If an analog modular had sex with a synth plugin, u-he ACE would be the offspring. Learn how to virtually patch this cool plugin with our ever-cool trainer and synth expert, Rishabh Rajan.

Every once in a while, a synth plugin comes along that we feel compelled to bring to your attention – even if it’s a bit obscure: That’s u-he ACE! This unique synth – whose acronym ACE stands for Any Cable Everywhere – is the sonic tweaker’s dream come true.

In this course (which assumes a bit of synth knowledge), you explore every inch of this plugin. You learn all about patching and the multitude of possibilities that this kind of open-ended synth architecture provides for the creative sound designer.

With a patch cable-based synth you ARE the circuit designer AND the sound designer rolled into one. So get ready to learn and dig into u-he ACE with the amazing Rishabh Rajan. Soon, you’ll be making sonic landscapes that every synth and synthesist only hear in their electronic dreams!

Table of contents:

1. Introduction
2. Patch Browsing and Handling
3. The Default Signal Flow
4. Voltage-controlled Oscillator - Part 1
5. Voltage-controlled Oscillator - Part 2
6. The Mix Module
7. Voltage-controlled Filter - Part 1
8. Voltage-controlled Filter - Part 2
9. Voltage-controlled Amplifier
10. The ADSR Envelopes
11. The Ramp Generator
12. The Low Frequency Oscillator
13. Global Parameters
14. Effects: Chorus, Delay and EQ
15. Patching Conventions in ACE
16. The Multiples Module
17. Stack Voice Tuning
18. Circuit Bending Controls
19. The Mapping Generator
20. Additional Patching