
Why Your FM Leads All Sound the Same and How to Fix the Rhythm
Make FM leads rhythmic and memorable without an arpeggiator: FM from B in Serum, sample-and-hold FM amount, hand-written note lengths and cutoff performance.
Step-by-step articles on sound design, mixing and mastering for psytrance, darkpsy and electronic music, each built around one of KOOROW's video lessons.

Make FM leads rhythmic and memorable without an arpeggiator: FM from B in Serum, sample-and-hold FM amount, hand-written note lengths and cutoff performance.

Make psytrance drums groove harder without changing the main pattern: velocity accents, supporting hat layers, percussion, layered snares and arrangement.

Turn a single beep into evolving FX and atmospheres with Echo feedback loops, random LFO modulation and four parallel chains, using only Ableton Live devices.

Design a psytrance riser from scratch in Serum: an 8-bar pitch rise, sync warp, a filter that speeds up as it climbs and effects that grow with the build.

Keep your psytrance lead at the same volume and make it fuller and more present with Utility, EQ Eight, Saturator, Compressor and Auto Pan.

Build a loose darkpsy and forest FM lead in Serum 2 from an init preset: audio-rate LFO on pitch, random rate modulation, Ableton MIDI effects and recorded automation.
Weekly practical lessons, project breakdowns, group feedback, samples and presets in a private Telegram community. Or work one-to-one with KOOROW in private Ableton Live lessons.