Make your melodies less boring using 'ratcheting'
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- Опубліковано 3 чер 2024
- Are your melodies boring? Probably! Let's fix that!
Get familiar with the concept of ratcheting! It's one tool to spice up an otherwise static lead melody. Here we show you how to do that in a fun and creative way using Ableton Live's Wavetable synthesizer, and in particular its Envelope Loop function.
We also show you some simple workflows for mapping tasty macros, automating the melody, and some sound design essentials when working with Ableton stock devices.
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Contents:
0:00 How to be less boring with Ratcheting
0:54 The Envelope Loop
1:55 PSA
2:13 Starting from a boring melody
2:53 Setting up a basic Wavetable patch
4:11 Loop mode the envelope
5:24 Mapping a macro to the sweet spot
6:52 Automate that macro
7:48 Some Wavetable sound design tips
9:02 A pre-prepared example with full instrumentation
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This channel came from nowhere and bounced into my recommendations just a few days ago, but the content is great. Subbed.
Me too
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this started to get interesting when my melodies began wearing revealing outfits to places like the grocery store, but i knew things had gotten completely out of control when my melodies started slapping old ladies on the train
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You've probably already been told this before, but for the FL Studio users out there: a bunch of the stock plugins in FL Studio can do this! Harmor, Sytrus, and any other plugin that uses the really fancy envelope editor.
Right click on an envelope point and set Loop Start. Right click on another point later on and set it to Sustain / Loop End
It works too, if you use Serum in FL. Just use the LFO Tool and switch the match to BPM, Trip and Dot off. So you get the Hz-Control on the rate knob :)
Thx
Same with Reason
I really like how chill you are explaining complicated concepts. Thanks a lot, this has been super helpful.
Man, the intro melody thing was goosebumpy.
Great! I always thought this was done by modulating delay time (which caused glitches)! This was popular when minimal techno was on the rise in early 2010s. Thanks, this is a real eye opener for me!
There are many approaches, and definitely modulating time on a delay makes sense. In Ableton, try setting the Delay to "fade" mode (not "repitch" mode) and then automate the time, keeping the wetness at 50%. Could be good!
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Good content.
This is such a great technique, thanks for sharing. To add: Any synth plugin or device that doesn’t have its own looping envelope can be modulated with (for example) and LFO device from Live‘s modulator devices. Map the LFO to the Decay parameter and macro (for example) the LFO speed.
Man I’m so glad I found this channel. I will most certainly be taking your course as soon as I can. Thank for sharing!
While there was definitely a lot I did already know, I never thought about creating arpeggios this way.
Thanks for your time and effort!
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You've quickly become the most useful and helpful mixing-related resource online!
The unbelievable amount of work you put in your videos shows and i just wanna say thank you. Im not even a producer but im a techno dj and your wisdom is very much appreciated.
I LOVE your videos. Also, the fact that you immediately start with an example of WHAT we’re going to be learning is worth it’s weight in gold.
great vids man. concise, straight to the point
Man that's brilliant! What an awesome technique! Really awesome layering too. Has this deep exciting ethereal vibe to it.
Yeah! It's always funny at the end of a video like this to just do a "now draw the rest of the owl" thing, where it turns into a full track 😄
What a treat! Thank you Oscar and the Underdog Team
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I actually got some help with a problem with a pad I was working on with this one. It was kindof cutting of clipping after three for seconds, I wanted this swelling bubbly kindof "vibrato" pad and almost got there. I realised I hadnt set the filter loop setting right. Now the problem is that my Microfreak is paraphonic and im stuck with just playing 4 notes at a time max. Still love it! I allways get lost somewhere when creating sounds. Most of the time it is a simple problem I know the sollution to. A reminder on youtube, a cup of coffee or a fifteen minute walk in the sun is often the sollution. This tip seems great to work on live! Now I have to annoy my band mates, until one of them uses this live on one of the pad sounds.
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This is a new channel for me. I don't know why it took so long for this to come across my path. Live these videos. Keep producing. Be good to one another. Much love.
That's amazing! I (believe I) have been hearing this in songs but couldn't figure out how they did it! Thanks for sharing this technique!
So sick, you just explained to me how many of my favorite artists get that repeat on their melodies. Your videos are so good!
I actually understand this stuff now, you really explain it simple and easy.
And that's sounds very cool man. Well done🙂👍🏻
It's a great feeling huh??? I feel like if I watched this when I first started I wouldve been confused but now i just feel like I leveled up big time
That opening melody was siiiiiick.
Wayyyy back in 2005, I was in love with Tippers' "Surrounded" album. One song he had was Tear Strips Off. I now realize this was the technique he was using on one of the lead synth lines. I always thought it was some creative delay. Damn he was doing that shit almost 20 years ago.
Edit: the song is Forty Winks, not Tear Strips Off. Both are my favs on the album
MAN tipper! That takes me back! I havent listened in so many years but remember being completely and utterly mystified and stumped by how beautiful and complex it was 😁 thanks for the memory!
