Gradient (Max for Live) | Walkthrough and Demonstration pATCHES 2020-05-10 | Download: https://patches.zone/max-for-live/gradientA look at my new Max for Live device. Gradient is a preset interpolator that introduces a new way to think about design device presets. Using very little input, enjoy a near endless expansion of the presets for every device in your library.This is my first proper Youtube video of this kind so your feedback is very welcome!Facebook: facebook.com/patches.zonePatreon: patreon.com/patcheszoneTwitter: twitter.com/p_ATCHES--Sometimes your best idea is just between two you’ve already had. Gradient is like a color picker for device presets in Ableton Live, aiding in your search for magnificent purples between the reds and blues in your existing library. Put in slightly less metaphoric terms, Gradient allows you to discover and design presets for your favorite Live devices, instruments, and VSTs in a new way that’s fun and intuitive.
pATCHES Arturia CS-80 Preset Pack | Keys pATCHES 2022-02-18 | Download: https://patches.zone/presets/arturia-cs-80A showcase of some the Keys sounds found in the pATCHES CS-80 Preset Pack, a collection of 100 original, unique presets for Arturia’s faithful VST recreation of this celebrated classic synth offering ethereal, evolving soundscapes, driving layers, sound effects, and gorgeous leads worthy of the CS-80’s legacy.www.patches.zone
pATCHES Arturia CS-80 Preset Pack | Leads and Basses pATCHES 2022-02-18 | Download: https://patches.zone/presets/arturia-cs-80A showcase of some the Leads and Bass sounds found in the pATCHES CS-80 Preset Pack, a collection of 100 original, unique presets for Arturia’s faithful VST recreation of this celebrated classic synth offering ethereal, evolving soundscapes, driving layers, sound effects, and gorgeous leads worthy of the CS-80’s legacy.www.patches.zone
pATCHES Arturia CS-80 Preset Pack | Pads pATCHES 2022-02-18 | Download: https://patches.zone/presets/arturia-cs-80A showcase of some the Pads found in the pATCHES CS-80 Preset Pack, a collection of 100 original, unique presets for Arturia’s faithful VST recreation of this celebrated classic synth offering ethereal, evolving soundscapes, driving layers, sound effects, and gorgeous leads worthy of the CS-80’s legacy.www.patches.zone
pATCHES Arturia CS-80 Preset Pack | SFX and Percussion pATCHES 2022-02-18 | Download: https://patches.zone/presets/arturia-cs-80A showcase of some the SFX and Percussion sounds found in the pATCHES CS-80 Preset Pack, a collection of 100 original, unique presets for Arturia’s faithful VST recreation of this celebrated classic synth offering ethereal, evolving soundscapes, driving layers, sound effects, and gorgeous leads worthy of the CS-80’s legacy.www.patches.zone
pATCHES Wavetable Preset Pack | Bass, Percussion, and Effects pATCHES 2022-02-18 | Download: https://patches.zone/presets/wavetableA showcase of some the Effects, Percussion, and Bass sounds found in the pATCHES Wavetable Preset Pack, an expansive collection of high quality, original presets for Ableton’s powerful Wavetable synthesizer featuring 140 inspiring presets across 14 categories. This pack also contains 36 racks with added effect chains and macro controls for quick access to simple, quick, yet expressive customization for this otherwise complicated instrument.www.patches.zone
pATCHES Wavetable Preset Pack | Keys pATCHES 2022-02-18 | Download: https://patches.zone/presets/wavetableA showcase of some the Keys sounds found in the pATCHES Wavetable Preset Pack, an expansive collection of high quality, original presets for Ableton’s powerful Wavetable synthesizer featuring 140 inspiring presets across 14 categories. This pack also contains 36 racks with added effect chains and macro controls for quick access to simple, quick, yet expressive customization for this otherwise complicated instrument.www.patches.zone
pATCHES Wavetable Preset Pack | Pads pATCHES 2022-02-18 | Download: https://patches.zone/presets/wavetableA showcase of some the Pads sounds found in the pATCHES Wavetable Preset Pack, an expansive collection of high quality, original presets for Ableton’s powerful Wavetable synthesizer featuring 140 inspiring presets across 14 categories. This pack also contains 36 racks with added effect chains and macro controls for quick access to simple, quick, yet expressive customization for this otherwise complicated instrument.www.patches.zone
pATCHES Wavetable Preset Pack | Organs pATCHES 2022-02-18 | Download: https://patches.zone/presets/wavetableA showcase of some the Organ sounds found in the pATCHES Wavetable Preset Pack, an expansive collection of high quality, original presets for Ableton’s powerful Wavetable synthesizer featuring 140 inspiring presets across 14 categories. This pack also contains 36 racks with added effect chains and macro controls for quick access to simple, quick, yet expressive customization for this otherwise complicated instrument.www.patches.zone
