ambient droners & soundscapers! help

[J.X.R.]

I know one can make ambient music with any source, even with just a recorder

but what do you guys think is the better suited DAW for drones and soundscapes?
the most intuitive workflow, etc

I've been using Ableton live 8 for a month now, so I'm still early to change and dedicate myself to another one

I already have a few soft synths, but what effects are essential?

[tehlord]

The choice of DAW is surely the least important choice in terms of required equipment.

Omnisphere is what you really want. It makes it all so terribly easy.

Probably something like Alchemy for it's sample mashing capability as well.

[Trakstar]

http://music.service-1.de/html/dronos-dronemachine.html

http://www.kvraudio.com/product/sounds_ ... e_by_xoxos

[J.X.R.]

thanx for the suggestions, but what effects are essential to an ambient composition besides reverb and delay?

I already have Alchemy

[Jeeez]

thanx for the suggestions, but what effects are essential to an ambient composition besides reverb and delay?

I already have Alchemy

Definitely pitch shifting. You really should try out the perfect symbiosis of pitch shifting and reverb/delay: http://www.valhalladsp.com/valhallashimmer.

[Trakstar]

You should definitely get over to smart electronix website for tons of glitchy and ambient fx, all free or donationware.
http://www.smartelectronix.com/
check out stuff like Glitch, MDSP Fire, buffer repeat,DFX transverb< DFX geometer, in fact all the gfx stuff. Browse through and fill your shopping cart, theres enough toys hear for everything that will entertain you for hours

[Trakstar]

http://destroyfx.smartelectronix.com/

[Trakstar]

http://mdsp.smartelectronix.com/

http://koen.smartelectronix.com/_KTgranulator-
(any grain delays and comb filters will work a treat)
Triple cheese from uhe is great for overpowering drones and atmospheres so you might want to try that.
Dont forget livecut and supatrigga, or especially DFX buffer overide or transverb

[Trakstar]

http://www.vst4free.com/free_vst.php?pl ... ain&id=526
http://www.vst4free.com/free_vst.php?pl ... eze&id=864
http://www.vst4free.com/free_vst.php?plugin=LOFI&id=525
http://www.vst4free.com/free_vst.php?pl ... reo&id=523
http://www.vst4free.com/free_vst.php?plugin=truc&id=605
That lot should keep you busy..but do be careful as some of these works of art come with explicit warnings about the ability to destroy speakers at high volumes

[Trakstar]

http://www.psychicmodulation.com/aethereal.html and

http://www.kvraudio.com/product/paradig ... modulation

[Goratrix]

Nobody mentioned AudioMulch yet?

http://www.audiomulch.com

[J.X.R.]

way to keep me busy and directed, Trakstar

pretty cool

[antoyne]

+1
Audiomulch is great for that

Nobody mentioned AudioMulch yet?

http://www.audiomulch.com

[antoyne]

You need a combfilter (or 2)

http://www.virtuasonic.com/combscape.htm

I know one can make ambient music with any source, even with just a recorder

but what do you guys think is the better suited DAW for drones and soundscapes?
the most intuitive workflow, etc

I've been using Ableton live 8 for a month now, so I'm still early to change and dedicate myself to another one

I already have a few soft synths, but what effects are essential?

[J.X.R.]

combscape sounds interesting, I'll check it out

audiomulch too