Moving FX plugins around the chain can yield unexpected results. Top Tip: Try moving the reverb around in the plugin in. We also place the Reverb at the start of the plugin chain, this creates a really nice effect, especially on the automation section, as the Reverb is now being driven and saturated by the effects that follow it. Next we add a Reverb, dial in about 3ms of Predelay up a bit and about the same for the Decay Time.Īt this point we automate the Dry/Wet to increase on the last note of the phrase. We then process with a Saturator, pushing the Drive up to 10dB and roll down the Dry/Wet slightly. We add an instance of Overdrive, keeping the Dry/Wet to around 13% which adds just a small amount of Drive. With the crux of our sound created, we can now turn to some of Ableton’s native effects for that extra ear candy. Then we turn on the Delay, increasing both the Mix and Width, for a subtle ping pong effect. Keeping it as Soft Clip (though by all means experiment with the different modes here for different flavours) and sweep the amount till you find something you’re happy with. Turning the FX on, we activate the Distort effect. We also engage some of Hive’s excellent sounding FX.
#U HE HIVE ABLETON PLUGIN MOD#
For Mod 1 (the filter envelope) we back the Attack off slightly to 5.00, set the Decay to 48.00, Sustain to 9.00 and Release to 24.00. For the amplitude envelope, we keep the Attack at 0, push up the Decay to 66.00, bring the Sustain down to 0 and Release to 29.00. For the Mod Env we turn it clockwise till the dial reads 3 o’clock which applies the modulation envelope to the cutoff frequency. Underneath in the filter section, we bring the Cutoff right down, and increase the Resonance…but just a touch. We head to Osc1 and select a square wave. Right-click on the preset title and select Init, to initialize the patch. Using triplets gives the hook a certain groove, something different.
To begin with we load Hive and create our MIDI. Here’s some audio of the loop we’ve created: Īnd here’s the MIDI we’ve used for the hook. Essentially all you need is a square wave and some envelope modulation! However, any soft synth will be capable of producing the same sound. The synthesis behind the sound is actually very simple, but with some choice processing and automation we can really bring it to life.įor the purpose of our tutorial we’ve used U-he’s Hive. Utilised in more techno tracks than you can shake a 909 at the technique tends to work well in a stripped back drop and its worth learning the fundamentals for. In this Synth Secrets we’ll be making a techno synth stab.
#U HE HIVE ABLETON PLUGIN HOW TO#
Synth Secrets is a series of programming tutorials in which we show how to make a range of classic and new synth sounds using plugins such as Massive, Sylenth and Diva.
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