Shakers Pack pATCHES 2021-02-08 | Download: https://patches.zone/egg-shaker-loopsHot swap your groove.Get over 200 shaker loops of varied styles, timbres, and tempos. This huge collection offers the perfect way to add energy, life, & rhythm to your production. The download packs in 400+MB of shakers and includes the associated .asd files for each loop, so if you're using Ableton Live they are ready to load in, sync'd to tempo & set to loop. Adding a brand new groove & sound to your beat is as easy as dragging these files into your set.The many faces of essential percussion.Tired of recording a new loop for each of my productions and dismayed by the lack of variety in the samples online, I started recording every type of shaker I could get my hands on or make and over the years amassed a giant catalog of shaker recordings. In this pack you’ll find traditional egg shakers, wooden egg shakers, cylinder sand shakers, metal shakers, and all manner of DIY shakers.Four packs in one.The main content of the pack consists of 51 brand new shaker loops recorded at 13 tempos on a variety of microphones including a matched pair of Neumann KM184’s, the Neumann TLM 102, the Neumann KMS105, and the Sennheiser MD421. These loops have loose swing and a variety of layered sounds. In addition, the pack contains 54 Supplemental Shaker Loops that complement the humanized core loops with programmatically perfect sampled shaker sounds at the same tempos and swing as the main samples.You’ll also get the original Egg Shaker Loops: 100 shaker loops exquisitely recorded by the venerable Neumann U89 large-diaphragm condenser in an acoustically treated studio. The lossless .wav files are organized by tempo - 80bpm, 100bpm, & 120bpm - & are further grouped into layered & raw folders.And, for the first time, the HD Shakers pack, previously available exclusively to our patrons. These samples embrace imperfection and use more “found sounds” that melt into the overall rhythm of your track.
Strum | Max for Live Quantize pATCHES 2021-01-11 | Download: www.patches.zone/strumWhile Strum excels at generating complex, free flowing patterns, the quantize function can constrain this chaos and render the output more useful in the context of a song. Combining this feature with Strum’s synced LFO can quickly find its way into your everyday workflow.Manual: patches-site.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/Downloads/Documentation/Strum+--+User+Guide.pdfwww.patches.zone
Strum | Max for Live pATCHES 2021-01-11 | Download: www.patches.zone/strumAt once exciting, surprising, and instantly familiar, Strum is something like a manually controlled arpeggiator for your favorite hardware keyboard, Push, or other note input device. Your modwheel or mouse gives you direct control over how chords are expressed in real time, while the LFO and orbit features introduce unplanned possibilities for your performance. Or, MIDI map the strumbar to use any controller or modulation device you have to rake through notes!Manual: patches-site.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/Downloads/Documentation/Strum+--+User+Guide.pdfwww.patches.zone
Strum | Max for Live Orbit pATCHES 2021-01-11 | Download: www.patches.zone/strumAdding a second layer of movement to the strumbar offers another means of relinquishing some control of note placement to chance. Faster speeds are perfect for making unpredictable, fluttery textures, while a slower rate will add subtle variation to your playing.Manual: patches-site.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/Downloads/Documentation/Strum+--+User+Guide.pdfwww.patches.zone
Strum | Max for Live LFO pATCHES 2021-01-11 | Download: www.patches.zone/strumIn LFO mode, Strum becomes a sequencer with a mind of its own. Using the LFO in the Ascending or Descending note order mode will establish a consistent pitch contour to your performance, regardless of how many notes are being played. Manual: patches-site.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/Downloads/Documentation/Strum+--+User+Guide.pdfwww.patches.zone
Scenes | Crackle pATCHES 2020-04-17 | Free Download: https://patches.zone/scenes/crackleOne of the signatures of vinyl records are the added pops and crackle caused by imperfections in the needle’s electromechanical process of translation. This collection attempts to capture that evocative, nostalgic power and apply it to your own musical projects. Captured through vintage speaker cabinets, the sounds are the artifacts of dusty record players looping the edges of neglected records.
