Be a Part of Soniccouture's Choir Instrument and Win an Array Mbira Ableton Partner Instrument-maker Soniccouture wants you to participate in their next instrument. Send in a recorded note for the forthcoming "Crowd Choir" instrument, and you'll receive a free copy of it in multiple formats - including an Ableton Instrument Rack - when it ships. Additionally, sending in a recording enters ...
Tutorials The Super Knob: Multiple Effects with One Control - New Tutorial from Kill Paris While Ableton Live's effects are fun on their own, things get even more interesting when you combine and route them in Effect Racks. In this tutorial, Certified Trainer Kill Paris makes a powerful Rack he calls, "The Super Knob", in which the knob of the title (the only Macro control) ...
Vocal Processing in Live - New Dubspot Tutorial Live has many tools for processing vocals, including a flexible Vocoder and other built-in effects. In this video, Dubspot instructor Dan Freeman demonstrates the set up for recording and processing vocals in Live. Check it out: Learn more at the Dubspot blog
Classical instruments and resonance: Marvin Ayres' Sacred Spaces project Composer Marvin Ayres combines classical instruments with Ableton Live to explore reverberation and resonance in his Sacred Spaces project. The instruments are tuned to match the unique reverb of the room in which the performance takes place. Layering these instruments in Live, Ayres creates what he refers to as "harmonic ...
Put an Orchestra in Live with a New Partner Instrument We're pleased to introduced a new Partner Instrument, ProjectSAM Orchestral Ensemble Essentials. Gorgeously multisampled and custom-built for Ableton Live, OEE features a robust selection of string, brass and woodwind ensemble sounds - in addition to a selection of one-shot orchestral effects samples - that give you the power of an ...
New Section on Ableton.com: Library We’ve recently added a new section to our website, called the Library. The Library is sorted by category, and makes it easy to discover, browse and learn about all of Ableton’s Instruments, devices and sounds. Browse the Library
New Feature on Hecq - plus Free Live Pack Hecq deals in detailed sound, whether in his cinematic productions or his sophisticated sound design work; he recently gave us a look at how his incredible sounds come together. Once you've learned about Hecq's approach to finding and sculpting sounds, download a free Live Pack featuring some of his sounds ...
New Icarus Album Comes in 1,000 Unique Variations With digital media so easily and readily accessible from many different channels, it's hard to stand out when releasing a new album. Icarus have taken a trail-blazing approach for their new album, Fake Fish Distribution. Utilizing Max for Live, the duo used "generative and parametric software techniques" to create 1,000 ...
Artists Hecq: Precision And Power “I don't have a plan B” says Ben Lukas Boysen - nor does he seem to need one. With a series of well-regarded albums as Hecq on Hymen Records, plus a busy schedule producing music for a number of high-profile advertising, film and gaming clients, Hecq has firmly established himself ...
Turntables Transformed: Converting Disc Images to Sound The image of a turntable is iconic: a tone arm reads music from a spinning disc. But what if that disc is cut from a tree, or features geometric patterns rather than a vinyl groove? Two inspiring pieces use Ableton Live, along with other software, to translate these nontraditional discs ...
Recap: CTM Edition of CDR, Featuring Pole Calling its events "A Night of Ideas and Tracks in the Making", CDR has established itself as an institution for connecting aspiring producers to professionals, in celebration of the technical and creative tips that make an artist unique. Last night, Pole was present for a special Ableton co-sponsored edition of ...
Bend Between Notes with Glide in Analog - New Point Blank Tutorial Sometimes you want something smoother than just an abrupt transition between two notes. Using Analog, you can bend the pitches between notes using the "glide" parameter. In this new tutorial video, Point Blank instructor Danny J Lewis demonstrates how to set up glide, and different ways to apply it: Learn ...
Get Tape-style Sounds from Ping Pong Delay - New Tutorial from Thavius Beck You've probably used Ping Pong Delay before, but have you ever looked under the hood? Right-click on Ping Pong Delay and you can change the transition mode, which affects the behavior of the device when the delay time is changed. Using Repitch mode, you get similar sounds to vintage tape/analog ...
Artists Dauwd: Natürliche Rhythmen Mit Ableton Sampler zu arbeiten bedeutet für Dauwd, sich auf die Suche nach den inneren, natürlichen Rhythmen von Sounds zu begeben.
Sequence Effects with the Launchpad - Free Template With so many buttons available, the Launchpad makes a great physical tool for mashing out effect sequences - all you need is the right template. FxGrid, from Ableton Certified Trainer Yeuda Ben-Atar (aka SideBrain), definitely does the trick. Sequence effects - including Beat Repeat, Redux, Grain Delay and more - ...
