# Build Clover Orbit in Ableton Live
Clover Orbit is a keyboard sound made with Drift, Chorus-Ensemble, Reverb and Utility.
Signal flow: **Drift → Chorus-Ensemble → Reverb → Utility**. Use stock devices in **Ableton Live 12 Suite**.
LP Freq: 833 Hz; Env 1 Attack: 3.80 ms; Env 1 Release: 590 ms.
[Complete device settings](ALL_PARAMETERS.md) · [Instrument settings](STARTING_STATE.md)
[Finished sound — WebM/Opus](audio/clover-orbit.webm)
## Step 1 — Shape oscillator 1 and the amplitude envelope
Choose oscillator 1’s waveform, shape, tuning and gain. Set Envelope 1 for the note’s amplitude contour. With oscillator 1’s filter routing off, this stage exposes the source harmonics before low-pass shaping.
Use **Drift** with the [complete starting settings](STARTING_STATE.md). Set the source and amplitude controls below; sections marked Off stay bypassed at this stage.
Signal flow: **Drift → Chorus-Ensemble → Reverb → Utility**. Begin with the instrument, then add each effect in its numbered step.
| Control | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Osc 1 Wave | Triangle |
| Osc 1 Gain | -5.0 dB |
| Osc 1 Oct | 0 |
| Osc 1 Shape Mod Amt | 0.0 % |
| Env 1 Attack | 3.80 ms |
| Env 1 Decay | 2.18 s |
| Env 1 Sustain | 12 % |
| Env 1 Release | 590 ms |
| Vel > Vol | 55 % |
| Drift | 4.0 % |
| Spread | 12 % |
| Glide Time | 0.00 ms |
| Volume | -6.0 dB |
| Osc 2 On | Off |
| Noise On | Off |
| Osc 1 Flt On | Off |
### Voicing and modulation
Set the voice options and modulation source/destination menus below. Their amounts appear in the Drift parameter table. A source has no effect when its amount is zero or its destination is None.
| Control | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Filter modulation source 1 | Env 2 |
| Filter modulation source 2 | Vel |
| LFO modulation source | Mod |
| Pitch modulation source 1 | Env 2 |
| Pitch modulation source 2 | LFO |
| Shape modulation source | Slide |
| Modulation row 1 source | Mod |
| Modulation row 2 source | Vel |
| Modulation row 3 source | Press |
| Modulation row 1 destination | LP Frequency |
| Modulation row 2 destination | None |
| Modulation row 3 destination | None |
| Voice count | 8 |
| Voice mode | Poly |
Use the [voicing and modulation settings](STARTING_STATE.md#voicing-and-modulation) for the oscillator choices, voice mode and modulation routes.
[Sound after step 1 — WebM/Opus](audio/steps/step-01.webm)
## Step 2 — Blend the second oscillator and contour the filter
Enable oscillator 2 and route oscillator 1 through the filter using the states below. Balance the second oscillator, then set low-pass frequency, resonance and the Envelope 2 modulation amount. Key tracking and velocity modulation make the brightness respond to pitch and playing strength.
Keep the first stage’s source and amplitude settings while making these changes. The [complete instrument settings](ALL_PARAMETERS.md#drift) show the resulting tone before effects.
| Control | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Osc 2 Wave | Sine |
| Osc 2 Oct | 1 |
| Osc 2 Gain | -20 dB |
| Noise On | Off |
| LP Freq | 833 Hz |
| LP Res | 0.30 |
| LP Type | I |
| HP Freq | 80.0 Hz |
| Key > LPF | 0.70 |
| LP Mod Amt 1 | 40 % |
| LP Mod Amt 2 | 12 % |
| Env 2 Attack | 1.00 ms |
| Env 2 Decay | 380 ms |
| Env 2 Sustain | 0.0 % |
| Env 2 Release | 300 ms |
| Mod Matrix Amt 1 | 0.0 % |
| Osc 2 On | On |
| Osc 1 Flt On | On |
[Sound after step 2 — WebM/Opus](audio/steps/step-02.webm)
## Step 3 — Apply Chorus-Ensemble
Select the mode, then set Rate, Amount and Dry/Wet. Rate controls the speed of movement, Amount controls its depth and Width sets its stereo spread. The high-pass setting limits the low-frequency content entering the chorus.
| Control | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Mode | Chorus |
| Rate | 0.39 Hz |
| Amount | 12 % |
| Dry/Wet | 18 % |
| HP On | On |
| HP Freq | 160 Hz |
| Width | 100 % |
Place Chorus-Ensemble after **Drift**. The [complete settings](ALL_PARAMETERS.md#chorus-ensemble) include its remaining controls.
[Sound after step 3 — WebM/Opus](audio/steps/step-03.webm)
## Step 4 — Apply Reverb
Set decay, room size and Dry/Wet for the surrounding space. Predelay separates the direct attack from the room. Input filtering shapes what excites the reverb, while diffusion and high-frequency damping change the density and brightness of its tail.
| Control | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Predelay | 12.0 ms |
| In Lo Cut On | Off |
| In Hi Cut On | Off |
| Diff. Hi Freq | 4.50 kHz |
| HiShelf Gain | 0.60 |
| Density | High |
| Freeze On | Off |
| Decay Time | 1.77 s |
| Room Size | 55.00 |
| Dry/Wet | 17 % |
Place Reverb after **Chorus-Ensemble**. The [complete settings](ALL_PARAMETERS.md#reverb) include its remaining controls.
[Sound after step 4 — WebM/Opus](audio/steps/step-04.webm)
## Step 5 — Apply Utility
Set gain and width at the end of the chain. Set Utility’s **Gain** knob to the **Output** value in the table. Width changes the balance between center and side information; Mono combines the channels. Bass Mono narrows only the low frequencies below its cutoff. Keep DC Filter and phase-inversion switches at the listed values.
| Control | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Output | -1.82 dB |
| DC Filter | On |
Place Utility after **Reverb**. The [complete settings](ALL_PARAMETERS.md#utility) include its remaining controls.
[Sound after step 5 — WebM/Opus](audio/steps/step-05.webm)
## Downloads and settings
- [Complete settings](ALL_PARAMETERS.md)
- [Starting settings](STARTING_STATE.md)
- [Finished sound — WebM/Opus](audio/clover-orbit.webm)
[Read this guide on playgrid.cc](https://playgrid.cc/tutorials/clover-orbit/)