Microhouse/Rominimal Live DAWless Set (Novation Circuit and Liven XFM)

video upload by Dylan Ferno

"Making a live DAWless Microhouse/Rominimal Set/Mix with 2 hardware synthesizers/drum machines: Novation Circuit Sonicware and Liven XFM

#dawless #microhouse #rominimal #livenxfm #novationcircuit

0:00 Staying Around
4:00 Labyrinths
8:35 Steamroller
12:25 The Badlands
17:00 As Above, So Below
21:48 Between the Clouds"

How to Transition Between Tracks in a Live Electronic Setup (DAWless)

video upload by Dylan Ferno

"How to Transition Between Tracks DAWlessly in an electronic live set without any DJ gear like crossfaders, turntables etc.

Feat. Sonicware Liven XFM and Novation Circuit playing some Lo-Fi House tracks."

Ambient House Live Looping (Roland E4, Steel Tongue Drum, Liven Ambient 0)

video upload by Dylan Ferno

"Live Looping an Ambient House track from scratch by looping the Kosmosky NewWave15 Steel Tongue drum through the Roland E-4 Aira compact unit, synced to Sonicware Liven Ambient Zero for synths and drums.

Drums were sampled with the Liven Ambient 0 as well as made with the FM synth engine called Atmos2.

Here is a link to get 10% off the New Wave 15 drum on Kosmosky's website using the word 'Dylan' as the promo code: https://tinyurl.com/DylanFerno2024"

How to Produce Music in Different Genres at the Same Time

video upload by Dylan Ferno

"How to Produce in 'Every' Genre at the Same Time. Or at least many different genres at once. This can help find the right vibe for the track or add variation in a DAWless live set. I am using the Novation Circuit Groovebox/synth/drum machine, but really any synth and drum machine/sampler combo would work

Basically a genre bending type tutorial without a computer.

0:00 Intro
0:55 Making Lo-Fi Hip Hop
2:15 Breakbeat
2:33 Drum and Bass
3:01 House Music
3:20 Afro House
3:40 Ambient
4:05 Changing Basslines
4:20 Synthwave
4:43 Techno
5:15 House Bass
5:35 Breakbeat Bass
5:50 Switching Between Genres"

Music For Moons - A Psychedelic Ambient EP on the Sonicware Liven XFM

video upload by Dylan Ferno

"Music For Moons - A 5 track Psychedelic Ambient/Psybient EP on the Sonicware Liven XFM groovebox/synthesizer, with a brief discussion on the creative process. This is music to chill out to, relax, stretch, meditate, focus, work, or sleep to. Whatever makes sense.

0:00 Exiting Gravity
2:15 The Feeling of Weightlessness
4:22 Deep in Craters
7:00 Deranged Orbits
10:10 Crescents"

Ethereal Breakbeat with Novation Circuit + Steel Tongue Drum

video upload by Dylan Ferno

"Heart of Winter - An Ethereal and Ambient Breakbeat/Drum and Bass track made with the OG Novation Circuit and Kosmosky NewWave 15 Steel Tongue Drum/Handpan. The track kinda progresses into an acid breakbeat jam by the end."

Experimental Ambient Album With the Korg Volca FM2 to Focus/Study/Work/Relax

video upload by Dylan Ferno

"20 minutes of Experimental Ambient Music With the Korg Volca FM2 to Focus/Study/Work/Relax to."

0:00 LFO Pad
0:25 Icy Arpeggio
2:25 Warm Melodic
4:50 Pure Drones
8:20 Rythmic Mallets
10:45 Granular Space
13:35 Generative Strings
17:35 Uplifting Piano

How to Make 'Deeper' Grooves in Electronic Music

video upload by Dylan Ferno

"Quick tutorial on how to make more complex drum patterns in techno and deep house music, to add more interest to one bar loops.

This may be a bit more geared towards beginners, so please add any tips to the comments as well.

I am using the Sonicware Liven Ambient 0 as a drum machine here, along with the Novation Circuit as a second groovebox, but these tips can apply to any gear and genre.

0:00 1-2-4-8-16 rule
1:19 Layering/Jam"

'Kerosene' - Live Looping Lo-Fi Techno Jam (Novation Circuit and Chimes)

video upload by Dylan Ferno

"Live Looping some LOFI techno house music from scratch in a dawless setup with the Novation Circuit and some acoustic Aklot hand chimes"

Ambient & Melodic House EP (Liven XFM + Novation Circuit)

video upload by Dylan Ferno

"Ambient and Melodic House music live DAWless set with the Sonicware Liven XFM and Novation Circuit groovebox/synthesizers.

#livenxfm #novationcircuit #dawless #housemusic

0:00 Floating Away
3:30 Shackles
5:55 Autumn Days
8:50 Calvin Harris - Slide (House Remix)"

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

Melodic House Live Looping (Liven XFM and Novation Circuit)

video upload by Dylan Ferno

"A live looping DAWless melodic house track from scratch with the Sonicware Liven XFM and Novation Circuit"

The Liven Ambient Zero is an FM Drum Machine + Sampler!

video upload by Dylan Ferno

"Not only is The Sonicware Liven Ambient 0 an amazing wavetable synth, it's also an FM synth/drum machine + Sampler! So basically a full on groovebox to make full tracks."

