Ableton Wavetable Synthesizer Video Survival Guide Part 1+2

Learn how Wavetable works and then get hands on with a tried-and-true sound design methodology

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Ableton Wavetable Synthesizer Video Survival Guide Part 1+2
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Apr 2018
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What you will learn

First, learn how wavetable works feature-by-feature

Second, learn how sound design works best with wavetable synthesis

Design "other-worldly" sounds using wavetable synthesis

Design drums, bass, pad and lead sounds

Why take this course?

Wavetable synthesis is the best type of synthesis to use for designing other-worldly, unnatural drums, pad, bass and lead sounds.  Ableton's newest synthesizer opens the door to unrivaled timbres!  This course will lead you through all the features AND provide hands on demonstrations so that you can learn the synth and then get to work design the sounds that you need.

Inject New Inspiration Into Your Electronic Music By Learning To Sound Design Using Ableton's Wavetable Synthesizer.

  • Learn how Wavetable works, feature-by-feature
  • Unlock Wavetable's unique sound design potential
  • Recognize wavetable patches more easily when listening
  • Build drums, pads, basses and leads in hands on lessons

Ableton has created a unique, powerful (and CPU-efficient) wavetable synthesizer that is capable of completely unique sounds.

Cut to the chase!..  Get a solid understanding of how Ableton's Wavetable (and wavetable synthesis in general) can play a role in helping you make your music stand out with unique sounds.  There are some types of sounds that you can only really make using wavetable synthesis.  Wavetable's intuitive "Destination Based Modulation" also makes evolving pads, grooving basses and lively leads easier to program (and a lot of fun to play)!

This course will bring you up to speed on the the history of wavetable synthesis, its role in electronic music and then show you how to get started with sound design on your own.  

  • Quickstart projects to download
  • Hands on walkthroughs
  • Understand how and why Wavetable is a need-to-know synth

Course Overview:

This course kicks things off with a solid introduction to wavetable as a synthesis platform. You'll learn about how it is different from subtractive, FM and additive synthesis.  Plus, you'll get a birds eye view of what wavetable IS and ISN"T good for - so that you don't waste any time reinventing the wheel.

That's followed by a break down of Wavetables features and components.  There are the staples - oscillators, filters and envelopes.  But, you'll also learn how the sub oscillator, LFO shaping and envelope looping works.

But, features aren't enough - you'll need a method for making cool sounds in Wavetable.  So, you'll get 3 sections, containing 28 video lessons explaining how EXACTLY to use the features of Wavetable to make sounds.  You'll learn how to think about sound design AND then see it done, step-by-step.

As the course concludes, you'll learn how the modulation matrix in Wavetable empowers you to make evolving, atmospheric sounds - one of the most interesting ways to use wavetable synthesis!

Find out what Wavetable can do - this course puts everything on display and makes it easier to learn.  By the end of the course, you'll feel at home with Ableton's Wavetable synthesizer and you'll be ready to design your own patches and make music!

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Reviews

Chris
October 18, 2020
This course was a good match for me. It taught me how wavetable works, including the intimidating modulation matrix, and I know how to make patches now. It was a bit dry at times, and there were many moments when I had to rewatch the segments, but I suppose that comes with the territory. The good thing is it was all good info and no filler. I consider myself and intermediate Ableton user.
Steve
July 31, 2020
I've taken courses before for sound design and they haven't been as in depth as this course is with Wavetable and it's exactly what I was looking for.
David
June 13, 2020
It's a very informative course on everything in the Ableton Wavetable synth, At times I had a problem working out where the cursor was and the sounds created in section 5 could have been a lot better and more interesting.
Andreas
January 22, 2020
no, the video quality is really blurry - even at highest setting 720p. Hard to read what the parameters are named etc. 24" monitor.. edit: Choosing "auto" fixed it. Thank you, teacher :-) The highest setting I can choose manually is still 720p though - a bit strange. looking 4ward to learn more about WT. Love, andreas
Joshua
January 21, 2020
This course gives an excellent, in depth look at all of the controls in Ableton Live's Wavetable. I went from very little knowledge of Wavetable to understanding how to create a patch from scratch as well as a much better understanding of synthesis theory in general. The examples in this course are very highly tuned to giving an understanding of how Wavetable's controls are affecting the sound. And while they do accomplish the goal of teaching what each control does, following the examples in this course will not leave you with a lot of patches usable in production music. Overall I would recommend this course to anyone looking to learn Ableton Live's Wavetable as this is a great survival guide that will get you up and running in very little time.
Charles
June 1, 2019
It's starting me from the beginning, which is where I wanted to start and is leading me well in the direction I had hoped to be going.

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