Oblique Strategies No. 65
Switch instruments.
Prompts or constraints to foster creativity.
August 16, 2017
Switch instruments.
Prompts or constraints to foster creativity.
DEKOBOKO凸凹FX, a Max for Live audio effect by Tokyo based Art Frequencies, combines stereo state variable filters controlled by a step sequencer with up to 32 steps for both left and right outputs, as well as a degrader. This versatile
Since I was asked quite often if the samples of the Mellotron Live Packs were also available on their own, I’m releasing them today for everyone to use. In case, you don’t know what a Mellotron is, it’s an electro-mechanical, polyphonic
As you probably already know, I’ve created a lot of free skins for Ableton Live over the years. They’re the most downloaded freebies of mine despite all the free Live Packs I’ve made. So I’ve gotten lots of comments and
There are plenty of reasons why you might want to resample to audio in your music productions. Perhaps you’re working with CPU hungry plug-ins. Or you’d like to commit MIDI to audio to use audio specific features like warping, reversing,
You probably already know that I like hacks and mods. Recently I was sent a MIDI remote script for Push 2’s User Mode, so I thought I’d compile an article with the available user hacks for Ableton Push to round things
While the full programme of Loop will only be announced at the end of the month, Ableton have already revealed some of the names for this year’s line up. Amongst them are exceptional producers Jlin and Machinedrum, avantgarde composer William
ModeAudio are kindly offering all Sonic Bloom readers a handpicked selection of 64 loops, 86 drum samples, 80 MIDI and 28 Massive presets from their recent releases as a free download. The sounds are all available for use royalty-free and the sampler
After Bengal, Max for Cats’ popular semi-modular FM synth, Christian Kleine and Nico Starke have teamed up again for Pallas, a semi-modular, analog-modelling synthesiser built on the modulation framework of Bengal. Pallas, a Max for Live device featuring eight-voice polyphony and three versatile oscillators
Once you’ve finished a project, whether it’s one track, an EP or a full album, you should always make sure you will be able to access the files in the future. Not just within the next few months, but years
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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.
