Special Presention - Prof. Robert Henke on "Software for Musicians" at London IET In 2012, it’s easy to take the possibilities of computer music for granted. With capabilities and processor limitations increasingly less of a question, the new frontier is in building tools that work well for making art. Professor Robert Henke, known for his music as Monolake and for his seminal role ...
Tutorials Hi-Quality EQ and Chaining Return Tracks - New Tutorials from Thavius Beck Sends and returns are pretty basic in Live - you set the level for a MIDI or Audio Track to send, and that effects how much goes through the corresponding return track. In part 3 of his series, "Did You Know", Ableton Certified Trainer and Dubspot Instructor Thavius Beck looks ...
Draw Custom Control Curves with Mapulator - Free Max for Live Device from DJ Tech Tools You're probably familiar with changing control values in real time in Live, as well as sequencing them with envelopes and automation editing. Mapulator, a new free Max for Live device from DJ Tech Tools contributor BentoSan, is a hybrid of these two methods. Set a custom control mapping (similar to ...
Deep House Chord Generator - New Tutorial and Free Rack from Ski Oakenfull Point Blank instructor Ski Oakenful is back with a tutorial on deep house chords in the style of Jimpster. Check out a video demonstrating the construction of Ski's new deep house arpeggiated chord rack: Get the Rack for free from Ski's website (requires Live 8 and Analog or Suite 8).
The Perfect Kick - Layering Tutorial from Quantize Courses For such a fundamental element of a track, a kick drum sound can be difficult to get just right. In this tutorial, Ableton Certified Trainer Keith Mills looks at how to layer kicks by treating samples at three different frequencies - resulting in just the right sound:
Explore New Scales - 40 Free Presets Ableton Live's Scale device restricts all MIDI notes to a defined scale - it's a great way to ensure that what you're playing is always in line with what you'd like. You can also use Scale to explore new scale sets, including ones you may not have experienced before. Tobi ...
More Info on ProjectSAM Orchestral Ensemble Essentials We've been pleased to see such a positive reaction since the release of our latest Partner Instrument, ProjectSAM Orchestral Ensemble Essentials (OEE). We'd like to address some questions we've received about the differences between OEE and the Ableton Orchestrial Instrument Collection (OIC). Please see the following comparisons: OEE and OIC ...
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 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 ...
Artists Robot Koch: Beats in the Details In our new video profile, Robot Koch demonstrates the many individual tweaks in Live that make up his distinctive grooves.
