Ghost in the Machine: Ryo Fujimoto on Dommune
Playing live with a laptop needn’t be a boring process. Ryo Fujimoto’s Dommune performance shows how fluid the flow between human and machine can be.
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Dieter Doepfer: Completing the Circuit
Eurorack founding father Dieter Doepfer talks about his beginnings, the state of modular synthesis today and perspectives for the future.
Fabian Russ: Electrifying the Classics with Circular Sound
German composer Fabian Russ uses Simpler to reinterpret classics from Bach to Haydn, and composes multi-channel works with the likes of Midori Seiler and Albrecht Mayer.
Jimmy Edgar: Working the System
Jimmy Edgar makes music with modular synthesisers: airtight techno funk, and not just abstract experimentation. Here’s how.
Mayur Narvekar Talks Tabla, Tradition and Live
Indian traditional music is one of the oldest forms of organized sound in world history. Mayur Narvekar is taking it into the 21st century with Live.
Keith Fullerton Whitman: Navigating the Modular Maze
Learning modular synthesis is a challenging task. We spoke to Keith Fullerton Whitman to shed some light on the realities of going modular.
Download a Live Set from Laidback Luke
Laidback Luke offers a free Live Set of “Stepping To The Beat” plus rare insight into his mixdown and composition techniques.
Input/Output: Afrikan Sciences
Forward-thinking producer Afrikan Sciences talks about going off the quantization grid in Ableton Live and Push to produce his latest album Circuitous.
Controlling Live with Oculus Rift’s Virtual Reality
Virtual reality has moved beyond science fiction and into music composition. Byron Mallet takes us through Pensato, his hands-free Live controller.
Seekae: Beating the Worry
Seekae & Cliques member George Nicholas talks about Push, his favourite techniques & the pressures of being in a band on a stellar ascent.
Videos of 2014: Five of our Favorites
2014 Video Features: five videos which stuck out this year, from Minilogue’s forest studio to a capellas at Yale University.
Artist Interviews of 2014: Five of our Favorites
2014: we pick the most illuminating, inspirational interviews of the year, featuring Archie Pelago, Quantic, Soundwalk Collective and David Rothenberg.
F.X.Randomiz: Stockhausen, Push and the Cybernetic Code
F.X.Randomiz explains how Live and Push helped him realize Stockhausen’s challenging cybernetic composition “Expo für 3”.
Download a Live Pack from Little People
We are all but Hunks Of Wood was a milestone for hip-tronica producer Little People; download the Ableton Live presets for your own productions.
James Holden: In a Modular Mind
James Holden discusses his love for modular synthesis, ways into the modular game and the plans behind his exciting new patch, the Group Humanizer.
Watch Baauer’s Documentary “Searching for Sound” and Download His Sample Pack for Free
Download a unique sample pack and watch a video documentary by Baauer.
Watch a Video from Santuri Safari Project
Watch a video about east African music project Santuri Safari
Input/Output: Glenn Kotche & Kronos Quartet
Download a complete Ableton Live Set of high quality string samples from the Kronos Quartet, courtesy of Wilco’s Glenn Kotche.