Oblique Strategies No. 93
Take shortcuts.
Prompts or constraints to foster creativity.
February 27, 2020
Take shortcuts.
Prompts or constraints to foster creativity.
I’m very pleased to announce the release of my first premium Live Pack (and free version – download below) for Ableton Live 9.7 Intro and up. For this, I’ve sampled my favourite acoustic instrument, the array mbira. I discovered the
Push Hacker lets you remap Ableton Push or Push 2 controls in Note or Session mode for faster, more fluid live performance workflows.
What’s lacking?
Prompts or constraints to foster creativity.
If a song or track is well arranged, mixing will be a lot easier. I’ve gotten a lot of tracks to mix over the years that were very challenging to mix, because they essentially needed changes in the arrangement, that
Use this trick with the External Audio Effect in Live to render in real-time and spot CPU dropouts or disk overloads when exporting.
Dare to be vulnerable.
Prompts or constraints to foster creativity.
Some effects can add latency to the track they’re located on, like compressors or limiters. In this video in the Ableton Live Quick Tips tutorial series I’ll show you how you can check the amount of latency an effect adds
This year, and incidentally, this decade, are drawing to a close. Until then, everything in the Sonic Bloom shop is 25% off. Simply use the following code in the checkout area (the code can also be found in the notification
It’s Christmas time and I’m back with a new set of free Ableton Live Themes for you. It includes a new theme called Rhino (second from left), a recreation of the native skin Clouds as well as of three of
This new video in the tutorial series Ableton Live Insider Tips was inspired by a student’s question. A/B-ing is a feature you see in quite a few plug-ins, but it doesn’t exist in Ableton Live. However, there’s a quick way
Know and play to your strengths.
Prompts or constraints to foster creativity.
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Features 28 powerful mid/side audio effect racks for Ableton Live 12.2, each with 10 variations. From precise control in mixing to instantly giving more interest to basic sounds.
