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
Mute one track.
Prompts or constraints to foster creativity.
The Mellotron is an electro-mechanical, polyphonic tape replay keyboard from 1963 that became popular after the Beatles had used it on some of their songs. This bundle contains 10 Live Packs full of Mellotron sounds. Each note was individually sampled
Chord Pitcher is a Max for Live audio effect that can re-pitch a sound to 4 different ratios in real time, to up to four octaves up or down. This can be great to use with any monophonic instrument, synth
Have you ever noticed that a sound is different when you run it through effects at a high or low level? That’s one of the reasons why gain staging is so crucial. However, 80% of the time I’m mixing someone else’s work,
Mastering in Ableton? Referencer, a free Max for Live effect by Alex Philipp, helps compare your track to commercial tracks or pink noise.
FInd all parts of Sound on Sound’s 63-part synthesis tutorial series linked here. The most extensive series, covering basics to advanced.
Last week, a new cat has been added to the Max for Cats collection. BENGAL, a semi-modular FM synth, available on Ableton. As you may know, there are also great Max for Live devices to be had on Sonic Bloom.
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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.
