bangers you throw out on here inspired me.

@roadblokMusic 7 ай бұрын

@@khartbeats easy now you'll make me blush

@zenchiefengineer 3 ай бұрын

Forgot about wavetable! My packs too. I re-established Live with all my external files again. Thanks for reminding me to do all that!

@khartbeats 3 ай бұрын

Nice! Lots of good stuff in there!

@gravity00x 7 ай бұрын

Yaaaay! You survived, congrats and welcome back!

@khartbeats 7 ай бұрын

It was tough, but I survived to make another tutorial 😂 happy to be back, thank you!

@Wubslin 7 ай бұрын

Greetings from Ireland 👍 I was today years old when I learned about the dropping of the wavs into Wavetable. Dear Lord that bass sounds badass. I try to make techno myself but I'm sure I'll pick up some great tips.

@khartbeats 7 ай бұрын

Yeah, I was excited when I learned that Wavetable trick, too. Thanks so much!

@thecossack3000 6 ай бұрын

I'm a total noob, but I've learned a lot of new things, especially EQ and Auto Filter will be extremely helpful! Also thanks for calling out the key combos! :D

@khartbeats 6 ай бұрын

Glad this stuff is helpful. Thanks so much!

@thethesaxman23 7 ай бұрын

This is awesome!! Particularly liked what you did with the arp! Just arpeggiating basic triads can get a bit repetitive after a while! I thought what you did sounded a lot more interesting!

@khartbeats 7 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! Totally agree that arps can get repetitive quickly without a little extra effort!

@alcatrek 7 ай бұрын

Welcome back K :)

@khartbeats 7 ай бұрын

Thank you 😊 I’m glad to be back.

@paradymcoast2454 5 ай бұрын

lead kinda goes crazy

@pablovalenzuela3505 Ай бұрын

Truly amazing, thanks for sharing your knowledge. How did you learn to synthesize in Wavetable? . Greetings

@khartbeats Ай бұрын

Thanks so much! I spent a lot of time watching synthesis tutorials and then just messing around on my own. Just creating random sounds is great for learning.

@wildbird78 7 ай бұрын

Hi - wanted to ask how are you liking the Push3 for producing in the studio? Cool track!

@ModernPlague 5 ай бұрын

Can anyone with Ableton download & use those Oblivion Sound Lab presets/banks? Where do you get them, and are they easy to install/load in Ableton? Great video!

@khartbeats 5 ай бұрын

No, unfortunately it costs money. I got it on sale so it wasn’t too much, but it’s a great sound bank for Arturia’s analog lab. If you google Oblivion Sound Lab you’ll find them. Thanks so much for checking out the video!

@withlove1887 7 ай бұрын

Can you please make a video on the intro of this video... It is so calm, chillout and beautiful.. And so amazing to hear you are feeling better after what ever you were going through.

@khartbeats 7 ай бұрын

Thank you 😊 I don’t think I have the project file for that one anymore…a lot of my files got deleted by accident a while ago. I can see about recreating something similar in a future video.

@withlove1887 6 ай бұрын

@@khartbeats Looking forward to your another amazing composition then :)

@XnazxulX 7 ай бұрын

Welcome back hope you are feeling better by now. Doesn’t matter that it’s not a proper genre.. this is how genres begin. Happy Xmas eve. Also is pigments worth the 200$ price tag?

@khartbeats 7 ай бұрын

Hey, thanks! I'm doing better and happy Xmas eve to you, too. I'd say Pigments is worth it if you enjoy sound design...it's insanely powerful and you can mix multiple wavetables with samples and a granulator engine. If you mainly just use the presets, I'd say probably not.

@mortengu1385 5 ай бұрын

Thanks, this is really useful! What preset do you use for the chords? I liked the one you used, but I could not find it when I browsed through Analog Lab V (I found some electric pianos that came close, though...)

@khartbeats 5 ай бұрын

Thanks! They’re all from the synthwave preset pack I mentioned. I think the one I used for the chords is called Home Alone keys. An electric piano would probably sound similar with a little bit of tweaking.

@mortengu1385 5 ай бұрын

@@khartbeats Thanks! Found it and installed it... the soundbank is called Photon if anyone else is looking!

@JohnSmith-oe4bw Ай бұрын

Awesome tutorial! - Just one question. What instrument/patch are you using for the synth chords @3:27? - You mention what the other elements are, but I don't think you said what this synth is. Thank you for your content. Nice and easy to follow along with, and learn!

