Ambient loopy live synth work out OB6 (Steps Right)

video upload by Surgeons Girl

"Steps right taken from my new EP on Livity Sound available everywhere but you can buy here.



OB6 seqeunced with ableton Mother 32 playing bass line/lead internal seqeunce - Blofeld playing long pads seqeunced with Digitone. Long live preset 507 (OB6)"

Turning a Soma Pulsar 23 drone in a MEGADRONE using the Ableton Move

video upload by Abre Ojos

"Turning a Pulsar 23 drone into a MEGADRONE!
This set up just keeps bringing the inspiration. Come on a synth journey to add spacial widening to a Pulsar drone and adding layers on layers of layers using the slicing function on the Move.

I mention the ‪@RiemannKollektion‬ for the kick sample https://riemannkollektion.com/ check them out! (not sponsored, no affiliation just a big fan!)

‪@Ableton‬ Move &‪@somasynths‬ Pulsar 23 thru ‪@Endorphines‬ Ghost pedal

Move is sequencing the Bass channel + vocal samples from the Move too."

00:00 Intro ramble
01:17 The Move set up
06:04 The Ghost efx
06:41 The Pulsar patch & set up
14:22 Setting up for the MegaDrone
18:31 Slicing the sampled drone
27:36 Bringing it all together


Dark ambient audiovisual stuff: https://abreojos.net

Torso Live Session #5: Ctrls

video upload by torso electronics

"Torso Electronics presents the fifth live session recorded at our office space in Copenhagen.

In this episode, Copenhagen-based artist Ctrls presents a live set built entirely around the S4, using the samples he created for the factory sound library.

Ctrls: “It's composed without any sequencing, only looping and modulation, which is a totally new way of working for me, but which the S4 makes really fun and engaging. The Ableton Push 3 and Intech midi controller act as a my mixer and finalizer, and I'm triggering and effecting some drones and fx sounds from its launch grid. It was a great experience and I'm happy I got to exercise a less clubby side to my music. Big thanks to the Torso team for the opportunity.”

About Ctrls
The Ctrls project was founded In 2012. From the first release the presence of a highly individual sonic style was apparent and his fast paced and futuristic techno based sound has now been well established with a stream of respected music on labels such as Token Records, Earwiggle, Micron Audio, Mechatronica and Key Vinyl. A lifelong devotee of electronic dance music, DJ’ing and live performance are central for the project. This has resulted in many involved sets at globally notable venues such as Tresor, Berghain, Khidi, Fabric, Kit Kat, Fold, Basement NY, and Club Drugstore as well a residency at Copenhagens purest electronic venue: Den Anden Side. The future holds a wider scope as electro, breakbeats, noise and audio visual components are folded into the distinctive Ctrls sound palette."

SISTERS - Ambient session #29 // Mannequins Three Sisters, Arbhar, Panharmonium, Subharmonicon

video upload by David Falcon

"First sounds with the Mannequins Sisters, such an interesting little module. In its core is a triple filter (Hi, Low and Band Pass) but it works great as an spectral mixer. I am slowly modulating the frequency cutoff so that the different sounds come and go progressively. Very little resonance added, it can be very resonant!

// Patch Notes //
Voice 1- Arbhar recording of my voice and ambient sounds with the internal microphone. High input of Sisters.
Voice 2 - Maths Tom sound into Rings. Center of Sisters.
Voice 3 - Panharmonium with a Random sequence from Pams into the Low input of Sisters.
These 3 voices go into the Xaoc Praga mixer, with Mimeophon and FX Aid in the sends. I am modulating the volume and panof
Voice 2 from Øchd and Pams, and the panning of Arbhar from Pams too. The mix goes through Qubit Mojave for the occasional reversed granular bleep.
Voice 4 - Subharmonicon through Blooper as a delay and Mercury 7 as Reverb.
Voice 5 - Low kick from DFAM


Recorded in a single stereo mix and mastered in Ableton."

