The Old-School Tribal House Formula Producers Forgot
Dilby
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In this video, I’m breaking down how to make early 2000s tribal tech house in Ableton Live, inspired by the raw, sample-driven sound of Peace Division.
This era of house music was built very differently from a lot of modern tech house. Instead of polished synth presets, huge drops and overly clean loops, producers were often working with samplers, vinyl, rack FX, drum loops, one-shots, vocal chops, stabs and a lot of arrangement work.
Peace Division’s Justin Drake has spoken about using samplers like the Ensoniq and Akai S3000XL, along with FX units like the Boss SE-50, Alesis Quadraverb and Ensoniq DP/4. So in this tutorial, I’ll show you how to recreate that kind of workflow inside Ableton: chopping samples, layering percussion, adding swing, building a dirty groove, processing sounds with sampler-style grit, and arranging the track so it evolves like a proper early 2000s club record.
We’ll cover:
Building a percussion-heavy tribal groove
Chopping loops instead of just dragging them in
Using sampler-style processing for grit and character
Creating a simple, hypnotic bassline
Adding stabs, vocals and one-shots
Using old-school rack-style FX
Arranging the track so the groove keeps moving
I also talk about the sample sources and sample packs I used, including Ueberschall Loop Essentials, Zero-G Datafiles, Best Service Housemaster and Best Service XX Large Club Edition 3, as well as the importance of sampling from vinyl for drum loops, vocals, stabs and textures.
The goal isn’t to copy Peace Division exactly, but to understand the mindset behind that sound: loops, samplers, swing, grit, percussion and arrangement.
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Contents:
00:00 Intro
01:23 Background Track
01:48 Research
03:58 Referencing
05:59The Project
06:30 Drums
16:01 Bass
19:27 Melodic Elements
26:27 Vocals
28:48 Effects
30:32 The Secret Sauce
33:02 Download The Project Files
33:41 Watch This Next
I am a DJ, producer and Engineer living in Berlin. Music That I have made for myself and my clients has been released on labels including Toolroom, Spinnin, Defected, Mother Recordings, Saved, Realm, Solotoko and many more.
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20 Comments
giving me that swag/ primitive vibe aswell! great era been playing and messing with it more and more lately
It could be really interesting to see how these people used to sample and proccess their sounds in the 90s.
Really good content, keep going mate:)
The Old-School Tribal House Formula Producers Forgot
Dilby
20,924 views
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▶ Mixing, Mastering & Mentoring Services: https://wkndaudio.com
▶ My NEW Sample Pack: https://houseofloop.com/downloads/dil...
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Use Code DILBYDEEP or DILBYREMIX for 20% Off!
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In this video, I’m breaking down how to make early 2000s tribal tech house in Ableton Live, inspired by the raw, sample-driven sound of Peace Division.
This era of house music was built very differently from a lot of modern tech house. Instead of polished synth presets, huge drops and overly clean loops, producers were often working with samplers, vinyl, rack FX, drum loops, one-shots, vocal chops, stabs and a lot of arrangement work.
Peace Division’s Justin Drake has spoken about using samplers like the Ensoniq and Akai S3000XL, along with FX units like the Boss SE-50, Alesis Quadraverb and Ensoniq DP/4. So in this tutorial, I’ll show you how to recreate that kind of workflow inside Ableton: chopping samples, layering percussion, adding swing, building a dirty groove, processing sounds with sampler-style grit, and arranging the track so it evolves like a proper early 2000s club record.
We’ll cover:
Building a percussion-heavy tribal groove
Chopping loops instead of just dragging them in
Using sampler-style processing for grit and character
Creating a simple, hypnotic bassline
Adding stabs, vocals and one-shots
Using old-school rack-style FX
Arranging the track so the groove keeps moving
I also talk about the sample sources and sample packs I used, including Ueberschall Loop Essentials, Zero-G Datafiles, Best Service Housemaster and Best Service XX Large Club Edition 3, as well as the importance of sampling from vinyl for drum loops, vocals, stabs and textures.
The goal isn’t to copy Peace Division exactly, but to understand the mindset behind that sound: loops, samplers, swing, grit, percussion and arrangement.
ᐅᐅᐅGEAR I USEᐊᐊᐊ
STUDIO SOFTWARE ●
▶ DAW: https://amzn.to/3NS7pOc
● STUDIO HARDWARE ●
▶ Laptop: https://amzn.to/3Q2uiQZ
▶ Monitor: https://amzn.to/3H8BBCN
▶ Second monitor: https://amzn.to/3th9V8V
▶ Speakers: https://amzn.to/3xjNQJk
▶ Speaker stands: https://amzn.to/3Q6Ckbp
▶ Audio Interface (Main): https://amzn.to/3Ns8uN4
▶ Audio Interface (Portable): https://amzn.to/3zjQtvR
▶ MIDI Keyboard: https://amzn.to/3tcTZob
▶ Headphones: https://amzn.to/3x6XVrH
▶ Chair: https://amzn.to/3Mo5tfk
▶ USB Turntable: https://amzn.to/3Mmi1Uq
● DJ EQUIPMENT ●
▶ DJ Headphones: https://amzn.to/3xnJrEY
▶ Mixer: https://amzn.to/3H0Ljqz
▶ DJ USB sticks: https://amzn.to/398oJ2N
▶ DJ Recorder: https://amzn.to/3xkLF8c
▶ DJ Bag: https://amzn.to/3x6XUE9
▶ DJ Travel case: https://amzn.to/3GXo3Ke
● CAMERA EQUIPMENT ●
▶ Main Camera: https://amzn.to/3tiqaCE
▶ Webcam: https://amzn.to/3xbjXJH
▶ Vlog Camera: https://amzn.to/3xil8Zg
▶ Lapel Mic: https://amzn.to/3NSFHkv
▶ Camera Tripod: https://amzn.to/3x8Ww3U
▶ Mini Tripod: https://amzn.to/3NpUTFI
▶ Lights: https://amzn.to/3NnaMNb
▶ Softbox: https://amzn.to/3xjTVoW
▶ SD Card: https://amzn.to/3ml5B4u
▶ Camera bag: https://amzn.to/3mit9XP
▶ Lens 50mm: https://amzn.to/3xbQAHq
▶ Speed booster: https://amzn.to/3GXoMLd
Contents:
00:00 Intro
01:23 Background Track
01:48 Research
03:58 Referencing
05:59The Project
06:30 Drums
16:01 Bass
19:27 Melodic Elements
26:27 Vocals
28:48 Effects
30:32 The Secret Sauce
33:02 Download The Project Files
33:41 Watch This Next
I am a DJ, producer and Engineer living in Berlin. Music That I have made for myself and my clients has been released on labels including Toolroom, Spinnin, Defected, Mother Recordings, Saved, Realm, Solotoko and many more.
Whether you make tracks like Fisher, Solardo, Chris Lake, Camelphat, Artbat, UMEK, Solomun, Purple Disco Machine, Claptone or David Penn you can learn something from this video. And make sure you check out my other music production tutorials.
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