Journey "Separate Ways" Synth Free Ableton Live Pack 197

Journey’s 1983 hit “Separate Ways” is a synth heavy track featuring the coveted Roland Jupiter 8, played by Jonathan Cain.

I received an email from Ken, who was looking for the sound so he can record a quarantine cover of “Separate Ways” with his reunited band, EZ Target. I decided to try to recreate it using Ableton Live’s Analog synth. I think the results are pretty good. You can compare the two sounds below, beginning with the original, followed by my recreation.

All Macro Control names were inspired by the “Separate Ways” video.

I used some of Ableton’s built-in effects to bring the sound closer to the original. For those, there are Macro Controls that will change the sound up quite a bit.

Even if you don’t intend on starting a Journey tribute band, you can use this cool vintage synth sound for your own projects!

Journey - Separate Ways

The video will explain my method for naming the Macro Controls on this Instrument Rack. Enjoy!