SubBass ToolKit by GoldbabySamples

video upload by GoldbabySamples

"Window rattling sub bass. SubBass ToolKit is available now: www.goldbaby.co.nz/subbass.html"

"Sub bass is a mainstay of many electronic music genres. Drum & Bass, Dub, Hip Hop, Dub Step, Techno, Trap, etc. It’s a sound that you feel as well as hear. This pack contains a wide range of floor-shaking, window-rattling sub-bass sounds.

Made with vintage and modern synths and drum machines. Recorded and processed with tasty high-end outboard.

With patches for Logic Pro, Ableton Live, and TAL-Sampler, MPC/Force. Well-organised and labelled files also make it easy to use in other software and hardware.

Some of the gear used: Roland SH-101, Roland Juno 6, Roland MKH-80, Korg MS-20, Roland TR-808, 8Raw8, Elektron Syntakt, Moog GrandMother, Thermionic Fat Bustard II Valve mixer, Empirical Labs Fatso, Electrodyne 511, ez1073-500."

Yan Cook — Studio Jam [March '26] #techno

video upload by Yan Cook

"Cooking another track, kinda funky one, mostly Syntakt, S4 for SFX and a ride sample in Ableton."

"A song for the sad ones" by gattobus (Frap Tools Magnolia)

video upload by gattobus

"The song can be downloaded here:



This song was born a few months ago while I was programming some patches for Magnolia. I'm not having a great time right now, but luckily, as sometimes happens, music has come to help me. This song carries hope and all my wishes for peace and serenity.

All synth sounds are from Frap Tools Magnolia.
Drums: Roland TR-8S with LinnDrum LM-1 samples
Mixed and mastered on Ableton Live 12."

novation circuit tracks circuit rhythm techno trance electronica jam

video upload by Underground Modulation

"🔥 Energetic Techno Groovebox Jam | Dawless Performance

In this video I perform an energetic techno groovebox jam using two powerful machines: the Novation Circuit Tracks and the Novation Circuit Rhythm. This dawless techno setup shows how these two grooveboxes perfectly complement each other in a live performance environment.

Both Circuits handle rhythmic and melodic elements, creating a full techno track entirely from hardware sequencing. The Circuit Tracks provides synth parts and sequencing, while the Circuit Rhythm adds powerful drum patterns and sample-based grooves. Everything is performed and sequenced live on the devices, making this a true hardware techno jam .

The final mastering of the track was done in Ableton Live to polish the sound while keeping the raw energy of the live performance.

If you enjoy dawless techno jams, groovebox performances, and electronic music hardware, this setup is a great example of how compact gear can produce a powerful underground techno sound."

Road Session 03 — Hypnotic Techno (138 BPM)

video upload by Korrnelius

"138 BPM Hypnotic Techno "Red Horizon". Live hardware set
No overdubs, no post-production. One continuous take.

Gear:
– Novation Circuit Tracks
– Novation K-Station
– Novation LaunchControl XL
– Ableton Live (Valhalla Supermassive)"

in a van, down by the river

The Missing Controller in Most Studios - The Novation Launch Control 3

video upload by Sanjay C

"In this video, I take a closer look at the Novation Launch Control 3, a compact MIDI controller designed to give you hands-on control over your DAW, plugins, and mixes. With 16 endless encoders, an OLED display, and RGB LED feedback, it promises a more tactile workflow than using a mouse. I’ll walk through five ways this controller can improve your music production workflow, show how it works with popular DAWs like Ableton Live, and highlight a small detail that makes it surprisingly useful in real-world setups. I’ll also compare it to the Launch Control XL MK3 and talk about whether the smaller version is really the best value for your money."

Timestamps
00:00 Overview
01:33 Control
03:05 Standout feature
04:43 Mixing
05:33 Stage and Studio
06:51 VS the XL
07:52 Custom Modes
09:12 Missing features
10:21 Alternatives
11:09 Final thoughts

And one from Sweetwater:

Novation Launch Control 3 Demo: Great for Mixing, Plugins & MIDI Hardware

video upload by Sweetwater Soundcheck

"Watch as we demonstrate the deep DAW integration inside Ableton Live, showing you how to seamlessly toggle between DAW Mixer mode for panning and sends and DAW Control mode for mapping third-party plugins!"

