The trance gate technique (like Ross from Friends, Bicep, Max Cooper and Moderat)

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This is a tutorial on how to apply the "Trance Gate" technique. In Ableton Live, you can use the "gate" effect to cut sounds rhythmically from long, sustained source sound. This allows you to get really groovy, really quickly, and is a classic staple in many dance genres, including popular artists like Bicep, Ross from Friends, Max Cooper and Moderat.
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Contents:
0:00 Introduction
0:37 Getting set up
2:50 Power Chords
3:50 The Trigger Track
4:57 The Gate
5:53 Sidechaining the Gate
7:24 Using a voice as the source sound
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@OscarUnderdog 3 жыл бұрын

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@YaceYoung 3 жыл бұрын

You call this small?? 😬

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@yahordulevich1055 Жыл бұрын

After watching Ableton turtorials for several years it`s rather hard to find new techniques, most of the content repeats itself. At this channel each video contains super useful information. Massive respect!

@alessandrobraz9961 3 жыл бұрын

Wow my mind is blown how simple this is, can't find tips like this from other places

@billB101 3 жыл бұрын

Another way is to sidechain the gate using a hi-hat on a midi channel then you just program the trigger rhythm into the hi hat pattern, gives you a lot more control than triggering with an audio track. You can also physically play in the trigger part in this way. Been using this technique with physical gates ( and their key input ) over pad sounds and vocals since the 90's in dance music. The Camelspace VST has a trance gate preset that allows you to do this automatically too.

@blasborg 2 жыл бұрын

this is a really good pt, thank you!!

@bornhager Жыл бұрын

Is it free?

@cockur 3 жыл бұрын

Love this effect. Top Tip: if you want to do this really quickly you can use AutoPan in Tremolo mode (Saw wave works best) and set Phase = 0. You have less control over the rhythm and shape of the gating but it works well as a quick substitute. Plus you can reverse the Saw to get a Ramp reverse type sound.

@Paulappelhof 3 жыл бұрын

Recently found you in my suggested videos: all videos are gems! Clear, too the point and exactly in the genres I like ;-) as a ‘senior’ beginner in track production your tips and tricks hit the sweet spot. Long story short; keep up the good work!

@mrburnout 2 жыл бұрын

I don't even like/know the artists that you always mention but the information I'm learning from your content seems to transcend genre, love to see it

@mathieufernandez-vandewall162 3 жыл бұрын

Great to see someone that not only makes a tutorial but also explains the way effects are actually working. Then people can come with new ways of using them and thus new sounds and music! Thank you for that, subscribed

@andycordy5190 2 жыл бұрын

Once again, you've explained something so clearly that even though I don't use Ableton, and have no interest in the dance genres where we'd typically find this texture in use, I can see how to adapt the technique into my workflow.

@SnowblindHallur 3 жыл бұрын

Just found your channel today, and I must say it's super underrated. Such well explained and in-depth quality content - keep it up!

@JanGotner Жыл бұрын

Omg YES I finally learned the name and understood the fundamental part of my favourite electronic music genre - trance - thank you SO much !

@distortimus7631 3 жыл бұрын

I've been sick for a couple of days and all I've been watching were your videos. So much quality knowledge to use later on in my production. Thanks.

@Maxinquaye4real 3 жыл бұрын

It's so interesing even if you're not interesed in making music but knowing how music is made!

@introsphereakafelixus 3 жыл бұрын

Man thank you for this tutorial! So simple but I have never tryed it. These gated Vvcals are so emotionaly loaded.. they allways give me goosebumps

@osmark86 2 жыл бұрын

the way you break down techniques into the basics of what, how and why is just great. you're a wonderful teacher.

@thesiren6620 3 жыл бұрын

We used to do this the oldskool way, volume flipping on protracker by manually typing the volume of the channel, it used to be a lot of work. 64 entries for every pattern.

@reggiep75 3 жыл бұрын

Yep the old skool way offered a fair amount of control and I remember doing this on OctaMED back in the early 90's.

@Arbitrarynamehere 3 жыл бұрын

40-10-40-10-404040-10. Rah!

@RussArteaga 3 жыл бұрын

No disrespect but before trackers we used actual gates triggered by drum machine hi hat outputs. Really old skool!

