Novation shared this pair of videos that explore the idea of using environmental sounds and and sample processing to ‘Find Your Sound’.

The first video, above, features the resulting techno track. The second video, below, documents the process of exploring industrial soundscapes between Rotterdam and Berlin and recording source audio:

Gear used includes:

• Zoom H6 Handy Recorder
• Rode NTG3 Microphone with Rode Blimp windshield
• Basic Contact Microphone / Hydrophone (with 3.5mm connection)
• ADAM Audio SP-5 Closed-Back Headphones
• Launchpad X [Mk3]
• Ableton Live Lite

Novation has made the Ableton session available as a free download,.