Sound Design | Custom Delay Chains | Ableton Live

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Back with another sound design tutorial, Pyramind instructor Will Marshall shows us how to create custom delay chains in Ableton Live.
Some delay plugins include built-in effects, such as Ableton’s Filter Delay. While these can be useful, creating your own custom delay chain allows you to choose which specific effects you want to use, and how you want them to evolve over time.
Will uses Ableton’s Simple Delay audio effect on Send A and keeps the feedback amount at zero. By sending Send A to itself, he enables the audio to loop through the entire effect chain he creates. With this setup, you are now free to experiment and add your favorite effects to the delay chain.
Last but not least, Will demonstrates how to MIDI map certain parameter controls to your MIDI controller. This gives you even more control over your effects within the chain, allowing you to create more unique delays.

[@alexandrelevy3916]

VERY interesting tutorial!! Good for any DAW too!!

[@AntidoteAudio]

Those effects at the end were crazy, especially the downsample modulation/automation

[@AndrewVIvanov]

Thanks, Will! ..."send to send"... a GREAT TIP that extend the technical and creative potential! Good Luck, Pyramind!

[@DenisG7]

Now I've met a perfect time-eater ..

[@Safefragrance]

Awesome tips and surprised that he didn't mention re-pitch mode by right clicking on delays...nice one

[@triple_x_r_tard]

thanks boss this is beast mode. just had an idea requiring this.

[@RonnieBloodshed]

Really helpful, thanks. I've spent ages trying to do the same with effects racks!

[@theboytheycalljonny1]

Excellent! Using M4L LFO and Device Randomiser with this type of set up can be all-sorts of fun.

[@kyleversemusic]

Really cool tricks! Going to try these out in my projects. Thank you!

[@jibberish666]

That's very cool. Thanks Will

[@frangellico]

you are the man Will. Thanks

[@egorshamanin]

Great! Thank you!

[@Matt-mn1nn]

Awesome lesson. Thanks amigo

[@6ood6ame]

so simple, so good! thanks a lot

[@joaosonido6023]

Great info!!! Thank you very much!!!

[@ayanbanerjee7114]

Brilliant one, thanks!

[@guitorb]

I loved what the Redux did to it

[@slacknote]

Crikey, I wish I could do this in Studio One.

[@thomasgenay8437]

very cool trick!

[@Chrisp80]

Your a legend thanks!!

[@xaminebeats3689]

very helpful info

[@goodlivers7665]

lovely

[@jimgravesus]

Dope. THanks.

[@rens2998]

Awesome!!! really helpfull

[@mthewdavidson]

you the man bruh

[@kellerasselmusik]

nice, thanks :D

[@villagenumerique9085]

good ..; thanks for sharing

[@2martiniMusic]

dope man !

[@rabihrizk4114]

Love this

[@lisaamaro]

Skip to 4:55 for the good part. :)

[@TheAris621]

Skip to 0:00 if you're not an impatient bitch and just watch the whole video. There is still a lot of value in those first 5 minutes.

[@theboogie_monsta]

@@TheAris621 ?! mate you will never make it as a musician, comments like this betray your lack of artistic value, time will prove me right baby x

[@MrJonesdj]

otimo, muito obrigado pelas dicas

[@nandoblondemobydick5438]

excellent for Dub

[@xLucio91x]

Would it be safe to put the limiter at the end of the effect chain in the send channel instead of the master track? I would like to package all this good stuff in an effect rack so that I can pop it in and start designing the delays whenever I want without having to remember the limiter in the master!

[@fusionistaaaa]

I enjoyed it but i still get incredible feedback with a limiter on my delay channel and on my master as soon as my overdrive is too high with high volume on the Delay Channel too. It seems the Limiter is not triggered. Does anyone have any idea why on how to remedy this?

[@dimwoo]

Great, really useful! What is your accent? Sounds like british mixed with australian...? Just wondered :-)

[@dimwoo]

British-Canadian?

[@dimwoo]

An intriguing mix! But it works well :-)

[@alfberger3150]

Is there any way to do this in FL Studio?

[@bigpapalurch1]

how do i get effect and delay on ableton live 9 sutie

[@Masterufoss]

I have ableton live pro and I dont see simple delay wtf?

[@rens2998]

13:35 trackname?

[@PyramindSF]

M3RC - Everybody (Original Mix)soundcloud.com/your-edms-collection/m3rc-everybody-original-mix

[@matthewtoomer2181]

wooo no more automation need hehe

[@jodiescott01]

Can anyone help me set up a feedback delay loop in Ableton, please? To get the effect at 3:20 in the track below. I was shown ages ago but forgot how. A delay feeds another delay (I think haha ) and then you can ‘ride’ any element of your tracks send to it to get the same effect in the track below @3:20 You do have to ride the send too as it can get hot very easily but there’s a sweet spot you get where the feedback starts to loop and layer creating these really nice fuzzy guitar style feedback textures. kzbin.info/www/bejne/rYisZYJmpMh1eNk

[@elixier.music030]

really nice dude! but why sometimes looking so pissed off!? ;)

[@bitspacemusic]

mmM Serge..

[@PyramindSF]

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