Sound Design

A selection of Sound Design tips and sample packs by Liveschool trainers, guests and course contributors

Roland TB-303: the Sound of Acid

The infamous TB-303 Bassline synth produces a distinct and infectious sound that can energise a dancefloor. We'll go over some background, some free plugins and a loop pack so you can get the sound for yourself. https://youtu.be/igNBeo3QSqc?t=68 ... Read More...
Jonti Danilewitz

Jonti’s guide to sound layering

Cover photo by Sean Walker For this month's Tips and Tricks video, we've enlisted studio wizard Jonti to take us through some of the layering techniques he uses to give a rich, full character to his sounds. In the tutorial, he takes us through the... Read More...

Download: Send & Returns racks

Using Sends & Returns in Ableton Live allows some creative and mixing advantages over using an effect's Dry/Wet controls, but Sends & Returns also come with the major disadvantage that you can't save a set of them as a single preset in your U... Read More...

Create a song from a drum loop

The natural rhythm and timing of a great drummer is a great thing to have in the musical parts - basslines, chords, melodies, etc - of your own songs, right? Here's a technique that will let you take these grooves and quickly apply them to the sou... Read More...

Free Download: The World’s Longest Reverb

The world record for the longest natural reverb was smashed this month by Trevor Cox, Professor of Acoustic Engineering at the University of Salford, in a recording captured in an underground oil storage tank from WWII. We've used the impulse respon... Read More...