Ableton Live's Sampler is extremely powerful. In this hands-on tutorial Dance music performer and sound design expert Olav Basoski shows you how he uses Sampler to create the original sounds that elevate and enhance his productions...
One of the most influential artists in the dance music industry, Olav Basoski has produced hundreds of records for his trend-setting Record Labels: Work Records, Rootz Records, and Samplitude Records.
Sampling is huge in music production. We all use samplers, but very few of us know how they work and how to effectively deploy them in our productions. Ableton's awesome Sampler is seamlessly integrated into Live's workflow which makes it both easy to master and intuitive to use in both your "live" and studio tracks.
This tutorial is divided into two parts: Part One begins with a look at how sampling works. You'll see all of Sampler's basic controls and functions as Olav guides you through all the options on Sampler's GUI. Once its functionality has been clearly explained, Olav takes a deep, sonic dive into sound design.
And now the fun begins: In Part Two you're invited into Olav's audio workshop where you'll see him create his sonic masterpieces. He turns vocals into kick drums AND funky bass parts. Master Basoski then shows you how he designs swooping sweeps and staccato stutter FX. He also does some cool "oldskool" time-stretching.
So join Olav Basoski in this informative Sampler sound design tutorial and see how you can release the outrageous audio potential locked up in Ableton's premium instrument: Sampler!
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Very nice walkthrough of sampler by Olav. Would love to see more advanced techniques in the future!
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Jordan D wrote on May 13, 2017
Pretty easy to understand everything in this course! the examples were very helpful as the context really helped me digest the information!
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110dB wrote on February 24, 2015
Olav is really a HIGH TALENTED PRODUCER for me! This course is very interesting for me! Thank you Olav! Thank you macProVideo! I like that!
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Cemukyo wrote on January 15, 2015
I think, this is a very well Course! And it´s funny :D Olav is very Creative with the Sampler in Ableton Live...
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Michael wrote on December 12, 2014
Really great course. Definitely essential for all live users. I've been using sampler a while and this expanded my understanding of its functionality greatly
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Thomas wrote on October 30, 2014
Very superb and step-by-step course! I Liked it very much! I also recommend to others who are interested in sampling and Ableton.
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JRS wrote on September 22, 2014
Great tutorial! I really recommend it, You can learn everything about the Sampler device and a few tricks extras. Olav it's a great instructor.
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Jordan wrote on August 3, 2014
Great coverage of Sampler. Some of the concepts are kind of silly, but it was informative. Sampler is pretty powerful.
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Cid Pirol wrote on November 21, 2013
Very good tutorial about this powerfull instrument. Olav explains the functions very plain and gives also some concrete examples. Thank you, Olav. Happy sampling!
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Carrion Fowl wrote on October 23, 2013
Great stuff from a great tutor. Covers all the features of Sampler clearly. Has to be one of the best tools in Live for mangling/re-treating audio.