@joelgrip3648 3 жыл бұрын

Did that in Fasttracker! Don´t exactly miss those times but sometimes you got some interesting results...

@nrXic 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah I've always preferred how it's done in trackers and I wish there was a VST effect that did it in a similar fashion. Or it could be triggered with MIDI notes instead of a sound.

@RR-ok4wz 2 жыл бұрын

My god. I’ve been wondering how to do this since I was a kid. Can’t thank you enough!!!!! 🖤

@PaulOrtiz 2 жыл бұрын

I love your channel man - even when it’s stuff I already know, watching you explain it is really enjoyable and I usually come away with something new to try. Hope things continue to grow for you!

@OscarUnderdog 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks :D

@benrettberg4628 Жыл бұрын

Ive been binge watching your tutorials for the last two weeks now but I always find another video for exactly what I was looking for! Keep up the amazing work!🙏

@segefjord 2 жыл бұрын

I love your content. I'm happy that you provide all these videos for free. After my next semester in university i'll have more time on my hand, and i will definitely be taking some of the pro courses from you. You are the only online teacher i have ever wanted to do that with, but this content is just amazing. I love how you keep everything higher level, and not just "push these buttons", like you actually explain everything. It's great to see tutorials not targeted at "noobs", but rather for someone looking to get more serious with music.

@SlayerDarkRaver 3 жыл бұрын

Your tutorials are a goldmine! I'm learning so much useful stuff. Thanks 😊

@mobogdan4683 3 жыл бұрын

man great tutorial. I love that you're going these and you make them so easy to follow and talk don't about bullshit for 7/8ths of the video. These are so good thanks man. They help with stuff I've heard in other trucks and wanted to know how to do but didn't necessarily have the words to describe.

@OscarUnderdog 3 жыл бұрын

Cheers Mo! Glad to help :)

@leoststst 3 жыл бұрын

This channel is a miracle

@Brontosauredumarais 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Reminds me of Age of Love with the vocal track.

@janickimusic 3 жыл бұрын

Mr. Oscar should be mentioned on many tracks as a source of inspirations, thanks

@keithforrester82 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome. A technique I have totally forgotten to use in my tracks! Will defintely use it in one of my new tunes...

@kiland3d 3 жыл бұрын

newbie in music production, your channel is a real gold mine of simplicity and efficiency !!... thanks a lot

@TheTylerRobison 3 жыл бұрын

So glad I found you, these might be some of the best production tips on all of KZfaq.

@raarky 3 жыл бұрын

Your way of explaining things is amazing. You provide a great amount of depth on a specific topic and it flows at a perfect pace. Thank you

@Squidy666 Жыл бұрын

Thank you! As a metalhead trying to learn electronic music this stuff blows my mind. Thanks for breaking it down so I can follow along :)

@mrsostost 3 жыл бұрын

i cant believe i found an easy way to make bicep style tunes!!! subed immediately and wait for more!!! thanks!!!

@mrsostost 3 жыл бұрын

i also just saw your lessons and seem very interesting.lessons are in english right?

@mcharbo8726 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks as always for the lesson. They're always involving all of the information required to do the effect, while still getting to the point.

@sweetwheatsy 3 жыл бұрын

You mentioned Moderat in the title, and I'm instantly reminded of Running. Such a great track with this effect

@scarixix 3 жыл бұрын

One of my favorite production channels. Many thanks for so many useful techniques ! I've been messing about A1 Trigger gate plugin lately which has nice sequencer section. Cheers !

@TheEarlyAstrotype1024 3 жыл бұрын

Creative use of trance gate effects in drum and bass is a huge beast yet I only heard few dnb tracks using trance gate effect.

@ottonelli_music Жыл бұрын

Incredible channel man! Thanks a lot for the insights! Wishing all the best things for the channel!

@cosmicfrequency5887 3 жыл бұрын

Nice technique. I have used LFO tool and Gatekeeper to do the same thing but I can see that the ability to automate the release time and/or use a triple note bassline as the trigger would be pretty useful.

@OscarUnderdog 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah it sets you up to get a bit playful with it!

@Fractalite 3 жыл бұрын

Great video . I used to create gates with an Alesis Compressor /limiter that had a trigger for the gate which you'd feed in a high hat or something . This gating effect became very dated sounding by 1995 IMHO but I'm sure kids who weren't even born then would think it pretty fresh .