Scenes | Outdoors pATCHES 2020-04-17 | Free download: https://patches.zone/scenes/outdoorsWhen I was deeper into modular, one of the most reliable tricks in my toolbox was layering in some natural atmospheric samples. These almost always included familiar bird chirps at low volume, and almost never failed to elevate the material and draw the ear. In fact, expanding this was the driving motivation for making Scenery.Here we have the quintessential natural soundscape - bird calls, leafy gusts, trafficless background noise that somehow hangs like a harmonious glow despite their somewhat dissonant components.
Scenes | Campfire pATCHES 2020-04-17 | Free Download: https://patches.zone/scenes/campfireEmbers glowing, marshmallows toasting, time to take take out the acoustic guitar. Or a synth? This pack lets you drop your production session in the middle of that reflective and communal environment.The sparks and pops of the fire, along with the surrounding wind, woods, and occasional hoot can all be wonderful assets in building your soundscape.
Warped Vinyl Theme from Love Story pATCHES 2020-04-04 | Hunting down the crackling texture of old vinyl and using the worst record player I could find that still functioned, I came across the wobbly, dusty version of the classic theme from Love Story.Ambisonic recording captured through speaker cab.
Scenery (Max for Live) + Bloom (iOS) | Generative Ambient pATCHES 2020-03-15 | Download: patchesmusic.squarespace.com/max-for-live/sceneryAdding a bit of ambience -- bird chirps, street noise, airport chatter, ocean waves -- is a rather underrated and effective method for adding interest to sparse music without having to add additional parts or unnecessary variation. It’s just tedious enough to set up an independently pitched and stretched looping long sample in Live to not even bother, but that’s not the case anymore: Scenery is purpose-built for playing “background sound” in your Live project as quickly as possible, transporting yourself and your music to new inspirational environments with a mouse click. www.patches.zone
Scenery (Max for Live) + Bloom (iOS) | Generative Ambient pATCHES 2020-03-15 | Download: patchesmusic.squarespace.com/max-for-live/sceneryAdding a bit of ambience -- bird chirps, street noise, airport chatter, ocean waves -- is a rather underrated and effective method for adding interest to sparse music without having to add additional parts or unnecessary variation. It’s just tedious enough to set up an independently pitched and stretched looping long sample in Live to not even bother, but that’s not the case anymore: Scenery is purpose-built for playing “background sound” in your Live project as quickly as possible, transporting yourself and your music to new inspirational environments with a mouse click. www.patches.zone Download: https://patches.zone/max-for-live/scenerywww.patches.zone
Scenery (Max for Live) + Bloom (iOS) | Generative Ambient pATCHES 2020-03-15 | Download: patchesmusic.squarespace.com/max-for-live/sceneryAdding a bit of ambience -- bird chirps, street noise, airport chatter, ocean waves -- is a rather underrated and effective method for adding interest to sparse music without having to add additional parts or unnecessary variation. It’s just tedious enough to set up an independently pitched and stretched looping long sample in Live to not even bother, but that’s not the case anymore: Scenery is purpose-built for playing “background sound” in your Live project as quickly as possible, transporting yourself and your music to new inspirational environments with a mouse click. www.patches.zone
Scenery (Max for Live) + Bloom (iOS) | Generative Ambient pATCHES 2020-03-15 | Download: patchesmusic.squarespace.com/max-for-live/sceneryAdding a bit of ambience -- bird chirps, street noise, airport chatter, ocean waves -- is a rather underrated and effective method for adding interest to sparse music without having to add additional parts or unnecessary variation. It’s just tedious enough to set up an independently pitched and stretched looping long sample in Live to not even bother, but that’s not the case anymore: Scenery is purpose-built for playing “background sound” in your Live project as quickly as possible, transporting yourself and your music to new inspirational environments with a mouse click. www.patches.zone
Scenery (Max for Live) + Bloom (iOS) | Generative Ambient pATCHES 2020-03-15 | Download: patchesmusic.squarespace.com/max-for-live/sceneryAdding a bit of ambience -- bird chirps, street noise, airport chatter, ocean waves -- is a rather underrated and effective method for adding interest to sparse music without having to add additional parts or unnecessary variation. It’s just tedious enough to set up an independently pitched and stretched looping long sample in Live to not even bother, but that’s not the case anymore: Scenery is purpose-built for playing “background sound” in your Live project as quickly as possible, transporting yourself and your music to new inspirational environments with a mouse click. www.patches.zone
