Why Ableton's Operator is Better than Serum (for FM) | Sound Design Tutorial
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5 жыл бұрынSweet Serum is an amazingly versatile synth, but a little lacking in terms of FM synthesis. In today's lesson, we learn what FM means and how we can use Ableton's Operator with Serum FX to create a sweet wumpus. Let's get started.
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@RagsToRichesFilms 5 жыл бұрын
I have a four year degree in audio production. And this was oddly the best way I've ever heard/seen FM explained.
@Neilien 5 жыл бұрын
YOU DRAW THOSE DICKS
@b26awesome 4 жыл бұрын
I’m starting my major in audio production very soon. Anything you’d like to share about it?
@nobodys2358 4 жыл бұрын
Please don't share dicks
@ericharp2294 4 жыл бұрын
@@b26awesome Don't do it
@alivesalad4064 4 жыл бұрын
@@ericharp2294 dew it
@dlawlis 5 жыл бұрын
This video should be used in schools to teach kids about sound design.
@stoneagealienz874 5 жыл бұрын
and dicks
@isaacb77 5 жыл бұрын
Dave Lawlis 🤔 hmm
@f67739 5 жыл бұрын
debating whether or not i should have my synthesis professor show this in class
@SirUncleCid 5 жыл бұрын
And should be promoted for the entirety of Autism Awareness month.
@daviddunkelheit9952 3 ай бұрын
Maybe cut the dick references to be less alienating
@chineurdemerveilles 5 жыл бұрын
That video killed me in less than 12 seconds.
@Nokitron 5 жыл бұрын
beautiful woman steve doodoo
@typacat1893 5 жыл бұрын
winky dinks
@daemonelectricity 5 жыл бұрын
surrrm
@RhettAnderson 5 жыл бұрын
@@daemonelectricity "Sir Umm."
@LEVRAN 5 жыл бұрын
Mann secondary dicks
@RedMeansRecording 5 жыл бұрын
marry me
@Zorax2144 3 жыл бұрын
I love your videos dude!
@michaelbatchelor8531 5 жыл бұрын
A beautiful, family-friendly tutorial again, love you ;)
@_boof 5 жыл бұрын
Michael Batchelor What kind of moisturizer ya using mike? You’re glowing in that picture
@joomlaserviceprovide 5 жыл бұрын
"Beautiful woman Steve Dudu" instant like.
@NikoMalekMusic 4 жыл бұрын
Holy shit. This was funnier than most of the standup I see on Netflix.
@editablebeats64 5 жыл бұрын
lol, "The Fundamental Phallus and The Secondary Dicks." great band name. (dibs?)
@DjGoBestMusicEver 5 жыл бұрын
HARD CORE, sound design!!!!!
@brkofdon 5 жыл бұрын
Mixing the humor in with legitimate knowledge makes for an engaging tutorial. Do a sound design series with the Wavetable and other live synths.
@RmaNYouTube 5 жыл бұрын
for the midi routing part, you could easily make an instrument rack with the operator, add a parallel "External Instrument" Device and route the midi to SerumFX, no additional messy midi track needed.
@therocker0325 5 жыл бұрын
I have never heard sound design described in "harder" terms... ;) You, sir, have earned a new subscriber.
@fencefirst2722 5 жыл бұрын
Welcome to the club.. Watch his older stuff.. SOOOO FUNNY
@stayover7315 5 жыл бұрын
WOWZERS, the phallus meta has modulated once again
@toxto 5 жыл бұрын
Subscribed for the phallio-centric synthesis.
@yasseford 5 жыл бұрын
You're a very impressive educator. I really think you've found your calling in life.
@JawsBerrebi 5 жыл бұрын
Very great concept man! Please do pad/ambient sound design with the Operator or anything else!
@toton543 5 жыл бұрын
afxxxx
@birdy702 5 жыл бұрын
I second this
@WEF2030SLAVE 5 жыл бұрын
Yes!
@larrylynch8113 5 жыл бұрын
Oh yeah pads !!!!!
@gyrus1902 2 жыл бұрын
nice aphex twin
@KartoffelnSalatMitAlles 5 жыл бұрын
dude, your videos always put me in a good mood. And then on top of that, your teaching skills are top class. Woot that's a solid 2 in 1. Much love
@penguinshredder 5 жыл бұрын
Bro I been binging your videos for a just week and it has already drastically upped my game (sometimes I have to rewatch bcuz I was laughing too hard). Thanks so much for the plain English, super informative and hilarious tutorials. Much respect. Wowzers.
@bardo6957 5 жыл бұрын
This is possibly one of the most enjoyable tutorials i've ever watched. Really hoping all the other videos are like this.
