Chords Progression In Ableton Live (In 5 minutes)

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Hi friends!

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Let's learn some chords:

You can open Ableton and follow along with this quick video tutorial. I love how this design approach adds fullness and atmosphere to any track. If you are feeling a creative block, or just want to learn a new way to start a track, this is a great way to get started with creating something in just five minutes. :)

What you’ll learn:

• How to use the Chord Oscillator in Meld

• What Shape and Inversion really do

• How to add dynamic modulation with Scrambler LFO

• How to make your chords sound professional with minimal effort

  
  

Steps:

• Go to instruments

• Pick Meld

• Add some MIDI notes. I use C, E, G, D

• Pick chord oscillator

  • Shape allows you to control how far apart the notes in the chord are

  • Inversion changes which notes on top or bottom

  • Activate current scale button: everything we do will be in C Major.

• Oscillator A

  • LFO

  • LFO Effects: select Scrambler from drop down menu

    • add it into Matrix so it modulates one control in Meld

  • Click Filter frequency so you can select

  • Now go into Matrix

  • Drag and drop into LFO 1 FX to connect the Filter Frequency to LFO FX

• To adjust speed, adjust rate knob

• We can also add Oscillator B to make it a chord

  • Use the Filter frequency on Osc B so there's a distinction between the two

• Go into A Filter Frequency, and take it down. You can see it modulates the chord even more

• For finishing touches, I add a little bit of spread, and drive

• Add hybrid reverb!

Now you have the foundation to experiment. I challenge you to add a beat, and/or a vocal line with lyrics like I do in my video!

• If you want to learn more about Meld, check out this video next.

  
  

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