Alpha Juno 2 Ableton Instrument Pack - Mike's Mix

Published on May 24, 2020 Expanding Sound

"get the pack here
https://www.expandingsound.com/produc...

The Alpha Juno 2 was the first synth I used to make Ableton instruments. Many years ago now, I made a pack with my friend Brian Funk for his website, at the time called Afrodjmac dot com. You can check out his site here
https://www.brianfunk.com
The pack came out very nice and still sounds great, however I still had a lot to learn about sampling. It was literally impossible for me to edit any patches via menu diving since my Alpha Juno at the time had some sort of chip error. Every time it would boot up the AJ would just show a combination of letters and numbers that were nonsensical. Couple that with my inexperience, and the pack turned out to be predominantly preset based. Thats why I'm calling this pack Mike's Mix! I finally got another Alpha Juno 2 a few years back, and I have the Alpha iOS editor which makes editing the synth worlds easier than menu diving. Some patches are derivates of presets but every sound has been tailored by me. I also included 5 instruments where I ran the AJ2 through my new Korg NT1S to get some wild effects and synth layering. I love how this pack sounds and I think you will too.
The Mikes Mix megapack includes
25 Multi Sampled Alpha Juno 2 user presets
5 Alpha Juno 2 presets layered with the new Korg NTS1 for some extra effects and madness!
Thanks for checking out the pack, I hope you enjoy it!"

New AudioKit Digital D1 - Virtual Analog /PCM D-50 Style 64 Voice iPad Synth

Published on Oct 28, 2018 MATTHEW FECHER

Audiokit D1 64 Voice Synth

Published on Oct 28, 2018

"First few sounds from my Preset Bank to be added to Audiokit D1, A 64 Voice Analog/Digital D-50 style Hybrid Polysynth."

"No talking, sound demo. Quick preview of the first 20 presets in D1.
Epic 64-voice Virtual Analog / PCM iPad Synth. Comes with 300+ presets!
http://audiokitpro.com/digitald1

Inspired by the Digital Synths of the 80s and 90s
Pardon my piano playing. This is just a quick teaser. Enjoy!"

"Epic 64-voice Virtual Analog / PCM iPad Synth
Beautiful & Lush Digital Synth inspired by the 80s/90s

100% of proceeds from this app go to support the AudioKit open-source project & AudioKit Synth One.

✓ Fully loaded w/ 300+ presets by Brice Beasley, Matthew Fecher, Red Sky Lullaby, Jakob Haq, Dean Daughters (Electronisounds), Sound of Izrael, AfroDJMac, and more

FEATURES
64-voice Hybrid Digital Poly Synthesis.
Full 1 Gigabyte of original samples recorded from analog & fm synths over 30+ years old.
Space-saving Compression. The whole app is under 150mb
Dual layers per voice. Keyboard splits. Velocity Scaling.
Vintage-style Arp/Step Sequencer
Dual Independent per-Layer filters

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Roland MKS70 and JX8P analog synth Ableton Live instrument megapack

Published on Sep 29, 2018 Expanding Sound

"check out the pack here-

http://expandingsound.com/product/mks...

About 4-5 years ago my good friend Afrodjmac (http://www.afrodjmac.com) and I made a JX8P Ableton pack. That pack is by no means bad, but its mostly preset based. Since it's release, I have acquired an MKS70 and PG800 programmer to use with both units. Needless to say the PG800 really opened up the synthesizer! The MKS70 is the JX8P with double the voices. It's essentially 2 JX8Ps in a rack mount module. So with newfound creative control over the synth, I wanted to make a pack showcasing some of the sounds I use it for. It sounds great! Syrupy slow envelopes make huge pads, and doubling it up makes it sound that much richer. This 24 preset pack is a combination of JX8P user presets, MKS70 User Presets, and both being used at the same time."

Ableton Live 10 Announced with New Wavetable Synth, Echo, Drum Bass, and Pedal Devices

Published on Nov 2, 2017 Ableton

"Live 10 introduces four bold devices, new features and improvements that keep you in the flow, and an expanded sound library. Plus, a built-in Max for Live, extended Push features and much more."

Playlist:
Ableton Live 10: What's New
Ableton Live 10: Capture
Ableton Live 10: New Device Visualisations on Push
Ableton Live 10: New MIDI Clip Editing on Push
Ableton Live 10: New Step Sequencer on Push
Ableton Live 10: Workflow Improvements
Ableton Live 10: Wavetable
Ableton Live 10: New Audio Effects

Also see: Ableton LIVE 10 First Look at We Are Robots London

And an overview of the new Wavetable synth by AfroDJMac:

Wavetable Ableton Live 10 Tutorial and Walkthrough

Published on Nov 2, 2017 AfroDJMac USA

"Wavetable is Ableton Live 10's new wavetable synthesizer. It's incredibly powerful and deep. In this video I show you the ins and outs of how everything works, as well as Wavetable's spectacular Push 2 integration."