@OscarUnderdog 3 жыл бұрын

It's all going in circles 😁

@JakkeJakobsen 3 жыл бұрын

Wildstylez seems to use it in Exist, just listen to the intro and you'll hear it. Circles indeed!

@AvithOrtega 3 жыл бұрын

7:56 it suddenly became a psytrance sound

@dariushunter6792 3 жыл бұрын

Was going with more anthem or euphoric trance.

@lundsweden 3 жыл бұрын

Good tute, gives me some ideas (may be dangerous!)

@graceintheplace13 Жыл бұрын

Wow!!! Amazing! Learning how those vocals are made is so helpful!! Thank you! You’re the best. ❤

@adrianlara5045 2 жыл бұрын

I was going to ask some questions but I decided to wait and you answered them later on in the video.

@firulais360 3 жыл бұрын

This is gonna blow up, nice content, nice quality man

@persona83 2 жыл бұрын

Been watching some of your videos and I really appreciate your pace, voice tone, detail and reasonable timing/amount of info. Other channels are too worried about introducing maximum info to minimum video lengh but your videos hit just the right balance. Subscribed. Thanks for sharing the knowledge and not making video for millenials only.

@spaaske 3 жыл бұрын

For most of this, an LFO mapped to a synth's master volume would work a bit faster, and depending on the synth can provide control over more interesting shapes.

@urphakeandgey6308 3 жыл бұрын

Even Grossbeat has some decent trancegate presets built right in. That's definitely the easier route, though I'm sure doing it this way would provide more control in certain applications.

@kingburgerkiler 2 жыл бұрын

Yep, Serums LFO Tool is the easiest and the best way to do this.

@jamie.goodson Жыл бұрын

LFO only provides a constant rhythm though (eg 1/4 or 1/8) - you can’t give it a groove (unless you use a lot of automation, but at that point it’s easier to just use a gate with a drum pattern like in this vid)

@spaaske Жыл бұрын

@@jamie.goodson you might wanna check out synths like Serum where the LFO is highly customizable.

@donaldkrambeck 2 жыл бұрын

cannot wait to try this out! thank you so much for the tutorial

@josephdeane9158 3 жыл бұрын

Really Great, i must squeeze this technique into my next track.

@l4nternz 2 жыл бұрын

dude youve genuinely taught me so much and i feel like ivr improved a ton in just this past week after feeling a bit stuck for a while, thank u!

@OscarUnderdog 2 жыл бұрын

So happy to hear! 💚

@ibec69 3 жыл бұрын

I love this effect. It can be observed, used in a very trippy way in Doof's Balashwaar Baksheesh, among many others of course.

@isaacinternet 3 жыл бұрын

Your content is so much more useful to me than other channels. Thanks for making this!

@OscarUnderdog 3 жыл бұрын

My pleasure!

@markearll3940 3 жыл бұрын

Exceptionally well explained - brilliant!

@minreculiao2428 2 жыл бұрын

the knowledge this person offers is unbelievable

@xymo59 3 жыл бұрын

Really clear tutorial, now I get there is many possibilities from this, like experimenting with the sample of the trigger track Can produce interesting enveloppes

@Sirruca 2 жыл бұрын

Ive using different plugins for the trance gate effect and this is from far the best and most precise way to create gates! Thanks for sharing

@harovilius6132 Жыл бұрын

I've been searching for a tutorial like this for the entire night. I should have known to look directly to Underdog EMS, you always deliver, Oscar 🔥🔥🔥

@poltrimusic396 3 жыл бұрын

I always wanted to use this technique in a more dynamic way. One of the reasons i started my eurorack.

@djicebreaker80 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video tutorial, I did this technique with my vocals trance track.. but thanks for great advice

@alvarofcar8761 3 жыл бұрын

Very well explained! Thank you for your tip. I have just discovered your channel but can't wait to explore all of it.

@chrisalexander211212 Жыл бұрын

Great as always, thanks Oscar

@tomplumbdj5718 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much my man, this has added a whole new dimension to my production tricks!!! literally blew my mind!

@benjaminbrewis9600 11 ай бұрын

Such a great channel, thanks for all these tutorials… and I don’t even make music - not enough time - but the plan is there. Everything you show relates to how I’d do it myself (sound wise), so it’s amazing to have what seems like a personal tutor.

