Oblique Strategies No. 13
Use field recordings as drum hits.
Prompts or constraints to foster creativity.
September 1, 2014
Use field recordings as drum hits.
Prompts or constraints to foster creativity.
New Ableton Live skins anyone? These five new skins are all based on various neutral dark greys, each one with sprinkles of colour. My current favourite of them is ‘turquoise’. The skins are optimised for Live 9, but will work
Want to widen a sound? Drop in the Max for Live audio effect Stereo Imager. It works out of the box, but has some nifty extra features, too.
Learn the differences between Global, Clip, and Record Quantisation in Ableton Live and what each one affects in detail.
Architect is a Max for Live envelope generator for the creation of complex automation curves in Ableton Live. The envelope can be mapped to any parameter and triggered via MIDI (Standard) or manually.
Megaloop is a Max for Live MIDI effect made for mashing up clips in Live’s Session View. It features 8 different sequences each with their own set of parameters, as well as clip gain and transposition control for each targeted
Learn how to route audio from other software like YouTube into Ableton Live on Mac with this step-by-step tutorial for seamless audio integration.
TapeStop does exactly what the name promises. It’s a Max for Live tape stop effect. You can set up and down time separately. Either in time or in beats. Then hit the TapeStop button (even repeatedly – try it, it’s
Embrace accidents and mistakes.
Prompts or constraints to foster creativity.
Generally, the freebies on Sonic Bloom are made by me. This time though I’ve got a great free Live Pack from Animus Invidious a.k.a. PerforModule for you. “eVokalization” contains one melodic multi-synth Instrument Rack and one beatbox Drum Rack made
jo.PitchShift is a pitch shifter, which is based on the Max internal gizmo object. You can change the pitch of any audio signal within a range of four octaves in either mono (less CPU) or stereo.
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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.
