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Ableton Live isn’t new anymore and it develops slowly (a good thing, because this keeps it stable and reliable), but there are new users jumping aboard the Ableton train all the time. Live’s most distinctive features are the Session View – where we jam and experiment – and warping, which provides easy time-stretching and looping […]
Envision Sound is set to launch a Kickstarter campaign for Strata next month. The feature-rich controller, which is a companion to Ableton Live, was first announced two years ago. Strata is touted to offer “a new way to play in Ableton Live”. And judging by the device’s raft of knobs and buttons, it could very […]
For a long time it seemed like guitarists were resisting using computers, and it’s actually quite easy to understand why. However, a new generation of guitarists are far more comfortable with software, computers and mobile devices, so there’s no excuse for anyone to be a tech hold-out any longer. Ableton Live has always versatile, and […]
Point Blank has hosted DJ and electronic producer GRiZ for a tutorial on how to fit live instrumentation into DJ sets. The artist, who’s collaborated with Snoop Dogg, also revealed his methods for processing live sounds and gave suggestions on how to jam along to beats on stage. The video opens with, GRiZ – aka […]
If you’re a music producer, sometimes you want to be able to crank out ideas quickly in your DAW. For beginner producers, aside from scrolling through and loading device presets, it can be intimidating to make your own instruments from scratch. In this video, producer Peaks of Valleys does some really great speedy sound design […]
If you’re a music producer, sometimes you want to be able to crank out ideas quickly in your DAW. For beginner producers, aside from scrolling through and loading device presets, it can be intimidating to make your own instruments from scratch. In this video, producer Peaks of Valleys does some really great speedy sound design […]
The good old MIDI keyboard might seem a tad redundant when we have so many high-tech ways to control Live, but it can still be one of our best friends. Unlike Push, for example, a keyboard simply works with any music software on your computer – and maybe with iOS and Android devices, too. If […]
If the concept of automation is new to you, it basically refers to the way that you can record the movements of controls – such as faders on a mixer, or the frequency and resonance knobs on a synthesizer – and edit them and replay them afterwards. This principle has revolutionised music production, enabling us […]
Who mixes in mono any more? Well, virtually no one, and in most cases you don’t want to end up with a mono final mix. But if you start mixing with all channels panned to center, it’s easier to hear which tracks conflict with each other; you might not notice these problems if the tracks […]
You can cut your original productions into chunks and play everything back as loops – but why not take it a little further for some of the parts and resample a few notes, so you can play them back live? Follow our step-by-step guide to get a better handle on your live arrangements. Sampling technique […]