We were reminiscing about those silky electronic strings from countless 70s and 80s tracks. Like the lead in Joy Division's "Love Will Tear Us Apart" or (when accompanied by a phaser) those riffs and pads in all of Duran Duran's early hits.
Interestingly, one of the synths that excelled at this particular sound was the ARP Quadra I blogged about yesterday.
So, while I was showing Shredd how the sound was done, I realized I'd whipped up another patch for this blog.
For usability, I added a few macros (including a phaser for that authentic Nick Rhodes goodness) and uploaded it to my server.
Notes and download link after the jump...
Tech notes:
- I'm posting the patch within a Live Set, as opposed to a Live Pack or single preset, so you can hear the patch with example chords and twist the macro knobs to see what's what. If you like it, then hit the preset save button on the macro and add it to your Library.
- The patch will run on Ableton Live 7.0.18 or higher.
- What you see/hear is what you get. I tested it on a couple of systems and the Zip file works as expected.
Download The String Machine
Maybe include an mp3 in the zip file as well?
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ReplyDeleteNice. Works perfect.
ReplyDeletegreat work francis! i really like your blog.
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