
Free Live Pack – Fairlight CMI 6 Brass (6/10) (No. 19)
After the violins come the brass instruments. This also goes for the sixth Fairlight CMI Live Pack, which includes 24 Simpler presets with brass sounds from a Fairlight CMI IIx in two Live Sets for Live 9.

Note Displacer – Free Max for Live Effect
Note Displacer is a free Max for Live MIDI effect by J Garcia, that randomly transposes incoming MIDI notes by predetermined intervals. Melodies or chords that are very simple and can become boring after a while thus can be varied

Ableton Live Quick Tips – How to Quickly Add Effects to Drum Rack Chains (Video Tutorial)
This video in the series ‘Ableton Live Quick Tips’ ties well into the last ‘Ableton Live Insider Tips’ tutorial. Both deal with the Drum Rack. This tutorial shows a quick and effective way to add effects to individual Drum Rack

Free Live Pack – Fairlight CMI 5 Strings (5/10) (No. 18)
Fairlight CMI Live Pack number five is all about strings with 57 Simpler presets crammed into four Live Sets for Live 9. Bring on the violins!

5 Free Max for Live Devices to Enhance Ableton Push’s Features
This week I’ve been checking out various Max for Live devices for you that were made to add to or improve Push’s functionality. Here are the ones I liked best.

Free Live Pack – Fairlight CMI 4 Mallets, Bells & Harpsichords (4/10) (No. 17)
Week no. 4 in our Fairlight CMI Live Pack series. This fourth Live Pack contains 49 Simpler presets within four Live Sets chock-full of Fairlight CMI IIx sounds of mallets, bells and harpsichords, oh my. For Ableton Live 9 Standard
Ableton Live Insider Tips – The Fastest Way from Impulse to Drum Rack (Video Tutorial)
The ‘Ableton Live Insider Tips’ are back. In this episode I show you the fastest way to transform an Impulse preset into a Drum Rack. All this while maintaining the unique time-stretching capabilities of Impulse.
Verbotron – Free Max for Live Reverb by Christian Kleine (exclusively on Sonic Bloom)
Hurray! We’ve reached the landmark of 200 posts on Sonic Bloom with this one. And it comes packed with a little surprise for you – Verbotron made by Christian Kleine, exclusively here on Sonic Bloom. A great Max for Live
New Ableton Goodies series on Create Digital Music
Peter Kirn has recently begun a new series on Create Digital Music called “Ableton Goodies”. If you haven’t seen any of his posts, yet, I’ve compiled them for you here.
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