For me, actually making the beats I heard in my head was the hardest part when I got started with producing. Liquid Rhythm, a beat generator made by WaveDNA, makes building beats and adding variations and breaks very simple.
If you’re a drummer who wants to play electronic beats or just feel like a bass drum needs to be played with the foot, check out “Sustain Pedal Kick Drum”. This simple Max for Live MIDI effect allows you to
Did youi know that you can employ shortcuts that allow you to adjust the parameters of the Multiband Dynamics faster?
On March 8, International Women’s Day, there will be two workshops happening as part of the Reflecting Perspectives event at ://about blank in Berlin. One is an introductory workshop for Ableton Live, the other focuses on PR for artists.
“Chord Machine” comes in a variety of two Max for Live devices. The original one is a chord sequencer with 4 different parameters made for the Monome 256. “Chord Machine Midi” is a MIDI effect version for everyone who doesn’t
Here’s a handy little Max for Live effect by Tom Cosm. ‘Metronope’ lets you set the numbers of bars after which the metronome will turn itself off.
If you don’t have a MIDI controller or not handy, you can always use the computer keyboard as one in Ableton Live.
It’s winter here in Berlin and quite dark, grey and grim. The perfect time to create a winter themed Live Pack. “Rub-A-Dub/SnowStep” contains two fully macro mapped Drum Racks, one made with sounds of hands rubbed together to keep them
Fabrizio Poce is well known under his moniker J74 in the Max for Live scene and I’ve written about some of his devices before. While most do cost a little, they’re really fantastic (check them out) and must have taken
New Ableton Live Insider Tip: discover a quick shortcut to adjust the Q value in EQ Eight for faster, precise equalising in your mixes.
If you want to practise and fine-tune your remixing skills and possibly win some nice prizes, have a look at the remix competition for Hiding Jekyll’s minimal house track “Lable Tennis”.
A while ago I posted a video explaining how you can quickly convert an Impulse preset into a Drum Rack. Eric, on the Ableton forum known as 8MoreBits, has shared his workaround with me. ImpulseDuo is a Drum Rack that
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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.
