How to Make 140 Jungle in Ableton Live

140 Jungle sits in an interesting space between breakbeat weight, Jungle movement and a slower, more spacious tempo. In this Ableton Live tutorial, Graish builds a 140 Jungle track from scratch by layering one-shots, percussion, shuffles, delayed tonal samples and bass.

The sounds used in the tutorial come from OBJECT — 140 Jungle Sample Pack. The point is not to fill every space: choose a small number of compatible sounds, then make their timing and roles work together.

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1. Set the tempo and build a minimal drum pattern

Set the project to 140 BPM, choose a kick and a rimshot-style snare, then make a simple starting pattern. At this stage, clarity matters more than complexity. A solid kick-and-snare relationship gives you room to add percussion without losing the pulse.

2. Use percussion and shuffles to create movement

Jungle movement often comes from the space around the main hits. The tutorial layers percussion with shuffled one-shots after the snare, reinforcing the groove without replacing the main pattern. Audition variations, then use only the parts that add a clear rhythmic job.

Top loops can add energy quickly, but high-pass them and check the spectrum before assuming they belong in the mix. The kick, snare and bass need their own room.

3. Keep delayed samples in time

For the tonal layers, the tutorial loads synth stabs into Simpler and turns on Warping. This matters when the source includes a rhythmic delay: with Warping enabled, every MIDI note keeps the delayed repeats aligned to the project tempo. Without it, the timing of the repeats can drift away from the groove.

Use a short MIDI pattern first, then duplicate it onto a related sample for variation. Similar sounds played with the same notes can create a new section without forcing a new chord progression.

4. Add bass after the rhythm and tonal identity exist

Once drums and stabs are working together, add bass with a separate sampler. Check the balance early: the tutorial deliberately turns the main layers down once the kick begins to dominate. A heavy 140 Jungle bassline works best when it reinforces the rhythm instead of covering every other sound.

5. Create variation from the same palette

Rather than hunting for a new sound every time the arrangement changes, reuse the same MIDI clip with a closely related sample, change a shuffle, remove a layer or alter the bass presence. These small changes keep a track moving while preserving its identity.

Build a 140 Jungle palette

OBJECT is the sample pack used in this tutorial for its drum, shuffle, tonal and bass workflow. For more Jungle directions, browse Jungle Sample Packs. For a different, more atmospheric PS1-inspired Jungle approach, see our OVERPASS tutorial.