@fillthepill7236 2 жыл бұрын
I bet you've seen more but they all are truly funny
@salo7227 5 жыл бұрын
Finally! A video that actually explains how to synthasize sounds as opposed to just showing what knobs to tweak to generate a certain patch. Nice one!
@josemiguelmaciasvocar2690 5 жыл бұрын
Next Video: Ableton's Analog is better than FM8 (For Subtractive Synthesis)
@soul_yt7842 5 жыл бұрын
Lol from this guy's "simplicity is better" standpoint Sytrus blows Operator out of the water. But seriously, the whole point of wavetable synths is to *not* sound the same as everyone else, like using saw basses...
@shinmai 5 жыл бұрын
my thoughts exactly
@BLAZE45 5 жыл бұрын
Yeah he'll probably use FM8 FX to demonstrate too.
@trashhold 5 жыл бұрын
Dude, who needs fm synthesis when you pull out winky dinks…
@kn00tcn 5 жыл бұрын
@@soul_yt7842 however, most wavetables sound weak or muddy
@TyderiaOfficial 5 жыл бұрын
My brother isn't a producer or even a musician and he is over here dying of laughter. Thanks for this!
@originalpineapplemojo 5 жыл бұрын
This is inadvertently the best tutorial on FM that I've ever seen.
@videostartsat4464 4 жыл бұрын
"beautiful woman Steve Dudu" Nearly fell out of my chair laughing lmao
@rotchgwylt 3 жыл бұрын
same man, same
@Syn3rgy_21 5 жыл бұрын
First time watcher and you just became my favorite tutor you've got a way with words dude keep it up xD
@augusteghislaindupin 5 жыл бұрын
man, every time I watch your videos, I literally understand how I suck at producing. You're great
@ilovecody7514 5 жыл бұрын
Another great tutorial, I love FM synthesizers. Though my go to vst is fm8 but I may try operator.
@Oversampled 5 жыл бұрын
Logic Live is better than FL Tools
@deepakattri9094 5 жыл бұрын
Whaaaaaaaatttttt
@Oversampled 5 жыл бұрын
@@deepakattri9094 didn't you know that? 😳
@dubmoon1476 5 жыл бұрын
what the hell ??
@JeremyMcElhone 5 жыл бұрын
i've used every daw ever created and i can confidently say Garagewalk is the best
@giulioboobzilla 5 жыл бұрын
Check out Cubase‘s Retrologue
@carlospalacios1422 5 жыл бұрын
Waoh man!!!... I had spend so many hours watching FM tutorials, and this is the firts one that really get me into... Excellent... Thanxs for the good vibes!!! Cheers
@mukinha 5 жыл бұрын
I love these videos, great and funny tutorials :D
@MartianMoon 2 жыл бұрын
This is the single greatest tutorial I've ever seen
@Dennisskater55 5 жыл бұрын
Best teacher! Don’t stop posting tutorials. It’s entertaining & educational.
@DjPrimeberry 5 жыл бұрын
Dude! I've learnt more in this video than I have ever in music production! Thanks! Then you killed it at the end! Loved it!
@benjaminizzo2551 5 жыл бұрын
Operator has such a specifc tone. Pitch ramps give it away instantly in tracks. Love it for being lite on cpu and drawing your own waveforms. Cool channel Subbed!
@andrzejkucharzyk9970 5 жыл бұрын
Never in my life subscribed faster. SOCIAL MEDIA.
@GrahamMilkdrop 5 жыл бұрын
First time on your channel.... I really wasn't expecting that! Useful, informative and entertaining. Wowsers!
@improbablemusic6361 5 жыл бұрын
Amazing tips. Lots of learning here, such a dope session !
@redirishmanxlt 5 жыл бұрын
"Run it through social media!" Brilliant! That line is gonna get a lot of traction! Great name for a distortion pedal!
@kaynehunnam 5 жыл бұрын
This is possibly the best, funniest and most well thought-out Operator tutorial in existence. I am passing this on to all my students. You sir, get a like and a new sub.
@kaynehunnam 5 жыл бұрын
shit... i even rang that damn bell.
@TheMAU5SoundsLikThis 5 жыл бұрын
The intro was enough for me to subscribe 👍 well played, sir.
@Dethshoot1 5 жыл бұрын
one of the best tutorials yet! learned a lot about Operator on this one.
@hotmeal8531 5 жыл бұрын
Oh man i forgot this channel for a while. Wowsers. Still fun, original content.
@DJFuZionDnB 5 жыл бұрын
Dude, the climax had me actually laughing out loud. Or, lol for short! Excellent toot too man, thank you.
@pushtheparadigm 5 жыл бұрын
This is by far the greatest production video I've ever watched.
@camilo8665 5 жыл бұрын
And this is how you Sir just earned a new subscriber. Keep on going, amazing job!
