Bento Kick | Ableton | Page 1

trim ferry Jun 11, 2026, 8:55 AM

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A built-in kick drum synthesizer.

Shape the sound with knobs covering the full signal path:

Pitch envelope (start/end/decay, with snapback)
Body oscillator with feedback FM and CZ-style phase distortion
Sub oscillator
FM layer
Click transient (tone/level/decay)
Pre-hit (reverse tail)
Punch, drive, wavefold, asymmetry and more

Lock any parameter and hit Randomize to explore variations while keeping locked values fixed. Save, rename, and manage your favorite settings as presets, with import/export support.

When you're happy with the result, it renders one or more kicks and drops them in as audio clips: at the time-selection in the Arrangement, into selected Session clip slots, or at the start of the clicked track. MIDI tracks automatically get a new audio track to host the clip.

Any feedback is appreciated!

Download: https://github.com/KOOBCeW/ableton-extensions/releases/download/bento-kick-v1.0.0/bento-kick-1.0.0.ablx

blissful patrol Jun 11, 2026, 11:03 AM

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holy

crimson vessel Jun 11, 2026, 12:38 PM

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Is it based on operator ?

trim ferry Jun 11, 2026, 1:02 PM

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No, it's not based on Operator, it has its own custom synthesis engine (oscillators, FM, phase distortion, click transient, etc.) that renders the kick directly to a WAV audio clip.

trim ferry Jun 11, 2026, 2:46 PM

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Update available here:
https://github.com/KOOBCeW/ableton-extensions/releases/download/bento-kick-v1.1.0/bento-kick-1.1.0.ablx

You can now play notes using your computer keyboard — A to L (plus the row above for sharps), with Z/X to shift octaves, just like Ableton's keyboard input. Saving a patch now stores the pitch of the last note you played.

sturdy kernel Jun 16, 2026, 5:13 AM

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trim ferry **Update available here:** https://github.com/KOOBCeW/ableton-extensions/release...

Looks great! I cant wait to try it out! Thank you very much for sharing:-D

little epoch Jun 16, 2026, 2:58 PM

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How are you able to build a synth engine within the extension?

trim ferry Jun 16, 2026, 7:23 PM

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The FM engine runs in the extension’s webview via Web Audio API through an AudioWorklet. It’s phase modulation math in TypeScript that plays in browser audio, not in Live’s signal chain (Extensions can’t do real-time audio processing). You get a preview while you play, then render the audio out.

That said, I’m actually planning to move this to VST format. I’ve been coding TypeScript for years so I wanted to experiment with Extensions, but honestly this probably isn’t the right use case. Extensions aren’t designed for instruments, they’re for workflow tools. VST makes much more sense for a synth.

past vigil Jun 16, 2026, 11:32 PM

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@trim ferry why not try max4live midi device ?

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you can write node/js there too

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