Integrating Analogue Gear into Ableton Live — A Hybrid Workflow with the Seashell Synth @subsineacademy

subSine | Academy of Electronic Music In this video, Ableton Certified Trainer Simon Stokes (aka Petrichor) shows how to seamlessly integrate analog hardware into your Ableton Live workflow using the powerful Seashell synthesizer from Instruō.

From real-time processing and MIDI control to patch recall and creative FX chains, Simon demonstrates a hybrid setup that brings the best of analogue and digital worlds together. Perfect for producers wanting to elevate their sound design, studio workflow, and hardware integration.

🎛️ Topics covered:

Real-time MIDI + audio routing in Ableton Live

Controlling the Seashell synth via plugin

Creative FX chains using Audio Effect Racks

Recording + patch recall for hardware synths

Sound design with wavefolding, sync, FM, and more

📍 Filmed at Subsine Academy of Electronic Music in Glasgow — home of modular synth makers Instruō and Scotland’s only Ableton Certified Trainer.

👉 Like & subscribe for more synth tutorials, music production tips, and Ableton Live walkthroughs.
---
00:00 Preview
00:48 Introduction
01:09 subSine/Instruo background
01:43 subSine/Instruo history
02:24 What's to come
02:49 The Hardware
03:14 Where it fits
03:37 The ableton session
05:11 Seashell control via ableton
06:42 Seashell ableton workflow
08:18 Exploring the synth
08:51 Seashell octave lock
10:22 Complex oscillator FM
11:36 Automation
12:06 Waveform options
13:26 Processing Seashell in ableton
14:04 Audio effect rack configuration
17:38 MIDI effects
18:30 Seashell audio capture
21:00 Finding the take
21:30 Building textures/percussion
24:13 Final thoughts

updated 1 year ago

Integrating Analogue Gear into Ableton Live — A Hybrid Workflow with the Seashell Synth

subSine | Academy of Electronic Music 2025-07-20 | In this video, Ableton Certified Trainer Simon Stokes (aka Petrichor) shows how to seamlessly integrate analog hardware into your Ableton Live workflow using the powerful Seashell synthesizer from Instruō.

From real-time processing and MIDI control to patch recall and creative FX chains, Simon demonstrates a hybrid setup that brings the best of analogue and digital worlds together. Perfect for producers wanting to elevate their sound design, studio workflow, and hardware integration.

🎛️ Topics covered:

Real-time MIDI + audio routing in Ableton Live

Controlling the Seashell synth via plugin

Creative FX chains using Audio Effect Racks

Recording + patch recall for hardware synths

Sound design with wavefolding, sync, FM, and more

📍 Filmed at Subsine Academy of Electronic Music in Glasgow — home of modular synth makers Instruō and Scotland’s only Ableton Certified Trainer.

👉 Like & subscribe for more synth tutorials, music production tips, and Ableton Live walkthroughs.
---
00:00 Preview
00:48 Introduction
01:09 subSine/Instruo background
01:43 subSine/Instruo history
02:24 What's to come
02:49 The Hardware
03:14 Where it fits
03:37 The ableton session
05:11 Seashell control via ableton
06:42 Seashell ableton workflow
08:18 Exploring the synth
08:51 Seashell octave lock
10:22 Complex oscillator FM
11:36 Automation
12:06 Waveform options
13:26 Processing Seashell in ableton
14:04 Audio effect rack configuration
17:38 MIDI effects
18:30 Seashell audio capture
21:00 Finding the take
21:30 Building textures/percussion
24:13 Final thoughts

filter off // filter on #ableton #synth #schippmann #ebbeundflut #ambient #techno

subSine | Academy of Electronic Music 2025-06-20 | ...

Going Deeper with Ableton Live

subSine | Academy of Electronic Music 2024-09-26 | Greetings from Scotland!

This is a little webinar that we did for people who have taken my Electronic Music Production with Ableton Live course - I've had an unbelievable amount of positive feedback from it and I want to thank everyone around the world who has taken it and begun their journey into the world of music production.

This webinar was captured on 20th September and is to introduce our brand new live online course that takes you deeper into the wonders of Ableton Live.

Until 4th October there's 15% off through the application form here:

subsineacademy.com/electronic-music-production-with-ableton-live-level-2

Hope to see you soon!

Simon Stokes

subSine | Academy of Electronic Music Live Stream

subSine | Academy of Electronic Music 2024-09-20 | ...

Hammer: Masterclass

subSine | Academy of Electronic Music 2024-06-07 | It's time for another of our hugely popular artist masterclass sessions here at the studio, and this time we're privileged to welcome Hammer (Remmah / Feel My Bicep) to the studio.

As a long-term producer and running his two successful labels (Remmah and Italo Hiits) over the past few years, he is a hugely popular festival and club booking at the likes of Love International, Panorama Bar, Glastonbury, Fabric, Phonox, Houghton and headlined AVA Festival in his hometown of Belfast.

This masterclass sees a unique opportunity to get insight into how he works in the studio as a music producer, and will also cover aspects of his career such as his busy DJ schedule, record labels and more.

Date: 25th June 2024

subsineacademy.com/courses/hammer-masterclass

Ableton Push 3 with Simon Stokes | subSine Academy

subSine | Academy of Electronic Music 2023-05-25 | Push 3 is here, and it is a beauty.

We have been buzzing about the standalone version here at the studio, as our friends at @Ableton us one of the only units in the UK a couple of weeks before launch.

In this live stream, we delved into the possibilities with the standalone version of this beast, looked at some shortcomings, and tried to establish who it's for.

