Tiga, Chris Lake, Aatig - Party Time Ableton Remake (Tech House)

This Ableton project of Tiga, Chris Lake & Aatig – “Party Time” blends heavy bass, energetic drums, catchy vocal elements, and polished sound design. Includes MIDI, arrangement structure, and production tips for modern club-ready house music.

Project Details:

File size: 15.3 MB

DAW: Ableton Live 11.1.6 Suite, or higher

VST Plugins: Serum v2.0.16 (or higher), and Kickstart 2 Vst Plugins required.

Song Key: Ab Maj

Time Length: 3:19

Genre: Tech House / Electro House

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Inside The Project Tiga, Chris Lake, Aatig - Party Time Ableton Remake

1) Low End 

The Low End group centers on a single bass note repeated throughout the entire track — a Serum 2 "Bass" preset with no sustain in its envelope, so each hit decays quickly rather than ringing out, giving it a tight, percussive pulse that locks straight into the kick. At certain points the bass drops out and a separate "Accent" preset briefly takes over, subtly shifting the tone and underlining the groove before the main bass returns.

2) Chords

Built on a Serum 2 "Synth" preset, this chord element plays a single Ab5(7) voicing at the start of each bar throughout the drops. That repetition is deliberate — the unchanging, one-hit stab locks into the groove rather than developing melodically, giving the track its hypnotic, driving character and reinforcing the swing on every bar.

3) Pluck

Progression: G#2 → C#3 → D#3 → F#3 → A2 → C#3 → A2 → C#3 → D#3

This Serum 2 "Pluck" preset is refreshingly simple — just one default wavetable running through oscillator A, nothing else stacked on top. It's proof that a great sound doesn't need a complex patch; a single clean waveform with the right envelope and filter shaping is enough to carry a memorable, professional-sounding pluck line.

4) Drums

A tight, club-focused Tech House drum arrangement — punchy four-on-the-floor kick locked with a percussive low-end bass pulse, layered hats and percussion driving a rolling groove. Clean, professional programming with Ableton stock plugins, great reference material for producers learning drum arrangement and sound design.

At one point in the track, the drums run through a stock Ableton delay with automated left/right time offset — the right channel's delay time gradually stretches out, creating a wide, evolving ping-pong effect. A clean example of sound design and mix technique using only Ableton stock plugins.

5) Full Project View

The full arrangement — Drop, Bridge, Drop, Break, Drop — lays out vocals, low end, drums, and a full instrument group (lead, plucks, accent, lasers, synth), all mastered through TMA Limit. Like all TMA projects, everything is organized clearly by group, making the structure logical and easy to learn from.