$0.00 0

YOUR CART
Checkout

SUBTOTAL
DISCOUNT
VAT
TOTAL
Checkout
Banner
In this second week of "Making A Track Entirely In Absynth" we are going to make a...

Absynth Tutorials, Drums

Melody & Drum Design - Build A Track Entirely In Absynth Pt 2

In this second week of “Making A Track Entirely In Absynth” we are going to make a melody with Absynth, we also look at programming some basic drums.

The key to making tracks that “work” often requires some thinking at the sound designing stage.

Here’s my thought process whilst making these sounds

For exampleWhat kind of song do I want to make or what function does the sound have in the track?

I already know what kind of pad sound I have, so what does the melody in Absynth need to do?

I know the pad is pretty low in frequency so to let the melody have it’s own space I should make it higher in frequency, but I still want it to sound like the same song, so I could use the same Aetherizer FX to nicely glue the two sounds together.

Once we have that set up i would look at adding some drum rhythms to make our intro a little bit more interesting. We could program some kicks and snares but for this track acoustic drums suit better!

Therefore I used the granular mode to import samples. This gives us more control over the speed of the sample than using the “sample” mode.

The great thing about being able to control the speed of the sample is that you can build phat kick-drums this way!

Stretching samples is awesome!

I also add some hi-hats in granular mode. The cool thing about using Absynth to play back hi-hats is that you can easily pitch them in the piano roll to get some variation and liveliness, which makes your track more interesting and less sterile.

So next time you’re making sounds for a new track spend a little time to think through what you’re going to do!

That concludes this week’s Absynth tutorial, next week we are going to build our main verse – I’m psyched!

– Jor

RELATED COURSES

SAVE 40%

Learn Every Feature & Function Of Absynth

ADSR Courses

Add to cart
Waveform Loaded
Waveform Played
×
PLAYLIST
Clear all
WISHLISTS
Create an account to use wishlists
×
SAVE TUTORIALS
Create an account to save tutorials
×
FOLLOW YOUR FAVORITES
Follow your favourite labels, formats and genre's and ADSR will show what's new in those on your next visit.
×
  • Create product wishlist
  • Save your favorite tutorials
  • Regular discounts and exclusives
  • Never miss a sound! Follow your favorite labels.
Sign up to My ADSR to ensure you're ahead of the pack. Save your favorite content and be notified of new content. You'll never miss a thing!
Create your account now!
CREATE ACCOUNT
Sign up to My ADSR to ensure you're ahead of the pack. Save your favorite content and be notified of new content. You'll never miss a thing!
  • Get days all ADSR courses free
  • Create product wishlist
  • Save your favorite tutorials
  • Regular discounts and exclusives
Create your account now!
SIGN IN
adsrsounds.com login Video streaming login
Remember me
Forgot your password?
DON'T HAVE AN ADSR ACCOUNT?
Create your account
FORGOT PASSWORD

Send info
  1. Enter your email address
  2. Click "Send info"
  3. Check your inbox for an activation link
  4. Visit activation link and enter set new password
Sign in
DON'T HAVE AN ADSR ACCOUNT?
Create your account
IMPORTANT: Is this product compatible with your system? Please check the product system requirements tab before purchasing. To proceed with this purchase you must check the box to confirm you have checked the requirements.


I have read the system requirements and agree to the return policy. I understand that refunds will not be given due to limitation of my software or operating system.

I don't agree
, you have loyalty credit available. To redeem click the button to claim !
Claim
Claim your free sounds

For every $5 you spend on ADSR receive 1 free credit for Sample Manager.

Even better, we have back-dated this so any purchases you made since 2017 have also been credited to your account!

Click the button below to claim your free credit.

Get my free credits
Loyalty credits
1Every purchase you make on ADSR* now earns you 1 loyalty credit for every $5 spent
2Once you make a purchase your credits are added to your account
3Credits can be redeemed in ADSR Sample Manager to download individual loops and samples
4To redeem simply download ADSR Sample Manager and/or log into Sample Manager with your ADSR login details
5Credits will have been automatically added to your account
6Loyalty credits expire 30 days after initial purchase
* Not including video subscriptions