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First Days with Kilohearts “Phase Plant”

October 9, 2020 by HRVST

I've been looking for a new synthesizer that combines my love of modular synthesis with my adoration for Xfer Record's Serum and the possibilities within it. Enter Phase Plant by Kilohearts. This so far has been my dream synth. The User Interface is a little weird at first to get use to but watching some Youtube videos and reading the manual clears up most questions. This thing … [Read more...] about First Days with Kilohearts “Phase Plant”

Free One Macro Ableton Effect Rack (Filter + Delay)

July 31, 2020 by HRVST

Ableton FX rack.

When DJing, sometimes I want to ride both the dub delay and the filter at the same time but on my Pioneer XDJ-RX2 that's a bit tricky. To add this effect into my music productions I created a one macro Ableton effect with a highpass filter and delay with settings mapped to Macro 1. You can download it for free here. … [Read more...] about Free One Macro Ableton Effect Rack (Filter + Delay)

Serum 1.293 Release

May 12, 2020 by HRVST Leave a Comment

Steve Duda has uploaded a pre-release for the latest version of Xfer Records flagship synthesizer Serum. This is one of the top wavetable soft synthesizers on the market. We've copied the release notes below. One to really highlight is the LFO Point modulation feature! Changes: New: LFO Point modulationRight-click (ctrl-click MacOS) on a point in the LFO Graph, you will … [Read more...] about Serum 1.293 Release

Improving the Stereo Image on Basslines

May 6, 2020 by HRVST Leave a Comment

Ableton Quick Tip

I long struggled with with ensuring that my bass frequencies sat and sounded good in a mix, and for the most part it was alright however I always felt it could be better. I had made my bass sounds mono with splitting frequencies and then using the utility plugin from Ableton to make the bass frequencies mono, but I never felt like splitting frequencies like that made things … [Read more...] about Improving the Stereo Image on Basslines

Adding Dirt and Noise with Serum’s Compressor

April 25, 2020 by HRVST Leave a Comment

Serum from Xfer Records has been out for a few years now and at it's initial release, it was THE hottest wavetable synthesizer since Native Instrument's Massive. With a plethora of wavetables, and endless modulation options Serum quickly became a favorite among electronic producers. In this article we'll make a good starting point patch for a dirty Reese bass sound. Today … [Read more...] about Adding Dirt and Noise with Serum’s Compressor

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