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_pecking order SSS128




    _pecking order brings wonderfully drifty, vintage arpeggios to Ableton 12 with 128 presets + 16 controls to get down and derezzed with.


    Imagine an arp machine that brings an organic vibe and feel, instead of a robotic one. Using slow random LFOS and Ableton Drift, we created a pattern maker with a vintage flair and just the right amount of instability that you can dial in yourself.


    With over 128 presets you can scroll the classics. From full on 1980s, all the way to dirty bird anthems that will make things roll just right. 


    Just hold down some notes, and tweak your way to the perfect pattern with the 16 easy to use controls. You’ll be full on TRON in no time.


    Life's a runway, strut like a peacock.


    The Controls


    volume

    • overall output level control.


    pecker

    • Adjust the envelope of the oscillator. 

    • Lower values will result in a sharper, short envelope. 

    • Higher values will result in a looser, longer envelope.


    pecker size

    • Select the global length of each note triggered by the arpeggiator.


    bird type

    •  Select oscillator type


    coop size

    • Add reverb to the signal

    • Wander amount will subtly adjust parameters on the reverb in real time.


    flutter

    • Adds analogue warmth and pitch drift.

    • Wander amount will subtly adjust parameters of flutter in real time.


    age

    • Adjusts the formant of the signal. Increase for brighter timbre

    • Wander amount will subtly adjust parameters of age in real time.


    plumage

    • Low-pass filter.


    order

    • Choose a sequence style for notes in the arpeggiator's rhythmical pattern.

    speed

    • Sets the speed at which the pattern of notes with be played.


    flight

    • Sets the number of times the pattern is transposed.


    swing

    • Selects the groove of the pattern.

    • Values 106-127 result in a straight timing. 

    • Values 0-105 result in varieties of swung grooves.


    flock size

    • Add a filtered delay to the signal.

    • Wander amount will subtly adjust parameters on the delay in real time.


    wander

    • Wander amount will subtly adjust parameters of the following macros in real time:

      • coop size

      • flutter

      • age

      • flock size

      • wander

      • yolk

      • rank


    yolk

    • Add and adjust ring modulation frequency.

    • Wander amount will subtly adjust parameters of yolk in real time.


    rank

    • Add dynamic distortion.

    • Wander amount will subtly adjust parameters of rank in real time.


    • Minimum requirements: Ableton 12.1+ Suite

    • 1 Ableton Instrument Rack Device (1 .ADG file)

    • 128 Sound Presets 16 Macro Controls

    • Designed in Vancouver, Canada by Subsocial Studios.


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    _continental drift SSS092




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      _continental drift takes Ableton’s Drift to new worlds with 25 devices and 300 presets that stack the lusty lubriciousness of this new synthesizer. The “drift” part of Ableton Drift is something special. It brings a subconscious charm with its more oblique approach to the notion of stability. We’ve been loving it so far, so we thought we’d expand on this theme. What would multiple Drift instruments stacked in parallel sound like? Would it be even more “drifty?” The answer is a resounding yes. Having 4 Drifts and some custom effects for a single preset brings a new level of dynamics and depth to the divergence. Each of the 25 Ableton Device Groups forms a base sound that’s comprised of 4 Drift instruments in parallel with realtime effects. Each device has an additional 12 lovingly designed macro presets to get you started and inspired to make your own moves. Load any or all of the ADG files in any project, and you’re ready to play, explore, and automate the sounds and device macros. "No synth is an island, entire of itself; every synth is a piece of the continent." • 25 Ableton 11.3+ Ableton Devices made with Drift + Effects. • 300 total macro presets for Ableton Drift. • 1 Ableton 11.3+ Session. • 100% Royalty-Free. • Designed in Vancouver, Canada by Subsocial Studios.


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      _tidal drift SSS089




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        _tidal drift brings 100 postmodern pads and a MIDI chord progression pack for Ableton Drift. Clean, modern, & perfectly peripatetic.


        Set yourself adrift on these 100 pads that were created with the same contemporary aesthetic in mind. A palette of pads that shift and drift in subtle enough ways to keep things subliminally dynamic. We wanted these sounds to have a consistent personality and sit in any mix with a focused purpose. We think they’ll serve you well.


        There are 100 different presets that are macro-based, so you never need to dive into Drift itself (unless you want to). With 16 knobs and 100 presets at your disposal, you could still be fishing for sounds all day.


        We designed some drifty effects around our take on pad design with Ableton’s new synthesizer, giving these pads and instrument a unique flavour profile that’s current enough, but also classic enough.


        To get you started, there are also 24 chord progressions ready to use as MIDI files in any DAW, or as Ableton Live Clips (.ALC) that come paired with suggested pad presets.


        Synthwave, Vapourwave, Coldwave, Darkwave, or create whatever wave you like with _tidal drift.


        • Minimum Requirements: Ableton 11.3.x Standard/Suite.

        • 1 Ableton Live 11.3.x Session

        • 1 Ableton Live Drift instrument/device with 100 sound presets + custom tailored effects. (.ADG)

        • 1 hybrid convolution IR reverb preset made from our _tainted spaces effects pack.

        • 16 real-time macro controls for automating.

        • 24 MIDI + Ableton Live Clip (.ALC) chord progressions

        • 100% Royalty-Free.

        • Designed in Vancouver, Canada by Subsocial Studios.


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