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Ableton Learning PlaygroundInstrumentSynth
In the WAX libraryVST3 · AUUnlock with WAX · $60
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Ableton Learning Playground

Learning Synthesizer Playground

Learn the fundamentals of synthesis through Ableton’s interactive playground. Experiment with oscillators, filters, envelopes, LFOs, and other core sound-design concepts while hearing every change in real time. An approachable, hands-on way to understand how synthesizers work while creating your own sounds.

$60$120WAX Pro license. Includes Ableton Learning Playground and every other app in the WAX library · perpetual, or $30 a year
Quick to set upBuy, install WAX, load Ableton Learning Playground on a track.
Secure checkoutStripe. $60 once, or $30 a year. One license covers the library.
Any major DAWVST3 and Audio Unit. macOS 11+ and Windows 10+.
WAXAbleton Learning PlaygroundAudioMIDI
Ableton Learning Playground running inside the WAX plugin window
WAX capabilities
AudioMIDIDataTree

Wired into your session automatically.

Overview

Learn the fundamentals of synthesis through Ableton’s interactive playground. Experiment with oscillators, filters, envelopes, LFOs, and other core sound-design concepts while hearing every change in real time. An approachable, hands-on way to understand how synthesizers work while creating your own sounds.

Details
TypeInstrument
CategorySynth
OriginExternal web app
Load WAX asInstrument
FormatsVST3 · AU
Created byadmin

From browser to first sound in three steps

Install it, load it, play it. About five minutes from download to first sound with Ableton Learning Playground.

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STEP 1

Buy WAX Pro and install it

$60 perpetual or $30 a year. Run the installer and rescan plugins in your DAW. WAX shows up as an instrument, an audio effect and a MIDI effect.

About two minutes

STEP 2

Load WAX as an instrument and open Ableton Learning Playground

Pick it from the built-in library, or paste its URL. The page loads inside the plugin window, already talking to your session.

About thirty seconds

STEP 3

Play it

WAX puts Ableton Learning Playground on a track in your DAW as a instrument. Audio, MIDI, and DataTree integrate with your session—press play and record the channel.

Then record it like any plugin

VST3 and Audio Unit · macOS 11+ and Windows 10+ · Works in every major DAW

Unlock Ableton Learning Playground with WAX · $60

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One WAX Pro license covers the whole library, Ableton Learning Playground included. Unlimited devices, preset recall with your project, and the Hack Panel for live tweaking. Pay once, or $30 a year.

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  • MIDI, transport and playhead sync
  • Hack Panel for live page tweaking, plus full-screen mode
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Unlock Ableton Learning Playground in your DAW.

Buy WAX Pro, install it, and load Ableton Learning Playground on a track.

Unlock with WAX · $60Or $30 a year

Hundreds of plugins · VST3 and AU · macOS 11+ / Windows 10+ · Works in every major DAW