Sound Design with Ableton Live Roar Distortion

Join Ableton Live expert Thomas Cochran for a fun, engaging look at sound design options using the Roar distortion plug-in from Live. From drums and percussion to basses, pads, and more, you'll learn all kinds of creative techniques that can turn "meh" sounds into "What the hell was that!?" sounds. You'll also be fostering the crucial skill of thinking outside the box, which can be applied to many other aspects of music production when in search of your next secret sonic weapon. These Roar Distortion video tutorials are designed for new Ableton Live Roar Distortion users.

Videos

• Drum Shaping (12:51) - Learn how the Roar distortion can be used on a drum bus as a frequency shaper. This allows for fuller- and thicker-sounding drums.

• Processing 808s (10:17) - Next, we look at how the multi-band mode can be used to shape 808 kick drums. This is a great way of quickly customizing your basses.

• Processing Stab Bass (14:48) - Discover how to shape stab basses using distortion. This video also covers how the feedback section on Roar can be used as a creative delay effect for added ambience.

• Creative Multi-band Distortion for Pads (12:56) - Thomas shows how complex modulation features on Roar can be used to add movement to simple synth pads. This sound, when combined with a reverb, allows for all sorts of interesting sounds to be created.

• Percussion Processing (10:25) - Next, we cover the process of customizing percussion loops using the modulation and multi-band modes on Roar so you can make them your own.

• Adding Stereo Depth Through Distortion (12:49) - To wrap up the course, Thomas demonstrates how to shape a whole mix using the mid and side modes. This lets you adjust the stereo imaging of your sounds while also adding texture though the distortion.