Chapters:
00:00 — Intro & What to Expect
00:30 — Physical Hardware, Layout & I/O Connections
01:15 — The 16 Endless Encoders & RGB LEDs
01:55 — The Crisp OLED Display Features
02:25 — DAW Mixer Mode (Ableton Live Panning & Sends Demo)
04:10 — DAW Control Mode (Controlling Third-party Plugins)
05:05 — Track Management Buttons (Arm, Mute, Solo, Select)
05:50 — 5-pin MIDI Connectivity & Hardware Control
06:25 — Custom Modes & Novation Components
06:45 — Included Software Bundle
07:05 — Final Thoughts & Sweetwater Info "

Novation Introduces New Launch Control

Meet The NEW Launch Control: What does it do? video upload by Novation

Find out more about Launch Control - https://novationmusic.com/products/la...
Discover the Launch Control range - https://novationmusic.com/launch-cont...
Explore Launch Control XL - https://novationmusic.com/products/la...

Watch our livestream feature dive walkthrough for the new Launch Control - [BELOW] News Story - https://bit.ly/_Discover_The_NEW_Laun...

"We’re excited to unveil the latest generation of our most compact control surface, Launch Control 3 - available to order now. This video gives you an overview of everything our new Launch Control can do for you and your unique workflow.

Our new controller packs the most powerful features of Launch Control XL 3 into a smaller footprint and is perfect for adding an extra layer of tactile control to any studio or stage setup. Launch Control is a compact and highly portable MIDI control surface designed to integrate with all major DAWs, software synths, effects, and external hardware. Connect via USB or MIDI I/O and adjust parameters with 16 endless rotary encoders, eight assignable buttons, and a new OLED display.

Launch Control comes bundled with studio-grade software to get you started. Ableton Live Lite lets you record, launch and perform, while Cubase LE is ideal for songwriting and production projects. You also receive a selection of plugins from Klevgrand, Baby Audio and Output.

Chapters:
00:00 - Introducing the new Launch Control
00:24 - Launch Control Feature Overview
00:55 - Launch Control's DAW Integration
01:17 - Launch Control's DAW Control and Mixer Features
01:53 - Launch Control's Hardware Integration
02:08 - Launch Control's Custom Modes
02:19 - Launch Control: The DAW, Plugin, and Hardware Control Surface"

Launch Control | Everything you need to know | Livestream

video upload by Novation

Novation Launch Control MK3 // Here's what's new // Review & tutorial

video upload by loopop

"TIMELINE: 0:00 Intro 1:10 Screen 2:20 Encoders 3:10 RGB LEDs 3:45 vs XL MK3 4:30 Build 5:20 I/O 6:25 DAWs 6:45 HUI (Reaper) 7:10 Ableton 8:55 User modes 9:55 Components 11:35 Synth params 13:50 Write an app! 15:00 Motion rec 16:05 Morph 16:30 Random 18:10 Setup 19:20 Settings 20:00 Pros & cons"

"Launch Control is a compact and portable MIDI control surface designed to integrate with all major DAWs, software synths, effects, and external hardware. Connect via USB or MIDI I/O and adjust parameters with 16 endless rotary encoders, eight assignable buttons, and a crisp OLED display.

Key features

16 endless encoders
Eight assignable buttons
MIDI routing via USB and 5-pin DIN
Store up to seven Custom Modes

The Creative Control Surface
Get hands on with your DAW, plugins, and hardware from a portable-yet-powerful controller with 16 endless rotary encoders; eight assignable buttons; and a crisp OLED display for essential info. Mix and sculpt sounds right out the box, and create up to seven Custom Modes to fit your specific workflow in the studio or on stage.

16 endless encoders
Launch Control’s smooth-feeling endless rotary encoders each feature a dedicated RGB LED that indicates its relative value. Pan tracks, adjust sends, or do anything else you want via Custom Modes — all with adjustable response curves."

You can find additional details at Novation.

