How to Get a Good Guitar Tone with Ableton Live

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  • Опубликовано: 11 янв 2025

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  • @SeedtoStage
    @SeedtoStage  4 года назад +74

    Timestamps:
    0:49 - Use the right impedance!
    2:05 - Rack Overview
    3:20 - What is Cabinet
    3:50 - Using multiple Cabinets
    5:10 - Pedal Glance
    6:18 - Gain Staging and Treble Boosters
    9:08 - “Clean” Tone is clean
    11:25 - Room Reverb and realism
    12:30 - Big Fuzz and Stereo Cabs
    15:17 - Hi Quality Mode in Pedal
    16:48 - Metal Tone
    18:31 - Spanky Compressor Tone
    20:40 - Crappy Octavers
    22:23 - Ableton Pedalboard
    29:05 - Roll Your own Guitar Rack

    • @AndreaBedoya
      @AndreaBedoya 4 года назад +1

      Loved it, check my last techno samba preview!

    • @deivyhb2003
      @deivyhb2003 4 года назад

      is the link broken?

    • @OmerAssraf
      @OmerAssraf 4 года назад +4

      You should put these in the video description, so the video will make markers based on them. :)

    • @ChrisChiappini
      @ChrisChiappini Год назад

      Wonderful video! Thank you so much Anthony! Do you ever use a "Gate" device? What's your opinion about using one? Any tips on settings?

    • @ChrisChiappini
      @ChrisChiappini Год назад

      I just saw you have a video called "Ableton Gate Tutorial." I'll give that a watch. Any other ideas for using it with a guitar or bass?

  • @tgg_music2
    @tgg_music2 3 года назад +172

    Ableton should really pay you for how great you made those tones sound. Well done!

    • @lookmomonlycomputer
      @lookmomonlycomputer 3 года назад +8

      Clearly... they promote a lot of new stuff from live 11 but I'm pretty sure a lot of people (including me) just understimate the power of these fx plugs.

    • @simonhaquet5127
      @simonhaquet5127 3 года назад +2

      @@lookmomonlycomputer I wasn t ready...

  • @jovrx
    @jovrx 4 года назад +131

    I can't believe the stock effects can sound so good when you know what you're doing. I always used some plugins to handle this, but plugins are annoying in general. This is so elegant. Thank you so much for putting this together.

    • @neoconnor4395
      @neoconnor4395 Год назад

      Plugins are great, man.

    • @neoconnor4395
      @neoconnor4395 Год назад

      Don't be a plug hater

    • @celestial5693
      @celestial5693 Год назад +1

      @@neoconnor4395they are. But this video basically made my usual go to guitar rig plug-in useless in comparison

    • @JP-zf3cz
      @JP-zf3cz Год назад

      This is what I think! I started my adverture at eletronic music making in Abelton and have something in mind: Just search for plug-ins if it's hard or not possible to do with stock plug-ins.
      Btw. It's been helping me to learn sound design, I can figure it out what each fx, config does to each sound, opening me paths to construct unique sounds

    • @Illiyinmusic
      @Illiyinmusic Год назад +1

      yeah i couldnt do it whenever neural dsp ect exist. makes it sound like trash

  • @alessandroworsham8892
    @alessandroworsham8892 4 года назад +162

    Hands down one of the best and most comprehensive guitar tone videos out there. Definitely subscribing. Thank you so much for providing the racks as well.

  • @reginasayles
    @reginasayles 4 года назад +13

    I just gave up on using Ableton effects the other day and mic’ed my amp. Now, after watching this I realize my approach was ALL wrong! Thank you so much for this, so much valuable info!

  • @Met_Ethio
    @Met_Ethio 8 месяцев назад +3

    So much value. Thank you man.🙏

  • @patcupo
    @patcupo 4 года назад +38

    Great video! I've always thought Live's guitar effects were overlooked. An additional tip: you can place effects between the amp and cab to replicate the send/return feature of some amps, series/parallel/dry-wet/whatever. I like to place modulation and time-based things in there, and then do as you did with a room reverb but with M4L Convolution Reverb. Great for guitar, just alright for bass. However, you can make some cool bass rigs though by combining the bass amp/cab and a couple guitar amps/cabs all in parallel.

