In a live performance situation you might want to see the play position of your session view clips to know when to start the next scene or clip. The track status in Live might be too small to use as
Here comes another tutorial in the ‘Ableton Live Insider Tips’ series. This time it’s about mapping clip parameters, its perks and the fun things you can with it together with beats, melodies and chords. This can be great for glitchy
Some years ago I got to play the Skinstrument II that uses our skin’s resistance to generate sound whenever the circuit is closed by touching the instrument and each other. Back then I also recorded it and now created a
Live wasn’t created for DJing, yet a lot of people use it for exactly that. And it makes sense to only buy one software to produce and also DJ with. Less money to spend, only one app to learn. Isotonik
There are quite a few touchscreen controller apps available for iPhone and iPad, even if you only count the ones dedicated to controlling Ableton Live. Not so on the Android app market. LivKontrol is the only controller for Live that
In March I released “24 Scale Presets” that aim to help you stay in key. I’ve gotten some emails from people asking how they differ from the included Scale presets in Live and how to use them. So here’s a
You don’t know any music theory, but would love to compose more harmonic chords in Live? If you have Max for Live, you could use the Schwarzonator or Nordmann‘s “Chord Generator”.
Over the years I’ve created a huge sound library, recording all kinds of different sounds in all kinds of places. I recently rediscovered this folder called “Ding Bangs” with sounds of things that make a ding or bang in the
This episode of the “Ableton Live Quick Tips” deals with the shortcuts to show or hide sections or windows in Live’s interface. Try to use them regularly to speed up your workflow and save yourself unnecessary mouse-work.
The Key Layouts on Ableton Push are great if you don’t know any music theory, but want to make sure you play in key. Now if you don’t have Push, but a Launchpad and Max for Live, then the Max
Announced earlier this year, Cycling ’74 has now released Mira, its iPad controller for both Max and Max for Live.
I’ve seen my fair share of live performance Live Sets as an Ableton technical support. Yet, it’s still fascinating to see more as there are sheer endless ways how you can use Live in a performance setup. Even if you
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