Here’s an interesting Max for Live audio effect that makes use of sidechaining in a clever way. AM Bird uses the sidebands from amplitude/ring modulation to harmonise with any signal via pitch tracking. It can create rich harmonics for any
Scrap what’s necessary. No attachment.
Prompts or constraints to foster creativity.
Ages ago I recorded all kinds of noises that can be produced with a Coke bottle. The most interesting sounds are now available in a Drum Rack as a free Live Pack. The Coke Live Pack is made in and
Now that Live 9.2 is out and Ableton Push sports a new 64 pad layout, people are already asking what the fastest way is to combine Drum Racks to have all the pads filled. I’ve been trying out different ways
One typical rookie mistake of aspiring music producers is that they try to make everything sound equally loud and on top of it forget to use the panning to their advantage. This will ultimately mean that their productions will sound
Recently, someone asked about a crossfader that could be automated in clips and used for several submixes independently. Christian Kleine a.k.a. Max for Cats quickly whipped up the code and I took care of the interface. We thought this might
Simple Simon Sampler is a Max for Live MIDI instrument that allows for a sample to be sliced into 8 pieces that can be triggered via MIDI at various speeds forwards or reversed. There’s also a button to randomise everything.
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Prompts or constraints to foster creativity.
SESDevices, the programmer of the Max for Live effect Crap Cassette, put it so well, let me just quote: “Emulating the sound of a good old C90 playing back on a less than perfect deck, Crap Cassette attempts to take
This tutorial is a tip for everyone who doesn’t have Sampler, but would like to create their own multisample MIDI instruments in Ableton. It’s a simple, but effective workaround I used myself for years.
This Max for Live effect isn’t brand new, but certainly worth mentioning. One thing you can easily do on drum machines, but not so much natively in Live is tuning individual drum sounds on the fly. This is where Keypitcher
One of the things that is vitally important in music production is the ability to edit. To discard anything that doesn’t improve the song or track, regardless of how long you’ve spent on the part. The sounds or ideas might
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Features 28 powerful mid/side audio effect racks for Ableton Live 12.2, each with 10 variations. From precise control in mixing to instantly giving more interest to basic sounds.