  • @Linxet
    @Linxet 4 года назад +7

    Thank you!! That's amazing... I've been using AL for 4/5 years and I always relied on VSTs to rock my guitars. I've learned a lot about how to get a great tone but this one was missing and is a lifesaver when you don't have your favorite plugin. Amazing tones!

  • @DannoBoston
    @DannoBoston 4 года назад +31

    I'm excited to try this with synths as well to give them a less sterile sound.

    • @AndreaBedoya
      @AndreaBedoya 4 года назад

      Loved it, check my last techno samba preview!

    • @jodiescott01
      @jodiescott01 4 года назад +2

      ​@@AndreaBedoya Very strange how paths cross don't you think, I clicked on this video expecting to create some digital guitars I can mess up to layer over some techno but realised it was not what I was thinking. Then I seen this guys comment about using the techniques on synths, so that got me. Then I noticed you saying check out my last techno samba preview...that got me more interested because I thought this person is thinking what I'm thinking. Then I find your live jams, fantastic. Where can I find more of your music, please? You got stuff out?

    • @jodiescott01
      @jodiescott01 4 года назад +1

      Ah haa found you on Soundcloud. I'm reaching out to people I like the sound of. Me and my friend are about to release an album just after xmas, we are working on it now. We decided to release it on our own label and we are reaching out to people we like the sound of to make friends and maybe work together in some way in the future if they like what we are doing. Our stuff is a little tougher but we like your vibes, thank you. Would love to do a remix of Canela for you :)

    • @nathant2309
      @nathant2309 4 года назад

      Yeah watching this I was thinking it might be interesting to run some these ideas over my analogue synth and see what I get.

    • @Ayo.Ajisafe
      @Ayo.Ajisafe 3 года назад

      nice idea

  • @BerndHessMusic
    @BerndHessMusic 3 года назад +1

    came here by accident...just tried this out... its incredibly nice sounding.
    didn't know this was possible with ableton....thank you very much !

  • @kadendippe4342
    @kadendippe4342 3 года назад +1

    This is the best Ableton guitar processing tutorial I've ever seen! Thank you

  • @josephkim6892
    @josephkim6892 9 месяцев назад

    You're a legend bro. Way to break this down like you did without the mindless blabbering some of these RUclipsrs do. I honestly didn't realize you can get such fantastic tones in Ableton without an entire rig. Talk about a true "ampless" setup. Thanks for this priceless knowledge!

  • @Binge-Minge
    @Binge-Minge 5 месяцев назад

    Recently blew the dust from one of my old guitars and fixed it up after so many years. Looking at Ableton other than an electronic music machine is so refreshing, amazing video.

  • @StevenWilsonBeales
    @StevenWilsonBeales 8 месяцев назад

    These guitar tones are so good, crisp and clear. I came here because I gave up on Guitar Rig. So happy now, thanks so much.

  • @luke_stardustharmonics
    @luke_stardustharmonics 2 месяца назад

    In 2012 this guys band blew my mind, didn't think a decade later i'd be taking a course on ableton in my home studio from one of the creative genuises behind Papadosio!

  • @aLoudSi1ence
    @aLoudSi1ence 3 года назад +1

    You took Ableton Guitar fx to the next level. Among guitar communities Ableton guitar effects are meh but now I can say you can get some pretty good sounds.
    Another of your unmatchable quality is you 'define' 'why'. That's not many do while making videos. I am coming from Studio One daw and completely newbie finding hard to understand Live's workflow. This move is because I just got Novation SL61 mk3 which is dawless version of Ableton and a dawless setup (with daw) suits my workflow. I also have few outboard synths that I can control using this keyboard. Hope to find more interesting videos on your channel. Keep going.

  • @charmassacre3941
    @charmassacre3941 10 месяцев назад +1

    I like how you’re not super corny in your production videos

  • @fatphilg
    @fatphilg 4 года назад

    After getting to 27:30 where you discuss Envelope Follower and Autowah was just looking through the Ableton docs and realised they're both using the Auto Filter effect. Had me stumped for a couple of minutes there!

