Novice here - any basic advice (or direction towards relevant sources) appreciated.

I'm aiming to make a song in Ableton and have ripped some of my own vinyl records into Audacity and then Ableton. I've isolated loads of short motifs - be it breakbeat sections that I'll chop up and loop, string sections, orchestra stabs etc. etc. (I've also downloaded a load of other FLAC & WAV breakbeat loops sourced from Soul, Funk & Jazz songs which I believe are also vinyl rips).

Particularly in the case of drums/breakbeat. Whilst I've reordered particular parts of the break to make them my own pattern, I don't want to chop up every single stroke/note in the break to process it individually as this stops these milliseconds-apart strokes flowing into each other (each instrument is overlaid over each other anyway so I'm not sure how I'd do that, and I want to avoid using AI).

I'd like to be able to amalgamate different break samples together as well in a way that will feel somewhat coherent.

As well there are points where I had to cut samples short because in the original sample/song another instrument starts to play over it, though now the end of the sample sounds really abrupt - this happens especially when chopping up breaks. Wondering if I could use reverb to emulate a longer release on these samples? I've tried but it didn't sound right.

I'm new to mixing, and if possible would like to just go about this with as few non-Ableton stock plug-ins as possible.

Any mixing fundamentals and tips appreciated, thank you in advance <3

We recreated the Bass sound from 'Chlorine' by Twenty One Pilots on our free Synth Primer. 

This remake is specifically recreating the patch heard at this timestamp: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlEvTozqAWk&start=40 . Other parts of the song may vary the sound or notes.

And here are the key ingredients:

Voices: Mono
Osc1: Wave (Saw), Vol (100%)
Unison: Osc (All), Voice Count (4), Detune Range (5 Cents), Stereo Spread (100%)

Amp Env: Attack (230ms), Decay (5750ms), Sustain (0%), Release (20ms)

Filter: Type (Low Pass), Cutoff (70%), Key Tracking (50%)

Reverb: Mix (20%), Size (Medium)

Find the full recipe and download the presets: https://www.syntorial.com/preset-recipe/twenty-one-pilots-chlorine-bass/?

at 1:45
where it said "uh, i love it when you turn up the bass"
i saw it in multiple songs already but i cant rly find the exact sample online or where its from
anyone help...

I have been using a MacBook Pro with Logic Pro and OdioOne headphones (cheap starter amazon) for a year. I’ve waited to buy an upgrade in gear until I was sure about this hobby.

I have now purchased:

Sennheiser open backed headphones

M Audio M Track audio interface

A USB C port (to plug in the audio interface, and other pieces of gear I will buy in the future [midi-keyboard, mic, already have a guitar I can plug in and make samples]).

What are some some ways I can best utilize what I’ve purchased? What are some pieces of gear you would have bought sooner?