{"id":515,"date":"2015-01-14T12:51:25","date_gmt":"2015-01-14T17:51:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.splice.com\/?p=515"},"modified":"2026-01-23T13:23:35","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T18:23:35","slug":"physical-modeling-devices-ableton-live","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/physical-modeling-devices-ableton-live\/","title":{"rendered":"Learn About Physical Modeling Devices in Ableton Live"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>If you haven&#8217;t&nbsp;familiarized yourself with the <strong>physical modeling<\/strong> devices in <a href=\"www.ableton.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ableton Live<\/a>, you&#8217;re missing out on a world of sonic possibilities. As the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ableton.com\/en\/manual\/live-instrument-reference\/#impulse\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Live manual<\/a>&nbsp;states, these devices are designed to &#8220;model the various sound generating and resonant components of real (or imagined) objects.&#8221; Yes, real or imagined.&nbsp;Feel free to use these devices&nbsp;as intended to&nbsp;add a bit of realness to your tracks. Or use them to invent new instruments&nbsp;that would defy the laws of physics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We&#8217;ll first go over the idea of modeling instruments and then learn about what&#8217;s available to us in Live. So get &#8220;excited&#8221; about physical modeling and see how it &#8220;resonates&#8221; with your sound.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>A Model of a Model of Model &#8230;<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>When creating a model, it&#8217;s important to get to know the source. Let&#8217;s use&nbsp;Live&#8217;s <strong>Analog<\/strong>&nbsp;as a starting point: it&#8217;s a virtual analog synthesizer based on the general idea of real-world analog synthesizers. It has familiar&nbsp;components&nbsp;such as <strong>oscillators<\/strong> to generate the initial sound, <strong>filters<\/strong> to shape it, and <strong>amplifiers<\/strong> to set the volume. It has low frequency oscillators (<strong>LFO<\/strong>) and multiple <strong>envelope generators<\/strong> to modulate the sound over time. It&#8217;s convincing, but it&#8217;s virtual.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And what is the real-world analog synthesizer a model of? It&#8217;s interesting: a synthesizer is a&nbsp;representation of how sound is produced. The oscillator is a sound source &#8211;&nbsp;referred to as a&nbsp;<strong>driver<\/strong>,<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>impulse<\/strong>, <strong>exciter<\/strong>, etc.&nbsp;&#8211; that creates a vibration. That vibration is fed&nbsp;into the filter which <strong>resonates<\/strong> in a certain way based on its settings and really defines the overall timbre (quality). Finally,&nbsp;the sound is <strong>dampened<\/strong>&nbsp;with an envelope generator and then&nbsp;<strong>amplified<\/strong>. That, in a nutshell, is how usable, musical sound is made: exciter &gt; resonator &gt;&nbsp;damper &gt; amplifier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Where did we get the idea for a machine that produces musical sound? Look no further than the traditional musical instruments that we know and love. The driver is usually something like a&nbsp;<strong>bow<\/strong>,&nbsp;<strong>mallet<\/strong>,&nbsp;or blown <strong>air<\/strong>. The resonator can be a <strong>string<\/strong>, <strong>tube<\/strong>, <strong>membrane<\/strong>, etc. The damper could be a number of things, like <strong>fingers<\/strong>&nbsp;on a fingerboard&nbsp;or <strong>felt pads<\/strong> inside a piano. And the amplifier is the <strong>body<\/strong> of the instrument itself which can be further amplified electronically with <strong>pickups<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We could continue down this path and find more models of models, etc., but we&#8217;ll&nbsp;move on. None of the above have ever created perfect replicas of their sources, and that&#8217;s okay. When creating&nbsp;your own sounds, build&nbsp;a model of a one&nbsp;you want to emulate and then&nbsp;feel free to explore, As we&#8217;ve seen, the end result will likely be more interesting than a realistic copy of the source.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Ableton Instruments Using&nbsp;Physical Modeling Technology<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Below is a list of the&nbsp;physical modeling instruments that come with Ableton Suite 9 and made in collaboration with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.applied-acoustics.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Applied Acoustic Systems<\/a>: <strong>Analog<\/strong>, <strong>Electric,<\/strong> <strong>Collision<\/strong>, and <strong>Tension. <\/strong>Try finding the exicitator, resonator, damper, and amplifier for each\u2013they&#8217;re usually clearly labelled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A word to the wise:&nbsp;<\/strong>using these instruments can be frustrating at times. One minute you might not hear&nbsp;a sound, you change a single parameter&nbsp;and then your ears are bleeding from exposure to the loudest sound ever. Put a <strong>Limiter<\/strong> after these instruments when first working with them. You&#8217;ve been warned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone wp-image-518\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"706\" height=\"188\" data-src=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Analog.png\" alt=\"Physical Modeling\" class=\"wp-image-518 