  • @Hide_and_Tweak
    @Hide_and_Tweak Год назад +2

    this sounds pretty good ! I don't know why I didn't even know there were cabinets in Live, I only tried the amps a few times and was disappointed lol. I'll have to try this, even if I'm still probably gonna spend 260$ on NI guitar rig 6 and 4000$ on a real guitar amp. But it's nice to have different tones, and also I guess the live racks are super cpu friendly

  • @HoundTakeshi
    @HoundTakeshi 5 месяцев назад

    12:32 - Cheers for playing "Elephant"!

  • @adamloewen456
    @adamloewen456 4 года назад

    Man, I've been playing for 30 years and never had a better tone tutorial, and had NO IDEA how to use ableton. Thanks so much for your videos!

  • @kirvesjorma
    @kirvesjorma Год назад +1

    This video has been a tremendous help for me. I am recording guitars for my ep and some of your tips have made a huge change in my tone. Thanks a ton, you really have made a difference!

  • @schoenerbeats
    @schoenerbeats 3 месяца назад

    This was an outstanding demonstration. I'm in awe of how well you understand the different stages and how they affect each other. I often ignore pedal, amp and cabinet and create a sound with "regular" effects (comp, EQ, saturation, distortion, autopan and additional FX like chorus, phaser, flanger, etc), because I had issues getting the sounds I wanted with the "standard guitar" plugins. Hearing this demonstration makes me think I should give them another shot. Thanks!

  • @JohnyG14
    @JohnyG14 4 года назад +2

    Ive been devouring Ableton vids since Covid started and this is by and far the most well done tutorial I've come across. It might be guitar specific, but if your style translates to learning other elements of the software, then your courses are def worth it.

  • @RahSH1
    @RahSH1 4 месяца назад

    @17:30 if you use a spectrum analyzer could you visually see how the mids in the lead tone are cut? Hearing you highlight the difference between the rock and lead setting was an aha moment for me because i heard what youre talking about. Thank you for this vid!

  • @Mardial
    @Mardial 4 года назад +46

    very informative. subbed

  • @romitsen3405
    @romitsen3405 5 месяцев назад

    Take a bow! What a brilliantly crisp descriptive video for guitarists trying to get a tone out of Ableton!

  • @kysturmer9428
    @kysturmer9428 3 года назад +3

    One of the better articulated tutorials I’ve seen. Thanks for being a great teacher!

  • @brucemillar
    @brucemillar Год назад

    Keep coming back to this as a reference Anthony. It’s one of your classics, Mate. Stirling work!

  • @axlhellman2723
    @axlhellman2723 2 года назад +1

    Seriously appreciate this video, and the download link. Didn't expect downloading the pedal board to be so easy, but it took all of five seconds. Thanks, man.

  • @danielvalenzuela9890
    @danielvalenzuela9890 Год назад

    This is one of the best tutorial style videos I've ever seen, you didn't just show us what can be done but how you did it in a relatively easy way. Thank you so much!

  • @amadeusg9546
    @amadeusg9546 3 года назад +2

    Through this video I got a really nice sound out my guitar using the amp and audio rack with the two cabinets combo. Thanks for that one 🙏🏼 saved me 💯

  • @ryaaad2
    @ryaaad2 Год назад

    I think i need to watch each part 20times to get everything 😂 this is the most clear and complete tutorial on a subject i really need to know but my brain is too small for just one shot. Thank you dude your'e the best

  • @markloventhal8071
    @markloventhal8071 4 года назад +1

    This! This is exactly what I was looking for as a newcomer to Ableton. I'm def down for the Ableton course, especially if you've going to cover 11 when the update comes out.

  • @tommytommy11
    @tommytommy11 Месяц назад

    What a great tones you created with simple tweaks and a lot of knowledge! Thank you for sharing! And these tones sound awesome! 👏

  • @doruksayar
    @doruksayar 4 года назад

    I was searching this kind of detailed video about this topic for a very long time! Thanks a lot!

    • @doruksayar
      @doruksayar 4 года назад

      Shit, i have older version of Ableton so i cannot install your racks : / Any other solutions?

  • @jamescrew6288
    @jamescrew6288 3 года назад +5

    Absolutely brilliant video, I had wondered why the amps alone sound so awful. I have learnt a lot from this, thanks man!

