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Ableton Live Tutorials
Ableton Live Insider Tips: Visually Organise Places in the Browser
If you have a lot of folders added to Places in Ableton Live’s Browser, then it might become more difficult to spot what you’re looking for. So for this reason I’m sharing a trick on how to visually organise these folders better in this latest episode of the Ableton Insider Tips.
Ableton Live Quick Tips: Fastest Way to Set Start & End Markers in Clips
In this video tutorial I’ll show you fastest way to set or adjust the start and/or end markers of audio or MIDI clips, or the loop braces in clips or the Arrangement View.
Ableton Live Quick Tips: Automatic Updates & How To Downgrade
In this episode of the Ableton Live Quick Tips, I show you how can stop Live from automatically updating completely or to ask beforehand, so you can do it manually instead. I also explain how you can downgrade Ableton Live in case an automatically updated new version is causing you issues.
Ableton Live Quick Tips: How Backups Work
In this video tutorial I get into the details of the backup feature that was introduced in Live 10. This function is very useful for avoiding losing your work.
Freebies
Free Ableton Live 11 Themes Mega Pack (55 Themes)
Since Live 11 came out I’ve created 11 individual themes sets consisting of five themes for Ableton Live 11 each. Since there is ample interest in all of them, I thought I’d combine them all together into one mega pack for you. So it’s easier to download them all.
Drift Live Pack – Freebie & Premium Versions Out Now
Over the last month or so I’ve carefully designed lots of presets for the new Drift synth included in Live 11.3. The result is a
Free Ableton Live Themes Set #24 for Live 11
This set concludes the recreations of all my Ableton Live skins. It contains the following themes in order of appearance in the image: Marine, Nimbus,
Free SB Mellotron Live Pack Bundle 3
The Mellotron bundle 3 consists of 5 Ableton Live Packs. Each contains a Simpler preset and 4 macro-mapped Instrument Racks, with notes individually sampled.
Max for Live
Macro Map Anything in the Live Set with Ableton’s Shaper
We’re going to use Ableton’s Shaper (or LFO) to give us the possibility to macro map any parameter in the whole Live Set within a rack, or actually even up to 8 parameters all to one macro.
More Expressive Push: Free Push 2 Pedal Expression by Max for Cats
Push 2 Pedal Expression was created by Ableton developer Ralf Suckow. It allows you to calibrate one or two passive analog expression pedals plugged into Push 2, and use various MIDI control changes to control parameters in your Live Set.
3 Free & Creative Step Sequencers – With a Little Help from Max for Live
This time within the With a Little Help from Max for Live video series I have found three quite unique and cool Max for Live
Add Spookiness with Bones by Max for Cats – With a Little Help from Max for Live
Halloween is just around the corner and Max for Cats has created the perfect freebie for you to create eerie sounds. Bones is a Max
Music Production Tips
5 Arpeggiator Tricks for Drums & Percussion
In this video tutorial I’m going to show you five tricks on how you can use the arpeggiator for drums and percussion. At the same time we’re going to look at the often underused features of the MIDI effect in to achieve more depth for our drum arpeggios.
All Music Production Tips in One Place
Here you will find all the articles from the category Music Production Tips linked and briefly summarised for your convenience. I hope you’ll find it
A Good Mix Starts With The Arrangement
If a song or track is well arranged, mixing will be a lot easier. I’ve gotten a lot of tracks to mix over the years
Tasks To Do When Feeling Uninspired
We’ve all been there. Sometimes we just don’t feel very creative. The thing is we’re not robots. It’s simply part of being human. Don’t beat
News
Drift Live Pack – Freebie & Premium Versions Out Now
Over the last month or so I’ve carefully designed lots of presets for the new Drift synth included in Live 11.3. The result is a
Ableton Push 3 Review – What It Did & Didn’t Get
Ableton users have been waiting and speculating about it forever, and it’s been a long time since the last version. Now it’s finally here. Push
SynthieCat by Max for Cats Out Now & New Website Live
SynthieCat by Max for Cats was inspired by the EMS Synthi A model, an amazing synth released in 1971 with three oscillators and a unique patch system. The Max for Live Pack is available for Live 11 Suite.
Your Fave Posts in 2022 & A Sneak Peek into 2023
2022 is almost over. People here are already setting off some firework crackers. So let’s first have a look at what your favourite posts here
Apps, Controllers & Plugins
Control Surface Studio by Remotify: Make Your Own Control Surfaces for Ableton Live 9-11
So far you could use the freemium web app by Remotify to create MIDI remote scripts aka Control Surfaces for Ableton Live 9 and 10.
Reveal: Ableton Live Touchscreen Control for Windows
I often get complains when I post about anything that is only for Mac users. Reveal, a touch app designed to efficiently control Ableton Live,
Loop4Live: MIDI Foot Controller for Live Looping in Ableton Live
Loop4Live is a MIDI foot controller dedicated to Ableton Live developed by computer engineer and guitarist Aurélien Benoit, particularly created for any instrumentalist looking to
Mixed in Key – Key Detection Software Now as a Plugin
Particularly if you’re DJing with Ableton Live or other software you might know or even use Mixed in Key already. The key detection software is