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Dawless Techno Groovebox Jam | Novation Circuit Tracks & Rhythm

video upload by Underground Modulation

"🔥 Dawless Techno Groovebox Jam | Novation Circuit Tracks + Circuit Rhythm

In this video I perform a live dawless techno jam using a powerful hardware setup built around Novation Circuit Tracks and Novation Circuit Rhythm.

These two grooveboxes perfectly complement each other in a combo setup. Both Circuits handle rhythmic and melodic elements, allowing for a dynamic and evolving techno arrangement.

🎛 Novation Circuit Tracks – synth parts, basslines, and groove structure
🥁 Novation Circuit Rhythm – drums, textures, and custom samples for unique character

The Circuit Rhythm features custom samples.

This is a true DAWLESS performance — everything is sequenced and performed live directly on the Novation Circuits. Final mastering was done in Ableton Live to ensure clarity, punch, and balanced dynamics."

Road Session 02 — Hypnotic Techno (138 BPM)

video upload by Korrnelius

"138 BPM Hypnotic Techno. Live hardware set
No overdubs, no post-production. One continuous take.

Gear:
– Novation Circuit Tracks
– Novation K-Station
– Novation LaunchControl XL
– Ableton Live (Valhalla Supermassive)"

Buchla Music Easel | Ableton Telequencer

video upload by Akihiko Matsumoto

"Sequencer: Ableton Telequencer https://akihikomatsumoto.sellfy.store...


Recordings: Buchla Modular Synth (Sample Pack) https://akihikomatsumoto.sellfy.store..."

Like a Buchla drum machine.

Encroach - Industrial Psychedelic Doom Techno Noise - Ableton Move & Soma Pulsar 23

video upload by

"109bpm - Pushing through the brain barrier

Ableton Move &‪@somasynths‬ Pulsar 23 thru ‪@Endorphines‬ Ghost pedal

Move is sequencing BD, SD, HH & Bass channels + vocal samples from the Move too.

Video:
Live visuals using Goke: Body Snatcher From Hell (1968) from Archive.org played through cracked ancient iPad and processed through:

Video microscope
Sony ZV1
Roland V1-HD
‪@entropyandsons‬ Recursion Studio
Resolume Avenue
Recorded with Rodecaster Video

Dark ambient audiovisual stuff: https://abreojos.net"

Dawless Techno Groovebox Jam | Novation Circuit Tracks & Rhythm

video upload by Underground Modulation

"🔥 DAWLESS Techno Groovebox Jam | Novation Circuit Tracks + Circuit Rhythm

In this video I perform a powerful dawless techno jam using a hardware-only setup built around Novation Circuit Tracks and Novation Circuit Rhythm.

This groovebox combo perfectly complements each other in a live performance workflow. Both Circuits handle rhythmic and melodic elements, creating a driving, layered techno sound:

🎛 Novation Circuit Tracks – synth parts, basslines, and groove structure
🥁 Novation Circuit Rhythm – drums, textures, and custom samples for unique character

Everything is sequenced directly on the hardware — no DAW during performance. This is a true live techno hardware jam.
The final master was processed in Ableton Live for clarity, punch, and balance."

Previously:

DAWLESS Techno EDM Jam | Novation Circuit Tracks + Circuit Rhythm

video upload by Underground Modulation

"In this video I perform a high-energy techno EDM groovebox jam using the powerful combo of Novation Circuit Tracks and Novation Circuit Rhythm.

This is a fully dawless live jam — all sequencing, rhythm, and melodic elements are created directly on the hardware. Both Circuit units perfectly complement each other in this setup:

Novation Circuit Tracks handles sequencing, synth parts, and groove foundations.

Novation Circuit Rhythm brings custom samples, drums, and additional melodic textures.

Both grooveboxes contribute to rhythm and melodic layers, creating a dynamic and driving techno performance. The final master was polished in Ableton Live for clean, punchy sound.

If you enjoy hardware techno, dawless jams, groovebox performances, and live electronic music, this one’s for you."

Blue Monday/New Order (Circuit Tracks Revision)

video upload by Guinan

"Almost! It's another Monday, so what could be more apt than todays 1983 New Order classic, Blue Monday.

