A: Variance is a Drift preset pack for Ableton Move, Live, and Push featuring 75 presets, 2 bespoke drum racks, 32 premium WAV samples, and 4 demo sets. The collection is built around the concept of sonic contrast, spanning deep bass, ethereal pads, and delicate melodic plucks.
Variance - Ableton Live & Move Edition by Receptive Sound Tools
Contrast is the engine of great sound design. Variance puts it at your fingertips.
75 Drift presets spanning rumbling bass, shimmering pads, and delicate plucks, all built around the power of contrast and movement. Two bespoke drum racks and 32 premium WAV samples complete a production-ready palette for Ableton Move, Live, and Push.
- 75 Drift presets with 8 macros each for deep, hands-on sound shaping
- 2 custom Drum Racks designed to complement the melodic content
- 32 premium WAV samples at 24-bit/48kHz
- 4 demo sets (2 for Move, 2 for Live) to inspire and kickstart your projects
- Full cross-platform workflow: compose on Move, produce in Live, perform on Push
Crafted for ambient, cinematic, drone, electronica, IDM, and lo-fi production.
Requires: Ableton Live Standard 12.1 or higher, Ableton Move Manager. Mac or Windows.
Variance - Ableton Live & Move Edition by Receptive Sound Tools
Contrast is the engine of great sound design. Variance puts it at your fingertips.
75 Drift presets spanning rumbling bass, shimmering pads, and delicate plucks, all built around the power of contrast and movement. Two bespoke drum racks and 32 premium WAV samples complete a production-ready palette for Ableton Move, Live, and Push.
- 75 Drift presets with 8 macros each for deep, hands-on sound shaping
- 2 custom Drum Racks designed to complement the melodic content
- 32 premium WAV samples at 24-bit/48kHz
- 4 demo sets (2 for Move, 2 for Live) to inspire and kickstart your projects
- Full cross-platform workflow: compose on Move, produce in Live, perform on Push
Crafted for ambient, cinematic, drone, electronica, IDM, and lo-fi production.
Requires: Ableton Live Standard 12.1 or higher, Ableton Move Manager. Mac or Windows.
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Additional information
| Genre | Ambient & Cinematic, Drone, Electronica, IDM, Lo-Fi |
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| Synth Compatibility | Ableton Move, Ableton Note |
| Min. Requirements | Ableton Live Standard 12.1, Ableton Move Manager |
| OS | Mac, Windows |
PRICE: £25.00
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Incredible! Move sounds so powerful with these beautifully crafted presets. I'm blown away, honestly. Move is my machine, I don't need much more, hahaha. Thanks, isotonik, for continuing to shape the future of electronic music.
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Variance - Ableton Live & Move Edition by Receptive Sound Tools
Overview
Great sound design lives in the tension between opposites: weight and air, texture and clarity, stillness and motion. Variance by Receptive Sound Tools is a Drift preset pack built entirely around that principle, delivering 75 presets that span the full sonic spectrum from deep, rumbling bass to shimmering, ethereal pads and delicate melodic plucks. Every sound is designed to complement its counterpart, giving you a cohesive palette where contrasts fuel creativity rather than clash.
Each preset comes loaded with 8 carefully assigned macros, so you can shape and personalise every sound without diving into Drift’s deeper architecture. Two bespoke drum racks round out the collection with percussive textures that sit perfectly alongside the melodic content. Whether you’re sketching ideas on Ableton Move, building full arrangements in Live, or performing with Push, Variance adapts to your workflow and rewards exploration at every turn.
How to Use
Variance installs directly via Ableton Move Manager and is immediately accessible on your Move, in Ableton Live, or on Push. Browse the 75 Drift presets by category to find bass, pads, plucks, and textural sounds, then use the 8 macros on each preset to tailor the sound to your track. Load one of the two drum racks for rhythmic foundations, or layer them with the melodic presets for complete arrangements.
The included demo sets (2 for Move, 2 for Live) offer a practical starting point, showing how the presets and drum racks work together in context. Use them as templates, deconstruct them for learning, or remix them into something entirely your own.
Ideal For
Variance is built for producers working in ambient, cinematic, drone, electronica, IDM, and lo-fi genres. If you favour atmospheric depth, textural layering, and sound design that balances subtlety with impact, this pack will feel right at home in your workflow. It is equally suited to on-the-go composition on Move and detailed studio production in Ableton Live.
What’s Included
- 75 Drift presets for Move, Live, and Push
- 2 bespoke Drum Racks for Move, Live, and Push
- 2 Ableton Move demo sets
- 2 Ableton Live demo sets
- 32 premium WAV samples (24-bit/48kHz)
- 8 macros per preset for hands-on sound shaping
Requirements
- Ableton Live Standard 12.1 or higher
- Ableton Move Manager
- Mac or Windows
Explore More
Receptive Sound Tools is a new addition to the Isotonik Studios collective. Stay tuned for more releases by visiting the Receptive Sound Tools brand page.
Frequently Asked Questions
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- Ableton Live Standard 12.1 or higher
- Ableton Move Manager
- Mac or Windows operating system
A: Yes. You can use all included content in your own original productions without paying royalties. Redistribution or resale of the assets is not allowed.
A: Yes. While Variance is optimised for Ableton Move, all 75 Drift presets, drum racks, and samples work fully within Ableton Live and on Ableton Push.
A: You can explore more from Receptive Sound Tools here: Receptive Sound Tools
Important Information
V1.0.0 – Initial Release – April 2026
Our Products are generally provided as Zip file downloads which in all cases will need to be extracted and saved to your hard drive prior to installation. Details on the different file type provided and what to do with them are below.
Install Presets and Drum Kits:
Open move.local and drag in the folder… this contains the drum kits and presets for Drift. (some files that are not patches or drum kits will not load, omit this).
Install Samples:
Exactly the same as in the previous step but this time you must drag the folder to samples.
Install Sets:
You have to load the sets in your ios, ipad or iphone device and open them in Ableton Note, once you have them there you have to upload them to the cloud and from there they will go directly to your Move. Don’t forget to backup your previous Sets.
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