PC Music's sounds are simpler than you think (A. G. Cook, Danny L Harle, EASYFUN)

My next Ableton workshop starts Sept 9th, 2026! An 8 week course where we breakdown tracks (Machine Girl, Death Grips, fka Twigs, AG Cook), talk about how to actually build out a full track, and dip our toes into mixing and mastering. More details here: https://www.poetmistry.com/ethereal-corruption-fall26 We are diving into some of my favorite music of all time: PC Music!! We'll be breaking down some iconic sounds from A. G. Cook, Danny L Harle, and EASYFUN (Finn Keane). Plus we'll be using the melody from "IDL" by Life Sim to learn the basics of FM synthesis using Ableton operator. We'll take this to the next level by recreating the synth sound from "Silver" by A. G. Cook and use that as a jumping off point for some weird and crazy sound design. Later on, I'll be asking you to shed your music production biases and embrace the power of presets!! To help, I'll walk you through some of my favorite Ableton Live presets. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/poetmistry/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@poetmistry Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/21vSKUSXFEqq7uS914rFRS Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/poetmistry/1565844906 0:00: Intro 0:47: Poetmistry Online 0:58: Hair Update 1:09: FM Synthesis 101 5:35: Let's get crazy!! 8:53: The REAL secret