Can Ableton’s Drift synth create fat 808 sounds to use in our productions?
Check out the video below for the tutorial or scroll down for the download.
In the past couple of months I’ve been working hard on a preset pack for Ableton’s Drift. I’m very proud of the 808 sound I’ve made so sharing it here.
Macros
Length – Decay and Release time
Tone – Adjust for a warmer sound
Drive – Saturator Drive Amount
Disto – Pedal Distortion
O Tt – Multi-Band Compression
Stereo – Haas effect delay for a wider sound
Thicness – OSC Octaves and Mono doubling mode
Key Tracking – Filter key tracking amount
Variations
808 Drift – Default
Crunchy – Distorted Tone
Long Stereo – Extra Wide Distorted 808
Gabber – Aggressive distorted tone
Tuned Kick – Short Kick Kick like hit
Requirements
– Latest version of Ableton Suite
INSTALLATION
1. After Download – Double click on the file to open it up in Ableton Live. (Bug – If the file extension is missing, rename the file manually to end with “.adg”)
2. Click on the Save button at the top right corner of the device to save to your User Library
DOWNLOAD
ABLETON DRIFT PRESETS VOL. 1
A collection of 50 core patches with 5 variations for each, giving you 250 different production-ready sounds.
Each sound comes racked with thoughtfully crafted audio effects, modulation mappings and MIDI effects with 8 macros mapped for quick control.