Three Creative Tips for Live 12.2 – Roar, Meld and Auto Filter
Discover new sound design techniques in Live 12.2 with tutorials on Roar’s Dispersion filter, Meld’s Chord oscillator, and the new Auto Filter.
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Loscil: Visualizing Lake Fire
Canadian ambient veteran Loscil expounds on the environmental, sonic and visual inspiration for his latest album Lake Fire. He also shares the custom Max for Live devices he uses to play and process visuals in his live performances.
Spill Tab: Playing Musical Chairs
LA-based, Korean-French singer-songwriter and producer Spill Tab on her musical childhood, ups and downs with major labels, learning Ableton, and producing her debut album ANGIE. Plus, she shares a few of her custom Operator and Wavetable presets.
Purelink: Maintaining The Bliss
Named after Ableton’s Link feature, ambient electronica rising stars Purelink share a free downloadable Live Set of a new exclusive track. Plus, they discuss the trio’s origin and development leading up to the release of their highly praised new album Faith.
Rival Consoles: Making Landscape from Memory
Check out our Rival Consoles documentary and learn how the renowned Erased Tapes artist recovered from burn-out to make his latest album Landscape from Memory. Plus, watch a complete Ableton Live breakdown of his track "Known Shape" as well as exclusive video from a recent live performance.
The Big Playback: Meet The Specialists Behind Your Favorite Live Shows
A look into the semi-clandestine work of live playback specialists. We talk to the specialists who work for the Pet Shop Boys, Chappell Roan, The Chemical Brothers, Tainy and many others about the special combination of skills required behind the scenes for professional performances to go off without a hitch.
Watch Buci’s Live Performance Combining Push 3 and a Chinese Erhu
Watch as producer Buci lays down a genre-bending beat using Push 3 alongside a traditional Chinese erhu in this captivating live performance.
Lullahush: Irish Trad Rewired
We talked to Ivor Novello Rising Star-nominee Daniel McIntyre about his Lullahush project which fuses Irish folk tradition with provocative contemporary electronic production to offer a compelling vision for how Irish music can be modernised without being diminished. Plus, he shares a free download of loops and samples from his latest album.
Live 12.2 is Out Now – with Bounce to New Track, the All-New Auto Filter, Expressive Chords, and More
See what’s new in Live 12.2 – and what the update brings to Push and Move.
Music for the Sea: Coco Francavilla’s Re-Oceaning Journey
To mark World Oceans Day 2025, Coco Francavilla shares how music can reconnect us with the sea, and help protect it for future generations.
Ableton Live 12.2 is Coming on June 11
Live 12.2 lands in one week’s time. Get ready to make the most of the new features with three tutorials from ELPHNT and Attack Mag.
Get Up to Speed with Move 1.5 – Now in Public Beta
Learn about the new features, updates and improvements coming in Move 1.5 from Low Heat Beats, now in public beta and available to all existing Move users.
Lechuga Zafiro: A Story Behind Every Sound
Uruguay-born, Barcelona-based producer Lechuga Zafiro reflects on years spent gathering field recordings and absorbing rhythms from across Latin America in order to compose his acclaimed and truly unique take on techno. He also shares a free custom-made Drum Rack of idiosyncratic yet very punchy percussion sounds.
Chopping It Up: Make a Classic-Sounding Jungle Track with Drum Sampler
Learn how Side Brain uses Drum Sampler to create a thundering jungle tune using a free selection of classic breaks, pads, and vocals.
Push: A Beginner's Guide to Hardware Jamming
Learn how to use Push 3 to easily sync, sequence, and jam with your hardware synths and drum machines, even if you're a complete beginner.
Building a Funk-Flavored Beat with Ableton Move
Watch as producer and DJ MadD3E lays down an expressive and groove-laden beat using Ableton Move and a MIDI keyboard.
quickly, quickly: Balancing The Raw and The Refined
quickly, quickly aka Graham Johnson talks about his evolution from lofi beats producer to indie-electronic singer-songwriter on his latest album “I Heard That Noise”. He shares his intrepid approach to radically revising his productions in Ableton and offers a selection of rhythm and melody loops to download for free.
Exploring Roar's New Features in Live 12.2 with Ned Rush
Learn all about Roar’s new Delay routing mode, additional filter types, MIDI input and more.