Use the Utility Effect for Better Mixing in Ableton Live
Instead of automating the track volume, you can use Ableton Live’s Utility effect. So volume is freed up for mixing.
October 24, 2013
Instead of automating the track volume, you can use Ableton Live’s Utility effect. So volume is freed up for mixing.
As promised, new week – new Fairlight CMI Live Pack. This second one contains 63 Simpler presets full of guitar and bass sounds from an original Fairlight CMI IIx compiled in four Live Sets for Live 9.
The first Fairlight CMI Live Pack includes 42 free Simpler presets of keyboards and pianos across three Live Sets for Ableton Live 9 and up.
At least in the northern hemisphere, the cold season is coming closer and closer. A great time to start a new indoors project. Like learning how to programme Push with Max for Live. The folks at Cycling ’74 have started
Sound Chopper is an application built in Max/MSP and for Mac OS X by sound designer Matteo Cerquone. It allows you to manipulate and transform pre-recorded sound through its many sound effects such as pitch shifter, reverb, delay and looper
A lot of people use Ableton Live for DJing. If you also have Max for Live, you can now use “Pseudo Scratch” to simulate scratching. It was created by Akihiko Matsumoto, who has more interesting Max for Live devices available
This fourth and last tutorial in my mini series on how to use LiveControl 2 deals with the Modulate Layout that most seem to find tricky to fully figure out. The video shows you all its features and functions.
Spektro String, a lovely Max for Live string synth, is based on the Karplus-Strong string synthesis method. Depending on the settings it can sound like bowed, plucked or twanged strings.
This week’s free Live Pack is made out of recordings of me singing “aah” an octave apart. The three fully mapped Instrument Racks for Live 9 can achieve sounds from ethereal choir to synth-style.
Ever wanted to transpose all clips in one scene on the fly? The Max for Live MIDI effect Scene Transposer makes it possible.
As everything, also every Digital Audio Workstation since their first occurrence has their strengths and weaknesses. And because we don’t want to be slaves to our audio equipment and use mostly just the strengths of each of them, sometimes we
The “Tone Row Generator” Max for Live MIDI effect by Nils Nordmann generates random notes in different scales and tempi by combining composition techniques of Arnold Schoenberg and John Cage. The generative tool can be used well for interesting melodic
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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.
