Sound Design for beginners in Ableton Live.
A visual guide to Sound Design.
After 14 years teaching music production with Ableton Live, I left a system that took advantage of me. I didn’t want to teach music using presets and lifeless loops. So I made my own course. True sound design, from the ground up If you’re done with copycat music and want to truly learn, this one is for you.
This is real sound design, built from scratch, explained in real time, layer by layer, using your ears and your eyes. With over 14 years of teaching at top music production schools (Point Blank Music School, DJP Madrid, DBS Bristol) and 25+ years of experience as a producer under the alias Hektagon, I guide you through the real foundations of synthesis using nothing but Ableton Live’s built in tools. Through these 3 in-depth videos, you’ll learn:
Part 1- Foundations
• How to visually analyse waveforms to recreate kicks, snares, hi-hats, bass, and strings
• Sine waves, pitch envelopes, transient clicks, and oscillator layering
• Understanding amplitude, filter envelopes, and the real meaning of timbre
Part 2– Movement & Expression:
• Adding character with filter types, LFOs, and modulation
• Creating organic, “alive” sounds that move, wobble, and evolve
• Practical tricks to make synth patches sound less synthetic and more emotionally resonant
Part 3- Movement and Expression
• Adding character with filter types, LFOs, and modulation
• Creating organic, “alive” sounds that move, wobble, and evolve
• Practical tricks to make synth patches sound less synthetic and more emotionally resonant
Complete includes Parts 1 to 3
Here is the complete module for a special price each part is about 50 mins in length with a huge amount of value. For a special discounted price.
Every sound is kept raw and dry on purpose with no EQ, no effects; so you can focus purely on shape, movement, and synthesis. The polish comes later. The goal here is to truly understand what your synth is doing and develop a sound that is uniquely yours. Whether you’re crafting drums, basses, pads, textures, or live instruments this series will help you go deeper into your sound design journey and actually enjoy the process.