...read the forum m8...it's full of liquid posts,
anyway:
listen a lot lot lot lot of jazz/old school hip hop...
BREAK________________________
begin to sample some break or use classics (amen, tighed up, worm etc..)
hipass/pitch'em up and layer your kick and snare (use woodblocks, pitched snare etc.. IMO)
BASS________________________
most of liquid songs have a simple sub bass...use it.
DONT USE MASSIVE!!I prefer reason for sub too.
Add a bit of saturation (a bit.)
WANT A DEEP BASS????= look for cosmic bass in reason...it's a good start,manipulate it, add sustain, lowpass.
i tried for months with massive, it's impossible to get something smooth.
MELODY___________________
are u good to play guitar/piano etc..???=make your own melody
or sample something.
TRICK&TIPS:
- variation on your break= use the slice command on ableton to trim it, remember to quantize.
- sometimes using pitch on your sub (like a jungle bass) should be intresting
- sampling sampling sampling sampling
EQ: ableton equalizer is pretty good
MASTERING: ozone izotope IMO
Good work!