  • @tinymoon1975
    @tinymoon1975 5 месяцев назад

    Well, I’ve learnt a LOT! What an amazing, informative and professional video!
    It’s a classic case of “knowing”! I didn’t know I had to add a “cabinet” to the chain… and the tones you are wrangling are sweet !

  • @JudePascal.mp3
    @JudePascal.mp3 4 года назад +2

    this is the exact video ive been waiting to pop up in my feed. thanks so much for sharing all of this! i finally get how amp and pedal and cabinet are meant to be used, thanks to your super easy explanation! subscribed

  • @itsianlol
    @itsianlol 2 года назад

    That double cab + reverb trick is going to get a real workout around my place...

  • @lookmomonlycomputer
    @lookmomonlycomputer 3 года назад +1

    WOW the radiohead my iron lung sound is just amazing!!! Actualy this is first time I hear a serious sound comin' from theses ableton plugs.

  • @timosee
    @timosee 4 года назад

    man, this is incredibly helpful. i started releasing music and kind of just put shit together based on how i used to do it. i never really LOVED my guitar tone, so i started looking into how to make an srv sound with ableton. this is hands down one of the best tone videos ever. thank you! definitely going to dig into this more. yay, no more crappy tone :D

  • @paulcammans5278
    @paulcammans5278 2 года назад +1

    Awesome video dude. Best video I’ve seen on Alberton Live. Great job.

  • @fluffy123489
    @fluffy123489 4 года назад +2

    Great video, i downloaded rack but cant figure how to drop into ableton Live

  • @kochetkovy
    @kochetkovy 7 месяцев назад

    Really cool. Love how you divided into the tones while exploring the Ableton default tools.

  • @sie315
    @sie315 Год назад

    dude this is awesome! who needs expensive VST guitar plugins anymore that just take up space and slow down the CPU, now I can just use the stock Ableton stuff to get my own tones. This tutorial was very informative. Thank you for the knowledge

  • @MrGar1000
    @MrGar1000 3 года назад

    Loved the Dayvan Cowboy reference with the tremolo guitar!

  • @dr.feelicks2051
    @dr.feelicks2051 4 года назад +1

    You made me realize PM "Band on the run" introduced my ears to so many guitar/amp tones in an epic swoop.

  • @revolutionparty7092
    @revolutionparty7092 4 года назад +9

    This is great - anything similar for bass? I can get an OK bass sound through DI in ableton, but really curious about best practice for bass signal chain.

    • @MattyWhens
      @MattyWhens 3 года назад

      Adam Neely put out a q+a video recently where he shows his signal chain into Ableton, and he uses an HX Stomp emulating an Ampeg head + 8x12 cabinet. In Ableton he adds a compressor to the end as well as a saturator to warm up highs and lows. You could probably replace the HX with an amp and cabinet in Ableton with similar results.

  • @agcummings11
    @agcummings11 Год назад

    Dude, awesome video!! Feels like it's hard to find people on youtube who can explain both what to do and *why*, and you've got the why down fantastically. Thank you for this

  • @AlexEMagnus
    @AlexEMagnus 2 года назад

    This is one of the most useful videos how to use ableton. I was in doubt about ableton's guitar effects before I saw this. Phantastic.

  • @guitarsolos89
    @guitarsolos89 2 года назад +1

    Thanks for this guide, I'm truly appreciating this! As someone who's played acoustic all his life and just stepped his toe into the world of electronic, this is just invaluable information. Saves you alot of headache figuring out yourself. Hats off to you

  • @BlaBla-ze6lz
    @BlaBla-ze6lz 2 года назад +1

    OUTSTANDING! The way you describe different era's of sound is extremely informative. Nice

  • @bustamante-music
    @bustamante-music 2 года назад +1

    this is awesome man, i loved how you explained what's going on with the plugins, and diving into this made me appreciate distortion in guitar more. thank you so much

  • @gordospeti
    @gordospeti Год назад

    31:58 - you added room reverb - why can't we see the effect box? / Does the virtual amp has an effects loop? Let us say the chain is: OD - delay - amp - cabinet: the delay is not in the loop OR OD - amp - delay - cabinet, meaning the delay is in the loop. ??? Impressive are the sounds that you can get out of the guitar with this program!!! Thanx very much!

