Dr. Endo explores LIVEN Evoke: EXPR//Residue

video upload by SONICWARE

"LIVEN Evoke | Acoustronic Synthesizer with Granular Effect
https://sonicware.jp/pages/liven-evoke

Dr. Endo – Live Set
PTN12: EXPR//Residue
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A cinematic ambient track evoking the grandeur of a distant galactic empire, EXPR//Residue begins with a solemn tuba drone and unfolds into a slowly shifting sonic landscape.

The tuba forms the foundation of the piece—its rich tone is enhanced with a harmonic waveform to add depth, and sent through GRAIN FX to transform a simple two-note bassline into a dense, evolving low-frequency texture.

Oboe chords provide a gentle, pad-like atmosphere, blending naturally into reverb to create soft, immersive motion.
Scattered throughout the track, piano accents are pulled and stretched using the BACKTIDE function, adding expressive drag and emotional tension.

One track is dedicated to filtered noise, modulated by an LFO on the low-pass filter cutoff. This creates a storm-like undercurrent that blends beautifully with the reverb, expanding the spatial field of the mix.

This piece explores the remnants of something vast and ancient—a residue of sound and structure left drifting in space.

Yu Endo
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Dr. Endo explores LIVEN Evoke: k i o k u - Fragments of Memory

video upload by SONICWARE

"LIVEN Evoke | Acoustronic Synthesizer with Granular Effect
https://sonicware.jp/pages/liven-evoke

Dr. Endo – Live Set
PTN06: k i o k u - Fragments of Memory (full version)
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This ambient piece evokes the image of animals running free and taking flight through vast natural landscapes.
Using LIVEN Evoke, a grounded cello drone anchors the low end, while a flute melody stirs distant memories, breathing life into the scene.
The piano provides harmonic support, and when sent through GRAIN FX, it melts into the space, adding an atmospheric depth.
Delicate xylophone accents weave in moments of motion and stillness, shaping the piece's gentle dynamics.

Yu Endo
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自由に走り、空を舞う動物たちの姿を、壮大な自然のイメージとともに描いたアンビエント作品です。
LIVEN Evokeを用い、重く静かに大地を支えるチェロのドローンと、遥か遠くの記憶を呼び覚ますようなフルートの旋律が命の鼓動を描き出します。
ピアノは伴奏としての役割を保ちながら、GRAIN FXを通して空間に溶け込み、アトモスフェリックな広がりを生み出しています。
さらにシロフォンの細やかなアクセントが、静と動のリズムを織りなしています。

遠藤　祐
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Introducing Sonicware LIVEN Evoke - A New Category of Ambient Music Box

video uploads by SONICWARE

"Following the success of Ambient Ø, we’re introducing ‘LIVEN Evoke’ — a new category of ambient music box that blends acoustic-inspired synthesis with hypnotic granular textures.

‘Evoke’ builds on the emotional soundscape tradition we pioneered, offering A creators a deeply expressive tool for composing cinematic ambient and post-classical music."

https://sonicware.jp/pages/liven-evoke

MSRP: US: $239 UK: £229 (incl. VAT) AU: AU$399 (incl. GST) CA: CA$329
First Batch: 100 units — Shipping Starts from June 30. Check with dealers on the right for availability.



Additional Details:

■ Nostalgia-Evoking Ambient Music Box
Timelessly interwoven with synthesized acoustic instruments and a hypnotic granular effect.

■ Acoustronic Flux Oscillator
New synth engine that turns acoustic-instrument essence into a unique 'acoustronic' sound.

■ Grain FX: Musical Granular Effect
Micro-grain slicing transforms phrases into musical glitches and evolving textures.

■ Dense & Multi-Dimensional Reverb
10 diverse reverbs—including the veiled ambience 'Mirage'—for deep atmospheres.

■ All-in-One 4-Track Sequencer
LIVEN’s signature 4 -track sequencer, known for recording performances and sound changes.

