So it's like a directed randomization towards a particular feel. You can actually select a type of sound from the tagged presets and have the current sound morph towards the presets of that style. The thing I really love about Absynth 5 though which is quite unique is the randomizer. Of course it helps if the host can do proper bezier curves. For complex evolving one-finger type patches automation is so much more useful.
#Absynth 5 in abelton Patch#
99% of what you'd need for a patch that you actually want to play on the keyboard is in an ADSR or lfo. I'm much more concerned with a powerful oscillator section that allows for many automatable parameters and simple envelope control. I don't even touch multi-stage envelopes in synth at all anymore. No thanks, I'd much rather have a complex parameter sequence written in the host automation so that it's unique to a clip or section of the song, not the entire patch. Well you can automate envelope amounts and change to a different envelope but that'll still just give a few options. If a sound has a complex envelope applied (you know the kind where you press a single note and a whole song happens), it's no good if you ask me because that's what happens every time you play a note! You can't change it for different parts of the song.
The rest I'd much rather sequence with automation. Realistically I need a few ADSR envelopes and a few lfo's.
I used to be really impressed by synths with multi-stage envelopes and all this modulation power like absynth, but these days I don't care about that. This business of going to macros first I don't like. And I can't stand synths that don't directly expose parameters to automation. Pages upon pages of stuff buried under menus accessible from some small button somewhere. I really am not a fan of the layout and design though. I love absynth's sounds and the fact that it is nice and light on cpu. It certainly confused the fuck out of me at first! This is functionally very different than the cutoff knob / filter + envelope relationship on the vast majority of other synths, in which the envelope always causes a value change -starting- from the current cutoff value via use of an "envelope amount > filter" control, which you'll note Absynth lacks, because its method doesn't require one.Īctually, this approach to modulation is pretty much consistent across all of Absynth's controls (and envelope modulation specifically is like 70% of Absynth's sound design functionality), not just filter cutoff, so understanding that relationship is key to understanding the synth. Most notably: the value for "cutoff frequency" of any filter module does not represent "current value" or "base value" (like with most all synths) but rather it means "maximal value possible." So regarding the filter + envelope relationship, the "top" of the envelope = maximal value = value you've currently set the cutoff to, and the "bottom" of the envelope always = zero, and logically the span of the envelope covers this value range, from zero to maximal. That is generally true, but in Absynth's case there are a few important exceptions, which if misunderstood can really make programming it confusing.
#Absynth 5 in abelton pro#
one drum track and two synths plus a sample or two should be simple enough right!? Could it be my mac!? I have a MAC BOOK PRO though.Eddiex wrote:but it seems once you get the hang of those things, you can pretty much apply it to any synth. I am a technical musician but this is driving me mad. I thought it was ram but I have two gigs! It wont cut out sound in garage band but It wears the program out and garage band will say there is too much info when I make to many beats or sequences with em.
I hope somebody comes up with something here for me.Ībsynth seemed to wear down garage band also. Im about to smash stuff and make tunes out of that instead. Im running two absynth tracks at once, but even single sounds break down the idrum and other audio. I love the sounds too:( I just dont know wtf!!! I am building a very profound track with these elements and Im getting t'd off because Im always running into new issues with home recording my live material.
#Absynth 5 in abelton upgrade#
have not decided to upgrade to ableton 8 yet. Im running Ableton 7.0.14 - Just bought it to fully equip recordings with Korg ZERO8.
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