Scenery (Max for Live) | Long-form Sampler pATCHES 2020-03-15 | Download: patchesmusic.squarespace.com/max-for-live/sceneryAdding a bit of ambience -- bird chirps, street noise, airport chatter, ocean waves -- is a rather underrated and effective method for adding interest to sparse music without having to add additional parts or unnecessary variation. It’s just tedious enough to set up an independently pitched and stretched looping long sample in Live to not even bother, but that’s not the case anymore: Scenery is purpose-built for playing “background sound” in your Live project as quickly as possible, transporting yourself and your music to new inspirational environments with a mouse click. www.patches.zone
3 Clouds, a virtual theremin, and a 100 year-old piano pATCHES 2018-11-06 | We concluded the latest episode of our podcast with a fun ambient jam on AfroDJMac's latest instrument. This is a video of that performance.Check out the episode here: http://patches.zone/do-it-deliberately-0202Or search for "The pATCHES Podcast" on your favorite podcast app to listen!"We catch up with Brian Funk, aka AfroDJMac, and discuss how mistakes can be solutions, keeping your goal in mind, and stripping things back to your interest and focus."AfroDJMac: afrodjmac.com100 Year old piano: afrodjmac.com/blog/2018/10/23/100-year-old-piano-free-ableton-live-pack-175Music Production Podcast: afrodjmac.com/podcast
crushed beats | patreon-exclusive sound pack pATCHES 2018-08-01 | We grabbed the cheapest, dirtiest analog compressor we could get our hands on and smashed tech-y rhythms through it until new grimey, industrial sounds emerged from the harmonics.Available exclusively to our .wav junkie subscribers on patreon!Get it at: patreon.com/patcheszone
Rings + Nebulae v2 + Magneto pATCHES 2018-07-14 | Ambient jam featuring strings sounds from Mutable Instruments Rings, warped and manipulated through Qu-Bit Electronics Nebulae V2, then spread across harmonies and ambience with Strymon Magneto.
generative modular jam, courtesy of mt.Sev pATCHES 2018-02-25 | mt.Sev let's you wear less hats while you produce. Here, we improv some sound design without having to worry about notes as all our gear is sequenced by a single instance of the max for live device.Free download of mt.Sev - www.patches.zone/mtsevFeaturing Make Noise Shared System, Moog Mother 32, Korg MS-20 Mini.www.patches.zone
Tasty Chips Electronics GR-1 pATCHES 2018-02-18 | Demo of the Tasty Chips Electronics GR-1 synthesizer.https://www.tastychips.nl/
pump | max for live pATCHES 2018-02-03 | A max for live device for instant sidechain compression.Download here: https://patches.zone/pumpI’m a huge fan of sidechaining a compressor to a four-on-the-floor kick drum. It’s a useful mixing tool to keep heavy synths out of the way of a heavy kick, but it also makes everything just so dang danceable. Pulling up multiple tracks and setting the compressor to receive input from a “ghost kick” is pretty time consuming, however, especially in a live scenario.Enter pump, a no-nonsense way to get authentic-sounding sidechain compression with absolutely no set up. All you have to do is load the device and get pumping! From there you can easily customize the shape of the envelope and amount of gain reduction with simple controls. www.patches.zone
strum | max for live pATCHES 2018-01-28 | Download: https://patches.zone/strumA new, expressive tool for Live from pATCHES. strum allows for guitar-inspired rakes across a series of notes using the modwheel - something like a manually controlled arpeggiator for your favorite hardware keyboard, Push, or other note input device.www.patches.zone
The Kitchen Sink Pack - October Patreon-exclusive pATCHES 2017-10-01 | http://patches.zone/kitchen-sink-packLots of sample packs promise to contain "everything but the kitchen sink", so pATCHES is now offering you the chance to fill that missing void in your library! This collection of loops & samples was literally recorded in a kitchen sink with a stereo pair of industry-standard pencil condensers. The clanks & bangs of pots, glasses, & pans bring a visceral real-world atmosphere to your tracks. You not only get a unique set of loops to use in your production, but all of the individual sounds that were recorded to create them as well!This pack is available exclusively to our supporters on Patreon! Each month we make a new sample pack for those that subscribe at the .wav junkie level - think of it like a sample pack subscription for just $5/month! Join in October to get this pack & all future packs for the Patreon!