How to UNLEASH the Potential of the Sonicware Liven XFM in 2024

video upload by Dylan Ferno

The Sonicware Liven XFM is a great synth but also has its share of limitations. Here are some workaround solutions for these limitations as well as some hidden features to help unlock its potential:
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text-align: center; 0:00 Extra Voices
text-align: center; 1:20 Recording chords (Using 1 voice)
text-align: center; 1:45 Double Pattern Length
text-align: center; 2:02 Sidechaining
text-align: center; 3:08 LFO Sync
text-align: center; 4:25 Virtual Analog
text-align: center; 5:15 WaveShaping
text-align: center; 5:54 SubOscillators
text-align: center; 6:55 Detuning
text-align: center; 7:53 PWM?
text-align: center; 8:15 Bass and Melody on same track
text-align: center; 9:35 Wavetable basics
text-align: center; 10:10 Custom Wavetables
text-align: center; 11:16 More Wavetable options
text-align: center; 15:00 Modulation Matrix
text-align: center; 17:17 More Sources & Destinations
text-align: center; 18:55 4 LFOs
text-align: center; 20:01 Layering Kick and Snares
text-align: center; 20:40 Unquantizing
text-align: center; 20:50 Increasing grid resolution
text-align: center; 21:04 Kick and Snare on same beat
text-align: center; 21:35 Drum and Bass Drum pattern
text-align: center; 21:50 Extra Tracks
text-align: center; 22:45 High hat sound design
text-align: center; 23:22 Multi-Effects
text-align: center; 25:09 Full Track (Drum and Bass)
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Instant Blade Runner Sounds with Any Analog Synth (Stylophone Gen X-1 Example)

video upload by Dylan Ferno

"Making Instant Blade Runner Sounds with a dark spacey patch that can be applied to almost any Analog Synth. I mean I am using the Dubreq Stylophone Gen X-1 synth as an example, which is like the most budget cheap analog synth around. So if it can be done on this synth, it can pretty much be done with basic sound design with anything else."

Steel Tongue Drum Deep House (+ Novation Circuit and Volca FM2)

video upload by Dylan Ferno

"Melodic Deep/Progressive House jam with a Kosmosky NewWave 15 Steel Tongue Drum/Handpan plus the Novation Circuit and Korg Volca FM2.

#kosmosky #steeltonguedrum #deephouse"

Easy FM Synthesis on the Liven Ambient 0

video upload by Dylan Ferno

"As a 2-Operator FM synth in the Atmos2 structure, the Ambient 0 is great for learning basic FM synthesis. But it can also get very complex and unique...

Here are some Easy to more complex FM Synthesis Applications on the Liven Ambient Zero

0:00 Intro
0:42 Basic 2-Operator FM
1:40 Ratios
2:55 Wave Morphing
3:55 Envelopes Pt. 1
4:10 Acoustic Modelling
4:25 Bells and Pianos
5:40 Envelopes Pt. 2
8:23 Combining Wavetable + FM
9:15 3- Operator FM
11:27 Modulating the mod's modulator
12:16 4 Operator FM
13:56 6 Operator FM
14:10 Fat FM Bass
14:57 FM Drums
15:54 Multi-Engine Jam"

How to Make the Korg Volca FM More Powerful in ~ 5 Minutes

video upload by Dylan Ferno

"Tutorial on How to Make the Korg Volca FM2 More Powerful using different LFO techniques

0:00 Intro
0:40 Add 2nd LFO Parameter
1:25 '2nd LFO' Demo
1:45 Detune Knob
2:05 Make all Patches better
3:05 Tremolo
3:15 Delay Effect
3:40 Reverb + 'Delay'
4:10 Random Bass Generator
4:45 Wider LFO Range
5:20 LFO 'Sync'
6:00 Key Sync LFO
6:25 Transpose Knob"

Korg Volca FM2 Vs. Sonicware Liven XFM Sound Comparison

video upload by Dylan Ferno

"These are 2 portable and budget, 6 voice, FM synthesizers. While the Sonicware Liven XFM is more capable as a beat making machine, I thought I'd put the Korg Volca FM2 up to the sound test to see where it can compete. No external effects were added.

Since synths can make millions of different sounds, it is hard to directly compare them. So to do the best I could, I compared some of my favorite presets/custom patches in the following categories:

0:00 Pads
0:45 Ambience
1:45 Bass
3:15 Lead
4:20 Keys
5:55 Brass
6:47 Strings
7:57 Mallets
9:00 Whistles
9:58 Drums

In my opinion, the XFM is warmer sounding and better for traditional electronic sounds with its own unique twist. While the Volca FM2 is better for beutifully replicating the sounds of acoustic instruments."

Atmospheric Drum and Bass (Korg Volca FM2 + PO35 Speak)

video upload by Dylan Ferno

"Dawless Atmospheric Drum and Bass/Jungle set with the Korg Volca FM2 + PO35 Speak/PO-137 Rick and Morty. 165 BPM"

0:00 Reborn
3:15 Down for You
8:00 Interplanetary

This Synth is Misbranded!!! (Liven Ambient 0)

video upload by Dylan Ferno

"The Sonicware Liven Ambient Zero is misbranded!!! It's not just a wavetable synth for ambient music, but also an FM synth and drum machine, as well as a sampler and effects pedal that can be used to make any genre! Hope this video helps demonstrate that."