Sammy Virgi - If You Need It (Ableton Stencil - Speed Garage)
🎛 Ableton Live Stencil: If You Need It by Sammy Virji
(No audio included — this is a structural outline)
Stop wasting hours guessing arrangements.
This Ableton Live stencil gives you the exact structure of a laidback, minimal Speed Garage track — so you can build faster, learn by doing instead of watching hundreds of hours of YouTube videos, and release more music. The notes and guidance are right in front of you.
Think of this as a page from a producer’s coloring book — a ready-made template that shows you what elements belong in a track and exactly where to place them.
Based on Sammy Virji’s If You Need It, this stencil captures a smooth, chill Speed Garage vibe at 132 BPM. The original track uses simple but genius musical ideas: minimal saw plucks reminiscent of Deadmau5 style, a riding pedal note layered with a spine-tingling bassline that hits different intervals and creates emotional tension. The filter automation throughout the drop adds movement and keeps it interesting, while spacey plucks in the second half carry the emotion beautifully.
This stencil helps you understand how minimal sounds and smart music theory can interact to create a deep, emotional track — all laid out clearly so beginners can follow along and learn as they build.
🎯 What’s Inside:
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✅ Key-Mapped Frequency Check Rack – Quickly spot and fix any clashes
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✅ Two Key-Mapped Reference Channels – Compare your track with the original for accuracy
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✅ Pre-Programmed MIDI (Basic Elements Only) – Kick and minimal percussion patterns included
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✅ Open Channels for Creative Freedom – Add your own basslines, synth plucks, vocals, and effects
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✅ Vocal Placement Guidance – Know exactly where the hypnotic vocal samples go
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✅ Automation Lanes for Filter and FX – Clear spots to recreate the smooth filter movements
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✅ Fully Organized Project – Color-coded and labeled for easy navigation
⏱ What’s your time really worth?
You could spend hours building an arrangement from scratch… or you could load this stencil and be deep in creative flow within minutes. These templates don’t just save time — they protect your creative bandwidth so you can focus on what actually matters: your sound design, your feel, your vision.
The more you use these, the less you have to rely on them because you will start recognizing patterns.
🎯 Templates don’t make hits — your creativity does. This stencil just helps you finish faster. Don’t wait for inspiration — download now and drop your next track tonight.
LISTEN TO THE ORIGINAL TRACK BEHIND THIS STENCIL
PROJECT BREAKDOWN
FEATURES
Key-Mapped Frequency
Check Rack
Clean up your mix fast with a visual EQ guide
Melody and
Counterpoint Placement
See how the emotion builds
Pre-Programmed MIDI
(Basic Pulse)
Kick, snare, and hats mapped for rhythm
Two Key-Mapped
Reference Channels
A/B your version with the original structure
Clearly Labeled
Automation Lanes
Filters, transitions, and FX laid out
Vocal-Friendly Flow &
Arrangement
Spacious structure ideal for writing and recording
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Reference 1 - [
Reference 2 - ]
Additional reference tools -
On both the master channel and the reference group, there is an Ableton FX rack that allows you to solo high, mid, and low frequencies as well as check your side and mono frequencies. These are also mapped to key commands.
Mono - M (Capital M)
Solo Lows - ,
Solo Mids - .
Solo Highs - /
Solo Sides - ;