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Analog.png 706w, https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Analog-300x79.png 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 100vw, 706px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 706px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 706\/188;\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Analog Instrument<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Name and Model<\/strong>: Analog, a virtual analog synthesizer<br><strong>Source<\/strong>: a collection of legendary vintage synthesizers<br><strong>Sound design flow (simple): <\/strong>Oscillator 1 &gt; Noise &gt; Filter 1 &gt; Amp 1 &gt; LFO 1 &gt; Global<br><strong>Parameters of interest<\/strong>: the Unison slider to detune the left and right outputs; the phase-width amount when the oscillator is set to a Square wave and is modulated by the LFO; the Formant filters in the Filter section used to create vowel sounds<br><strong>Use with caution<\/strong>:&nbsp;the Reso(nance) knob in the Filter section when set to Bandpass mode; the various gain stages in the Oscillator, Amplifier, and the Global section; the Noise generator&#8217;s volume<br><strong>Special feature<\/strong>: the Sub\/Sync mode in the Oscillator section used as an extra oscillator<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone wp-image-520\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"648\" height=\"188\" data-src=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Electric.png\" alt=\"Physical Modeling\" class=\"wp-image-520 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Electric.png 648w, https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Electric-300x87.png 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 648px) 100vw, 648px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 648px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 648\/188;\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Electric Instrument<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Name and Model<\/strong>: Electric, a software electric piano<br><strong>Source<\/strong>: classic electric pianos of the 1970&#8217;s<br><strong>Sound design flow<\/strong>: Mallet &gt; Fork &gt; Damper &gt; Pickup &gt; Global<br><strong>Parameters of interest<\/strong>: Stretch in the Global section used to detune notes higher and lower than MIDI note C3; the relationship between the Tine and Tone subsection of the Fork section (resonator); the Key-tracking percentages to create a realistic sounding instrument<br><strong>Use with caution<\/strong>: the Velocity-tracking sliders in the Mallet section; the Noise level in the Mallet section; the relationship of the input and output volumes of the Pickup<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone wp-image-519\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"188\" data-src=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Collision.png\" alt=\"Physical Modeling\" class=\"wp-image-519 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Collision.png 800w, https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Collision-300x70.png 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/188;\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Collision Instrument<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Name and Model<\/strong>: Collision, a virtual mallet percussion synthesizer<br><strong>Source<\/strong>: mallet based instruments such as marimba, xylophone, and piano (there are hammers inside of a piano)<br><strong>Sound design flow<\/strong>: Mallet and\/or Noise &gt; Structure (series or parallel) &gt; Resonator 1 &gt; Resonator 2 &gt; LFO<br><strong>Parameters of interes<\/strong>t: the variety of resonator types such as plate, tube, and string; two resonators that can be structured in series or in parallel; using a mallet and\/or noise as the impulse of the sound<br><strong>Use with caution<\/strong>: anywhere you can adjust the velocity percentage; structuring the Resonators in Series (1 &gt; 2) where Resonator 1 resonates Resonator 2<br><strong>Special feature<\/strong>: being able to copy the values of one resonator to the other; being able to edit both resonators simultaneously with on the Link tab; built-in limiter to save your ears<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone wp-image-521\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"656\" height=\"189\" data-src=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Tension.png\" alt=\"Physical Modeling\" class=\"wp-image-521 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Tension.png 656w, https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Tension-300x86.png 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 656px) 100vw, 656px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 656px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 656\/189;\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Tension Instrument<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Name and Model<\/strong>: Tension, a virtual string instrument synthesizer<br><strong>Source<\/strong>: traditional string instruments such violin, guitar and piano<br><strong>Sound design flow<\/strong>: Excitator &gt; String &gt; Vibrato &gt; Damper &gt; Terminator &gt; Pickup &gt; Body &gt; Filter\/LFO<br><strong>Parameters of interest<\/strong>: the Filter section-you&#8217;re going to need it; variety of drivers and resonator types; Error percentage in the Vibrato section to add the human element<br><strong>Use with caution<\/strong>: everything-seriously, put a Limiter after this one;<br><strong>Special feature<\/strong>: the Fixed Position of the Excitator and