Hey guys, this is Clockwerk. Today I'm gonna show you the Limmerstreet Kit
that I do for my Ableton performance video and give you a little bit of an insight
of how I've done it and how I play it so you can play it at home
when you download the Live set.
And I hope you have fun with it and enjoy.
Usually when I start a Live set I start with llike, 3 different tracks
empty tracks, and the first one is gonna be, like, drums,
strictly drums. The 2nd would be samples, different sources, different chops,
chop them up, slice and dice, see what works together, what not.
And the 3rd one would be synthesizers, so basslines, lead sounds, you name it.
And...
Freeze them, chop everything up, get this all ready to get dropped in the final drum rack.
Okay, this is the Limmerstreet Kit. On the bottom right corner you'll find
all the drums necessary to play the beat.
On top of that you'll find the main samples.
On top of the main samples you'll find the bassline.
In the upper left corner you'll find the C part, or what I will call the 'mood switch.'
In the bottom left corner you'll find a section of small one-shot samples.
That pretty much fit in every section of the song.
And in the middle, those yellow pads are synth patches, layered
to set the mood for the ending of the performance.
Let me show you how I map and play my drums.
I have 3 kick drums.
I have two closed hi-hats.
A main snare in the middle.
3 low snares around it.
I got 3 fast repeat hi-hats.
I got a open hi-hat.
A crash.
And a changing synthesizer sample to add some texture.
I usually play drums... the 'on' notes of the drums with my right hand.
And play all the 'off' notes, everything that's in between, like kind of groovy, with my left hand.
Beneath the drum kit there are chopped female vocal samples
to add some further texture.
So I chopped them up in a separate drum rack and then picked the chops that I wanted to use,
and layered them underneath the drum kit.
So when you play the drums you immediately have some texture already.
To set the tempo for the kit, I use what I call a 'main sample.'
This is the only element of the whole kit that predefines the tempo.
Everything else in the kit can be played at whatever speed you feel like.
To prevent myself from bending my hand into impossible positions
I place the sounds vertically together that belong together,
that need to be played together.
So in this case I have the main sample and the bass that usually go together, like this.
Or in the C section.
It also makes it easier to find the sounds that belong together.
For mixing purposes, and to keep a clear overview of my samples,
I group all the different elements that the song contains.
So I have a bass group, I have a drum group, a kick drum group, a snare group,
main sample group for everything, everything is grouped.
It is very useful for me to color those groups so I know exactly where everything is
without thinking about it.
So that's it guys.
I recommend you to customize the set a little bit to your needs
because everybody has different hands, so it's obvious you might want to play
or place those sounds differently,
I wish you lots of fun with it. This is Clockwerk, I'm out.