As per usual this is ALL Novation Circuit Tracks playing live from the audio outs direct into my Zoom L6 recorder. No extra synths/no effects/no extra edits.

This is a revision of a version I did about 12 months ago. There is a lot going on in this track so I've squeezed a bit extra out of the groovebox in using some short melodic samples in place of drum sounds on 3 pads.

I'd initially dug it out to get me started on an Ableton Move version of the track and with some polished up samples and a little bit of editing I thought it was worth a revision.

More details for synth nerds,

BPM 131
I originally programmed the top arpeggio line on the Circuit Tracks quickly realising I was going to run out of voices. I sampled the riff and stuck it on a pad and played it back as a pattern and saved myself a voice, I couldn't get a bass synth sound that would double up as the main synth and as 'Peter Hook'. Instead I played a short Spaghetti Western style bass guitar riff through a spring reverb in my best impression of Hooky and sampled it on the Circuit Rhythm. I then transferred this onto one of the drum sample pads and put it on Drum 4 as another pattern, finally there is a choir sample the band played on an old Emulator. I simply copied the same source they used ( Kraftwerk's track, 'Uranium') and made a loop on another one of the drum pads, turning it into a 3rd pattern for Drum 4."

Sampling the Soma Pulsar 23 into the Ableton Move - Making a techno rumble and more

video upload by Abre Ojos

"The Pulsar has sucked me in to it's vortex of doom. I've been sampling it into the Move and making rumbles, weird spacial drones and more.

Come on a synth journey with me.

Ableton Move &‪@somasynths‬ Pulsar 23 thru ‪@Endorphines‬ Ghost pedal

Move is sequencing BD, SD, HH & Bass channels + vocal samples from the Move too."

00:00 Intro ramble
02:40 The Pulsar kick
04:22 Making the rumble
09:18 Automating the filter for rumble variation
11:20 Bringing it all together - short jam 1
15:15 Sampling the Snare Drum
17:16 Automating the sampled snare
19:46 Sampling the Bass
27:01 Bringing it all together - short jam 2


Dark ambient audiovisual stuff: https://abreojos.net

Ciat Lonbarde Peterlin & Ableton Octa Comb

video upload by Akihiko Matsumoto

Effect: Ableton Octa Comb https://akihikomatsumoto.sellfy.store...
Reverb: Preset Verb: https://akihikomatsumoto.sellfy.store...

"Ciat Lonbarde Modular Synth (Sample Pack) https://akihikomatsumoto.sellfy.store...
A distinct sample pack crafted from the raw, organic sound of Ciat Lonbarde modular synths.
No tempered scales. No rigid rhythms. Just pure experimental textures.
Includes one-shots & drones for adventurous sound designers and boundary-pushing music creators."

MSTRBLSTR - Pattern Clear Pattern Write

video upload by MSTRBLSTR

"MSTRBLSTR - Pattern Clear Pattern Write.
124 BPM machine-driven acid house - negative space, dub handoffs, tape delay + spring reverb. Brief clears, then a new polymetric logic takes over."

https://open.spotify.com/track/4dNO60... https://mstrblstr.bandcamp.com/track/...

"Machine-driven acid house at 124 BPM: transient-forward percussion with hollow-bodied punch, a constant bass groove that shifts in intensity, and an arrangement built on negative space and dub-style handoffs.

Tape delay and spring reverb open wide. Brief breaks wipe the grid just long enough for the pattern to snap back into focus. Then the momentum clears and a new polymetric logic takes over. Modulated melodic drifts change the room without abandoning the floor, leaving you somewhere familiar but newly yours.

Hardware: Din Sync RE-808, Roland TR-606, Roland/Tubbutec MC-2oh2, Cyclone TT-303, Alice 1228 mixer, Boss KM-60 mixer, Boss RCL-10 compressor, RE-201 Space Echo, Jeff Rubin Mu-tant Fly Phase, edited in Ableton Live.

iLL ACiD Cat. No. ILL015

iLL ACiD is 5 years old, so this one’s a free Bandcamp download + available on all platforms"

https://mstrblstr.bandcamp.com/track/pattern-clear-pattern-write