Ableton Live’s new Drift synthesiser is included in every version of Live, from Intro upwards, putting it alongside Simpler as the only instruments available to all Live users. Simpler and Drift shouldn’t be taken for granted just because they’re effectively free, however - if that’s all you’ve got, you can do a lot!
Drift is a subtractive synthesiser which has two oscillators, and a noise generator. Alongside these you get a filter, LFO, and extensive modulation options. Also importantly, Drift supports MPE - MIDI Polyphonic Expression, an enhancement to the tried-and-tested MIDI protocol.
