Midi Clip Shortcuts in Ableton

Drum Rack – Generic Set Up

Basic Drum Loop

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 Drum Loop Consolidated in 2 Bars

• Consolidate Shortcut = CTRL-J or CMD-J

Add some Percs

Mixing the Drum Loop

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 Changing the velocity for more groove (Hats)

• Copy and Paste this pattern

Add more perc in the section and play with Velocity

5 and 6 Patterns in hats

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 PolyTechno Beat

• Switch from 5 pattern to 3, 4, 6 and 7 patterns.

Add Shakers

SWING – HATS

• Move to the right only de weak beat part. Swing is, basically, hits out of tempo.

Full Beat Example

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• In this example we have Poly Rhythms in hats and Swing in the snare

Swing and Groove Packs

• Only apply for 1/16 notes, you can choose different types 1/4, 1/8, etc

Drag and Drop into the MIDI Clip

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Groove Velocity for hats or cymbals