https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/tags/instruments/synths/Latest entries for the tag SynthsenWed, 12 Feb 2025 10:58:14 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/brendon-moeller-life-begins-at-170/Sometimes, opening up a whole new well of inspiration is as simple as turning the tempo dial. Having spent more than 20 years exploring deep, dubby house and techno around the 120 BPM mark, nothing could have prepared Brendon Moeller for the shift in his music-making when he decided to…Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:58:14 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/brendon-moeller-life-begins-at-170/ArtistsDownloadshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/ben-lukas-boysen-overdoing-it-just-right/Ben Lukas Boysen's plan to study electronic music never materialized, but this turned out to be a blessing in disguise. Freed from academic constraints, he was able to explore and build his own worlds – and with considerable success, whether as a composer for films (The Collini Case, The Lazarus…Mon, 16 Dec 2024 14:27:27 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/ben-lukas-boysen-overdoing-it-just-right/ArtistsDownloadshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/20-years-of-operator/In 2004, Robert Henke developed what would become one of Ableton Live's most beloved instruments. Debuting in Live 4, Operator was designed to be a synth for everyone. Combining elements of FM, subtractive, and additive synthesis, it was capable of a vast sonic palette while being light on CPU and…Wed, 28 Aug 2024 10:04:01 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/20-years-of-operator/DownloadsNewshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/gesloten-cirkel-free-tools-and-tips-for-spicing-up-sounds/The difference between a formulaic techno track and music that leaps out of the speakers is all in the details. There is no shortage of tried and tested instruments that have shaped electronic dance music for decades, but to truly break the mold you have to get creative with familiar…Tue, 09 Jul 2024 10:24:45 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/gesloten-cirkel-free-tools-and-tips-for-spicing-up-sounds/ArtistsDownloadsTutorialshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/shaping-surprises-sound-design-concepts-with-meld/Shuddering basslines, Shepard tones, and crafty cross-modulation – in this video tutorial, Side Brain guides you through some of the sound-sculpting possibilities of Live 12’s new macro oscillator synth. Learn to get the most out of Meld’s expansive modulation matrix, use its LFOs to create euclidean rhythms, and even layer…Mon, 11 Mar 2024 14:38:36 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/shaping-surprises-sound-design-concepts-with-meld/DownloadsTutorialsVideoshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/meld-a-look-at-live-12s-new-bi-timbral-synth/Don’t you love it when a sound you make by accident changes your music for the better? Or when a moment of undirected noodling sparks a new idea altogether? Live 12 Suite’s new macro oscillator synthesizer Meld is designed to make these unexpected successes a bit more likely to happen.…Mon, 22 Jan 2024 11:57:58 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/meld-a-look-at-live-12s-new-bi-timbral-synth/NewsTutorialshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/ah-kosmos-hainbach-blasting-the-sirens/An HP 8060A Word Generator (an obscure piece of telecommunications test equipment from the 1970s) was what initially brought Ah! Kosmos (Başak Günak) and Hainbach (Stefan Goetsch) together. After initially meeting up to nerd out over their shared love for this surprisingly musical piece of hardware, the duo’s subsequent jam…Fri, 12 Jan 2024 14:08:36 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/ah-kosmos-hainbach-blasting-the-sirens/ArtistsDownloadshttps://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/ArtistsTutorialsVideos