And a brief description on each new device via Ableton, where you can find some interactive pics with additional details:

"Create with new devices

Meet Wavetable, Echo, Drum Buss and Pedal: new devices that mean colorful new sounds are possible with Live’s instruments and effects.

Wavetable

Immediately playable, infinitely capable, Wavetable is a new synthesizer built by Ableton. Shape, stretch and morph sounds using wavetables derived from analog synths, and a range of other instruments and sounds. Start sculpting sounds right away—even without a deep knowledge of synthesis—or explore its rich palette and potential through an intuitive interface.

Echo

Echo brings together the sound of classic analog and digital hardware delays in a single device—your new go-to delay. Drive and shape sounds with its analog-modeled filters, turn up the noise and wobble for vintage imperfections, or add modulation and reverb to create diffuse soundscapes, wailing feedback and more.

Drum Buss

Drum Buss is a one-stop workstation for drums, capable of adding subtle character or bending and breaking drums to your will. Add warmth and distortion with drive and crunch, take control of dynamics with compression and transient shaping, dial in and tune boom and control bass decay with the dedicated low end section.

Pedal

With separate circuit-level models of overdrive, distortion and fuzz guitar pedals, Pedal brings the character of analog stomp boxes to Live. The effect goes all the way from subtle to reckless—it excels at warming up vocals and other instruments, driving synth sounds or completely smashing drums. And of course, it sounds great with guitars."

Audio Damage Phosphor 2 with StudioMux and Ableton Live

AfroDJMac USA
Published on Aug 2, 2017

"Audio Damage's Phosphor 2 is a cool additive synthesizer for the iPad. In this video I use StudioMux to run a few Audio Damage iPad apps into Ableton Live and create a short jam."

iTunes: Phosphor 2 - Audio Damage, Inc.

Cassette Tape Prophets Ableton Live Pack

Published on Jan 17, 2017 AfroDJMac USA

"A warm and heavily analog collection of synthesizer sounds. The Prophet 6 analog synth was run through the Analog Heat and multi-sampled to Cassette Tape. The samples have been crafted into 20 Ableton Live Instrument Racks, complete with Macro Controls for total customization.

Get the Ableton Live Instruments: http://afrodjmac.om/blog/2017/1/10/ca..."

Elektron Analog Heat vs Ableton's Operator

Published on Nov 12, 2016 AfroDJMac USA

"The Elektron Analog Heat is an analog distortion with equalizer and a filter. I tested it on a basic Sine Wave Operator patch to see how it affects the sound and adds rich harmonics and character."

Polymoog Ableton Live Pack

Published on Sep 12, 2016 AfroDJMac USA

"Download now! https://gum.co/polymoog

Get the beautiful analog sounds of the Polymoog vintage analog synthesizer in Ableton Live. This collection of Ableton Live Instrument Racks faithful recreates the sound of the Polymoog, using samples of each preset from the classic synthesizer. The sounds are then combined with the power of Ableton Live in order to take the sound to all new levels.

Created in collaboration with Expanding Sound: http://expandingsound.com

Visit my site for more stuff like this, including Live Instrument downloads, tutorials, and music! http://www.afrodjmac.com"

Hardware synth jam by Mike Longo and Afrodjmac, Korg and Elektron synth and drum machine instruments

Published on Aug 5, 2016 Expanding Sound

"Our good friend Afrodjmac, (http://www.afrodjmac.com) came by for a jam, and brought over his Elektron Analog Rytm drum machine. He was looking to put it to the test in a live application. Expanding Sound contibutor Mike Longo (http://www.mikelongo.bandcamp.com) had been wanting to try his Korg SQ1 Sequencer with some of his new Korg gear, and the rest is, as they say, history. The jam builds and really starts to move once it gets going.

The instruments featured in this jam are
Korg Monotribe (synced using Korgs iOS app SyncKontrol)
Volca FM
Volca Keys
Volca Bass
Minilogue
MS20 Mini (with SQ1 Sequencer)
and
Elektron Analog Rytm Drum machine.

We recorded everything separately into Ableton Live. It was a lot of fun to jam this way, so make sure to hang with the video as it consistently builds! We wanted to feature each instrument for a moment so you could tell the individual instrument's introduction.

