Mastering any instrument takes dedication, but the rewards are considerable. When it comes to synthesisers, the payoff is indeed priceless: the ability to create the sounds that come into your head.

Producer Anthony Thogmartin certainly knows his way around Ableton Live’s hybrid FM synthesizer, Operator. Watch him use the software instrument to quickly conjure up all manner of sounds, from basic drum hits to rich pads and screeching Reese bass.

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Learn how to create a future supersaw layered synth using only Live's built-in instruments. For a step by step guide with text and images and the free downlo. Synth Essentials contains a fresh set of sound for Ableton’s Wavetable, Operator, Analog, Tension, and Collision synths, as well as Instrument Racks featuring Live’s warm, analog-modeled filters and full complement of effects. The leads, pads and basses inside are part of a simple, unified design for fast browsing and selection. 60 Midi Loops - 20 Bass, 20 Keys and 20 Synth, 91 Operator Presets of which 20 Bass, 21 Drums, 20 Keys, 10 Sequence and 20 Synth. Please ensure you own Ableton Live and you have Operator within Ableton before making your purchase choice. Ableton Live 9+ Required. Download free synth presets, synth patches, ableton packs. A collection of drum racks made with Ableton Live Operator synthesizer. 1101 downloads FREE.

For those wanting something a bit more experimental – Daniel Dehaan shows how to create complex sounds with Operator’s looped envelope function.

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Live Sets, Racks, presets, Max for Live devices, and anything else you can download and use in Ableton Live. To download your free trial of Ableton Live visit Try Live for free Downloads. In this blog post we are going to look at how to make a snare using Ableton’s simply scrumptious FM synth operator. The main advantage of building your own snare apposed to using a sample is you have full control over how the snare sounds.

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