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Yamaha V50 & SmplTrek v3.2 - Proper Cheese Jam

video upload by ChrisLody

"If you'd like to support the channel you can grab a 'Pay What You Want' album from my Bandcamp.
https://chrislody.bandcamp.com"

Improvised Ambient Techno (Liven Ambient 0 Only)

video upload by Dylan Ferno

"An Improvised live Ambient Hypnotic Space Techno Set from scratch using just the Sonicware Liven Ambient Zero. The Liven Ambient 0 is definitely not just for ambient music, as you can sample and synthesize drum sounds to make all kinds of electronic dance genres.

Deep atmospheric techno mix for focus/study/work

0:00 Awakening
6:20 Ether
10:50 Antidote"

Setting Up...

video upload by No Lake

"Just a few words to let you know that I'm still here. I'm currently working on the new era of my music. It's heading in the direction I wanted it to go. I introduced you to the concept of Brussels School, which means everything and nothing, and I realize that it's ultimately something that suits me.

So what's next? I'll gradually introduce you to jams based on this concept. Rather long pieces that take the time to establish an atmosphere. Something absorbing, bewitching, with a hypnotic and almost insidious rhythm. Something along the lines of "Illusion" or "Hypnosis," which were two of the channel's top three hits. I take this as proof that I'm on the right path.

As explained three weeks ago, there will no longer be videos every week. They will arrive when they arrive. The long-term idea is to rework all these jams to create a real album centered around a single philosophy, but this is another story for later.

Wishing you a great day! See you soon.

My set up:
Ableton Live 12
Novation Summit
Moog Sound Studio
(Moog DFAM)
(Moog Subharmonicon)
(Moog Mother-32)
Ableton Push
Novation Launchkey 49
Akai Mini
Sonicware Liven 8Bit Warps

My Spotify : https://open.spotify.com/artist/3MAeb... My Bandcamp : https://nolake.bandcamp.com/ My Soundcloud : / frederic-kuyl "

Lofi Ambient w/ LIVEN Ambient Ø & 2 casette players | Four lines 2025-06-05 by atnr

video upload by atnr

"A piece created with ‪@SONICWARE‬ LIVEN Ambient Ø and two cassette players. Lo-fi piano, city bustle, and wave sounds drift in and out of sync.

Cassette players:

‪@WeAreRewind1‬ wearerewind plays a tape loop of piano harmonies.

‪@IbanezOfficial‬ RP200 plays a slower tape loop of a short piano melody, processed with reverb via the ‪@ChaseBlissAudio‬ MOOD MK II.

Ambient Ø: Replays wave sounds degraded in ‪@ChaseBlissAudio‬ LOSSY, while improvising additional synth lines.

Environmental sounds are edited and layered later in the DAW."

Kloob - Dub Tech Meditation

video upload by - Kloob -

"Kloob - Dub Tech Meditation

Leftfield Electronic Dub inspired jam.

Micromonsta 2 sounds: ‘deep chord’ sequence (midi channel 2) and ‘Dreamy Pad’ soundscape (midi channel 1) played in realtime.

Sonicware Live Ambient 0 tones: background pad in layer 3 and noise in layer 4.

Behringer Edge through Ableton Delay plugin.

Hologram Microcosm feeding the ‘Dreamy Pad’.

Hope you like it!

Thanks for support my music!

Cheers,
Dani
Kloob.bandcamp.com"

Ambient Ø, EP-133 K.O.II, GENERATION LOSS MKII | Wasteland 2025-05-14 by atnr

video upload by atnr

"A piece created with ‪@SONICWARE‬ LIVEN Ambient Ø and the ‪@teenageengineering‬ EP-133 K.O.II—scraping stone noises intertwine with distorted synth tones.

Ambient Ø: Plays a looping synth-pad while I add noise bursts and slow-attack sine waves. I also duplicate the recorded track one octave lower, filter it to leave only the lows, and use it to reinforce the bass.