@khartbeats Ай бұрын

Hey, thanks so much! I’m pretty sure it’s the Home Alone keys preset from the pack I mentioned. It’s very similar to an electric piano. Glad the video was useful!

@MugenLord_inNeonLights 3 ай бұрын

Hello K.Hart.really enjoyed this tutorial.Which software do you use , any pc requirements needed? Grts from a Belgium Synthwave lover .😎🌇🎹🚘

@khartbeats 3 ай бұрын

Hey, thanks so much! I use Ableton Live. Here’s a link to their website that lists pc requirements and such help.ableton.com/hc/en-us/articles/115001663530-Live-Minimum-System-Requirements

@andrewbardusk4861 3 ай бұрын

Great video, thank you! Can't find the amp in ableton 11 lite. Is it stock?

@khartbeats 3 ай бұрын

Thanks so much! Amp is stock, but I think it’s only in standard and suite, unfortunately.

@andrewbardusk4861 3 ай бұрын

@@khartbeats thanks for the fast reply. do you have any videos that explain the thought process behind the EQ adjustments you're making? I can see what you are doing, interested to learn my about the why.

@khartbeats 3 ай бұрын

@@andrewbardusk4861 sure thing! I'm planning on doing a mixing video, but most times I'm using EQ to clean up low frequencies that will interfere with bass. And in this one I also ducked one frequency that was very resonant in the synth chords.

@sevenday379 4 ай бұрын

Всегда поставлю лайк девушке. Побольше бы таких сознательных гражданочек. А то заполонили интернет одни попы и губы надутые. God bless you, dear!

@ClxpsnGxgs Ай бұрын

what piano / synth are u using for the chords ? i still dont have a decent sounding piano preset

@khartbeats Ай бұрын

It's the Home Alone keys preset from the Photon sound bank for Analog Lab. It's by Oblivion Sound Lab.

@joshpinho 7 ай бұрын

Just bought an Arturia Midi recently and it pushed me straight into Ableton Lite. Any suggestions? Gonna be watching your videos frequently.

@khartbeats 7 ай бұрын

I started close to the same…I bought a midi keyboard that came with Live Lite. Just take the time to learn the interface and when/if you feel limited by it, consider upgrading to Standard or Suite. It has everything you need to make most of the music you want to make 🙂

@joshpinho 6 ай бұрын

@@khartbeats I've been using it 6 months. But now I know im ready to switch to standard because I'm very limited in creativity. I barely know what the Wavetable is, let alone know how to access it or create one.

@khartbeats 6 ай бұрын

@@joshpinhoI think Wavetable is only in Suite. I’d suggest maybe downloading a synth plugin like Serum (paid) or Vital (free) if you don’t have Wavetable. They can do much of the same thing, just a different interface.

@oocast 4 ай бұрын

👏👏👏👏👏👏🇻🇪

@Nova_Afterglow 6 ай бұрын

i got xlnt packs too

@JojoMariaMusic 6 ай бұрын

Min 9:45 - "...and we can make this really tight here..." ! - Such a bad Girl ;)

@InterplainMusic 4 ай бұрын

I would like to commend you on your production sound quality, it's second to none. But you need to slow down, you far rush the steps in so many ways beyond this project. I guess this topic and project is far way past your interest. But it's my observation. You could maybe slow the pace of explaining that the steps to import the samples. They are not installed by default. And the way in which the samples are dragged onto the Arrangement View and not the Session View. Although that is plain to see in the video you have provided, but not to a novice. These are just a few issues i have with this tutorial. Your rushed Controlled keyboard steps are hard to follow rushed., i cant understand them or hear you. Ctrl + Shift What?.. I know you are giving a free tutorial, but some are paying. Have you thought about text on screen giving a flow of your audio and direction.. At least if your not being followed audio wise they could read it.. Blind people that cant hear, they can follow you. lol a joke for you..

@khartbeats 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for the feedback. I’ve found for this platform (KZfaq), videos between 12-15 minutes do best. I do my best to fit making an entire song into this very small timeframe, which is not always easy and a lot of the smaller details do get cut sometimes. Other than a very few generous souls who have given me a super thanks, I do these tutorials for free and can’t afford to devote all of my time to them, unfortunately.

@InterplainMusic 4 ай бұрын

@khartbeats fair point. But to your credit, you have some very good information in your videos. I would like to see if you could do some in the FM Attack style. I have rewritten the track My Life, took some doing. Can't sing, so play lead synth.