let your sounds design themselves

Inb4: I know there are some cool Max4Live devices that are also really good at for example smoothly morphing between different Audio-Rack snapshots! I do like this method more though as it gives me the most control over the chaos :D
Patreon: / virtualriot
Chapters:
00:00:00 - INTRO
00:00:40 - Chaos EQ
00:02:42 - How to build a chaos-effect
00:09:49 - Chaos EQ with more control
00:12:07 - Real Life application for Chaos EQ (DnB Reese)
00:13:36 - Chaos Repeater on drums
00:14:31 - Chaos Delay on drums
00:15:28 - Chaos Delay on chords

[@refl3xes835]

The stuff you're able to do creatively in ableton is absolutely insane to me. I've never seen anyone get as in-depth with custom creations like this! Thanks for the tutorials

[@schqrr]

Honestly yeah

[@isaacsmith3463]

Mr bill as well, both are incredible

[@hendrik6156]

Check out Nasko, he also makes some crazy post processing chains like these. His vids are really good if you want to learn Kilohearts related stuff aswell.

[@xn4pl]

You can do the same thing with patcher in FLS, and other daws probably also have some way to do this as well.

[@drkastenbrot]

​@@xn4plpatcher is really cumbersome and not daw wide

[@VirtualRiot]

Since people have been commenting on this since the last video: The "racist samples" folder is an in-joke between me and a friend where we shared folders with exotic / ethnic / world music / tribal kind of samples that are usually hard to find. The stuff in there is actually awesome!

[@andreilaiter1233]

lmao, I knew it's something like that still funny tho. i have a question have you tried maxmsp or max4live because the stuff you're making sounds very experimental and modular?

[@krisissupercool1]

Cancel culture's coming after our samples now!? That's where I draw the line lol

[@yousifaldailami4241]

I thought it was u guys shouting racist slurs, would've been sick ngl

[@chigbungus5257]

​@@yousifaldailami4241id buy that pack

[@joshmcleod1061]

@@yousifaldailami4241 why would it be sick to be racist? lmao

[@ZenWorld]

Taking CERTIFIED Ableton Instructor to another LEVEL !!

[@AmityHardstyle]

Beep beep!

[@meatxx]

right?!!

[@Randuski]

it’s incredibly satisfying watching the eq line juggle the yellow points haha

[@Ryzair1]

this tickled my tinnitus

[@vslngls]

GULP

[@lucmermans37]

What do you mean?

[@Ferog51]

right lol

[@whoskryo]

u cannot hide

[@KeaneJ123]

same

[@FixxedMiXX]

I would absolutely love to see VR play with BitWig. The process for making these randomized stacks can be done in seconds in BitWig using two modulators.

[@MIDNIGHTCVLT]

Right? The moment he decides to try Bitwig he's gonna blow Up lol

[@oikosounds]

I had a go at that this morning (just started trialing Bitwig) but ended up with far more modulators. Which two allow different random control across all these targets?

[@FixxedMiXX]

@@oikosounds If you use the stack spread modulator and one of the random modulators you can use the different stack spread modes to evenly spread the random signals. It’s basically unison but for any signal.

[@oikosounds]

@@FixxedMiXX Thanks mate, excited to give that a try!

[@0Crystalin0]

I tried this but I don't really understand how to achieve it. If I create and EQ+ the stack spread module is not allowed on here because there's only one voice in the EQ, so this is pretty much only achievable if you already are using a synth with like 16 voices right?@@FixxedMiXX

[@_sukuratchi]

Vr back at it again holy

[@m0in126]

AHHH. Man I’m so happy with these uploads, so interesting to see your process + how you make these freaky sounds. You make the most complicated technical things seem so easy, bless for these vids.

[@aviitone]

I don't even use Ableton, but this is flipping epic

[@DJPastaYaY]

really enjoying these videos so far

[@Interface3072]

This is the kind of Ableton video I'm here for. Keep the high-level tutorials coming!

