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Today we’re joined by a guest educator to DJTT, Stranjah – who’s hosting a live drum and bass/jungle production class starting next week. In this video, he shares a clever plugin that he uses for both production and live performance purposes. The plugin is called Shaperbox 2 (by Cableguys), and to some, it might feel […]
Today we’re joined by a guest educator to DJTT, Stranjah – who’s hosting a live drum and bass/jungle production class starting next week. In this video, he shares a clever plugin that he uses for both production and live performance purposes. The plugin is called Shaperbox 2 (by Cableguys), and to some, it might feel […]
With the pandemic lockdown leaving artists confined to their home spaces rather than their mainstay nightclubs and festivals, we’re exploring our traditional How I Play videos in a new light: the ways in which artists are performing live sets at home. This week, we sat down with LA-based DJ and Producer SHADED. With releases on […]
With the pandemic lockdown leaving artists confined to their home spaces rather than their mainstay nightclubs and festivals, we’re exploring our traditional How I Play videos in a new light: the ways in which artists are performing live sets at home. This week, we sat down with LA-based DJ and Producer SHADED. With releases on […]
Ever wondered which of Ableton Live‘s Audio Effects is best for adding distortion, grit and presence? Thanks to a variety of different distortion effects, Live can be used to sculpt all sorts of instruments. Saturator, Dynamic Tube, Amp, Cabinet Overdrive, Pedal, Glue Compressor, Auto Filter, Redux and Vinyl Distortion all get the tutorial treatment from […]
Ableton Live is endowed with a host of powerful audio effects that can add flair and nuance to your audio. In our new Ableton Live Tutorials video, MT Expert Liam O’Mullane breaks down Live’s Chorus, Flanger and Phaser. Learn as he explains the mechanics behind each one and shows how each parameter affects the sound. […]
Audio effects are a key part of Ableton Live, no matter what you’re doing with it, and Live 10 especially boasts some fantastic in-built effects. Sure, eventually you’re bound to reach for some third-party plug-ins to flesh out your library – no DAW does it all. But it’s worth embracing any DAW’s own effects and […]
Adding space and presence to your instruments and recordings can make your track more exciting and immersive – but which reverb is best suited to the job? Ableton Live 10 comes with its own reverb unit, and Max for Live users can take advantage of the Convolution Reverb Pro plug-in. In this Ableton Live Tutorial […]
After giving us an overview of EQ in Ableton Live 10, Liam O’Mullane explains the power of the simple EQ Three device, based on a classic DJ mixer. In this video, learn how to create colour within your mix, how DJs can use it to move from one track to the next, and also how producers […]
The sound of a voice can add a human touch to any composition, whether it’s a melodious vocal performance with lyrics or a few carefully selected spoken words. It’s all too tempting to turn to sampling and borrowed a capellas to conjure that kind of warm and personal ambience but you shouldn’t rule out recording […]