Experiment with the order of effects in effect chains. It’s a good idea to have a goal in mind when you’re layering effects, and not to add too many effects. Each effect you add should have a distinct purpose for manipulating the sound in a certain way. You can save the effect chain by highlighting all of the effects, and grouping them together in your DAW. In Ableton, these effect chains can be saved in the User Library, so you can quickly recall them for future projects.
Start designing your sounds with Komplete Start
Now that you’ve learned these sound design tips using free Kontakt instruments, and free sound design plugins, it’s time to get started putting these techniques into practice! Download a copy of Kontakt Player and download free Kontakt libraries.
After following our tips, you’ll be able to design a few unique sounds that can be used in your productions to make your sounds stand out with movement and rich sounding tones. Best of all, there’s no cost to trying any of these tips out, as Kontakt Player, and all of the tools mentioned in this blog are free!
