Liquid Drum n' Bass: Super Neat Beat Cheat Sheet

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Saying "Drum n' Bass" is practically as vague as saying Rock n' Roll. There's a world of difference between Jerry Lee Lewis and Gwar - even if they share some common heritage. Similarly, Liquid Drum n' Bass is a popular variant of the original Drum n' Bass styles coming out of the UK in the 90s. Liquid DnB fuses modern EDM production with the essence of classic DnB for an increasingly popular result.

Here, Ryan shows you how you can put together your own Liquid DnB drum sounds and perhaps most importantly, how you can tap into the Pro potential of Reason's mixer to get some seriously punchy drum sounds.

[shredfix]

I dont even use reason but i find these tutorials to be some of the most professional looking and helpful out there. Kudos Propellerhead.

[fleckathens]

Wicked tutorial! A little correction, without wanting to sound like a history nerd but Jungle is not a Drum & Bass sub-genre.
Drum & Bass comes from Jungle :) Big ups!

[SanderCurtis]

That guy does a great job at making these tutos entertaining and informative at the same time and that's hard to find on the internet!

[Kaitain]

Great tutorial. It just goes to show how much better tutorials are when you spend a decent amount of time editing and producing them, rather than just hitting record and starting to talk like so many YouTubers do. Great job!!

[iamthefixr]

I almost pissed myself when you talked about what the mixer is in other programs is like.

"Some kind of excel spreadsheet where you add effects and then balance levels at the bottom."

Priceless!

[ErikHawk]

This is a lot more than just a drum beat tutorial! Well done Propellerhead, well done :-)

[BlackAera]

Propellerhead never disappoints. But you forgot the characteristic shuffle hats on step 7, 8, 9, 10, 15 and 16. The higher hats needs to be on 7, 9 and 15 and the lower hats on 8, 10 and 16.

[tabularasa]

I`m no rookie when it comes to reason and I´m faithful in propellerhead since the rebirth-times. But I´m still learning something new in your tutorials. Reason is my main production-tool for a Thank you, Sir!

[GuidoSanten]

This is one of the best beat making tutorials i have ever seen. Especially the layering and EQ tricks he is using.

Saying its a Liquid D&B tutorial isn't giving this enough credit. Big ups!

[PlumbingbyMJ]

I've been using Reason for years. Every time I watch on of these cheatsheets I take something from it, even if it's nothing to o with the genre or type of music I make. Class

[Nomzi]

This is the standard people should aspire to when creating tutorials. I just fell in love!!

[LittleBabyBum]

Fantastic video. One of the best I've seen for music tutorials. You packed in a lot of stuff in just 13 mins including a history lesson! well done Props!

[noiserux]

Out of all the things I subscribe to on Youtube, Propellerhead videos are the ones I look forward to the most. (With the exception of Reason 9)

[KDL]

This is amazing. In all my years of watching tutorials, this is hands down the best I've ever seen and the ability to retain is just as good, well done!

[MrMarcLaflamme]

I absolutely love how the techniques used in Props videos can be applied to any other DAW. The instructions are clear and concise and can help anyone looking to expand their knowledge in music production. Well done! (And I especially loved this one on Liquid. The demo track shows that simplicity can still be enjoying to listen to and you don't have to go all Mr.Bill on your tracks!)

[bestproducereva]

Don't know who's idea this tutorial series was but they deserve a fat raise!!! Can't wait for the next cheat sheet regardless of the genre. Good job Propellerhead!!!

[Johnnydontdid]

Nicely done. Totally pro Reason tutorial, which is a lot more than I can say for 95% of the Reason tutorials I've seen.

A fun trick to try when layering samples is to pan the two snares just slightly left & right, but you have to be careful not to go too far, *especially* with this style of beat and even more so if a stereo enhancer will be used during mixdown or mastering.

[GrinchGames]

I don't know if it's something about the way he's speaking so clearly but I feel like this guy makes it so much easier to learn.

[MikeAymes]

As a graphic designer I really enjoyed this tutorial. Loved the way you compared parallel compression with layers opacity. Very easy to understand. Congrats man! Really loved it.

[TangleSongs]

Thank you so much for these excellent tutorials! I just came back to Reason recently after about a 10 year break from making music. And I'm finding there is SO much I don't know. Your tutorials are helping me so much.