Oblique Strategies No. 57
Collaborate!
Prompts or constraints to foster creativity.
December 28, 2016
Collaborate!
Prompts or constraints to foster creativity.
By now, I’ve released a lot of free skins for Ableton Live. 47 to be exact. In the last few months, I’ve gone over all of them individually and improved them, as there are so many details to consider. Different
In this new tutorial in my Ableton Live Insider Tips video series it’s all about the clip launch modes, that are only available for clips in the Session View. I explain the four available modes: Trigger, Gate, Toggle and Repeat.
In electronic music these days, especially in techno and house, it’s very common to layer kicks. Personally, I hardly ever use this method and prefer getting the one bass drum I use to sound just right. Then again I don’t
I’m currently working on a collaboration with a good friend. For our first song together, we rummaged through my sound library under Machines and Mechanical. It inspired this free Live Pack that includes two racks, one Drum Rack, one Instrument
Take time off.
Prompts or constraints to foster creativity.
I recently stumbled upon Melodics again, an desktop and iOS app that let you practise finger drumming. I’ve never been a fan of Guitar Hero and the likes, because I’m classically trained, and that stuff isn’t really for musicians, so
Loop 2016 has been over for some days now, but I’m still reeling from all the experiences there. It’s really hard to pinpoint what made the event so special. Was it the talks, the discussions, the performances, the workshops or
Locators can be useful when you’re working in the Arrangement View. They offer a quick way to jump to specific locations on the timeline. This tutorial shows you how to maximise their benefit. English Version: Deutsche Version: Questions and suggestions
Exactly 15 years ago to this day, Ableton Live 1 was released – on October 30, 2001. The Session View with the grid layout for clips and scenes was a fundamental change in the approach to working with music. As
Try a different tuning.
Prompts or constraints to foster creativity.
This is a question I’ve seen pop up over the internet again and again and I thought I’d shed some light on the topic. While there’s a bypass button in some other DAWs that allow you to simply temporarily turn off
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