FREEZE: Tranquil Meadow by KLANG instrument for Ableton Live

FREEZE: Tranquil Meadow for Ableton Live – Granular Pad Instrument by KLANG

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FREEZE: Tranquil Meadow for Ableton Live is a sound-design instrument by KLANG built around layered granulated sources, designed for unstable, evolving pads and abstract rhythmic textures. It requires Ableton Live 10 Suite or above.

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01Overview

FREEZE: Tranquil Meadow comes from KLANG's FREEZE collection, a set of instruments built around freezing reverb tails and stretching sound sources. Tranquil Meadow layers several granulated sound sources asynchronously, creating a base pad that is unstable but warm, with a second layer that adds chaos and darkness. The result is a sound-design tool for hauntingly beautiful pads, ambiences and more abstract rhythmic material inside Ableton Live.

Best for

  • Ambient pad textures
  • Atmospheric soundscapes
  • Abstract rhythmic sound design
  • Dark cinematic beds
  • Experimental sound design
Developer
KLANG
Store
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02Key features

What you get

  • Granulated sound sources layered asynchronously for an unstable pad
  • Darkness knob to blend the pad with a chaotic second layer
  • Fast tremolo control for pulsing movement
  • Tone knob for shaping overall brightness
  • Built-in chorus, distortion, delay and reverb for further shaping
  • Designed for hauntingly beautiful pads and ambiences
  • Created for abstract rhythmical instrument sounds
  • Requires Ableton Live 10 Suite or above
03In depth

Pad Character and Sound Layers

Tranquil Meadow starts from a pad built on several granulated sources played asynchronously, so the sound keeps shifting rather than sitting still. A Darkness knob controls the balance between the pad layer and the chaotic layer beneath it, letting you move from a gentle, floating texture toward a darker, more disturbed one.

A tone knob shapes the overall brightness, and a tremolo control adds a fairly fast amplitude movement when you want the pad to pulse. Together these controls cover a wide range of moods from one instrument.

Effects and Shaping the Sound

Beyond the core controls, you can further shape the sound with chorus, distortion, delay and reverb. These effects let you push the pad toward a wider, more spacious ambience or add grit and movement for sound design.

Because the instrument is focused on sound design rather than conventional keyboard playing, it suits producers who want textures to build a track around or to process into new material.

04Specs

Will it run?

Formats, systems and requirements as listed by Plugin Boutique. Missing details are left out, not guessed.

DeveloperKLANG
TypePlugin
CategoryVirtual Instruments
05FAQ

Questions, answered

Does FREEZE: Tranquil Meadow work in Ableton Live Intro or Standard?

No. The instrument requires Ableton Live 10 Suite or above and will not function in Ableton Live Intro or Standard.

What do I need to use FREEZE: Tranquil Meadow?

You need Ableton Live 10 Suite or above. The instrument is built for use inside Ableton Live.

What controls does Tranquil Meadow offer?

It has a Darkness knob to mix between the two layers, a tremolo amount knob and a tone knob. You can also shape the sound with chorus, distortion, delay and reverb.

What kind of sounds is Tranquil Meadow made for?

It is designed for pads, ambiences and abstract rhythmical sound design rather than standard keyboard instruments.

07Developer

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