Synthesize a Deep Kick Drum in Ableton Live

Another Tool for the Box: Playing power chords in a kick drum:

A simple method to play a perfect 5th or power chord in a kick drum demonstrated with Operator in Ableton Live 7.

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[mts09003]

my spectrum analyzer is set to the exact same settings as your but it has alot more waves in the line to the right of the bass thump. any ideas on why that is?

[LoveCapacitor]

@mts09003 hmmm good question. could you post a capture of the process from start to the waves so we could take a look?

[djjezza]

correct me if I'm wrong LoveCapacitor, but operator is an FM synth... pretty sure you're modulating A by B, not adding A to B

[LoveCapacitor]

@djjezza If you pause the video at 1m 50s the highlighted oscillator configuration will give you the A by B you are referring to.

[thagonzp]

party boy shoulda made an appearance in this vid

[HaywiredPoet]

Thanks for this. Makes me want to make music again.

[rharold]

i believe in order to use Operator you need the suite version.

[KushzwaOfficial]

I use a similar technique for all of my kicks! I've responded to this with a song of mine using entirely synthesized drums.

[Everythingsleeps]

For some reason.. the mode, rate, and level features are missing on my operator... is there a way to make them appear? or am i just retarded?

[davo623]

@TheKonceptmusic you need ableton live 8 suite. the full version basically.

[TheKonceptmusic]

i have ableton 8 and theres isnt an operator function, is there a way of me getting it or anything i can use instead of?

[UKLarose]

Why does it show James Teej as the artist under the likes?

[81chrisrich]

this guy's voice reminds me of the movie Primer