@geraldwebb7244 3 жыл бұрын

So I just started watching your videos.. everyone I've seen is on point and extremely useful 👌

@Reaktora 2 жыл бұрын

super dat ik dit kanaal gevonden heb ! dan nog iemand uit brussel !!

@sympalamusic9324 3 жыл бұрын

Gorgeous

@dieterclaes3657 3 жыл бұрын

I love this!

@jn1346 3 жыл бұрын

What a great tutorial. Organized and clear. I hope your channel blows up!

@OscarUnderdog 3 жыл бұрын

Cheers J N, let's hope so :D

@ddavidivadd Жыл бұрын

This is EXACTLY what I was looking for to reproduce that sound from Tame Impala’s “One More Year” & Skrillex & Four Tets “Butterflies”

@OscarUnderdog Жыл бұрын

For butterflies watch my video about skrillex as well! Love that track!

@brabazone1972 3 жыл бұрын

Great tutorial. was wonder how this was done and just so happens I stumbled upon this by accident when looking for something else. Thanks for sharing.

@manfrombritain6816 Жыл бұрын

these vids are brilliant. simple and concise, yet powerful tools

@seansnyder7744 2 жыл бұрын

Watching this video while I'm planning a modular synth build brought me to the idea of incorporating an AM radio into my modular sessions. Have the radio signal as the source for the sidechained gate. BOOM. not only is the modular synth patch/sequence unique, but each time the radio is incorporated, it's just as unique.

@OscarUnderdog 2 жыл бұрын

Whoaw, that's original :D

@nirelmar 10 ай бұрын

another excellent tutorial. thank you, oscar & underdog team!

@andreh2645 2 жыл бұрын

Wonderfull tutorial, this approach to details makes such a big help to the learning process, great work!

@user-ih2sp8mu8b 3 жыл бұрын

Good content, man! Thanks for breaking it down in simple terms.

@brokipoki5136 3 жыл бұрын

Much love!

@LMFTierney 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent tutorial, simple process but great effect to use. Thank you!

@WeirdMedicine 3 жыл бұрын

Best tutorials on KZfaq. Got to do one of your online classes

@BIFTYTIME 3 жыл бұрын

Best production channel on KZfaq thank you so much 🙌

@tpole7079 3 жыл бұрын

Brilliant!! A very cool effect! Thank you!

@carldubcats3385 3 жыл бұрын

That was very cool. I can imagine this tecnique being good for build ups.

@kc9122 3 жыл бұрын

really enjoying your posts, good techniques that you're sharing, and you're easy to understand. thanks for sharing

@julianstrasser483 2 жыл бұрын

I love it!!!!

@inimicalnature 3 жыл бұрын

I love gated pads/chords. Good video breaking it down! 🖤

@mano.h_ Жыл бұрын

Incrível esses conteúdos estarem disponíveis grátis, uma didática excelente e tudo isso rápido e prático. Parabéns pelo canal!

@ydrojzelf 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome i was looking for this technique for a long time!

@bonzosbrainz 2 жыл бұрын

Such informative tutorials! Thank you 🙏

@justinreilly3107 3 жыл бұрын

Digweed comes to mind with that last vocal gate you used. 👍🏻

@djragnar407 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Oscar, your videos are INVALUABLE

@jesusblanquetfortes4808 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the knowledge jefe!! Great and simply explained.

@blacklighthouse8297 2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic, man! Thank you so much for your tutorials.

@spacey_jones 2 жыл бұрын

Dope!! Thank you!

@besaliju Жыл бұрын

Really nice and well put together - funny the gate is something I've avoided almost entirely up until this point

@Twistedbackwards2010 3 жыл бұрын

Brilliant tutorial! I truly learnt something new here. Thank you

@veltani3108 3 жыл бұрын

Really nice job, loved it !

@warrenc1829 Жыл бұрын

This really is a superb, concise tutorial. Very clear. Subscribed!

@cashenkash7325 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for the tutorial.

@LDRTHE1NE 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome video man! Very good information. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👌🏼

@Bostich 3 жыл бұрын

Cool. This is helping me with how I think about my modular setup. Thanks.

@TheSiimur 3 жыл бұрын

Earned a new sub! this is such a cool technique

@AbishIkramToledano 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!