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 yourself up about it or it might turn into a creative rut (here are some
Beyond the One Bar Loop
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
Beyond the One Bar Loop: Automation (Part 4)
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
Beyond the One Bar Loop: Modulation (Part 3)
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
Beyond the One Bar Loop: Warping (Part 2)
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
Beyond the One Bar Loop: the Sample Box (Part 1)
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
Ableton Live 10 Tutorial: Exporting Audio
Since there are two views in Ableton Live, you can export audio from both the Session and Arrangement View, or even a combination of both. This is why it can be confusing at first and you might end up with unexpected
Resampling: Different Methods in Ableton Live
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,
Ableton Live Turns 15 Today & Free Generative Ableton Live Pack
Exactly 15 years ago to this day, Ableton Live 1 was released - on October 30, 2001. The Session View with the grid layout for clips and scenes was a fundamental change in the approach to working with music. As
Gain Staging in Ableton Live Done Right
Have you ever noticed that a sound is different when you run it through effects at a high or low level? That’s one of the reasons why gain staging is so crucial. However, 80% of the time I’m mixing someone else’s work,