Your Track Imagined as a Story or Character

This music production tip is going to be a bit different from what you’d expect. This is less about how to make something sound good, but more about looking at a piece of music from a different perspective. And using

The Guide to Ableton Live File Formats

When I was asked about the different files types in Ableton Live in two consecutive Skype one-to-one sessions recently, I figured that it might be useful to write a tutorial about them. Because admittedly, there are quite a lot of

New Look for the Sonic Bloom Website

A long time in the making, the redesign of Sonic Bloom is finally finished. It took me so long, because I was sick for a very long time, but also because a lot of things had to changed in the

Free Bontempi B3 Organ Live Pack (No. 56)

I’ve got a Bontempi B3 electric organ from the 70s or 80s with 25 keys, a six-chord accompaniment and a traditional fan, giving it a slight Leslie effect. I sampled each key individually. Some are a bit out of key,

Verbotron by Max for Cats Updated – Free Max for Live Reverb

Verbotron by Max for Cats, a great free Max for Live reverb, got overhauled. Version 1.1 now features Push mappings and a redesigned interface which features a handy visual representation of the reverb parameters. It uses the original Gigaverb algorithm

How to Make Your Own Ableton Live Skins

I also have a tutorial to make your own themes for Live 10 or 11. I’m quite often asked how you can make your own skins for Ableton Live or if I could make a very specific one. Now Sonic

New Live Pack Out!

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.

Sonic Bloom Mid/Side Racks Live Pack