How To Create Your Own Ear Training Patch (Ableton)

No matter what genre of music you’re working with (or even if you’re working with sounds and effects), your ears are your most powerful tool and selling point.

Hearing the nuances in sound – what happens when different frequencies are cut or boosted, for example – means you can quickly spot when something sounds too muddy, edgy, boxy, etc.

To help you hear these differences, I’ve created a guide to making your own ear training program. The following patch is largely modelled off David Moulton’s Golden Ears training program (created with his permission).

It works by randomly boosting or cutting your chosen audio signal at random frequency ranges, which you can guess and check your answers with later. Sound good? Then click the link, or follow along below!

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