1001 Chord Progressions pATCHES 2017-09-28 | download here: http://patches.zone/1001-chord-progressionsskip ahead in your songwriting. Our massive collection of MIDI chord progressions is finally here! Jumpstart your next production by selecting from over a thousand unique clips organized by key and genre. Whether you want to inspire your own playing or use them as the basis of a song, these progressions will get your track started right away and allow you to focus on the more creative aspects of producing.Take the guesswork out of your song's harmonic foundation with the 1001 Chord Progressions MIDI pack!
Ableton Live Touch Bar from pATCHES pATCHES 2017-09-19 | A new way to interact with #Ableton Live! Download our Touch Bar preset of macros, shortcuts, & icons:http://patches.zone/ableton-live-touch-bar-macbook
True Drums - Patreon-Exclusive Drum Loops pATCHES 2017-08-31 | http://patches.zone/true-drumsWe got the chance to record the amazing drummer & his amazing drum kit with some awesome microphones, so of course we recorded a bunch of loops for our supporters on Patreon! This pack contains 10 drum live drum loops at 5 different tempos along with their multi-track (kick, snare, hi-hat, low tom, overhead, and room mic's). Additionally, you get 40 custom drum loops of heavily processed & chopped up versions of the drums for 50 totally unique loops that our ready to be put to work in your productions!
Hip Hop Drums Promo pATCHES 2017-08-14 | download: http://patches.zone/hip-hop-drum-packall the hip-hop drum samples you'll ever need.1001 Hip-Hop Drums features exactly what it sounds like - 1001 drum samples that evoke the sound of classic drum breaks used in hip-hop. You won't need to slice up a breakbeat, though - these are individual hits with production-ready processing, waiting to be organized into your original tracks. And beyond the samples, the pack also contains all the additional tools you'll need to create beats - MIDI patterns with human groove and drum racks for Ableton Live with complex layered effects mapped to macros. With the 1001 Hip-Hop Drum pack, you'll be making everything from classic loops to novel grooves in a matter of minutes.
Flute Pack! July Patreon-exclusive sample pack pATCHES 2017-07-31 | download and demos here: https://www.patches.zone/flute-packEach month, pATCHES releases an exclusive sample pack to our patrons on Patreon. This month, we've put together a download of 15 Ableton Live instruments, 20 samples, and 20 passages based off flutes recorded on a Neumann KMS105, a matched pair of Neumann KM 184's, and an EV N/D 408b. The result is a collection of natural sounding multi-sampled flutes, the classic Mellotron sound, filtered organs, and many more. Check the video and audio examples below for demonstrations of the sounds in the pack!www.patches.zone
Whistlepack Video pATCHES 2017-07-27 | download: www.patches.zone/the-whistle-pack-from-patches-and-afrodjmacRecently, AfroDJMac and pATCHES put out a call to crowdsource whistle samples for a new Ableton Live instrument pack, and today we present that pack! We transformed the samples into 20 Ableton Live instrument racks, complete with macros. We ended up making everything from accurate whistles to organs to bird chirps and beyond, so you're sure to find something useful for your production. The free download also includes the original raw samples from the community as well so you can try your own hand at crafting instruments from the sounds we worked from.
