To turn MIDI into sound you need a MIDI instrument, because MIDI itself contains only data like note number, velocity and length, but no sound. This tutorial shows you step by step how you can record MIDI in Live 9.
I’m back with a new video in my series ‘Ableton Live Insider Tips’. This time I show you how you can convert a Simpler preset to a Sampler and vice versa.
Matthew Davidson, better known as Stretta, has created a suite of 10 Max for Live devices for Live 9 containing 3 audio and MIDI effects each as well 4 MIDI instruments. He calls them ‘Live 9 Inspiration Tools’.
A few days ago I came across this video on Create Digital Motion and thought I should share it here with you. It showcases brilliantly how huge the possibilities are with Ableton Live in conjunction with Max for Live.
Even though Ableton Live comes with a lot of MIDI remote scripts aka Control Surfaces, there will be times when you have to install one yourself. Some controllers require a special script to be installed and there are also a
Here’s another Live Pack I’ve created. It contains three Instrument Racks based on a kalimba sample. They’re all macro mapped, work in Live 8 as well as 9 and can be used for anything from pling plong melodies to mean
The combination of Ableton Live and Max for Live offers very interesting solutions for sound installations, e.g. triggered audio events. In this post, I’ll introduce you to two devices that allow you to time certain events making them both perfect
Here’s another video by Ableton featuring the use of their Push controller or instrument (or whatever you choose to call it ;D ). This tutorial focuses on recording and improvising with loops which most likely will be the general use
Eric Ameres, also known as Erasermice in the Max for Live community, has made a pretty detailed video tutorial on building a tempo synced Arpeggiator.
Now that the first units of Push are shipping Ableton have released a new video tutorial series called ‘Learn Push’. So far there are 6 videos explaining how to use Push in the studio. A lot of them can also
Here are 6 skins for Ableton Live that I’ve created for you to download for free. As you can see on the image below, there are some dark ones, suitable for live performances, as well as lighter ones. Enjoy!
K-Devices have released their newest Max for Live device. It’s called Shaper, it’s great for audio destruction, it’s for Live 9 only and it’s free until the end of March.
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