Check out our site for more audio content
http://www.expandingsound.com"

Arturia KeyStep Live Unboxing and Exploration by AfroDJMac

Streamed live 4 hours ago AfroDJMac USA

"I just got the Arturia KeyStep controller and sequencer. I've been looking for a fun sequencer for some hardware gear, and I think this is going to do the trick. In this video I plan on unboxing, setting up and testing out the KeyStep. The gear I'm using it with is the Korg MS-20 Mini, the Korg Volca FM, an iPad, Ableton Link, Ableton Live and Push 2, and probably Korg's SyncKontrol app. Let's see how it goes!"

1979 Crumar Performer Free Ableton Live Pack

Published on Jun 29, 2016 AfroDJMac USA

"Here's a free Ableton Live Pack made with a 1979 Crumar Performer. Thanks to Andrew Gomez of NRVS LVRS for supplying the samples!

Free Download: http://bit.ly/freesynth143
NRVS LVRS: https://nrvslvrs.bandcamp.com/album/t...

Visit my site for more stuff like this, including Live Instrument downloads, tutorials and music! http://www.afrodjmac.com"

Free Ableton Live Pack with Dave Smith Pro 2 Analog Synthesizer

Published on May 7, 2016 AfroDJMac USA

"Free Ableton Live Instrument Racks made with samples of the Dave Smith Instruments Pro 2 Analog Synthesizer.

Download: http://bit.ly/freesynth140

These samples were provided by Francis Preve of SympleSound.

http://symplesound.com"

Moog Model 15 iOS App Review by AfroDJMac

Published on May 3, 2016 AfroDJMac USA

Now available on iTunes: Model 15 - Moog Music Inc.

"Moog Model 15 is a modular synth for your iPad and iPhone. The app sounds incredible, and looks fantastic. It's making use of the power of the latest generations of iOS devices, and has really raised the bar. As you can tell from the video, I am very excited about it!!"

See this post for the detailed release, and this post for another demo that came in later in the day. You can find AfroDJMac's written review here.

Phat Moog Bass Ableton Live Pack

Published on Jan 15, 2016 AfroDJMac USA

"Available at: http://afrodjmac.com/store

Ableton Live instrument rack presets made with samples of the Moog Sub Phatty Analog synthesizer. Each instrument is completely customizable and will add a beautiful warm analog sound to any piece of music."

Little Drummer Boy Free Ableton Live Pack #133

Published on Dec 25, 2015 AfroDJMac USA

"Merry Christmas!
Free Download: http://bit.ly/freesynth133

This is a set of 5 Ableton Live Instruments made from samples of a Little Drummer Boy Christmas Ornament!

Visit my site for more stuff like this, including Live Instrument downloads, tutorials and music! http://www.afrodjmac.com"

Roland JX-8P Ableton Live Pack

Published on Dec 9, 2015 AfroDJMac USA

"Get it here: http://www.afrodjmac.com/blog/2015/12...

The Roland JX-8P is a classic analog synth. It has been multi-sampled and put into 32 Ableton Live Instrument Racks. The result is a collection of warm, rich analog instruments with customizable macros."

Prophets of Doom Ableton Live Pack Prophet 6

Published on Nov 12, 2015 AfroDJMac USA

"This Ableton Live Pack contains 25 instrument racks created with the Sequential Circuits Prophet 6 Analog Synthesizer. The Prophet 6 is one of the best synths I have ever played. The Ableton Live instruments in this Pack capture some of the warm classic sounds this instrument has to offer.

More info and Download: http://afrodjmac.com/blog/prophet6"

Ableton Push 1 and 2 Side by Side Comparison

Published on Nov 10, 2015 AfroDJMac USA

"These are my first impressions about the differences between Ableton Push 2 and the original.

Visit my site for more stuff like this, including Live Instrument downloads, tutorials and music! http://www.afrodjmac.com"

Roland Juno Pads Ableton Live Pack

Published on May 10, 2015 AfroDJMac USA

"20 Ableton Live Instrument Racks made from the Roland Juno 106 analog synthesizer. Each Instrument has 55 Macros!

More info: http://bit.ly/junopads"

How to Use Ableton's External Audio Effect Device

Published on Feb 2, 2015 AfroDJMac USA

"Learn how to use Ableton Live's External Audio Effect Device. It allows you to use hardware gear and effects inside your computer. It's very handy for some creative sound design!

Visit my site for more stuff like this, including Live Instrument downloads, tutorials and music! http://www.afrodjmac.com"