  • @josephkelly4893
    @josephkelly4893 2 года назад

    Well done. Thanks for having the patience to get this right for us impatient folks. I'm back to enjoy Ableton again. Peace Love Harmony from Australia

  • @theclancyjack
    @theclancyjack 2 года назад

    I am blessed to see this video!! Thanks!! It just fix all my guitar - ableton problem. what a nice journey to learn with you. Thanks again!

  • @hadriancawthorne4459
    @hadriancawthorne4459 3 года назад +1

    Thanks so much! This has made such a difference to my tone - from weak and flabby to sounding like an actual guitar. Applied the same principles on bass too and it has made such a difference.

  • @xXxGrimeyxXx
    @xXxGrimeyxXx Год назад

    I know this is old but I just found it. OMG is it incredible! I'm definitely using these. Thank you so much!

  • @laurentsauvagnac
    @laurentsauvagnac 3 года назад

    very good tutorial worth a tip guys. if you download the racks, leave some dollars doesnt need to be much but if we all do that the dude's gonna feel as good as we do discovering this tutorial !

  • @jonkristinarson6506
    @jonkristinarson6506 Год назад

    keep coming back to this channel for just about everything ableton - thanks for the tutorials! quick and clear explanations - straight to the point!

  • @erzloh
    @erzloh 3 года назад +1

    Excellent quality tutorial, i really dig it man! Keep up and thanks!

  • @andresalonso782
    @andresalonso782 18 дней назад

    Love the Yellow Ledbetter test

  • @LostLegendTrance
    @LostLegendTrance 4 года назад +4

    Excellent tutorial this!
    I'm not a guitarist, but I've used your tutorial to create an effects rack of my own to feed D16 Phoscyon through, for that authentic 90's distorted 303 sound. Works a treat! considering lots of people were using guitar pedals/amps for their distortion needs back in the day.
    Keep up the great work!

  • @chucku.farley
    @chucku.farley 3 года назад +8

    This is the most important video in my life right now. Thank you, wizard.

    • @chucku.farley
      @chucku.farley 3 года назад +3

      UPDATE: This definitely put me on the right path. I was doing all kinda crazy crap before.. After trying out many free sims (using the methods in this video)...ive settled on Amplitube. I like its sound better but the stock ableton plugins are great as far as cpu.

  • @Nivomandasrail
    @Nivomandasrail 4 года назад

    I saw the thumbnail to this video and thought, "that guy looks like Anthony from Papadosio," so I clicked out of curiosity. Then I saw your SG on the wall back there and I got excited. I just started learning Ableton literally yesterday, and this is exactly what I needed. I subbed right away of course, let's do this!

  • @carnellb78
    @carnellb78 3 года назад

    Im new to ableton. Your contributions have been more than helpful in my understanding and production quality, yet i still have a long way to go. Keep'em coming. Again Thank you.

  •  2 года назад

    Wow!
    This helped me a LOT! I really struggled with all digital guitar recording and never got the tones I was looking for. I recently switched from Reaper to Live 11 Suite as my mein DAW and stumbled upon this video. It all makes sense now! :D Really cool video!

  • @chainedriderlmt3796
    @chainedriderlmt3796 2 месяца назад

    Best video i've seen about recording Guitar in Ableton. Thanks a million. Liked and subbed. 🤘

  • @ruizomusic
    @ruizomusic 2 года назад

    All the friking cool tings for you great man, love this video, you have a new suscriptor.

  • @Alamor77
    @Alamor77 11 месяцев назад

    "If you aren't a Tool fan, get out" That statement made you a subscriber lol. Great content man! Much appreciated.

  • @JM-co6rf
    @JM-co6rf 3 года назад +1

    I had completely written off Ableton as a guitar FX unit. Wow

  • @IVEGOTPROBLEMS
    @IVEGOTPROBLEMS 3 месяца назад

    This video blew my mind. I always wondered why the amps sucked so much. Thank you.

  • @SunMaschine
    @SunMaschine 2 года назад

    Now I can finally start messing around with Ableton! Thank you bud!

  • @bzzrt
    @bzzrt Год назад

    Thank you for this insightful tutorial man. The way you explain gain staging and the way signals are processed is excellent! Well done!

