
Oblique Strategies No. 22
Close your eyes and just listen.
Prompts or constraints to foster creativity.

Close your eyes and just listen.
Prompts or constraints to foster creativity.

The Max for Live effect Clip Sequencer can be really useful for live performance and composition. It allows you to use MIDI clips to sequence incoming played/held MIDI notes or chords from a keyboard or MIDI controller in real time.

If you’re up for some new skins for Ableton Live, I’ve got 5 new ones you might like. They’re all mid to dark, often greys or off-greys with bits of colour. The skins are optimised for Live 9, but will

Over the holidays I’ve been posting interesting music documentaries about all kinds of aspects of electronic music. Since a lot of you probably had better things to do than check your tweets, Facebook or Google+, here are five of them

I thought that maybe some of you might be interested in reading about the Max for Live devices that I found the most useful this year. Not to be confused with a best of list. Granted, I didn’t get to

In time for the Christmas holidays, I’ve got a free Live Pack for you that fits the theme. “MetalHarp” contains three fully macro mapped Instrument Racks, ranging from dreamy to metallic distortion. Made in and for Ableton Live 9 Suite

There aren’t many days left in the year 2014. Here’s a recap of the most viewed video tutorials and series on Sonic Bloom from the last 12 months in case you missed them.

For those of you regularly following this blog, the look of this free Max for Live device might seem familiar. It’s also made by Benniy Bascom, the one who made the fantastic Polyrhythmus. Automat lets you recall any parameter settings

OmniPush makes use of the Push touch strip to sort of strum a glissando of notes as it is possible on the Suzuki Omnichord. This Max for Live MIDI effect was exactly what I was looking for when preparing my

ModeAudio is a loop and sample provider that specialises in a number of soundware types, including audio and presets for Ableton Live. They offer a 500 MB sized download that includes music loops, drum samples, SFX samples, sampler patches, MIDI
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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.