Artists Addison Groove's Favorite Music Software Tony Williams aka Addison Groove has been busy since we last checked in with him, releasing a full-length debut for Modeselektor's 50 Weapons label (also home to Phon.o), and touring constantly. Tony recently shared some choice opinions on his favorite music software with Computer Music magazine, and had this to ...
Two-Minute Tips from AfroDJMac AfroDJMac has become a legend in the Ableton community for his excellent series of free weekly Live Racks. For quick fix of his quirky and helpful skills, check out his series of two-minute tips, brief tutorial videos to help you approach Live in different ways. For the latest video, here's ...
Bitcrushing in Max for Live - New MacProVideo Tutorial While Max for Live may look daunting at first, it's actually surprisingly easy to get going on your own custom effects. In a new tutorial, MacProVideo's Rishabh Rajan shows how to make a modulated bit crushing effect with Max for Live, using the degrade~ object in Max. In the end, ...
Using the SSL Nucleus with Live - Video Tutorial We've previously covered Solid State Logic's Nucleus control console, which comes with a custom Ableton Live template. With this video, you can learn more about the template, how how to set up the Nucleus with Live:
Artists Phon.o: Black Boulder On his latest album, Black Boulder, Berlin-based producer and DJ Carsten Aermes aka Phon.o explores the vast terrain between post-dubstep, bass music, 2-step and deep house. In this interview he reveals interesting production details and provides a complementary Live Pack that includes many of the sounds used on the record. ...
Downloads Chord Selector Rack from Danny J Lewis Ableton Live's Chord device is great for getting chords from one note. With a new free MIDI Effects Rack, Point Blank instructor Danny J Lewis has made things even more immediate. Using the Chord Selector Rack, you can cycle through different chords, all mapped to a macro knob. Open the ...
Tutorials Complete Control - Loudon Stearns on Max for Live Devices and Modulation For the past few weeks, Berklee Professor Loudon Stearns has shared a series of videos reviewing some of his favorite features of Ableton Live. In the final installment, he looks at Max for Live, and demonstrates how to easily set up complex modulation routings using the API devices (such at ...
Make Moombahton in Live - New Tutorial from MacProVideo Moombahton, the electro-house/reggaeton hybrid, is known for its hard-hitting low end and sliding synths. MacProVideo's Gary Hiebner dissects it core components for a step-by-step tutorial on how to make your own Moombahton beats. Hear samples and chek out the tutorial at MacProVideoIf you're looking to get into Live for the ...
MFX1 - Master Effects Racks from Aurex You might know Aurex from his fantastic sequencers for Live. With his latest release, he offers a series of Effects Racks for enhancing, warping, or straight-up demolishing your sounds. From noise sweeps to one-button dub delays, there's a lot to choose from here. Check out this preview video: Get the ...
New Template Sets and Tutorials from Certified Trainer Tom Cosm If you've ever spent time looking up tips and tricks for Ableton Live on YouTube, then you've likely run into Ableton Certified Trainer Tom Cosm. Recently, he started a new monthly series of free template sets to get you on your way in a particular genre. First up - Psy ...
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Tutorials Live Racks with Loudon Stearns In the fourth installation of the video series from Berkleemusic instructor Loudon Stearns, Loudon examines Ableton Live Racks. Loudon gives an overview of the four types of Live racks, and shows how Racks provide modularity and parallelism to your Live set. For more on learning Ableton Live online from Berklee, ...
Radio Slave for Live - New Partner Instrument Radio Slave is an international-renowned talent, a producer and DJ known for his deep, dark grooves that are his signature wherever he plays. Sample Magic's Radio Slave for Live brings his sounds to you, in a set of loops, kits and one-shots designed to work easily in Ableton Live. All ...
Dirty Up Your Sound with 33 Free Racks from Detunized Quirky sample wizards Detunized have released a new free Live Pack, Nasty Racks, featuring 33 Effects Racks to push the boundaries with your sounds in Live. As the description from Detunized says - use Nasty Racks, but remember to lower the volume! Download Nasty Racks from Detunized
Downloads Point Blank Tutorial and Custom Effects Rack for Stereo Spaces A good stereo mix can make the difference between a track that's too narrow and cluttered, and one that immerses the listener. In this new tutorial, Point Blank instructor Danny J Lewis demonstrates how to make an effects rack in Live to enhance the stereo width of a track: Download ...
Producing with Jaytech: In-Depth Video Session from Pyramind There are many steps to getting a track to where you want it - you need to right little sounds to fill it out, decent mixing and mastering, and a good flow. In this video, from a recent 3-hour livestream with online learning center Pyramind, producer Jaytech finesses one of ...