VIBRANOVA / SOUND DESIGN BY POPEK
Psytrance tools.
Industrial textures.
Steel Mutation by Popek brings together tight basses, punchy drums, Acid and FM lines, deep atmospheres and metallic effects. Build the foundations of your track, shape the groove, then add the details that give it character.
WAV + MIDI + Ableton racks · Instant download · Royalty-free for your original productions
452
WAV SAMPLES
323
MIDI FILES
19
ABLETON RACKS
1.26 GB
PACK SIZE
01 / HEAR IT IN CONTEXT
Listen to Steel Mutation in action
Hear the basses, drums, synth lines, atmospheres and effects working together in the demo track.
02 / INSIDE THE PACK
From the low end to the last detail
452 WAV files across five sound categories. Use them directly, or pitch, slice and process them to fit your own track.
100
Basses
Four bass presets with 25 samples each, including an expanded octave range. Choose your tone and build your own bass patterns with the included MIDI.
75
Drums
10 kicks, 5 closed hats, 5 open hats, 35 top loops, 10 snares, 5 crashes and 5 kick impacts. Build the rhythm from individual hits or layer the top loops over your groove.
69
Leads & Lines
Acid, FM, Glitch, Fusion, Groove and melodic lines. Combine resonant phrases, sharp synth textures and rhythmic ideas to shape your track’s identity.
45
Pads & Atmos
FX chords, pads, drones, motion pads, reverse atmospheres, rhythmic atmospheres and resonant textures. Add depth and movement between the more direct elements of your arrangement.
163
One-Shots & FX
30 Industrial SFX, 15 Low Short SFX, 28 Noise Rise & Fall, 20 Reverse, 10 Rise Up, 45 SFX and 15 Short SFX. Metallic accents, transitions, sweeps and reverse textures for the spaces around your main sounds.
323 MIDI files. Make the patterns your own.
Editable patterns for kicks, basses, open hats, closed hats, snares and complex hats, plus Leads & Lines MIDI. Change the notes, adjust the rhythm or use them with your own instruments. Check drum-note assignments when using a different kit.
03 / PLAY. PROCESS. EXPERIMENT.
19 Ableton racks to work with
Play the sampled instruments, process your groups and transform incoming audio with spatial effects, rhythmic filters and glitch processing.
08
Instrument racks
Bass 01 / Bass 02 / Bass 03 / Bass 04
Crash / Hats / Kick / Snares
03
Group FX racks
Drums Group
Kick Bass Group
SFX Synth Group
08
Creative FX racks
Delay, reverb, modulation, rhythmic filtering and industrial glitch processing.
The creative FX collection
Power Delay
Velvet Chamber
Ambify
Delay Filter S&H
Filter Sequence
Iron Fracture Glitch
Null Foundry Glitch Generator
Vector Rupture Glitch Generator
Created in Ableton Live 12.1.0. Most processing uses native Ableton effects; some modulation racks require Max for Live. Your Live edition must include the devices used. Start Live’s transport to hear tempo-synced modulation.
04 / THE WORKFLOW
Build a track with Popek
Follow the production process in Ableton Live. See how Popek combines the samples, MIDI and racks, and explains the choices behind the track as it takes shape.
05 / THE PRACTICAL DETAILS
Formats & compatibility
- Pack size
- Approximately 1.26 GB
- Audio
- 452 WAV samples — 24-bit / 44.1 kHz
- MIDI
- 323 editable MIDI files
- Ableton racks
- 19 racks, created in and compatible with Ableton Live 12.1.0
- Requirements
- A DAW or sampler that supports WAV and MIDI. For the racks: Ableton Live with the devices used. Some modulation racks require Max for Live.
- License
- Royalty-free for original commercial and non-commercial music and multimedia productions. See the included license for full terms.
Getting started
- Extract the complete pack and keep the instrument Project folders together with their samples.
- Import WAV and MIDI files into your DAW. In Live, add the rack folder to Places, then drag a rack onto a suitable track.
- Play the instrument racks with MIDI. Feed audio into the effect racks, start playback for synced modulation and adjust the macros to suit your source.
Can I use the pack without Ableton Live?
Yes. The WAV and MIDI files can be used in software that supports those formats. The supplied Ableton racks require Ableton Live and their associated devices.
Can I release music made with these sounds?
Yes. The license allows original commercial music and multimedia productions without additional royalties or required attribution. Redistribution or resale of the pack’s reusable assets, including modified versions, is prohibited. Read the included license for the complete terms.
STEEL MUTATION BY POPEK
Shape your next psytrance track.
452 WAV samples, 323 MIDI files and 19 Ableton racks.
Choose your sounds, build the groove and make them your own.
Sound design by Popek · Published by VibraNova / Golden Screw Studio
Questions?
support@goldenscrewstudio.com







