Oblique Strategies in Ableton Live – 2 Max for Live Patches
When I started the Oblique Strategies here on Sonic Bloom, a commenter reminded me of a Max for Live device displaying the original oblique strategies by Brian Eno and Peter Schmidt. By now, there are two available for free, L.ObliqueStrategies
Xeno – Chord Explorer – Free Max for Live Effect
I’ve written about a few chord plug-ins before. Xeno – Chord Explorer, a Max for Live MIDI effect, strikes me as the most musical I’ve encountered so far. It offers the 7 diatonic scales, has quite an extensive set of
Free “Dumpster Drums” Live Pack (No. 29)
Who says a dumpster is only good for holding rubbish (or trash)? It’s got a great sound when being hit, struck or kicked. I’ve made a Live Pack containing a fully macro mapped Drum Rack with Impulse instances with those
Oblique Strategies No. 3
Mute all tracks, then slowly bring them back into the mix. Only keep what’s important.
Prompts or constraints to foster creativity.
Work Timer – Free Max for Live Stopwatch
Want to know how long it takes you to finish a track? Drop in ‘Work Timer’ before you begin. It keeps track of how long you’ve been working on your project once you’ve opened it and since you got started.
Auganizer – App to Organise your Audio Units (Mac only)
For those of you working on a Mac OS X with a big plug-in library there’s now Auganizer. This app allows you to organise all your Audio Unit plug-ins however you want. This way you can come up with your
Free Full Steam Ahead Live Pack – Gone Orchestral (No. 28)
Full Steam Ahead: free Ableton Live Pack with 3 macro-mapped Instrument Racks featuring reversed steam locomotive sounds turned orchestral.
Renumber Scenes & Keep Follow On – 2 Free Max for Live Effects
Did you ever want to renumber the scenes so that the order makes sense again? Or did you ever wish the Follow button would just stay on despite you making changes? Well, if so, you’re in luck, thanks to two
Oblique Strategies No. 2
Use ‘Reverse Notes’ (Rev) or ‘Invert Notes’ (Inv) from the Notes Box on all or a selection of notes in a MIDI clip.
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