Shaping Surprises: Sound Design Concepts with Meld
Explore some of Meld’s unique sound design possibilities with Side Brain, and get his free presets.
Posts tagged with Synthesis
Meld: A Look at Live 12’s New Bi-Timbral Synth
Find out the story behind Live 12’s new bi-timbral macro oscillator device and learn tips and tricks to try with it.
Ah! Kosmos & Hainbach: Blasting the Sirens
Ah! Kosmos and Hainbach discuss the making of their Blast of Sirens record and share a free Drum Rack featuring samples of an ultra-rare ARP 2500 synth.
Drift: Exploring the New Synth in Live 11.3
Watch Seed to Stage’s tutorial on Drift, Ableton Live’s new analog-style synth
Mathew Jonson: Rhythm, Melody and Chaos
Mathew Jonson reveals the art and science behind his captivating, rhythmic melodies and the power of calculated chaos in maintaining audience engagement.
New in Learning Synths: Export to Live, Record Your Creations, and More
Learning Synths, our free interactive website that helps you learn the basics of synthesis, has been updated.
Complex Drum Programming with Ned Rush
Ned Rush demonstrates how to create complex, randomized beats using drum synthesis and MIDI and audio effects.
Taking a Closer Look at Wavetable’s Morph Filter
All You Need Is Live presents two tutorial videos looking at specific features in Ableton Live’s Wavetable device.
World of Sound: Explore Live 11’s Inspired by Nature Devices
ELPHNT shows us around the key features in Live 11’s Inspired by Nature devices.
Arushi Jain: I’m the Space in Between
Arushi Jain, formerly known as OSE, describes how she mixes Hindustani classical music, modular synths, her voice and Ableton Live
Unlock New Sonic Possibilities with Collision
Watch a tutorial video that shows off the wide range of sounds that can be made in Collision
Pad It Out: 10 Ways to Make Distinctive Pad Sounds
Sound designer Richard Veenstra outlines 10 tips to make your pad sounds stand out. Audio examples included.
Going Granular: Slynk Experiments with Grain Scanner
Slynk explores granular synthesis using Grain Scanner, and comes up with unique synth sounds, glitchy vocal effects, and some creepy cave foley.
Keep it Simpler: Tips for Synthesis and Sound Design
Simpler’s not just for slicing and dicing samples. Seed to Stage shares some creative ways to use the device for synthesis and sound design.
Smooth Operator: Watch a Sound Design Specialist Work Live’s FM Synth
Watch Anthony Thogmartin use Operator to quickly conjure up all manner of sounds, from basic drum hits to rich pads and screeching Reese bass.
Control Your Modular with Live 10 Suite
CV Tools is ten creative Max for Live devices that let you control and interact with your modular gear with Ableton Live.
Learn Synthesis in Your Browser
Learning Synths is a new, interactive website that puts a synthesizer (and synth lessons) right in your web browser.
CV Tools for Live is coming soon
CV Tools is coming soon, including 10 creative Max for Live devices that let you control and interact with your modular gear with Ableton Live.