EP-133 K.O.II: Loops a sample of stones being rubbed together, with Punch-In FX applied in real time."

Sonicware LoFi-6, Make Noise Strega & Ableton MODE

video upload by Akihiko Matsumoto

FM Synthesis - A Practical Guide - Part 1

video upload by ChrisLody

Additional posts

"Here's something I've been meaning to get round to starting for ages, a practical guide to FM synthesis. In my experience FM tutorials usually over explain all the wrong things and rarely get as far as the important things like the predictable way operator ratios change the waveform and frequency responses. So I've tried to approach things from an entirely practical view point showing you how to make saw, square, noise etc with filter like responses.

Here's chipsynth MD (from which I stole a diagram :) https://www.plogue.com/products/chips...

Details on different types of FM (its actually phase modulation)
• Comparing Exponential, Linear, and Th... [posted here]
• The difference between FM and Phase M... [here]

0:00 Intro
2:53 How the meters works
3:23 Operators and Algorithms
3:58 Carriers and Modulators
4:29 MEGA Synthesis envelope generator
5:48 Reface DX envelope generator
6:56 Adjusting algorithms and operators
8:35 Making a basic organ sound
9:47 Saw feedback
10:47 Square feedback
11:48 1:1 modulation (saw sounds)
13:03 Low pass like sweeps
14:12 1:2 modulation (square sounds)
15:34 2:1 etc modulation (band pass sounds)
16:37 Ratio chart
17:10 Quick demo bass patch
18:20 Summing up"

New Song + Arpeggiator Tips, Tricks & Overview for Sonicware Liven Ambient Ø

video upload by Sonic Cartography

"Both an overview of the Sonicware Liven Ambient Ø's arpeggiator (including some clarifications of some common points of confusion) and some tips and tricks for using it by itself or in conjunction with the sequencer to generate song ideas."

“Time is Now” Creating an Ambient Track Live Using Sonicware Ambient Zero & Oberheim TEO-5 Synths

video upload by Maria Calfa-DePaul

"I am a big fan of sonicware’s liven offerings and I have several and this is becoming one of my favorites because it’s just it’s got a lot of character. It’s great for using with other synths and it’s got a sequencer and I use this live in the video trying to build up an ambient track and then having the TEO be like the headliner where I can riff on it and have it all worked together. I really enjoyed myself during this. It’s a little hard sometimes multitasking but hopefully I was able to provide you with some entertainment and enjoyment."

Sonicware CyDrums Full Tutorial - Wavetable Drum Synthesizer and Drum Machine

video upload by ChrisLody

"Full Disclosure: I occasionally take on freelance work at Sonicware on an hourly rate producing synth & sample sound design, beta testing, checking English text and videos like this.



0:00 Teaser
0:30 Intro
1:41 About this tutorial
2:15 Powering on, playing patterns, volume control, func button, system menu
3:13 Front panel overview, master volume, select tracks silently, menu buttons, external source
6:34 Common screen elements
7:21 Memory structure
8:11 Project 1, selecting and loading patterns, queuing patterns, switching patterns immediately
9:12 Performing preset patterns, mute button, global mute, mute modes, mixer, global mix, tempo menu, reload BPM, global BPM, reload pattern, stutter sequence mode, random sequence mode, dice function
13:48 Performance mode, varispeed, all release, all length, revert, all stutter

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CyDrums | Expressive Drums Synthesizer [Drum Machine Performance by Kuba Sojka]

video upload by SONICWARE

"CyDrums: https://sonicware.jp/pages/cydrums
Buy Now Before 145% Duty Hits! (for USA Customers)
$399 now — next month, over $578 in extra duties. Hurry!

'Phase Index'
The CyDrums was the central instrument — a drum machine — in this performance.
One of its tracks was used not only to trigger internal sounds but also to simultaneously control the modular. In addition, the audio signal from the modular was routed back into CyDrums and processed through its effects."