the Damper to create different tones with higher and lower pitches<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Ableton Audio Effects Using&nbsp;Physical Modeling Technology<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The instruments listed above aren&#8217;t the only devices in Live that are based on physical modeling technology. Try combining these modeled Audio Effects with your favorite synths and samplers:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image wp-image-528 size-full\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"414\" height=\"194\" data-src=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Amp-Cabinet.png\" alt=\"Physical Modeling\" class=\"wp-image-528 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Amp-Cabinet.png 414w, https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Amp-Cabinet-300x140.png 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 414px) 100vw, 414px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 414px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 414\/194;\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Amp and Cabinet Audio Effects<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Amp<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source<\/strong>: vintage and modern guitar and bass amplifiers from the 1960&#8217;s to today<br><strong>Maker<\/strong>: Ableton and Softube<br><strong>Parameters of interest<\/strong>: easily switch through different types of amplifiers with the amp types chooser<br><strong>Use with caution<\/strong>: the Gain and Presence knobs when switching between different amp types<br><strong>Special feature<\/strong>: it&#8217;s built to work well with Cabinet so try them together<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Cabinet<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source<\/strong>:&nbsp;classic guitar cabinet with multiple speaker and microphone spacing types<br><strong>Maker<\/strong>: Ableton and Softube<br><strong>Parameters of interest<\/strong>: multiple microphone settings that work well when combined in an Audio Effect Rack<br><strong>Use with caution<\/strong>: the Microphone in the Near position is louder that (surprise) the Far position<br><strong>Special feature<\/strong>: it&#8217;s built to work well with Amp so try them together<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image wp-image-529 size-full\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"489\" height=\"186\" data-src=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Corpus.png\" alt=\"physical modelling\" class=\"wp-image-529 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Corpus.png 489w, https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Corpus-300x114.png 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 489px) 100vw, 489px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 489px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 489\/186;\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Corpus Audio Effect<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Source<\/strong>: multiple resonating objects, little brother to Collision<br><strong>Maker<\/strong>: Ableton and Applied Acoustic Systems<br><strong>Parameters of interest<\/strong>: the Filter section which Collision is missing; the built-in LFO that is hardwired to modulate the resonant frequency<br><strong>Use with caution<\/strong>: the Material and Brightness knobs and positive values<br><strong>Special feature<\/strong>: the MIDI Sidechain section which uses MIDI notes&nbsp;from anywhere in Live to control tuning and decay<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Honorable Mention: Impulse + Resonators&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"853\" height=\"188\" data-src=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Impact-and-Resonators.png\" alt=\"physical modeling\" class=\"wp-image-531 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Impact-and-Resonators.png 853w, https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Impact-and-Resonators-300x66.png 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 853px) 100vw, 853px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 853px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 853\/188;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Perhaps you&#8217;ve noticed this by now, but a couple of the stock Live devices have similar names to&nbsp;parts of the physical modeling process: <strong>Impulse<\/strong>&nbsp;after the initial attack of the driver\/exciter and <strong>Resonators<\/strong> after the resonating body creating the timbre of the instrument. Combine them together, with a <strong>EQ Eight<\/strong>&nbsp;at the end&nbsp;to act as the damper, and you have your own make-shift physical modeling instrument. It&#8217;s the perfect opportunity to build a new, imaginary instrument.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Splice is the cloud platform for music creation, collaboration and sharing. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.splice.com\/plans\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sign up now for a free account<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Browse, preview, and license Splice samples directly inside Ableton Live with our new in-DAW integration:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-1 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/plans\/ableton-live\/about\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Learn more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pat Cupo explains what physical modeling is and the devices in Ableton Live that use it. 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