Ableton Saturation Tutorial What is It For And When Should You Use It (Covers All Genres)

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[@b1nary_f1nary]

You are brilliant at fully explaining everything that is going on so the concepts can be fully understood. Thanks.

[@suited_ralph99]

I applied this to a sound i had, wow it sounds million times better.
incredible how sounds works. explained very simply, i love that, subbed

[@djkon10th26]

best demonstration video hands down on how to use a saturator on RUclips!!!

[@KimbasAcademy]

Thanks mate! Glad that you enjoyed it!

[@DaBeatsFreak]

This is beyond Gold. 🙌🏾🙌🏾 instead of counting sheeps b4 my sleep, I’ll keep repearing; Saturation Limiter, saturation limiter………😊

[@amg5656]

The limiter is only there for demonstration purposes. You want to simply use the output knob in the Saturator to match the gain at the input, instead of using up a limiter to do it for you. The limiter can mess you up later. There is a totally different reason why you may put a limiter or a clipper at the end, but that's another story.

[@Xangaperu]

Mate that explained it perfectly for me thanks!

[@user-im4gz5lm7v]

Great video, just what i was looking for as a lunch break informative video on saturation, i will definitely be using this technique from now on 👍🏽👍🏽

[@sigong0000]

great explanation!! thank you.

[@kadeone3287]

this channel is mental. true hidden gem. thank you so much

[@TheSteelDialga]

Super helpful tutorial! You would make a great teacher

[@MagicTracksProduction]

Despite the fact that I knew all these things it's a pleasure to watch this video! Thanks.

[@mice4890]

very clear 👍

[@maxgarcia4796]

If you use a limiter to keep the volume static, aren't you inadvertently compressing the signal, therefore applying more to the sound than just saturation?

[@goodcolour3552]

U r right - so strong compression changes the signal fundamentally. Instead of limiting its just better to make gain lower in amount of driving...

[@FernandoQuevedo]

Thank you. I get a better understanding now and using the limiter after the saturation was something I wasn’t considering before.

[@googlekopfkind]

I think he did the limiting just for demonstration purpose, i dont think its a good idea to limit a bass sound like this

[@FernandoQuevedo]

@@googlekopfkind Interesting. Why is that?

[@googlekopfkind]

​@@FernandoQuevedo The limiter was used to prevent clipping and push the saturation beyond its regular limits. However, it's not entirely clear for me why the limiter was employed in this case. It would have been more straightforward to adjust the output gain to demonstrate the saturation effect only without introducing additional distortion caused by limiting.
If the goal was to enhance the sound, add color, and prevent clipping, a soft/hard clipper would have been a more appropriate choice. Limiters are generally better suited for use on buses and during the mastering process. In this situation, he applied the limiter to a pure sine wave, which inherently lacks dynamic range. Limiters are most effective when dealing with sounds that possess a wide dynamic range, as they help to reduce that dynamic range. However, in this specific case, the limiter proved entirely useless, leading to undesirable distortion without serving any practical purpose due to the sine wave's absence of dynamics.
Avoid using limiters as a beginner, except for mastering. If you want to push the saturation just adjust the output gain!

[@Lolc4k3]

Thanks a lot. Easy to understand, and now I get a new technique to try. Thanks again, this was great

[@dbusso4820]

Yo man a very great video, thanks too much

[@carloslecocq]

Awesome video! Thank you so much for posting!!

[@michelambi5663]

Good video. Very helpfull. Thank you .

[@muscularclouds]

The limiter tip was useful, Big Up!

[@lukeschubert5534]

Super helpful, thanks!

[@jacksonwestaway3376]

Love ur work mate ty

[@thefragbeast245]

Thanks for the explanation

[@howlinberry1645]

Great tutorial.

[@mayfield_sound]

Super super helpful!

[@iceize212]

Clear and too the point, great tut.

[@lillehammerexperimental]

Thanks for the great video. I mean even though my minds technical rule book says no to using limiters like that I gotta admit you had a cool punchy sound - so is this a producer trick?

[@zouxification]

Why don't you use the output gain of the saturator instead of the limiter ?

[@wwlittlejOfficial]

EXACTLY!!!!

[@liam3813]

what an awesome tutorial, thanks!

[@miain557]

Thanks!thats helps a lot!

[@danielstoicamusic]

How do you know/decide on which sounds/samples to apply saturation?

[@Krung0401]

Great. Thank you.

[@rollclubmusic]

fantastic! thanks!

[@intoperspective142]

Nice really helpful.. Any chance you could make a video about "Warp"? Thanks 🙌🏽

[@SHFTR.]

yes now

[@MrDougtash]

Great tip thanks!!

[@benjaminsaraviatoledo6643]

hi man that great, but just a question, it would be the same regulate the volume directly with the out gain of the saturator, in order to mantain the same volume??? or should I do this with a limiter?

[@SorenaAmini]

Wonder the same thing

[@KimbasAcademy]

In theory yes, however it would be much harder to hear what the saturation is doing for demonstration purposes mate

[@kylegellner]

great video very well explained

[@KimbasAcademy]

Glad you liked it!

[@MarVal1220]

THANK UUUU

[@ramirowalter4184]

great tutorial

[@KimbasAcademy]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@ZIMITY]

do you use saturation only on drums or can you use it with like a melody or a bass etc.

[@madmanscomment]

I listen that video throught small speakers of my asus notebook and i've heard nothing from yours operator's track LOL so that amount of saturation won't work...

[@carltonbanks194]

Your theme is darker than the "dark" one I chose. How do I get this one?

[@needleinmyback]

wow

[@szelest3779]

finly sth efficent about saturator

[@Zuckre]

It’s ok to use a limiter on the kick?

[@KimbasAcademy]

I wouldn't recommend it, I was using the limiter more to demonstrate mate

[@BowlcutSquadBowlcutsLab]

@@KimbasAcademy what about bassline?

[@wandajames143]

It’s ok to use anything.

[@martywitzberg]

I'm 3yrs late to this video but saturation was suggested to me from another producer. This video helped me make my drums sound exactly how I needed them and have been lacking. Thank you for the easy explanation! Not knowing about using the limiter is why I could never get this to work proper.
Is it "ok" to use saturation on any/all instruments? What about the final mix?
Thanks again.