Sonicware Liven Ambient Ø Does More Than Ambient Music
In the video, synthesist Dylan Ferno takes a look at the capabilities of the Sonicware Liven Ambient Zero, arguing that it’s capable of much more than ambient music.
While the Ambient Zero has featured tailored to ambient music, it’s also a drum machine and groovebox.
Here’s what Ferno has to say about it:
“It’s not just a wavetable synth for ambient music, but also an FM synth and drum machine, as well as a sampler and effects pedal that can be used to make any genre! It’s possible that Sonicware wanted to fill a niche in the market by making a pure ambient synth, but it turns out this groovebox is much more than that.”
Topics covered:
0:00 Demo Non-Ambient track
0:22 Why this synth is misbranded
1:45 Why its not just for ambient
4:08 FM synthesis demo
5:06 FM drum machine
6:07 Sampled Drums
6:34 Demo tracks
6:55 Jam #1 Acid Breakbeat
7:45 Jam #2 Bangin’ Techno
8:52 Jam #3 Chill House
10:29 Multi-Effects Demo (internal)
12:43 Effects Pedal Demo (External audio)
13:51 3, not 2 LFOs
15:05 Modulation Matrix
17:26 What Sonicware was thinking?
18:39 All in one box