  • @steveduffy5137
    @steveduffy5137 2 года назад

    Beautiful, right? So thorough, so practical, delivered with energy & joy. Not to mention Some delicious song choices. Especially enjoyed boards of canada & Radiohead.

  • @CHOEYGMUSIC
    @CHOEYGMUSIC Год назад

    Thanks man :) was struggling with setting up a good tone!

  • @MaylorTaylor
    @MaylorTaylor 4 года назад +2

    I would love to see this for Acoustic guitars!
    I usually use my Taylor acoustic guitar with Live and would love to see your thoughts on making a cabinet for acoustic guitars.

  • @shader3020
    @shader3020 4 года назад +1

    Honestly I love this, I was about to purchase Amplitube of BiasFX but this actually gives me what I need without that. I don't need an insane range of amp models to get a good guitar sound.

  • @alessandrocasol9499
    @alessandrocasol9499 3 года назад +1

    Best tutorial about ableton guitar tone. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

  • @Fooshj
    @Fooshj 3 года назад

    Not everyone deserves the notification bells on but you do! great run through on the tones I learnt so much.

  • @issacwithaguitar
    @issacwithaguitar 7 месяцев назад

    no wonder I've struggled so much to get a decent guitar sound, thanks a million!!!!

  • @mbuiltpa
    @mbuiltpa 11 месяцев назад

    This video is amazing! I have learned so much from your channel. Love Papadosio too!

  • @Shymusik
    @Shymusik 3 года назад

    You saved my life, thanks.

  • @michaelleith4363
    @michaelleith4363 4 года назад

    Hi there 17:20 comment sealed the deal subbed and liked, great video as well as style of teaching thank you so much.

  • @celestial5693
    @celestial5693 Год назад +1

    This video is really amazing. Turns out ableton can do everything I need when it comes to guitar 😂
    I would’ve loved to have had this video back in my shoegaze days when I first started got ableton

  • @ivanrojasperu
    @ivanrojasperu 4 года назад

    PLEASE make a video on bass guitar Eq-ing and tone shaping!!! Sick of those midi and electronic music tutorials on RUclips

  • @don-wang
    @don-wang 3 года назад

    Very helpful for me as an Ableton beginner. The free Racks also deserves more donations!

  • @SeanMarsh
    @SeanMarsh 2 года назад

    That Radiohead vibe was SPOT ON! Man, I bloody love these videos.

  • @andrewm4141
    @andrewm4141 Год назад +1

    This was a great video I went to go try it out only to find that the amp and cab audio effects are only available in ableton live studio

  • @csselement
    @csselement 3 месяца назад

    This inspired me to control the auto filter cutoff with an envelope follower and it makes a really cool, squishy funk sound

  • @nowherewood_
    @nowherewood_ 3 года назад

    great stuff here man 🎸

  • @adamwinchell6822
    @adamwinchell6822 3 года назад

    Just found this video today--donated and downloaded! Thank you!!

  • @englewoodmusic
    @englewoodmusic 4 года назад +4

    I've been waiting for this!! Thank you!!

  • @AdityaChatterjee42
    @AdityaChatterjee42 Год назад

    I just downloaded the pack... incredible! Thank you!

  • @slaviusse
    @slaviusse 4 года назад

    one and only good tutorial about guitar in ableton on YT. thank you

  • @ivanpappides8774
    @ivanpappides8774 2 года назад

    Thank u so much for this Video. Greetings from Argentina 🇦🇷

  • @lostinart
    @lostinart 3 года назад

    Wow! Papadosio! My favorite band! No really! OMG! I wish you guys came out west more so I could go to se you! I’m also a studio rat and just found your channel. I’m subscribed!

  • @pauldepaulis9281
    @pauldepaulis9281 3 года назад

    Thanks , I write songs and play them on guitar. Recording for me has been a nightmare. I tried my best to copy what you recommended. It helped a lot, but I thought I'd go ahead and download your packs from your site (Added a Tip for you hard work) Wow, what a difference in the sound!!! That's why your the pro. Thanks for what you do!

  • @jimmyhoe3529
    @jimmyhoe3529 Год назад

    Incredible work man, saving a lot of ears out there