Ableton Live is a complex software with lots of hidden features. In my new series “Ableton Live Insider Tips” I will show you features that a lot of users, no matter how advanced, don’t know about. I’m kicking the series
For all fans of Dubstep Part 6 of the series “Programming in Max for Live” by Cycling ’74 is likely to be particularly interesting. In the videos we learn how to program a Wobble Bass Synth. Starting with the oscillator,
LiveGrabber is a series of Max For Live plugins that can send information of device parameters, track parameters, clip envelopes and audio analysis of Ableton Live to any device on the network that supports Open Sound Control (OSC). With the
This is video 4 out of 4 in my Ableton Live 9 Beta series which shows how to use the different Convert Audio to MIDI features in a creative way to start a song or track. This one explains how
In the last two posts I wrote about new analogue synths and touch sensitive RGB pads as two of the new trends seen at this year’s NAMM. The third and last trend I noticed are products that offer a new
In the last post about the trends at NAMM 2013 I wrote about all the new analogue synths. Another trend we’ve seen at this year’s NAMM are RGB pads with pressure and velocity sensitivity.
Even though I couldn’t be at NAMM I followed it closely. A lot has been already said about all the new music technologies so I won’t get into any details here. There seem to be three very exciting trends in
In Part 5 of the series “Programming in Max for Live” by Cycling ’74 it’s all about MIDI for the first time. In it we learn how to program a step sequencer that is synchronised with Live’s transport and sequenced
This is video 3 out of 4 in my Ableton Live 9 Beta series which shows how to use the different Convert Audio to MIDI features in a creative way to start a song or track. This one is about
This is part 3 of the Housekeeping series. Before you start archiving you might want to tidy up first as described in parts 1 (Collecting Files) and 2 (Finding and Deleting unused Files). Archiving as Live Packs Whether you want
K-Devices, a French company developing Max For Live devices, has recently released Drumk 2. It’s the update of their Max For Live device that allows for glitchy beat-oriented sample manipulation. As the name suggests, you can manipulate drum loops with it,
Any audio files first need to be analysed when you import them into Live. If you drag and drop long or a lot of samples into a Live Set at once, this might take quite a while. Not only does it
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