I really like this new Max 4 Live Device Spectrum Sampler. It’s great for breakdowns, into/outros or the basis for an entire track. I remember when it would take half a day to create glitch results like this. Mac or PC for 4 Euros.
“Spectrum Sampler is a Max for Live device which samples and holds spectral components of the incoming signal. It can create inharmonic resonances, artifacts, dusty noises, drones, gliding sounds: a wide palette of amazing noises.” – amazingnoises.com
For more info: amazingnoises.com
via Richard Devine
This entry was written by , posted on May 14, 2013 at 4:45 am, filed under Ableton Live, plug-ins and tagged ableton, Ableton Live, artifacts, glitch, Max4Live, noise, Spectrum Sampler. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
Madeleine at Sonic Bloom has posted 6 beautiful Ableton Live 9 Skins that are free to download. Red for while making a love song. Black for on stage!
“I’ve created 6 new skins for Ableton Live that you can download for free. They work well with Live 9 and also previous versions. This set of skins adds more dashes of colour than the last one, but without being too shrill. Enjoy!” – Madeleine
For more info: sonicbloom.net/en/6-free-skins-for-ableton-live-9
This entry was written by , posted on May 11, 2013 at 7:20 am, filed under Ableton Live and tagged ableton, Ableton Live, Live 9, skins. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
I was looking in the menus of Ableton Live 9 and noticed that there is a keyboard shortcut for Deactivate Clip(s). Highlight a clip and hit the numeric number 0 and it becomes deactivated. Was this there in previous versions of Live? Now let’s get Ninja status ok? Highlight a MIDI note and hit the numeric 0. See that? It works there too! It’s incredibly useful so commit that to memory. Happy music making.
“To deactivate, or mute, a note (or notes) in the MIDI Editor, select it and press [0]. The Deacti- vate Note(s) command will mute the note, making it appear gray in the display. Press [0] again to reactivate notes. You can de- or reactivate all of the notes in a single key track at once by clicking a key on the piano roll and pressing [0].” – Ableton
For more info: ableton.com
This entry was written by , posted on April 3, 2013 at 9:02 am, filed under Ableton Live and tagged ableton, Ableton Live, deactivate, keyboard shortcut. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
“The Wobblatron. Wobble, tweak, modulate, filter, scream, wibble, wub wub streaming audio into new exciting things. Run any audio through it and turn it into sub-atomic bass!!!” – Ned Rush
The Wobblatron by Ned Rush is a very cool new Ableton device that lets you do more than just Wobble your sound. Check out the video to see it in action. I can see this getting a lot of use. Available now for $25.
For more info: nedrush.blogspot.co.uk/p/the-wobblatron-by-ned-rush
This entry was written by , posted on March 22, 2013 at 4:18 am, filed under Ableton Live, plug-ins and tagged Abelton, Max4Live, The Wobblatron. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
There is a nifty Ableton Live 9 keyboard shortcuts website tool available at keycommands.info. Shortcuts are broken up by tool set and a keyboard displays the keys you should press when you hover over a shortcut.
“Pick an App. Become a Ninja.” – keycommands.info
For more info: keycommands.info/ableton-live-9-keyboard-shortcuts
This entry was written by , posted on March 8, 2013 at 7:37 am, filed under Ableton Live and tagged ableton, Ableton Live, daw, keyboard shortcut, Live 9. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
My favorite piece of software on the planet as been updated today. Ableton Live 9 is now available. I’ve found Live to be extremely stable especially compared to Cubase from which I was using previously. In fact on my laptop machine which I keep a bare bones set up for my live show I’ve never had a crash. Session View is a true song writers dream and I think the new audio to MIDI feature will also be wonderful. It is silly to fall in love with software and argue for it on forums but when you stare at it all day and it helps you why not. Right now I am personally less interested in Push. I will check it out tonight at the Tekserve event (link).
“Live 9 and Push are here.” – ableton.com
For more info: ableton.com
This entry was written by , posted on March 5, 2013 at 5:48 am, filed under Ableton Live and tagged ableton, Ableton Live, Ableton Live 9, Ableton Push, daw. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
I love tech meetups. I always pick up a few tips and tricks and it’s nice to meet people in person. Tekserve is one of my favorite stores in Manhattan and in March Ableton and Shocklee are gathering there to show us Live 9 and Push. Ableton’s Huston Singletary, Adriano Clemente, Heinrich Zwahlen and Brian Jackson will be presenting. It’s good if you RSVP in advance. See you there!
“We’re proud to present a very special evening on Tuesday March 5, 2013 – New York City’s first look at the new and much anticipated Live 9 & Push Instrument! You’re invited to join us for a big celebration featuring presentations by Ableton Certified Trainers and hosted by Hank Shocklee & Ableton’s Huston Singletary.” – shocklee.com
For more info: shocklee.com/nyc-live-9-push-preview-event
This entry was written by , posted on February 10, 2013 at 8:05 am, filed under Ableton Live and tagged ableton, Ableton Push, Adriano Clemente, Brian Jackson, Event, Heinrich Zwahlen, Huston Singletary, Live 9, NYC, Tekserve. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
Ned Rush contacted me this morning leting me know about his new Max 4 Live device The Knobulator. I’ve mentioned another one of his devices Supacut previously (link). I like simple fast inspiring effects and putting a bunch of wild parameters on one knob makes a lot of sense. The key to make loops continually interesting/not repetitive is a thousand little edits and effects here and there. This guy can help make that process some fun. $20 USD.
“MaxForLive device for mashing up audio in realtime. Turn the knob and the effect comes on, stop turning it and it turns off. There are other options. Great for live performance as well as audio productions.” – Ned Rush
For more info: nedrush.blogspot.co.uk/p/the-knobulator-by-ned-rush.html
This entry was written by , posted on January 7, 2013 at 7:52 am, filed under Ableton Live, effects, plug-ins and tagged Ableton Live, Max 4 Live, Ned Rush, plug-in, The Knobulator. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
Is everyone in a good mood for X-mas? AfroDJMac surely is and he’s created an Ableton Live Pack created out of a Charlie Brown Christmas Globe. It’s a proper X-mas gift meaning its free.
“Saturday I was a Christmas party where I found a beautiful Charlie Brown Christmas snow globe. I snuck off to a quiet portion of the house and sampled it on my iPhone. From there, I created the 3 Ableton Live instrument racks I am now sharing with you. I think they all have a lot of character and organic movement to them, with the combination of the plucked notes mixed with the cranking mechanism inside the globe.” – afrodjmac.com
For more info: afrodjmac.com/charlie-brown-x-mas-tree-synths
This entry was written by , posted on December 24, 2012 at 8:13 am, filed under Ableton Live, sounds and tagged ableton, Ableton Live, AfroDJMan, Charlie Brown, Christmas, X-Mas. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
Ableton promotional video certainly have a modern Berlin aesthetic to them. Two new videos show Robert Lippok using Live 9 and a video on making beats with the new controller Push.
“he sounds like his dog died that morning. C’mon! Enjoy Life!” – johnnyjules2008
For more info: ableton.com
This entry was written by , posted on December 12, 2012 at 4:25 am, filed under Ableton Live and tagged ableton, Berlin, Live 9, Push, Robert Lippok, sequencer. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
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