8:20 Start of Stream

Ableton Automation Tips & Tricks

subSine | Academy of Electronic Music 2023-03-29 | This is one of the 58 videos included in our 12-hour Ableton Live online course available on the website.

Established in 2010 in Glasgow, subSine Academy offers a range of classroom and online courses taught by true music industry professionals, including Scotland’s only Ableton Certified Trainer and critically acclaimed artist, Simon Stokes aka Petrichor.

Don’t dream of making music any more. Get involved and become a part of our ever-growing community of producers around the world.

Find out more at subsineacademy.com

Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/subsineacad...

Join our community and get discounts, news and updates. Sign up to our newsletter: http://eepurl.com/zw19H

Check out what we do: https://linktr.ee/subsineacademy

How To Make Classic Sounds Like Mr Fingers

subSine | Academy of Electronic Music 2023-03-27 | This is one of the 58 videos included in our 12-hour Ableton Live online course available on the website.

Established in 2010 in Glasgow, subSine Academy offers a range of classroom and online courses taught by true music industry professionals, including Scotland’s only Ableton Certified Trainer and critically acclaimed artist, Simon Stokes aka Petrichor.

Don’t dream of making music any more. Get involved and become a part of our ever-growing community of producers around the world.

Find out more at subsineacademy.com

Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/subsineacad...

Join our community and get discounts, news and updates. Sign up to our newsletter: http://eepurl.com/zw19H

Check out what we do: https://linktr.ee/subsineacademy

Essential Music Theory For Electronic Music Production

subSine | Academy of Electronic Music 2023-03-16 | This is one of the 58 videos included in our 12-hour Ableton Live online course available on the website.

Established in 2010 in Glasgow, subSine Academy offers a range of classroom and online courses taught by true music industry professionals, including Scotland’s only Ableton Certified Trainer and critically acclaimed artist, Simon Stokes aka Petrichor.

Don’t dream of making music any more. Get involved and become a part of our ever-growing community of producers around the world.

Find out more at subsineacademy.com

Follow us on Instagram: instagram.com/subsineacademy

Join our community and get discounts, news and updates. Sign up to our newsletter: http://eepurl.com/zw19H

Check out what we do: https://linktr.ee/subsineacademy

Learn the Basics of Sound Design On Ableton Analog

subSine | Academy of Electronic Music 2023-03-13 | This is one of the 58 videos included in our 12-hour Ableton Live online course available on the website.

Established in 2010 in Glasgow, subSine Academy offers a range of classroom and online courses taught by true music industry professionals, including Scotland’s only Ableton Certified Trainer and critically acclaimed artist, Simon Stokes aka Petrichor.

Don’t dream of making music any more. Get involved and become a part of our ever-growing community of producers around the world.

Find out more at subsineacademy.com

Follow us on Instagram: instagram.com/subsineacademy

Join our community and get discounts, news and updates. Sign up to our newsletter: http://eepurl.com/zw19H

Check out what we do: https://linktr.ee/subsineacademy

Make The Classic 303 Acid Sound - Ableton Live

subSine | Academy of Electronic Music 2023-02-16 | This is one of the 58 videos included in our 12-hour Ableton Live online course available on the website.

Established in 2010 in Glasgow, subSine Academy offers a range of classroom and online courses taught by true music industry professionals, including Scotland’s only Ableton Certified Trainer and critically acclaimed artist, Simon Stokes aka Petrichor.

Don’t dream of making music any more. Get involved and become a part of our ever-growing community of producers around the world.

Find out more at subsineacademy.com

Follow us on Instagram: instagram.com/subsineacademy

Join our community and get discounts, news and updates. Sign up to our newsletter: http://eepurl.com/zw19H

Check out what we do: https://linktr.ee/subsineacademy

The Basics Of Mixing A Track - Ableton Live

subSine | Academy of Electronic Music 2023-02-13 | This is one of the 58 videos included in our 12-hour Ableton Live online course available on the website.

Established in 2010 in Glasgow, subSine Academy offers a range of classroom and online courses taught by true music industry professionals, including Scotland’s only Ableton Certified Trainer and critically acclaimed artist, Simon Stokes aka Petrichor.

Don’t dream of making music any more. Get involved and become a part of our ever-growing community of producers around the world.

Find out more at subsineacademy.com

Follow us on Instagram: instagram.com/subsineacademy

Join our community and get discounts, news and updates. Sign up to our newsletter: http://eepurl.com/zw19H

Check out what we do: https://linktr.ee/subsineacademy

Aphelion - Bora [ARG107]

subSine | Academy of Electronic Music 2022-05-05 | We're proud to announce the next release on our record label Alumni Records from Aphelion, with the stunning work that is Bora.

Dropping 6th May 2022 on Alumni Records, Bora is a beautifully slow-evolving piece of atmospheric house that affirms Aphelion as one of the most exciting producers working in Glasgow right now.

Since a young age Aphelion has been involved with numerous bands playing drums and synths, until 2019 when he decided to pursue a new sound with Scotland’s subSine | Academy electronic music school. Inspired by artists such as Nils Frahm and Max Cooper, to the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Aphelion has honed a passion for melody, distilling it with intricate rhythms derived from his years as a drummer, to create a sound that is entirely his own.

Simultaneously mellow and uplifting; Bora is a track packed with emotion, immersing the listener and leaving them mesmerised by the track’s dynamic ebb and flow. Pulsing synths carry the record as it builds within itself into a blissful, awe-inspiring climax.

Based in Glasgow, Alumni Records is subSine | Academy’s own label, showcasing the depth of incredible talent fostered within its classrooms.

alumnirecordsglasgow.bandcamp.com

Video Credits:

A Play North Production
Director: Nicol Craig