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: Natural Rhythms “For me, it’s not so much where it comes from but how you harness what you have,” says Dauwd Al Hilali. As Dauwd, the British producer makes music out of such seemingly disparate sources as old jazz records and field recordings from nature, among others. “Even something as flat sounding ...
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 - ...
Remix Bingo Players and Win; Prizes from Ableton, Beatport & More Bingo Players' aptly named "Rattle" (listen here) is already a banger - now it's your chance. Download the stems from free from Beatport, then submit your remix for the chance to win prizes including Ableton Suite 8, free courses from Pyntago and Dubspot, release on Bingo Players' label, Hysteria, and ...
Optimize Your Live Set's Timing Display - New Tip from AbletonOp When you perform live, it's important to optimize your Ableton Live Set so that it works well with your controller. You might also want to have timing cues available. In this tutorial video, AbletonOp's Kendall Clark looks at how to get a minute:second timing display in a Live Set: Read ...
Wired Profiles Hobotech - All About Beans and Beats You might know Ableton Artist Jon Margulies for his year of Live tips, or for the editions of Ableton Live Power that he's authored. Under his Hobotech moniker, Jon has embraced an unlikely fusion of "dirty electro gospel and glitched-out whomp crashing into Delta blues". Wired.com's Underwire blog recently profiled ...
More Free Racks from AfroDJMac Ableton Artist AfroDJMac has been releasing free weekly Ableton Live Racks for a while now - he's now up to an incredible 43 of them! Take a look at this week's Rack, the creatively and descriptively named "Shaky Muted Dirty Trumpet": For more info, check out AfroDJMac's website, which feature ...
Make Generative Music with Live's MIDI Effects - Tutorial and Live Set from MacProVideo Despite what you hear coming from this Live Set, there's only one note, repeated at a regular interval, in one MIDI clip, which triggers everything. How does this happen? That's the focus of a new tutorial from MacProVideo's Gary Hiebner, which looks at using Ableton Live's MIDI Effects to create ...
Tutorials Better Bass with Analog - Two New Tutorials from Point Blank Ableton Analog is a virtual analog synthesizer which models the physical characteristics of real analog circuitry. It's a versatile synth, and, as these two new tutorials from Point Blank show, it's excellent for making bass sounds. First, Danny J Lewis makes a classic Chicago House bass sound using substractive synthesis ...
Tutorials Turn a Broken Piano into an Instrument with Sampler When Ableton Certified Trainer Amit Segall broke a string on his piano, he found himself with an out of tune instrument that was perfect for multisampling. In this video, Amit shows how he took samples of his unique piano and made an instrument using Ableton Sampler: Download the finished instrument ...
Clip Launching and Follow Actions - New Tutorial from DJ Tech Tools You're probably familiar with how to trigger Clips in Ableton Live's Session View. Look a little deeper, however, and you can customize how and when Clips play, using Follow Actions. In this video, DJ Tech Tools' Chris Cartledge demonstrates how to get the most out of Follow Actions for a ...
Artists Angélica Negrón: Toys Noise From classical piano to experimental pop, Angélica Negrón wears a number of musical hats. We recently spoke to her about her music, and how Ableton Live is involved - from scoring to sampling to unpredictable new performance styles.
Learn to the Rhythm: Pat Cupo on Rhythmic Devices You know a good beat when you hear it - sometimes things sounds like they should be off, but it all clicks. What you're hearing are different rhythms devices - polyrhythm, syncopation, and others. In this tutorial, Dubspot instructor Patrick Cupo looks at 8 common rhythm devices, and demonstrates them ...