@edgardolopez6908 5 жыл бұрын
Very effective teaching lmao. But really, I learned a lot. Thank you brotha!
@jakubkontra8204 5 жыл бұрын
The Best FM tutorial I have seen, gr8 humour :D:D:D
@chokichocat3083 5 жыл бұрын
Its Harmor.....like harmonization
@CollectiveIntelligenceMusic 5 жыл бұрын
Your videos are brilliant dude, thanks!
@Matthew.P. 4 жыл бұрын
thanks for the reminders & put downs about production... keeps us humble.
@liamvance966 5 жыл бұрын
Look man Im never gonna use operator because I dont have ableton suit but nonetheless this video gave me a better understanding of whats going on in FM and now I can Make even more wubby wubbs in serum, so thanks!
@Dice-Z 4 жыл бұрын
I assume it would apply to sytrus aswell if you use FL.
@Skiamakhos 4 жыл бұрын
I'm kinda the opposite - I shelled out for Suite and can't afford Serum's exorbitant fees having done so. I wonder if there's an Ableton-only equivalent of the Serum effects setup they use here?
@shaunfaesolar 3 жыл бұрын
@@Skiamakhos there is, you can use envelope and lfo max for live devices to fire any knob on any device in the chain. search youtube for Ableton Live is a Modular Synth
@brettpatrickmueller 5 жыл бұрын
The way you teach is just... so amazing even a logic pleb can learn.
@bhaveshtochabbra6853 3 жыл бұрын
Even a fl user.
@oranjmix 5 жыл бұрын
you've done it, you've found the best explanation of FM synthesis! 💪⚡
@yashbhawsar3577 4 жыл бұрын
Love your tutorials dude❤️❤️❤️
@cleangreenshirt 5 жыл бұрын
I'm dying this is perfection
@EpicSpence 5 жыл бұрын
In a sea of hipster bedroom producers who think they are masters at their craft when most have not got a god damn clue, this dude knows his shit, and his teaching style is both hilarious and outstanding. Well done sir. Gold star for you, and a sub well earned.
@666marihuana666 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your time and existence
@270DeadMan 3 жыл бұрын
This is by far the most hilarious tutorial I have ever watched!! Wowzerzz!! Nice tips too!
@ZAYAZOfficial 5 жыл бұрын
I wanna buy this guy a beer. 😅 best channel I’ve found
@diazostreta4473 5 жыл бұрын
When will man kind realise that toxic biohazard is the ultimate synth.
@ColKorn. 5 жыл бұрын
Perhaps one of the most helpful videos I've come across.
@griffingibson4389 4 жыл бұрын
This is an insanely information dense video. Great vid man.
@acupuncturmusic 3 жыл бұрын
The next time I mix for my church, I'm going to have to pause for a long time before I say the word "harmonics"
@jimmymaverick7114 5 жыл бұрын
Wowzers! Richard's got a wompus on it's tippy- top! Is this a Rick and Morty episode?)))
@scottmalcolmson4584 5 жыл бұрын
Love you vids, an love sound design. You've rekindled our love
@kaeptn 5 жыл бұрын
Great tutorial, as always!
@FossegrimVH 5 жыл бұрын
Maybe this is really basic but I'm wondering how I can trigger LFOtool in the same way he triggers Serum FX here? I tried the same technique with LFOtool but I'm not able to get it to work.
@shango7942 5 жыл бұрын
I'm too busy laughing to watch the tutorial. Too funny.
@bioburden 5 жыл бұрын
Me too man, I'm in bits laughing here - "You're still the biggest dick in my heart Richard!" Lol!
@reubenmarques1323 Жыл бұрын
Incredible teaching, what a great laugh this has been! Thankyou 😂😇
@DjFreefall 5 жыл бұрын
Subscribed! Keep up the great work!
@frankiedubz214 5 жыл бұрын
Thank you Underbelly I love your videos! I have a question too; Is Serum FX separate from regular Serum? Or can I run operator through regular Serum as well? :)
@TwoThreadsAhead 5 жыл бұрын
From this day forth, FM shalt be known as Richard Synthesis
@iAmJankus 5 жыл бұрын
Finally, the tutorial I’ve waited and asked for all my fan-life. Thanks underbelly, you really do listen to us (‘:
@tonyvasquez759 2 жыл бұрын
the humor kept me engaged and wanting to watch it again to absorb everything I missed the first time around. "Wowsers"!!!!!! lol 🙂
@Brisbae 5 жыл бұрын
when he casually slipped in the f bomb haha genius
@syvl 5 жыл бұрын
8:33 I'm dead 😂
@KonstantinoPolizois 4 жыл бұрын
Let’s calm down a bit 🤣🤣🤣
@lawrenceb9441 4 жыл бұрын
brilliant video, learning made fun n simple! nice one dude!
