Heya,

It's been a while... you may have noticed that I skipped last month's newsletter. I had a setback with my health and focused on figuring out how to get better. The good news is that I have and doing pretty good overall.

Today is the 9th anniversary of Sonic Bloom. Nine years. I can't quite believe it. I have loads of ideas for Sonic Bloom and had hoped to make them happen by now, but health had to come first, so I'll make them happen by the big 10th anniversary instead. That's life, I guess. I'm not yet ready to share more details, because I don't want to jinx it all.

Since I'm in the middle of packing up my stuff to move, I'm going to freestyle the celebration somewhat. I'm offering a chance to win a free lesson for three lucky winners. All you have to do is tag Sonic Bloom on Facebook, Twitter (@sonicbloomtuts) or Instagram (@sonic.bloom) and let me know why you'd like to be one of the winners. Be creative! I'll be picking and announcing the winners on November 1. And secondly, we'll have a sale.

Now to our usual run through of the blog content that you may have missed:

Three Free SB Mellotron Live Packs

I've released three further Mellotron Live Pack. Tenor & Alto Sax (No. 70), Orchestra (No. 71), and Mixed Brass B (No. 72). All coming with a Simpler preset, one Instrument Rack adding reverb as an option and three more adventurous Instrument Racks, all fully macro mapped. Check them out and grab them for free (or a little donation) if you like them.

Ableton Live Quick Tips: Quickly Layer Drum Sounds In a Drum Rack

You want to layer drum sounds (or any sounds really) in a Drum Rack? This is the quickest way to do it.

With a Little Help from Max for Live: Clip Variations on the Fly

This time in the series we're checking out a free Max for Live MIDI effect called Parameter Rotation by Dennis DeSantis, that makes creating interesting variations a breeze.

Everything in the Shop 33% Off in the Shop for Mailing List Subscribers

From today until October 25 at midnight CET everything in the Sonic Bloom shop will be 33% off. Make sure to use the code email during checkout to get the discount. The code shown on the website only gives 25% off.

Warm reverberations,

Madeleine from Sonic Bloom

Everything 33% Off with Code: email

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Free Light Themes for Live 12 & Tutorial Goodies for You

50% Off for all Live Packs & Max for Live Packs // 20% Off Lessons

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