
One Thing: New Ableton Video Series on Artists’s Creative Approaches
Today Ableton released a new video series called One Thing that shows different artists share small tricks they use to overcome creative blocks or avoid repeating themselves. The intention behind it is strikingly similar to my long running text based

3 Free Max for Live Helper Tools for Zooming, Sidechain Compression & Playback
This time, I have found three free Max for Live devices that are quite simple, but each adds one specific feature that is missing in Ableton Live. I’m sure you will find at least one of them immensely useful. jot.zoomer

Free SB Clicks & Pops Live Pack (No. 58)
The free SB Clicks & Pops Live Pack is yet another one based on sounds from my own library. The name reflects the source samples, namely clicks and pops. I recorded them ages ago, when I was still using Fruity

Oblique Strategies No. 59
Go back to the beginning.
Prompts or constraints to foster creativity.

Ableton Live Insider Tips: Multiple Template Sets
One of the many tutorials on this website explains how to create your own template set for Ableton Live. Recently someone asked, if it was possible to use multiple template sets. Sonic Bloom reader Michael DeLisio gave a useful tip,

TriggerTune by Max for Cats: Free One Button Melodic Step Sequencer
This week I’ve got a brand new and free Max for Live MIDI effect by Max for Cats for you. TriggerTune is designed to play a melodic sequence with just the press of a (MIDI mappable) button or by an

Oblique Strategies No. 58
Where are you in this moment?
Prompts or constraints to foster creativity.

Ableton Live Quick Tips: Automatic Track Numbering
This video tutorial shows an often overlooked feature in Ableton Live, an easy trick to keep your tracks always correctly numbered, even if you reorder them. I was reminded of it when a producer who’d been working with Live for

3 Tips for Organising Ableton Live Sets & Preparing for the Mix
Creativity can be messy and chaotic. It’s often more important to quickly get ideas down when you’re in the flow than to keep things tidy. Yet, once you get to the mixing stage, keeping order in your Live Set helps
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