Strike a Chord: Making Melodic Progressions with Feeling
Learn how to make interesting chords and progressions in Live, plus download some tools to help you.
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Ira Glass and Viral Creativity
Feel like the music you make never matches up to the music you like? Don't despair - get inspired by a video featuring insightful and encouraging words on ambition, from Ira Glass.
Free Stuff Friday: Bass and Kick Racks, Vintage FM Multisamples, and Pitch Shifting
Download free Racks for making FM kick and sub bass, classic multisampled FM patches, and a Max for Live pitch shifter.
Play Vivid Vibes and Marimba in Live
Get the authentic sound of the marimba and vibraphone in this new, beautifully multisampled Pack from Soniccouture.
Erin Barra’s Beats by Girlz
Inspired by her own experiences as a female beat maker, Erin Barra started Beatz by Girls - a curriculum designed specifically for aspiring female electronic musicians.
MIDI Master: Tips & Tricks for MIDI in Live
Manipulate your MIDI sequences like a pro using Live’s MIDI effects and Clip editing features - tutorials from Paul Laski and Dubspot.
Jan Nemecek: Persist To Advance
Serbian sound artist Jan Nemeček talks staying experimental in a small scene and getting interesting results from simple effects.
Off the Grid: Mad Zach Makes Deep House with Push and Live
Make a deep house groove with a funky, off-the-grid swing. Musician Mad Zach demonstrates how, using Push and Live.
Keychee on Push: Performance meets Composition
Watch Keychee create a beat on Push in real time, performing expressively while simultaneously laying down Clips.
Time to X: Audio in the Fourth Dimension
David Hochgatterer explains how his Time to X installation unites sound, time and space with a 96-channel speaker array.
Into the Abyss: Make Ambient Drones in Live
Make ambient drones in Live using synthesis and sampling, plus listen to drone music from La Monte Young/Marian Zazeela and Tim Hecker.
It’s Epic: Cinematic Percussion from Sample Logic Rhythomatix
Listen to the sounds of Sample Logic Rhythomatix, and build up your epic percussion parts for cinematic, industrial, or hip hop tracks.
Paris to San José: Certified Trainer Sylvain Garcia Tours and Teaches International
Watch a documentary about Certified Trainer Sylvain Garcia’s workshop series at DJLAB Costa Rica, plus reflections on playing the FIA music and arts festival.
Next Brazil: New Music in Rio and São Paulo
The cutting edge of Brazil’s electronic musicians: profiling Carrot Green, 40% Foda / Maneirissimo, and Gaturamo.
Free Stuff Friday: Dub Delay, Smooth Tempo Transitions, and Instant Glitch
Download a free dub effects rack, tempo automator for Max for Live, and a VST/AU plug-in for glitching up audio.
Rondenion: Hiding in Plain Sight
Japanese electronic musical chameleon on sampling, saxophone, and how J-Pop and 808 State shaped his musical outlook.
Dudu Marote: Cultural Cannibal
Dudu Marote has shaped Brazilian music for two decades. We talk with him about the milestones in his career and the production techniques that inspire him.
Anton Maskeliade: Gesture Wizard
Turning his gestures into audio and visual cues, Anton Maskeliade literally puts his body into his performances. Watch Anton perform, and learn more about his use of the LEAP Motion controller.