Tom Casey

Ableton's Granular Synth Creates Beautiful Sounds from Anything

Added 2025-03-09 17:30:58 +0000 UTC

Did you know you can create a beautiful ambient pad sound from the sound of vinyl crackle? Rain, wind, birds chirping, tape hiss - literally any foley texture can become an ambient pad once you understand the frequency of C4 and how to layer it into something.

Below is the "C4 Note Generator" I mentioned in the video.

I also created a handful of super inspiring pads for my Patreon family. These are soft, atmospheric keyboard patches that are really fun to experiment with. Enjoy!

https://www.patreon.com/posts/ableton-granular-123986592?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link

THANK YOU to my awesome Patreon members! If you guys enjoy these granular synth presets, I would be happy to continue crafting them - perhaps from other sources like electric, acoustic and classical guitar samples? Leave a comment below!

Everything in the link is neatly formatted to .adg files, so you literally just drag-and-drop them into your session and your good to go! Have fun :)