How to make a hip hop beat in 10 minutes (Ableton Live)

Producing music with a time constraint can be a great way to get out of your head as it forces you to think quickly and trust your instincts. In this video we set a 10 minute timer and try to make an entire hip hop beat as quickly as possible. We also talk through the workflow and share some Ableton Live tips and shortcuts.

Get the sounds used in the beat:

The keyboard used in this video was the Novation Launchkey Mini

Video created by:
@nickthechen

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[splice]

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[lijobeats]

"So, as Always, I will start with Omnisphere"
Me: "Fck…."

[bwes]

Awesome tutorial. The tutor did a great job in 10 minutes. This channel has earned my subscription.

[shitlordful]

Amazing video, great promotion for splice aswell as I'm confident in your sounds after seeing this video

[hwh]

Some great freestyle material right here, cheers 🔥

[bizzikwithtia]

Great job! I love too much as you these musical stress tests :D

[Elias-cvxi]

Actally one of the best videos on how to use ableton to make a nice simple hip hop beat. Although there isnt much explanation going on, i could really take a lot from it. Thx so much

[rycheek]

Great video great advice at the end thank you

[ACM]

This is absolute madness. I recently just switched to Ableton and am in love with it, but it's lack of having a drum step sequencer is really driving me nuts. Because this man is obviously an Ableton wizard, he made it look quick and easy, but this "drum rack, draw in midi notes" business is for the birds...Even so, what he did to create the drum pattern is still the long way around in comparison to having a step sequencer. FL, Studio One, and now Logic (as well as others I'm sure I'm missing), all have drum step sequencers built into them. Ableton really needs to catch up to 2020.

[BlueIslandBeats]

Woow!! This is awesome!! Keep it Up!!🔥🔥🔥

[Dot.Com..]

This ... a step in the right direction. Me gusta :) if you can, y’all should do RnB or something in the 60-70/120-130 BPM

[modernmusicstudio]

Great video! It's a good template on where to start if you already know how to work the program.

[spaziojobim]

Why you don't leave his IG or his YT channel in the description?

[BullOfWallstreet]

@nickthechen Im your 1000th insta follower lol😎 just felt like I had to put that out there...

[cgasound]

Damn @nickthechen 🔥🔥🔥. I've just discovered these videos on Splice, but you've inspired me a lot with these speedruns.