Repeating a simple one bar loop over and over isn’t very inspiring and can get boring rather quickly. Nevertheless, it can be a great starting point since it can easily be transformed into a myriad of variations or even changed
With this video we’re completing the Beyond the One Bar Loop series that shows you all the ways in which you can transform a short audio loop to achieve slight variations or totally new sounding material. In part 1 we looked
I’m back this week with another video in Beyond the One Bar Loop. The tutorial series aims to give you insight into all the possible ways in which you can create interesting variations to short audio clips with Ableton Live’s
My new video tutorial series Beyond the One Bar Loop explores ways in which you can take a short audio loop and use various features of Ableton Live to modify if, if you wish so much its source no longer is
A lot of beginners, also seasoned producers, are working with short audio loops. That doesn’t mean that a one or two bar loop has to be used as is. There are plenty of ways in which you can quickly create
After I’d published my article about the different resampling methods in Ableton Live, I was asked over and over if I could share some examples of how I use resampling creatively in my own music. It took me quite some
There are plenty of reasons why you might want to resample to audio in your music productions. Perhaps you’re working with CPU hungry plug-ins. Or you’d like to commit MIDI to audio to use audio specific features like warping, reversing,
Once you’ve finished a project, whether it’s one track, an EP or a full album, you should always make sure you will be able to access the files in the future. Not just within the next few months, but years
This article is the second and last part of a mini series about the order of audio effects in chains. Part One looks at the different types of audio effects as well as some recommendations for the usual order of these
In this two part series, we’re going to have a look at audio effects. First we go through the types of effects as well as best practises for the order in an effects chain, while in the second part, we’ll look at some
Creativity can be messy and chaotic. It’s often more important to quickly get ideas down when you’re in the flow than to keep things tidy. Yet, once you get to the mixing stage, keeping order in your Live Set helps
In electronic music these days, especially in techno and house, it’s very common to layer kicks. Personally, I hardly ever use this method and prefer getting the one bass drum I use to sound just right. Then again I don’t
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