@zerla6018 4 жыл бұрын
Very clever moves btw. The best quality guides over here!
@meru_lpz 5 жыл бұрын
I think Image-Line's sytrus is Better than Ableton's Operator (for FM) inb4 dexed7
@murdahshewrote9251 5 жыл бұрын
+Reaction :angry:
@nudirt1274 5 жыл бұрын
Sytrus murders operator in fm and as a bonus in rm, as an a priori ableton user.
@eXpas04 5 жыл бұрын
Fax
@VeganKebabDoRuky 5 жыл бұрын
Sytrus has really great FM, RM matrix, true that
@thehappypine 5 жыл бұрын
Underbelly, I come to you as a humble student. I use Ableton to record live instruments primarily. I’m in the market for a diverse synth plugin to use for auxiliary keyboards and interesting textures for my music. Should I get serum? What do you recommend to blend live instruments with midi? Thanks!
@INADRM 5 жыл бұрын
You can try Serum in a rent-to-own thing from Splice.com
@thehappypine 5 жыл бұрын
Wowzers! I’ll check that out, thanks!
@albertosordina7777 4 жыл бұрын
Great. I suggest doing the same thing with a drum rack, great results with drums going through quick filter/distortion serum envelopes!
@domwestwell5066 5 жыл бұрын
this is content. i'm being entertained and educated at the same time. i'd watch whatever you make
@dubmoon1476 5 жыл бұрын
FM FROM 🅱
@eXpas04 5 жыл бұрын
Add some 🅱istortion
@urigeheadmot1196 5 жыл бұрын
🅱️ump up the saturation
@dubmoon1476 5 жыл бұрын
🅾TT
@method_uk 5 жыл бұрын
Just add some 🅱️everb
@happymonster9098 5 жыл бұрын
This tutorial is awesome I learnt a lot of useful things while laughing my ass off
@BryceMatthewArtrip 5 жыл бұрын
Super dope video bro, learned a lot. 🙏
@lukaawesome1 5 жыл бұрын
incredible tutorial, more of this please
@DiiGiiTAL 5 жыл бұрын
*W O W Z E R S* This is the fucking greatest Ableton tutorial I've ever seen.
@KillxoneMusic 5 жыл бұрын
This video made me bought abelton the next day.
@chrisdawson8252 4 жыл бұрын
How much was it?
@krystok 5 жыл бұрын
You are a gift that keeps on giving.
@pieropoli9360 5 жыл бұрын
Please do more video like this, it’s so interesting and useful
@GermaphobeMusic 5 жыл бұрын
_Let's take another waveform and run it through Richard_
@user-yk7mp8yp8x 5 жыл бұрын
12:22 is all you need
@Hajjmat 5 жыл бұрын
Awsome tut broo!!
@PepperStone3 5 жыл бұрын
You earned a subscription sir. So good on multiple levels.
@NKRDBL 5 жыл бұрын
Peter Serrano same
@kRVRKV 5 жыл бұрын
what's the difference between Operator and Wavetable?
@nudirt1274 5 жыл бұрын
wavetables sample minute instances of a waveform(any sound of thy choice) and with fm, you have continual control of how a carrier manipulates an output. ( ps: in serum and such, a wavetable can be manipulated by a wave or waveform/tableof thy choices via fm too) Sorry for much basic info. Both are are kick ass to surprise thy selfy.... Duckface.click Nw lemmewatch video.mpg
@eXpas04 5 жыл бұрын
XD
@eXpas04 5 жыл бұрын
XD
@bomiller7908 5 жыл бұрын
Think of a wavetable as a wav or mp3 file. If you fast foward or rewind you will hear different parts of the song. Just as if you sweep through the wavetable you will hear different sounds. an operator is a static wave that can't be swept through but can be modulated tonally by other waveforms.
@Smooth219 5 жыл бұрын
the language in this :O
@DAKO3144 4 жыл бұрын
BEST teacher I have ever seen. Really, I learned something that I can actually use.
@fernandoazeredo1388 5 жыл бұрын
My new favorite ysap vid!
@ramseymodiri2752 5 жыл бұрын
Social media.... I just spilled my late
@KithaironSound 5 жыл бұрын
Awesome video and u got a funny phallus. Those same things can be done within Serum tho 😊
@TheSonicDeviant 4 жыл бұрын
First video of yours I’ve watched, your channel was recommended in a random Ableton article, I was in two minds about checking you out as it’s super early and I want to go back to bed. Anyway, I did, and I’m glad! So fucking funny and super educational! Great fucking effort man, I’ve liked and subscribed, I’ll be checking all your vids out now. Keep up the good work dude, have a good day!
@zachbrown7272 5 жыл бұрын
this is the best sound design tutorial i've ever seen in my life
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