HD Shakers - June Patreon Sample Pack pATCHES 2017-06-28 | www.patches.zone/hd-shakersThe egg shaker pack was one of our most successful offerings, having been downloaded over 10,000 times. The point of those loops, however, was to provide raw recordings in as many different patterns as possible with just one shaker instrument. The new HD Shaker pack offers everything the old pack lacked: multiple textures, over twice the tempos, & better played patterns.This pack focuses on timbrel variety & sonic detail - every particle was recorded in pristine stereo using a matched pair of Neumann KM 184's & a vintage EV 636. The dynamics & frequency content were heavily processed to make all 70 loops ready-to-go in your productions. The pack also includes .asd files for automatic looping & sync'ing in Ableton Live. The shakers were recorded at seven different tempos for maximum resolution & minimum warping artifacts.The HD Shakers pack is available exclusively to our supporters on Patreon. Get the download & help us keep the site going & growing by subscribing here: www.patreon.com/patcheszone
referencing your mix in ableton live pATCHES 2017-05-01 | tutorial: https://www.patches.zone/reference-tracks-in-ableton-livecomparing an upcoming Pierce Engineer song to Drake's "Passionfruit"
GLASS INSTRUMENTS - APRIL PATREON-EXCLUSIVE SAMPLE PACK pATCHES 2017-04-16 | subscribe to our patreon for this & all future patreon-exclusive sample packs!www.patreon.com/patches.zonewww.patches.zonethis "glass pack" contains 350MB of processed samples of glass I recorded with a Neumann KMR 82i shotgun mic. the end results are ethereal & textured pads that have loads of character & can be used for anything from an ambient layer in an edm track to scoring your next big 80s educational video. the download contains both ableton simpler racks (featuring macros & native effects) & raw sustained notes for use in your favorite sampler.
sample pack - hi-hat loops pATCHES 2017-03-20 | download: www.patches.zone/hi-hat-sample-packwe want the human sound & groove of a live drummer in our tracks far more often than we have access to a live drummer in a studio. for this pack, I recorded 5 drummers with neumann microphones - that means 5 different styles, cymbals, & grooves captured with pristine quality & put at your production's disposal. the download contains 140 royalty-free loops, organized by bpm (80, 100, 120, & 140) & by drummer. I have also included the .als files for automatic syncing & looping in ableton live.www.patreon.com/patcheszonewww.twitter.com/p_ATCHESwww.facebook.com/patches.zone
MARCH - PATREON-EXCLUSIVE SAMPLE PACK pATCHES 2017-03-08 | support pATCHES on patreon!patreon.com/patcheszonesubscribers in march get this awesome junk drums pack, including 4 ableton drum racks & 128 royalty free samples!www.patches.zone
Pierce Engineer makes a beat using Pierce Engineer samples pATCHES 2017-03-04 | Pierce Engineer's latest EP, "Violently Stimulated", is out now. You can download every sound used in the album as a sample pack, & in this video Pierce demonstrates their usefulness.download the sample packs here: http://patches.zone/pierce-engineerlisten to violently stimulated:spotify: http://bit.ly/pe_vs_spoofysoundcloud: soundcloud.com/pierce-engineerbandcamp: http://bit.ly/pe_vs_bandcampfollow pATCHES: www.facebook.com/patches.zonewww.twitter.com/p_ATCHES
Mid Sides Explained pATCHES 2017-02-07 | what's the difference between mids? sides? left? right?find out via venn diagrams in this quick video.www.patches.zone
sample pack - 100 808 bass samples pATCHES 2017-02-06 | download at www.patches.zone/808-bass-samplesone hundred original 808 bass sounds recorded on analog synthesizers & guitar amps.
ableton effects rack - honest saturation pATCHES 2017-02-02 | first, saturation without gain compensation. then, the same effects with gain compensation.download the full rack here: www.patches.zone/honest-saturation-max-for-livea convenient effects group with 6 different saturators, all volume-compensated using a max for live device I built to give you a true idea of how you're changing your sound. each macro knob will drive its respective effect but the added gain will be compensated for by the mapME device so all you'll hear is how the timbre changes. also included in the rack is a hi and lo pass filter (almost always required after a generous amount of distortion has been applied).