Vocal Ambient EP ( Liven Ambient 0 + Roland E-4)

video upload by Dylan Ferno

"Making a DAWless experimental Vocal Ambient EP with the Sonicware Liven Ambient Zero and the Roland E4 (Aira Compact)

I've been inspired lately by the Album, Secret Life, by Fred Again and Brian Eno, which is basically just glitchy autotuned vocal mantras over chill piano chords and drones. The album Bad Cameo by Lil Yachty and James Blake was also some inspiration for this one."

0:00 Enough
3:30 Peace of Mind
7:10 Keep Going

Beat w/ CyDrums, OP-1 field, Prophet-10, Grandmother | Find a card 2025-04-06 by atnr

video upload by atnr

"A piece created using ‪@SONICWARE‬ CyDrums, ‪@teenageengineering‬ OP-1 field, ‪@SequentialLLC‬ Prophet-10, and ‪@MoogSynthesizers‬ Grandmother, featuring synth tones that shift under filters and effects over a beat.

CyDrums is controlled by MIDI from the DAW. A filter is used as the master effect, and the master output is processed with reverb and delay via ‪@gfisys‬ SPECULAR TEMPUS.

On the OP-1 field, I play with changing sounds, and its output is routed through the ‪@ChaseBlissAudio‬ MOOD MK II to alter pitch.

The Prophet-10 receives harmony parts via MIDI from the DAW, while I manually adjust the filter and resonance.

The Grandmother handles the bassline, with its filter cutoff manipulated by hand.

The chorus vocals are produced using Kasane Teto SV."

CyDrums | Expressive Drums Synthesizer [Groovebox Performance by NicaFelt]

video upload by SONICWARE

"CyDrums | Expressive Drum Synthesizer
Now Back in Stock! [check with dealers on the right]

'Solis Awakening'
Music and Video Shot by NicaFelt ( ‪@nicafelt‬ )

He builds the track by shifting through the seven patterns.
Using Pad Pressure Modulation, Snip Loop effect, and the Random Steps, VariSpeed, and Stutter functions within Performance Mode, he delivers an impressive performance."

Dream Soundscapes: Korg Minilogue Meets Sonicware LIVEN Ambient Ø

video upload by Le Code

"The Korg Minilogue is in arpeggiator mode, while the Ambient Liven Ø plays a few notes with the Moss by @tybo_ambientsky pattern.
The Minilogue has an additional effect, with the Nocturnal pedal by Collision Devices, which adds delay and depth to the arp.

AMBIENT MUSIC WITH SONICWARE LIVEN AMBIENT Ø AND KORG MINILOGUE
#ambient #ambientmusic #sonicware #korg #minilogue #ambientpads #collisiondevices

Music written and produced by Alexandre de Charrin
Additional pedals effects : Collision Devices Nocturnal
Recorded with Steinberg UR824

FREE DOWNLOAD
Download my 4-track EP 'Introspection' for free
★ https://bit.ly/3T3Ixai"

Standard Lody Acid - Sonicware CyDrums, Volca Bass, NTS-3

video upload by ChrisLody

"You may have noticed the complete lack of CyDrums tutorial on the channel despite being about 2 months since it was launched. Well events have conspired against me a bit on this one, I've just been too damn busy during the week and exhausted at the weekend to get it done. But, fingers crossed, I might have time to get it done soon.

With that in mind I thought it would be a good exercise to refresh my memory a bit on how it all works, so I plugged it in a within a few minutes I'd built a kit and I'd written a beat I really wanted to flesh out which is why this jam happened.

This is kind of my standard fare when it comes to jams like this. I think I've developed a bit of a groove that I tend to find comfy when it comes to the arrangement and I feel I was firmly sat in that today, hence the title. I probably need to learn some new tricks!

I've had the NTS-3 a while but it's not been used enough so far for me to really explore it so hopefully it will pop up more."