I probably like Suite more for its Audio Effects, and M4L devices than its instruments (although Wavetable is pretty nice, and I think some of the Suite Exclusive sample packs are nice as well). Whether you need the Suite instruments is a good question. ![]() I can't remember, does Live 9 do VST3? If not I'd consider upgrading to at least Ableton 10 standard. I would say that Freeware is a great place to start as there are plenty of free stuff out these days that are great quality. Its hard to make recommendations without knowing your genre of music (or better yet your interests/workflow style). The classic argument for using Ableton's plug-ins is that they were written for Live and therefore have the best chance at the best performance in Live. I only know enough to be able to identify the CLASSIC controls on just about all of them (LFOs, oscillators, routing matrix, ADSR shaping, filters) and have the Ableton Suite of instruments. there a thousands of options for other analog and FM synthesizers. There are quite a few great writeups on and all over the web on the theory and operation of analog and FM synthesizers, it can be a VERY deep subject in itself. that's more of a synth to just have fun knob twisting with, understanding how a patch is made up would be a step after learning basic FM synthesis. for me it has a great range of sounds and gobs of great presets. it's a type of FM synthesizer but with a twist (it uses waveforms as modulators). those are the two main types of classic synthesizers out there and they produce totally different kinds of sounds.Įdit - Wavetable has been my go to synth of all the Ableton devices. Analog is a great introduction to analog synthesizers. Operator is a great introduction to FM synthesizers. DAWs offer many rabbit holes into this world of music audio production. There are many layers to the onion here, pick a few to live in but to do them all is very rare. some people like making songs just from loops some people like making patches for VSTs <- this is where your question lays after 20+ years I still can't dial in what's in my head, I just guide the track as things evolve. dunno.Īnyway, put that stuff aside and just make music, recreating what's in your head is a very lofty goal. I've come to tell myself that nobody makes the music they WANT to make, they just make music.Įven then, just look at all the cover songs and tribute bands out there, they don't sound like they're trying to sound. So it's trying to recreate a particular sound (or translate it from what I want it to sound like in my head) that's the biggest problem at the moment. ![]() Should I be investing in Operator, Analog or even a full upgrade to Live 10 Suite? Or is it possible to get by using freebies? (Like Crystal FM for instance.). Equally, is there anything I should be aware of in terms of VSTs? I've tried messing around with Synth1 but find it a bit limiting. I haven't downloaded any samples, so if anyone can point me in the direction of good sample packs (including for drums, which I think sound really weak at the moment), I'd be grateful. I know my way around Ableton fairly well, so just wondered if anyone could give me advice on what software/VSTs/samples etc would be good for me to get hold of to take things to the next level? Are there any sort of techniques I should be now looking at learning? I'm not sure if this is because of the tools I have at my disposal or my knowledge (I suspect it's a bit of both). I've learned a lot, but I'm finding it difficult to make *really* interesting sounds that in any way approximate what I might hear on a professionally released track. ![]() I've been learning Ableton Live 9 Standard solidly for the last few months, gorging on hours and hours of tutorials and creating some pretty basic sounding tracks. I posted this elsewhere, but didn't get much of a response, so wanted to see if anyone on here could help.
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