[@tomatocat]

Virtual riot should really make some IDM. He'd be a god at it

[@MidnightUnity]

"Rackception", I don't expect less from one of your videos! Another amazing creative tutorial! :D

[@whoami9882]

The fact that dubstep community is like to share their knowledge to their own community is always fascinating me. Not like DNB community that always gate keeping their stuff😂

[@colourbasscolourbassweapon2135]

I do that to tbh aka share my knowledge lmmfao

[@dylanmax.]

more experiments like this please!! love these extreme sound design sessions

[@Y42]

2 videos in 2 days... wow, thanks Val!

[@thevirtunaut1856]

this was awesome. i loved that the 'rain' eqs made it almost sound like rain - a lot to philosophize about there. lol and then at the end: "oh yeah you can hook these up to parameters in Serum." 🤯

[@dtsoundscapes]

yo i'm really feeling this intro, showing the sounds right away. it would be really awesome if everyone did this.

[@felimosmusic]

Thank you for making these kind of videos!!

[@Mobeat1000]

Man I was just thinking about doing something like this and then I see your video!! Awesome :D

[@allysbored]

m4l expression control -> random on each midi in -> map to whatever parameter; gets you randomised settings per note w/smoothing control, log/lin response curves, saves you the processing of however many random LFOs

[@allysbored]

(you can also just turn the expression control device off if you find a setting you like, the values will stick until you turn the device back on)

[@yu-lianverwoert659]

Can you do this in fl studio?​@@allysbored

[@allysbored]

@@yu-lianverwoert659google says that fruity peak controller might be what you're looking for. seems good for random LFOs and i imagine theres probably some way to retrigger per note - not an Fl guy myself though so don't hold me to that

[@MULTIMAN-MUSIC]

@@allysboredMy exact same thoughts, when he said 8 I thought about expression control too, I use it all the time.

[@sedohrable]

Two videos back to back. You spoil us, Val

[@Predakore]

brooooo this is like crack I love it so much! more nerdy stuff pleaseeee! I crave it!

[@meatxx]

bro all these VR studio drops are bringing a tear to my eye ... fucking happy 2024 everyone !!!!! xD

[@jo-mi4966]

Val you are legit wonderful! Thanks!

[@OMEGAMusic24]

3 uploads in 1 month 😵‍💫😵‍💫 is this a dream?

[@wheniztheend]

*8 uploads..

[@gylp2]

this is some insnaly creative sound design 🔥love it👍

[@smugglersunion]

Thanks for sharing such cool tech

[@bubbabro]

German Ingenuity at it's finest! Thanks for the tips you're a legend dude

[@ooglyga6100]

Ive never considered to this degree. Amazing stuff. Been making neat music on and off since 2008. Really cool idea !

[@paul_cochrane]

Thank you Val for Everything! You have been (in my opinion) the greatest Music Producer in 2024 so far! It's really great to see to see you active lately. So I'm just here to say Thank you. ♥

[@zaiologyy]

Out of this worlddd coool! 🪃🎶 So wonderful to see such wild freestyle techniques in Ableton, that's what it's made for ! thank you so much dude 👏

[@zaiologyy]

And see that's the thing of it, the magik I found after years of this program and why I'm so grateful I found it.. It really wants you to just get infinite and make whatever awesome randommonium you can come up with :))) So thankful for your tutorials throughout the years, super righteous yo! Keep up the good work+

[@zaiologyy]

(& how you are able to tame all of this is absolutely unbelievable 😆👏 I get lost in the sauce so easily, so it's super inspiring to see somebody who knows how to tame it and keep it on track, super freaking righteous !

[@jaxobophiuchi676]

What a great video. So many ideas. Subbed

[@echodub81]

Man, this is a greeat concept.. i did something similar in VCV rack and then linked those CV values back into Live.. but this is much more useful and repeatable. Thx for sharing

[@crystlemusic]

virtual riot has so much creativity it's crazy

[@pulakgautam3536]

love ur stuff man!

