
Oblique Strategies No. 20
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The “ToyDream” Live Pack is made from the sound of an old toy piano. Three fully macro mapped Instrument Racks, two for dreamy soundscapes, one for arpeggiated parts. Made in and for Ableton Live 9 and up.
Simple Clip Chop is a Max for Live audio effect that allows you to change the start position of a clip. Select a clip in the Session View, then use a controller like the Launchpad to chop and skip through
You need to be able to quickly switch through the tracks in your Live Set, but your controller doesn’t have this feature? Have a look at Track Select, a free Max for Live effect that makes this very simple.
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If your music theory knowledge could do with some dusting off and freshening up, you could try Music Theory Helper. This Max for Live effect allows you to get some helpful tips directly in Ableton Live.
Part 5 of a mini series on Ableton Live’s Default Presets, focusing on audio to MIDI features: Drums, Harmony, and Melody for better workflow.
This time it’s about three Max for Live audio effects, all of them free. One ping-pong grain delay hybrid, one to make your sound more electric and one binaural stereo effect.
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Genstep16 is a very interesting kind of step sequencer. It has the ability to generate new arpeggio/melody patterns over time. Also adding variations in velocity and duration make the patterns seem very organic and human. Very inspiring!
Part 4 of a mini series on Ableton Live’s Default Presets focuses on slicing to MIDI presets to streamline and improve your workflow.
I’m very happy to host another of PerforModule‘s Live Packs. This free pack contains the sampled Japanese Koto from the Casio PX-300 Digital Piano. The ‘PMX-300 Freebie Koto’ Live Pack was made in and for Live 9.
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