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LiveGrabber to Send/Receive OSC in Ableton Live

LiveGrabber is a series of Max For Live plugins that can send information of device parameters, track parameters, clip envelopes and audio analysis of Ableton Live to any device on the network that supports Open Sound Control (OSC). With the

February 1, 2013

Ableton Live – Use Convert Audio to MIDI the Wrong Way Creatively (Video Tutorial)

This is video 4 out of 4 in my Ableton Live 9 Beta series which shows how to use the different Convert Audio to MIDI features in a creative way to start a song or track. This one explains how

January 31, 2013

NAMM 2013 Trends – iOS Connectivity

In the last two posts I wrote about new analogue synths and touch sensitive RGB pads as two of the new trends seen at this year’s NAMM. The third and last trend I noticed are products that offer a new

January 30, 2013

NAMM 2013 Trends – Touch-Sensitive RGB Pads

In the last post about the trends at NAMM 2013 I wrote about all the new analogue synths. Another trend we’ve seen at this year’s NAMM are RGB pads with pressure and velocity sensitivity.

January 29, 2013

NAMM 2013 Trends – Analogue Synths

Even though I couldn’t be at NAMM I followed it closely. A lot has been already said about all the new music technologies so I won’t get into any details here. There seem to be three very exciting trends in

January 28, 2013

Programming in Max for Live Part 5 – Creating a MIDI Effect

In Part 5 of the series “Programming in Max for Live” by Cycling ’74 it’s all about MIDI for the first time. In it we learn how to program a step sequencer that is synchronised with Live’s transport and sequenced

January 25, 2013

Use Convert Melody to MIDI Creatively (Video Tutorial)

Video 3 in this Ableton Live series shows how to use Convert Melody to MIDI creatively. Turn a sung melody into a bass line to start a track.

January 24, 2013

Ableton Live: Housekeeping via the File Manager Part 3

This is part 3 of the Housekeeping series. Before you start archiving you might want to tidy up first as described in parts 1 (Collecting Files) and 2 (Finding and Deleting unused Files). Archiving as Live Packs Whether you want

January 23, 2013

Drumk 2 – New Glitchy Max for Live Device by K-Devices

K-Devices, a French company developing Max For Live devices, has recently released Drumk 2. It’s the update of their Max For Live device that allows for glitchy beat-oriented sample manipulation. As the name suggests, you can manipulate drum loops with it,

January 22, 2013