I can't agree more you guys. He's remained one of my favourite and most influential artists. Esp. Surrounded album. Even when listening to it in stereo, those sounds and melodies move more around my head. Its magical
Oh and another just brilliant video Oscar. THANK YOU BROTHER. I've been dicking around with production and djing off and on for most of adult life. I finally find myself in a space where I'm gonna take my sound to the world hey! New computer on the way and just so inspired. Really appreciate your work.
I love this. So fun to jam with over a simple loop! Thanks for the vid, subbed.
Bloody hell I’ve been doing this effect manually in the past! Thanks for saving hours of time 🙏
Best quick tips&tricks/guide i've came across so far. You have some calming apperance sir. Thanks you. Subbed
Brilliant! Love the level this is pitched at...
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this takes me LOTS of time in FL studio and the results are not even half good...
Keep on the GREAT work, man. Your channel is going to skyrocket for sure!
Cheers,
Alex
Yes, excellent stuff. Love that effect!
That loop trick in wavetable totally blew my Mind up! Amazing video! Amazing Channel! Great Professor!
Glad to see your channel growing quickly. I'm slowly moving away from EDM but picking up lots of great tips anyways!
Side note... I need that shrimp art.
Great solution!! It makes me remind about microcosm. Same way you can use automation to control it's mix knob.
If you wanna do this with a plugin that doesn't have the envelope looping thingy, you can make a custom LFO shape and adjust the lfo speed(:
Amen
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i could listen this beat in a full track, such good stuff
Really love your tutorials Oscar. Thank you.
These videos are great. Note only do they teach a specific concept, but also some of the nuances of Ableton. Another video well done!
Awesome, inspiring, much appreciated
I appreciate you 💙
I really love your diagrams and charts. I find these very useful.
You've cracked the algorithm for production videos
The tune you put together with the racheting and the chords/bass/drums sounds outstanding!
I'll try doing this myself with what I do. 👍
As always, excellent info well presented at a perfect pace.
Oscar, your videos are great. Concise and to the point and no unnecessary flaff. Subscribe button activated! :)
You're a great teacher! Many thanks for the videos!
Thanks Tiago!
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Brilliant, used it straight away..
So awesome, Thanks!
I think I heard this effect in bjork's pagan poetry from her album vespertine. It's a fantastic effect
Beautiful. Thanks!
Even though I had no idea about this technique I'm recognizing it instantly from all of the hundreds of euro melodic-techno tracks coming out in recent years. Pretty cool!
Quality content! Clear, easy to follow and very useful. Great stuff! :)
This is brilliant. Another great video.
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Even not expected such built in functions in Ableton :) Thanks for tutorial 👍
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TL;DW: Enable loop mode on amp env, and play with it
@@shemmmusic Of course they are. Just giving my couple of minutes for others, who need or want to decide, when should they watch (now or ""later"", unfortunately)
Thanks for the TL DW. Loop mode and automation are on the filter envelope though, not the amp envelope.
@@west1919 Thanks for the correction :)
@@petyaur Sure thing. Feel free to correct it in your initial summary, scollers might not read my reply ;)
All the videos of this channel are great, but this really stood out! sweet!!
Very great tutorials. Another fun thing to do in lieu of drawing in automation is to throw an LFO device on it, set it to random (or S&H) and map it to your decay macro control for infinite variation.
Just love it.
I love a bit of ratcheting, sounds great on the Tanzbar for beats and the Moog Subsequent 37 I can get some seriously good ratcheting stuff out of it, especially in the editor!! In fact it’s actually really easy to put ratchets in on the hardware sequencer for the Subsequent37 itself too. Good work man.
It was me discovering the loop function on the Sub37 that actually triggered this video! 😁
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Cool tip. Never tried it on my sub37.
Love your videos man! Thank u so much!
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Thanks a lot for this tip. I was able to take this and make something very interesting that I can morph over time!
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Awesome video bro. Simple and to the point!
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Great video, clear explanations, nice sounds!
Really nice, thank you
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Never seen loop envelope used this way, cool tip!
They have a nice new feature in Bitwig 4 as well that you can do midi rachets really quickly and easily in the piano roll. It's even possible to set probabilities for individual notes so you get much more of a generative music thing out of it.
Ratchet crazy! Awesome stuff as always! (Animations get better with every vid!)
Haha learning to make stingers was pretty educational I have to say!
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Nice one - will definitely try this out - love what you create at the end
Thank you so much for this..truly lucky and blessed to get this recommended to me today. I needed this tip!! Liked and subbed instantly
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Appreciate you for this channel, your involvement and energy invested in content.
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brilliant!! I've had never though about looping pluckier envelopes... I usually would use looped envelopes as funky LFOs. Amazing vids! techno tutorial deep cuts
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Thanks! I set something up in Voltage Modular from your tutorial and it's pretty interesting! Cheers!
That lead is beautiful ❤
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