
If you use this mega synth, you owe it to yourself to unlock its true capabilities, features and functions. Al wraps up the series with a focus on the Performance window, LFO Window and the Audio Recorder. The Envelopes Window is next and is fully broken down, showing you how essential it is for shaping your sounds further. The Wave Window follows and the various tools available for crafting and transforming your waveforms is explored. You are then shown the powerful Effects Window, deciphering the multitudes of special effects you can add to your patches to create other worldly sounds.
ABSYNTH 5 TUTORIAL PATCH
Next, Al dives into the formidable Patch Window, demystifying the different Oscillators, Waveshapers and Modulators, Filters and Channel & Module templates.

The pulsing nature of the sound during the crowd section is a result of AMP envelope on Oscillator B.The true power of the incredibly deep ABSYNTH 5 virtual synth by Native Instruments is fully explored and revealed by NI super user Al Swettenham.Īl starts at the top with a detailed introduction to ABSYNTH 5 as well as an important setup and overview tutorial and in-depth browser coverage.
ABSYNTH 5 TUTORIAL CODE
The first audio clip is the field recording of the Morse code key.
ABSYNTH 5 TUTORIAL HOW TO
This oscillator's Amp, Pitch and Morph params are modulated live audio signals routing through Oscillator B using "Audio Mod". how to use the new Aetherizer of Abynth 5 in a few simple steps and how to use the new Mutator technology and the convenient fine-tuning controls. Oscillator C is a single hybrid waveform. Absynths interface is the only issue Ive personally ever had with the synth, however be aware that with a proper understanding of this instrument there are sounds and performance features to be had that young lad Massive can presently only dream to achieve. Oscillator B is set to "Audio In" and I'm routing field recording samples playing in Live audio clips to this Oscillator. This causes Oscillator A to play a fractalized waveform that is morphed by a stepping envelope. I'm sending MIDI notes from an Ableton Live clip to Absynth. Note: You can get Absynth on sale for $99 for one more day till Nov 29th as part of Native Instruments holiday sale. It’s still one of my most used synths so I’m happy to see that it’s winning in the readers poll. I’ve kept up with it all these years and upgraded to 5 right away when it came out (see this vid showing off some Absynth 5 features).

In this video tutorial, Dubspot Instructor and electronic musician Evan Sutton demonstrates basic modulation functions in Native Instruments’ Absynth 5, which he uses to create a wide variety of bass sounds.

I wanted to mention that Absynth 1 was the first virtual synth I bought back in the day. Sound Design Tutorial w/ Native Instruments Absynth 5: How to Create Heavy Synth Basslines. The second is a recording I made of crowd noise at a University of Colorado basketball game. The first recording is a Morse code key I recorded at a train museum in Cape Cod. I used Absynth and Ableton Live to create this sound scape which made up of synthesis, and real-time processing of audio from field recordings. Sort of like the digital equivalent of what was shown in yesterday’s post from Marc (DJ Not So Much) “ Using Ableton to Provide Control Voltage for a Moog Slim Phatty”.
ABSYNTH 5 TUTORIAL MOD
I few days back I posted a soundscape to soundcloud called “ Which One is Mine”.Ībsynth 5 has a feature called Audio Mod which lets you take audio input from a DAW and use it as control voltage of sorts.
