The dividing line that separates trap hi-hats from hip hop hi-hats, is their level of complexity. Here's part 1 on drums and part 2 on melodies.Trap hat basics– triplets, rolls, pitch and swing Thanks for checking out this article series. It can be easily done in Simpler’s Controls tab - a few semitones up and a short decay should do the job. This is a technique of giving the sample just a bit of higher pitch at the beginning. You may find that your sample sounds better after adding a short pitch envelope. I like to choose the Complex mode for 808s. You can avoid this by enabling Warping in Simpler. Often times when you’re playing higher notes with the 808, it cuts off, becuase the pitch algorithm makes the sample shorter. Now you can draw in a pitch bend automation - this effect may sound a bit different than glide.Ī common problem with bass samples could be that it’s too short. To do this open the bass MIDI clip and select Envelopes.

Example:Īnother way of adding glide could be to draw in pitch bend automation. Now go edit your bass pattern, and try to make the notes overlap to create a sliding effect. This effect is easy to create - all you need to do is go to Simpler’s controls on the bass sample, turn on glide in the dropdown menu in the lower right corner, and choose a glide time. If you want to make your 808 pattern more interesting, you could try adding glide notes. If you want to rely on the notes in the Clip View, I recommend tuning your sample to C3 using the Transposition in Simpler. Most times you’re going to play the root of the chord, often times the first note of the scale.

You can always use the Tuner audio effect in Ableton to check what pitch your 808 sample is playing at. Make sure that your sample is playing the correct notes. Most times I even copy the kickdrum patterns onto the bass track and modify the pitch of the notes to suit my melody (or the other way around, I start from the bass pattern and copy it onto the kick track). This way the kickdrum gives the bass a nice thump at the beginning.

The red bass notes play each time the kick hits. Here’s a typical trap bass pattern:ītw, my new sample pack includes a lot of awesome 808s and MIDI clips. Most of trap bass sounds are called „808s” and are long, distorted sub bass notes. Once you have a melody it’s time to create a bass pattern. In this article I’ll show you my trap beatmaking workflow! In case you missed it, here's part 1 with drums tips, and here's part 2 with melody tips. In fact, most of them consist of very few elements.

Making a trap beat shouldn’t be too complicated.

How to make a trap beat in fl studio