Made in Ableton Live: K. Hart
Learn how to create a glitchy, future garage-inspired track with K. Hart using Live's generative, granular, and spectral tools.
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Loscil: Visualizing Lake Fire
Canadian ambient veteran Loscil expounds on the environmental, sonic and visual inspiration for his latest album Lake Fire. He also shares the custom Max for Live devices he uses to play and process visuals in his live performances.
Spill Tab: Playing Musical Chairs
LA-based, Korean-French singer-songwriter and producer Spill Tab on her musical childhood, ups and downs with major labels, learning Ableton, and producing her debut album ANGIE. Plus, she shares a few of her custom Operator and Wavetable presets.
Purelink: Maintaining The Bliss
Named after Ableton’s Link feature, ambient electronica rising stars Purelink share a free downloadable Live Set of a new exclusive track. Plus, they discuss the trio’s origin and development leading up to the release of their highly praised new album Faith.
Rival Consoles: Making Landscape from Memory
Check out our Rival Consoles documentary and learn how the renowned Erased Tapes artist recovered from burn-out to make his latest album Landscape from Memory. Plus, watch a complete Ableton Live breakdown of his track "Known Shape" as well as exclusive video from a recent live performance.
The Big Playback: Meet The Specialists Behind Your Favorite Live Shows
A look into the semi-clandestine work of live playback specialists. We talk to the specialists who work for the Pet Shop Boys, Chappell Roan, The Chemical Brothers, Tainy and many others about the special combination of skills required behind the scenes for professional performances to go off without a hitch.
Watch Buci’s Live Performance Combining Push 3 and a Chinese Erhu
Watch as producer Buci lays down a genre-bending beat using Push 3 alongside a traditional Chinese erhu in this captivating live performance.
Lullahush: Irish Trad Rewired
We talked to Ivor Novello Rising Star-nominee Daniel McIntyre about his Lullahush project which fuses Irish folk tradition with provocative contemporary electronic production to offer a compelling vision for how Irish music can be modernised without being diminished. Plus, he shares a free download of loops and samples from his latest album.
Music for the Sea: Coco Francavilla’s Re-Oceaning Journey
To mark World Oceans Day 2025, Coco Francavilla shares how music can reconnect us with the sea, and help protect it for future generations.
Lechuga Zafiro: A Story Behind Every Sound
Uruguay-born, Barcelona-based producer Lechuga Zafiro reflects on years spent gathering field recordings and absorbing rhythms from across Latin America in order to compose his acclaimed and truly unique take on techno. He also shares a free custom-made Drum Rack of idiosyncratic yet very punchy percussion sounds.
quickly, quickly: Balancing The Raw and The Refined
quickly, quickly aka Graham Johnson talks about his evolution from lofi beats producer to indie-electronic singer-songwriter on his latest album “I Heard That Noise”. He shares his intrepid approach to radically revising his productions in Ableton and offers a selection of rhythm and melody loops to download for free.
Raffertie: From The Conservatory to The Substance
London-based producer Raffertie reflects on his path from studying classical composition to his hyper-effective soundtrack to the hit horror film The Substance and shares insights into his Ableton production techniques and the process of movie scoring.
TOKiMONSTA: Sprouting New Roots
TOKiMONSTA details the making of her new album, her favorite sampling techniques, building a career and staying current. Plus, she shares a free download of loops and sounds from her studio.
Made in Ableton Live: Kabuki
Learn about Max patching with a look into Kabuki’s free Max for Live device – then download it to try out in your own music.
Bathe: Inside The Inside Voice(s)
Brooklyn-based duo Bathe talk about the evolution of their sound, the nature of collaboration, the murky definition of R&B and more. Plus, they share the Live Set of the instrumental version of their track “Avalon” as a free download.
Is Overthinking a Barrier to Creativity? Embracing Flow in Music Making
Artists Nadia Struiwigh, DJ Mell G, and Ableton’s Johannes Russ discuss strategies for unlocking creative flow and explore how these ideas played a pivotal role in shaping products like Ableton Move.
Brendon Moeller: Life Begins at 170
Veteran producer Brendon Moeller on how working in 170 BPM freed his creativity to go beyond his previous dub techno and drum & bass work. Plus he shares a free sample pack of loops, one shots, atmospheres, bass lines and more.
Rachel K. Collier: Simplifying Creativity with Novation’s Launchkey MK4 and Ableton Live Lite
Discover Rachel K. Collier’s approach to streamlined music making with Novation’s Launchkey MK4 & Ableton Live Lite.