[@Jarrix]

dude how do you always come up with this stuff ?? damn i love it ahahah

[@nerdexproject]

Insane man! Thank you so much!

[@Rawi888]

I have about 13hrs total experience with a DAW, I just got recommended this for no reason. Watched it all the way through. What the f*** is even going on ? I bet experienced producers also have trouble understanding what sorcery just happened here. Sick vid ❤️

[@Thedrumsthebass]

Dude is definitely very very advanced. But 13 hours in your journey you have found Ableton Yoda

[@NRG2]

You’ll get it. Everything he is doing/saying is really simple and easy once you pick up the terminology and a little bit of awareness of how to access various components on your DAW

[@natan4195]

check out Au5, he's crazy with DAWs just like VR

[@atomictraveller]

the entire culture is marketed bs. the cepstrum is derived fft(log10(fft())) but instead of making that easy to understand and use, everybody just sells you garbage and talks about how great garbage is. but you know how many passionate audio developers have been booted from the field by being made "unpopular". i'm xoxos, i won the second kvr DC, i should have won the first one because the guy that made it (tolga) made it for me to win, to promote my "liberation of technologies". guess what the guys making money and controlling you like to stay that way they wear aprons it's obvious guess but you can't you'll just blow it off like everyone else does.

[@xenostim]

Turn on the info viewer/tooltips for all your software

[@marcinrau2817]

Can't wait to hear what you come up with once you start with m4l👀

[@FMwin900]

Hey VR thank you so much for your videos and all you do for the community you’re racks are awesome they are a great tool and have inspired many ideas . It would be awesome if you did a updated video on KIcks,snares and claps from scratch that’s the thing I and many others struggle on the most

[@mr.manifestor]

Exactly what I needed🔥

[@christdolphin69]

more of these. love em

[@Projektor_music]

bro became a visual artist with EQ shapes...

[@DashGlitch]

Absolutely mental

[@lessefrost]

Dope video!! I've got some ideas with FL Patcher to tinker with now!

[@Alex_Blackout]

Bro, I learn so much with you

[@vel_fern]

this sounds so fun! :3

[@sportmodemusic]

This one is sick, legend

[@like-icecream]

You're really talented dude, keep working and you might even release a song soon, never know

[@fredo69ism]

That LFO Audio Effect is a godsend I use it on everything

[@kramoogle]

very nice idea ! like you said : quite simple but unlimited applications ! thx for the trick.

[@carlosmantovani2705]

Thanks for the good content as always love from Brasil

[@lonlonidiot4994]

Bro's like a Mad Sound Designing German Scientist. Impressive Work😮🔥👏🏾

[@munchkinkat]

I love using abletons lfo and mapping that shit to everything.I like that you mapped it's parameters too!

[@AramZero]

This guy is so frkn legendary.

[@koalatek9845]

Mind blowing ❤ gonna experiment this all Time 😂

[@Vinny_VHS]

Thanks for making tutorial videos!

[@eputty_audio]

Instead of using abletons LFO I use a max4live device that randomises all parameters you set it to I use (randomizer). Fantastic video as always! Loving the content you're putting out ❤

[@jives.]

insane man

[@TJGalloway1]

You’re the absolute man!

[@forestspritemusic]

at this point I think I've learned more science from Virtual Riot than Bill Nye. Love your stuff, man! Keep it up.

[@user-gk4vz3wk9v]

Thanks for sharing !!!

[@erwynnipegerwynnipeg8455]

I wish you could make a video that would just be the sound of this delay randomizer over some sinewaves getting pressed. It's so beautiful

[@Baja_blasted]

Literally the goat

[@reboundingRAW]

omg this is insane!!

[@oikosounds]

This is super fun, thanks! Tip to save CPU so many LFO instances: open the LFO m4l device in Max and remove the "multi-map" functionality connected to the menu icon, then re-save as "LFOSingle" or similar.

