https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/tags/instruments/synths/Latest entries for the tag SynthsenThu, 19 Oct 2023 15:26:30 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/sextile-rocking-the-synths/Formed in 2015 by Brooklyn duo Brady Keehn and Melissa Scaduto, LA-based Sextile began life as an “occult-inspired” post-punk band, with the line-up quickly expanded through the addition of bassist Kenny Elkin and guitarist Eddie Wuebben. Initially compared to psychobilly surf rockers The Cramps, their album A Thousand Hands was…Thu, 19 Oct 2023 15:26:30 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/sextile-rocking-the-synths/Artistshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/drift-exploring-the-new-synth-in-live-113/Part of what makes the sound of a classic analog synth so good is its unpredictability. Play two oscillators at the same time and you’ll often hear them going in and out of sync with each other or detuning, creating sonic artifacts that make the instrument feel like a living,…Mon, 27 Mar 2023 15:43:20 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/drift-exploring-the-new-synth-in-live-113/NewsTutorialsVideoshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/mathew-jonson-rhythm-melody-and-chaos/There is a part of Mathew Jonson that enjoys letting go of his rational mind and allowing chaos into the studio. It’s something he’s also practiced with his band, Cobblestone Jazz, as a means of discovering new sounds and ideas. “We would completely let go and allow anything to happen,…Tue, 21 Feb 2023 11:07:27 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/mathew-jonson-rhythm-melody-and-chaos/ArtistsDownloadshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/aril-brikha-remaking-groove-la-chord-with-live-and-note/What is the formula for making a hit record? Is it a balance of talent, inspiration, and years of practice? Or is the process simply a matter of luck, or perhaps even the result of some higher powers at work? Romantic poets such as Coleridge and Shelley believed that in…Wed, 14 Dec 2022 15:28:19 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/aril-brikha-remaking-groove-la-chord-with-live-and-note/ArtistsDownloadshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/ropes-fields-and-waves-celia-hollander-sculpts-time-with-sound/Ascending the tall, narrow stairs of Celia Hollander’s apartment in Los Angeles’ Highland Park neighborhood feels like entering a cloud where the fragrance of citrus blossoms mingle with the morning’s coffee brew. Her compact, modular studio accentuates a desire for functional flexibility, a setting that bends to sound’s calling. Scattered…Thu, 24 Nov 2022 11:38:23 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/ropes-fields-and-waves-celia-hollander-sculpts-time-with-sound/Artistshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/spirit-of-the-beehive-indescribable-intensity/Among the current crop of American indie bands, Spirit of the Beehive is without doubt one of the most original and idiosyncratic outfits out there. Debuting in 2014, the Philadelphia band’s sound has evolved to incorporate ever more startling combinations of DIY post-punk, psychedelic rock, synthpop and electronics along with…Mon, 30 May 2022 09:50:13 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/spirit-of-the-beehive-indescribable-intensity/Artistshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/made-in-ableton-live-stranjah/Watch STRANJAH shine a light on the art of slicing breaks and see how he builds an evocative drum & bass track from the ground up. Learn how to craft grooves with a human feel and process your beats to give them a gritty, pumping sound. Plus, find out how…Wed, 18 Jan 2023 12:18:57 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/made-in-ableton-live-stranjah/ArtistsTutorialsVideoshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/made-in-ableton-live-tom-cosm/Tom Cosm crafts a richly layered neurofunk track using call and response as the basis of his arrangement. He shows how to design buzzing, futuristic bass sounds with a host of Live devices and shares insightful tips for processing transients, cleaning up your low end, and generating movement in your…Wed, 18 Jan 2023 12:04:19 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/made-in-ableton-live-tom-cosm/ArtistsTutorialsVideoshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/luke-sanger-a-workmans-tools/There’s no fixed rule for how an artist relates to their tools. For some, one or two critical instruments may define their entire creative identity. For others, like Luke Sanger, the medium is secondary to the end result, and often in electronic music there are many different ways to achieve…Fri, 12 Nov 2021 15:48:23 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/luke-sanger-a-workmans-tools/ArtistsDownloadshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/modeselektor-every-machine-has-a-story/“Buying things? Yes. Getting rid of things? Complicated.” This is how Modeselektor’s Gernot Bronsert sums up the duo’s gear habit. A look around their studio in Berlin’s Mitte district demonstrates the point. Low shelves along three walls house all manner of hardware, from iconic vintage boxes to weird and wonderful…Wed, 27 Oct 2021 10:36:23 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/modeselektor-every-machine-has-a-story/ArtistsDownloadshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/made-in-ableton-live-mad-zach/Mad Zach uses homemade samples to piece together a heavy, futuristic hip-hop beat. The San Francisco producer quickly maps out a dynamic arrangement using external synths, Instrument Racks, ghost tracks for automation and the expressive power of MPE.Wed, 18 Jan 2023 11:49:21 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/made-in-ableton-live-mad-zach/ArtistsTutorialsVideoshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/arushi-jain-im-the-space-in-between/Indian classical music may date back centuries but it’s in a perpetual state of flux. The tradition revolves around a complex melodic matrix known as a raag, or raga, that has no real translation in the Western classical system. There are countless raags, each of which contain a collection of…Tue, 02 Mar 2021 13:55:59 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/arushi-jain-im-the-space-in-between/Artistshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/download-the-live-set-of-eluizes-new-track-emdr/Dubby, spacious, acidic, and rave-inspired are just some of the ways Australian-born artist Eluize describes the house and techno she has been creating and curating in her adopted home city of Berlin. As a DJ and live act, Eluize, born Emma Sainsbury, has performed at some of Europe’s most renowned…Wed, 26 Aug 2020 14:28:52 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/download-the-live-set-of-eluizes-new-track-emdr/ArtistsDownloadsTutorialshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/keep-it-simpler-tips-synthesis-and-sound-design/Live’s Simpler device goes deeper than just slicing and dicing samples – it’s a transformative tool that you can use to create original sounds and textures. In this tutorial Seed to Stage shows how to use Simpler as a synthesizer, creating rich and complex synth sounds from audio fragments. This...Thu, 16 Jan 2020 14:59:34 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/keep-it-simpler-tips-synthesis-and-sound-design/TutorialsVideoshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/caterina-barbieri-minimalism-modular-and-live/Caterina Barbieri was one of the participants we were most excited about at Loop 2017. Her album Patterns of Consciousness had received much critical acclaim and is a favorite around the office. And so we jumped at the chance talk to her and have her perform live at the event....Wed, 06 Jun 2018 10:42:25 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/caterina-barbieri-minimalism-modular-and-live/ArtistsLoopVideos