In the world of music production, finding fresh and unique melodies can sometimes feel like searching for a needle in a haystack. In this article, we will explore how you can use Ableton Live’s MIDI effects to generate infinite melodies that can provide the creative spark for a new track when it’s lacking.
Generating music can be an amazing way to come up with new ideas when creativity doesn’t strike. It can also be a useful tool for those with no or very little music theory knowledge. In this first episode we’ll be looking at how to generate basslines.
Sometimes you might have used an audio file in multiple times in an arrangement in Ableton Live just to realise that the sound doesn’t quite fit anymore and you’d like to replace it. In this episode of the Ableton Live Insider Tips I show you a simple trick how you can swap out all of them at once.
In this video tutorial I’m going to show you five tricks on how you can use the arpeggiator for drums and percussion. At the same time we’re going to look at the often underused features of the MIDI effect in to achieve more depth for our drum arpeggios.
If you have a lot of folders added to Places in Ableton Live’s Browser, then it might become more difficult to spot what you’re looking for. So for this reason I’m sharing a trick on how to visually organise these folders better in this latest episode of the Ableton Insider Tips.
In this video tutorial I’ll show you fastest way to set or adjust the start and/or end markers of audio or MIDI clips, or the loop braces in clips or the Arrangement View.
We’re going to use Ableton’s Shaper (or LFO) to give us the possibility to macro map any parameter in the whole Live Set within a rack, or actually even up to 8 parameters all to one macro.
In this video tutorial I get into the details of the backup feature that was introduced in Live 10. This function is very useful for avoiding losing your work.
This video tutorial covers everything there is to know about Follow Actions in Ableton Live 11 and below. For clips and scenes, plus tips and tricks.
Yesterday, Ableton went public with the Live 11.3 beta version. So if you’re registered as a beta tester you can now download it and try out its new features and improvements. The biggest news is the new subtractive synthesizer called
In this video tutorial of the Ableton Live Quick Tips series we’re looking at the best workflow for renaming clips on the fly. It’s always good to keep things organised so if you open the Live Set after a week,
In this new episode of the Ableton Live Insider Tips, we’re going to look at where the files for Collections are stored, so you know what to back up or move to a another computer. Otherwise you might lose them
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