[@VirtualRiot]

Holy cow thank you so much! Just did that and yes its a lot better now :D

[@oikosounds]

@@VirtualRiot My pleasure! Now... LET'S USE EVEN MORE LFOS!! 😅

[@HateSupreme]

im curious when you guys do this where do you save the new LFO to? i wanted it to be under initial Audio Effects rather than User Library Max Audio Effects, it there a way to put it there so it's easier to access?

[@oikosounds]

@@HateSupreme User Library. Alternatives: a) name it something memorable and use search (cmd-f, ctrl-f) to find it. b) use color tags for you most used devices, c) (most work) save all your devices/plugs as presets, put those in folders to group related tools, and color tag the folder..

[@_arc__92_]

Incredible, i love this ! I found out recently that you can edit a copy of the LFO Max patch to remove he additional mapping target window (located top right of the effect), it makes the LFO less CPU intensive and ease the stacking of multiple ones.

[@amaconix]

holy crap this is awesome

[@janneking6049]

Man, this was inspiring 😊

[@MUNRO13]

Extremely cool!

[@budders9627]

coming from my shitty little version of ableton lite that came with my midi controller I dream of being able to make the things you do. Had Idols on loop for way too much of my childhood. I intend to save up for a suite version of Ableton 12 asap and im def using your videos to try and come up with some crazy shit. After refining what i knew about music theory and sound design the randomness and experimentation that comes down to making truly interesting sounds is really catching my attention. i have a lot to learn from these vids!

[@soundplayground3742]

What's good VR? You are the G.O.A.T.!! I cannot wait to hear all of your new music man... And if you and Skrillex are making stuff together... OMG I'm so excited 😅!

[@HameleoshaDeHoga]

Cool sound

[@Mausi3]

This technique is soo cool! After watching the vid I tried it with an Ableton shifter and I got some cool glitchy sounds, it kinda behaves similarly to Portal!

[@aiRxShop]

…and this is why I use Ableton. Love it.

[@Cazzeggiotime-qd7vk]

really love !!! VR 🔥❤ tnx

[@WAVEGLITCH]

Man, this adjustments are so crazy haha.

[@ChaosPromotions]

very sick

[@lokefinnutselv7848]

oh wow this is so cool

[@Korean-kc9jy]

Wonderful!

[@boysofsilence1808]

Two videos🤯

[@kenobysf1984]

Really cool

[@Yaboidoof]

The song and the video fit perfectly lol

[@Rimini312]

beauty!

[@lagriveromain3392]

Brain creativity THX for sharing

[@ShaneDyeO]

Your my favorite wizard atm

[@noahrofsky3255]

VR never fails to take sound design to the next level

[@chillybeats3209]

The sample pack he's given out is actually insanely good, this guy is a godsend for the music community

[@43forlife]

You're a genius when it comes to sound design, literally. I may not be a fan of your colour bass tunes you've been releasing recently because I like my music hard but you're still one of my favourite producers! Lot's of love your way man.

[@ChronicalV]

I think theres a lot of people who dont actually listen to the music of virtual riot or au5, but watch their tutorials anyway. It's a lesson in that you can always learn smth even from music you dont necessarily like

[@43forlife]

Spot on!@@ChronicalV

[@nickogianakouros]

Dude that’s awesome sauce Osh kosh b’gosh

[@Masshud]

I am thinking about how I do this in fl studio.

[@samarnstein9941]

We don't deserve you 😢 you're amazing!

[@chrills9366]

These effect chains are nuts! I tried making the CHAOS EQ myself in FL Studio using Patcher! I made an entire video about it which is up on my channel now! And for those interested, the preset is free to download! Keep being awesome Val!

[@christianbarrie]

Parfait !

[@Lucas-hh4oh]

CPU going crazy with this one 💻🔥

[@miatabuyanewcar]

You are a real one

[@andyziko]

OMFG you are FKN genius!!!

[@Dystronautdubsalt]

The man is a real life wizard.

[@charliecarrillo9796]

wow, freaking love this !!!! so much better than eurorack stuff