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Ableton Live Quick Tips: Show Modulation

In this tutorial in the Ableton Live Quick Tips video series, I’m showing you how you can access the mixer modulation envelopes – volume, panning and the send modulations. This one should be particularly interesting for anyone who works quite

June 15, 2018

Oblique Strategies No. 75

Start backwards.

Prompts or constraints to foster creativity.

June 13, 2018

Color by Max for Cats Out Now: The Sound of Vintage Machines at your Fingertips

By now, most Sonic Bloom readers are probably aware that Christian Kleine aka Max for Cats has a soft spot for old analogue gear. Of course, this goes for all the flaws and shortcomings of these vintage machines as well.

June 7, 2018

Creative Extensions: 8 Inventive Free M4L Devices by Ableton

Creative Extensions includes 8 tools for new sound design features in Live 10 Suite, created with Amazing Noises.

June 5, 2018

Resampling in Ableton Live – Use Cases for Inspiration

After I’d published my article about the different resampling methods in Ableton Live, I was asked over and over if I could share some examples of how I use resampling creatively in my own music. It took me quite some

June 1, 2018

3 Free Max for Live Devices for Pitch Drops, Morphing Presets and Crazy LFOs

This time I selected three free Max for Live devices from the latest releases on maxforlive.com that can be very useful for live performances. Of course, they may also come in handy in your music productions, but in my opinion, they

May 27, 2018

Ableton Live Quick Tips: Arrow Keys to Toggle

Now that I’ve updated all relevant tutorials to Live 10, I’m back with the Ableton Live Quick Tips series. This time, I’ve got a little tip that can be useful for your workflow, but isn’t documented in the Live manual.

May 17, 2018