{"id":41431,"date":"2026-08-13T16:20:14","date_gmt":"2026-08-13T20:20:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/?p=41431"},"modified":"2026-08-13T16:20:16","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T20:20:16","slug":"oliver-dwilly-cook-ups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/oliver-dwilly-cook-ups\/","title":{"rendered":"How Oliver and dwilly make their sounds in Ableton Live"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">BLACKPINK, KATSEYE, bbno$, BigXthaPlug, ILLIT, Megan Thee Stallion, and DaBaby\u2014the names on Oliver and dwilly&#8217;s r\u00e9sum\u00e9s read like a festival lineup.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In celebration of their collaborative sample pack, <a href=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/sounds\/packs\/splice\/power-tools-presents-overdrive-i\/samples\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Power Tools Presents &#8211; Overdrive I<\/em>,<\/a> the two acclaimed producers joined us on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@splice\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the Splice YouTube channel<\/a> to give us a glimpse into their production process. 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