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ZW Buckley

@zwbuckley.com

πŸ–οΈ Composer, music producer, youtuber 🎡 My music: Keyword 2, Barbie VR, Seattle Opera, and more πŸ“ Posts on music production, Ableton Live, and my music career βœ… Follows via lists. ➑️ www.zwbuckley.com

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Making your own Ableton Slicing presets is SO POWERFUL
Making your own Ableton Slicing presets is SO POWERFUL YouTube video by ZW Buckley

I often forget to post here but I'm still uploading every Friday to YouTube without fail. This week I'm discussing how awesome sample slicing is!

16.01.2026 22:17 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

"con-so-la-she-un" is killing me right now hahahahaha

22.12.2025 01:45 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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After It's Done, by ZW Buckley track by ZW Buckley

It's #BandcampFriday and I have a new single out.

If you're into meticulously produced pop songs about your inner child then you should 100% give it a listen!

06.12.2025 01:06 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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My music and YT work is featured on Ableton's blog and homepage this week! Such an awesome experience. You can also listen to my new single there as well!

www.ableton.com/en/blog/past...

05.12.2025 19:05 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This is so cool! In perhaps the most understated use of the effect, I've been loving leaving the tremolo at 0% and using the vintage tremolo saturation. It just has such a nice character to it.

21.11.2025 04:01 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I've had a few requests so I most definitely will!

27.10.2025 14:11 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you!!!

25.10.2025 02:56 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

The thumbnail is everything πŸ˜‚

25.10.2025 02:56 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
We recorded INSIDE a beehive and you won't believe the music made from it
We recorded INSIDE a beehive and you won't believe the music made from it YouTube video by ZW Buckley

@akashthakkar.com and I recorded 30,000 bees from INSIDE the hive and you won't believe the music I turned it into

24.10.2025 23:33 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I empathize with the difficulty of running a huge event but I would argue that devs have ALWAYS valued GDC but not paying speakers, the high ticket price, and expensive host city has not shown any mutuality.

Best of luck with the festival.

26.09.2025 15:36 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

How many ways can Spotify say β€œWe don’t value artists” without actually saying it?

25.09.2025 04:42 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Screen capture of my YouTubr subscriber count, which is 10,019.

Screen capture of my YouTubr subscriber count, which is 10,019.

IN LESS THAN A YEAR! Absolutely wild!!!

20.09.2025 19:44 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

Both have such a cool aesthetic, though!

20.09.2025 13:51 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
"First, please remember: There are no advanced techniques, only advanced application of the fundamentals."

"First, please remember: There are no advanced techniques, only advanced application of the fundamentals."

Prepping slides fro the upcoming term and I'm always grateful for this reminder.

16.09.2025 21:07 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Amen 😊

13.09.2025 04:46 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I googled a question about Digital Performer and google's automatic AI response gives me a video about Logic Pro alongside a screenshot from Ableton Live. πŸ˜‚

13.09.2025 03:07 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Half of my mixing process is checking in mono and then fixing some of the flippant stereo shit I did when producing πŸ˜…

11.09.2025 20:21 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Sega is gearing up for the heist of a lifetime rn

10.09.2025 18:57 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I wrote yesterday about how shifting contexts end up being both problem and the solution and this email is sure part of the latter.

09.09.2025 22:37 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
β€œBro you are doing so well! Hang in there and dont do anything rash! Your teaching style is awesome and inspiring! You WILL reach a point where the numbers turn around again! Stay true to your mission and your core audience! Its not a competition! 

Im looking forward to your next videos!

Much brotherly love from Denmark

-Jesper”

β€œBro you are doing so well! Hang in there and dont do anything rash! Your teaching style is awesome and inspiring! You WILL reach a point where the numbers turn around again! Stay true to your mission and your core audience! Its not a competition! Im looking forward to your next videos! Much brotherly love from Denmark -Jesper”

I received this incredibly kind email from one of my subscribers on the clear other side of the world.

The fact that my music, writings, and videos has impacted anybody enough to reach out to me from halfway around the world is mind boggling!

09.09.2025 22:37 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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YouTube blues and riding the dips When things change slowly over time, it's easy to miss the impact.

Can I tell you a cool story?

Yesterday, I got candid in my newsletter about how recent videos doing poorly has diminished my excitement over how close I am to 10,000 subscribers.

Then I woke up to something unexpected. 🧡

09.09.2025 22:37 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Still looking forward to that jewelry thread 🀞🏻

08.09.2025 00:57 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Footgolf with @cpsqueaks.bsky.social and @sabrinafedeleaudio.bsky.social today!

07.09.2025 23:26 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

@ericmazer.bsky.social is the person to thank for this neat idea of a panel!

07.09.2025 06:29 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

RIP Patchwerks

06.09.2025 19:38 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
How to make drum and bass with 500+ people at once
How to make drum and bass with 500+ people at once YouTube video by ZW Buckley

This was some of the most fun I've ever had onstage!

06.09.2025 18:22 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Conducting a 500+ person impromptu sample recording session at PAX West last week was not without it's problems.

Link to the full video in the next comment!

#PAXWest #gamedev #indiedev #gameaudio

06.09.2025 18:21 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

🀞🏻Ableton MIDI Timecode 🀞🏻

06.09.2025 16:51 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
I turned 500+ people into music at PAX West
I turned 500+ people into music at PAX West YouTube video by ZW Buckley

PAX West was a ton of fun! My highlight was our packed Friday night panel, in which I sampled the entire audience (and ONLY the audience) to make the music for the game.

I also vlogged the whole thing from onstage πŸ˜…

Check it out!

06.09.2025 01:47 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks for flagging this as I’m so bummed by the slow ensuing death of Arc and needed a replacement!

05.09.2025 23:35 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0