Oblique Strategies No. 54
Mute one track.
Prompts or constraints to foster creativity.
September 28, 2016
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.
Keep the mistake. Highlight it.
Prompts or constraints to foster creativity.
Max for Cats have been responsible for OSCiLLOT, a modular Max for Live synth and Ableton’s best selling Live Pack. And of course various fantastic Max for Live devices available on Sonic Bloom. Now they’re back with BENGAL, a semi-modular
Another simple yet effective free Max for Live device: TransPan, a transient-driven panner for quick, dynamic stereo movement when your mix feels flat.
If you have a boutique MIDI controller that doesn’t come with a MIDI remote script for Ableton Live or if you want to add your own quick access controls instead of using the available control surface, this meant mapping parameters
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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.
