Category: Ableton Push
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Getting to Know Ableton Live 11 + Push 2 Polyphonic Pressure
[Update Feb 23rd 2021 – I’ve refreshed and reposted this article now that Live 11 has launched.] I’ve been working with it in private beta for a while so I’m excited Live 11 has now been officially released. In this post on Live 11, I want to offer some resources to help your wrap you […]
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New DeLaurentis Single and Video “Life”
I’m spreading the word about a cool new DeLaurentis single called “Life” and the BIG budget official video for the song. Single “Life” The single is from an upcoming album called Unica. Unica is my digital sibling, my alter ego, my double and I can’t wait to introduce her to you ! Photo by Sacha […]
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Ableton as a Modular: Max for Live Envelope Follower Driving an Arp with Push 2
Here is a brief video illustrating how Max for Live transforms all of Live into a modular. Max for Live allows you to override the normal left-to-right signal flow and patch Max for Live Devices to any mappable param in any track. I’m using Max for Live Envelope Follower on a a track with a […]
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Using Ableton Push 2 to Live Sample and Slice Vinyl and Audio
Lately I’ve been getting back into live vinyl sampling & slicing sessions using Ableton Push 2. The Push 2 workflow lets you slice by beat division, region, transient, and has a rapid flow for manually slicing. I know quite a few people who own the Push but in past conversations I learned some of them […]
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Videos of Recent Sketches on Push 2
I’ve spending a lot of time with Ableton, Max for Live, and Push 2 to sketch out some new musical ideas. Here a two videos that are less than a minute long from some recent sessions. First up is the video “I Really Miss Jamming Live and F*ck COVID Too”. It wasn’t my intent, but […]
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Using Ableton Push 2 to Live Sample and Slice Vinyl and Audio
Lately I’ve been getting back into live vinyl sampling & slicing sessions using Ableton Push 2. The Push 2 workflow lets you slice by beat division, region, transient, and has a rapid flow for manually slicing. I know quite a few people who own the Push but in past conversations I learned some of them […]
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Video Original Ableton Wavetable Preset “Numbers” on Push 2
A quick post to share a video of a new original preset that’s in progress on the most amazing @Ableton #Wavetable#synth. This one is inspired by Kraftwerk and it called “Numbers” 😀. #SaturdayNightSoundDesign. This was made entirely with Push 2 without using a mouse. As I’m using Push I incorporate the touch strip, velocity and […]
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Improv with Ableton Live, Push 2 and Max for Live Devices FlexGroove and Granulator II
Here is video of an improv with Ableton Live and Push2 I streamed to Facebook Live earlier today. The video is a download from my FB live stream so low rez but you’ll get the idea. I improvised it all on-the-fly. Prior to playing I setup a few tracks such as a Simpler containing a […]
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Video My Set at Beat Cypher July 25, 2019 Performing New Song at 382 BPM.
This week I composed a new pieced called “Press 3” which starts of at 80 BPM and makes it all the way to 764 BPM 😯. He Here is a video snippet where I’m clocking along at 382 BPM. Thanks J.L. Kane for hosting and Mechant Metrique for shooting this on his phone. Soon after […]
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Video: “Predator” – An Original Ableton Wavetable Preset by Mark Mosher
Check out this video of new Ableton Wavetable preset I’m working on from “init”. I call it “Predator”. FYI – Back in February I contributed 5 original presets to FREE The Round Wavetable Pack by AfroDJMac with sounds by AfroDJMac, Isaac Cotec, Thomas Glendinning, pAtches, Josh Spoon, Mark Towers. Some super cool presets in the […]
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Isotonik Studios Releases ADM DRUMS by AfroDJMac + A Video Walkthrough of this Epic Collection
Isotonik Studios and my friend and amazing sound designer AfroDJMac just came together to release ADM Drums by AfroDJMac. The collection contains drum samples and presets made over the years by the prolific AfroDJMac which were then curated and organized by Isotonik Studios’ resident Ableton Live Pack expert Animus Inviduous (aka PerforModule). An amalgamated collection of […]
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New Videos from Ableton to Help You Learn Live 10 and Push 2
Ableton has released a large number of new videos to help your learn both Live 10 and Push 2. You the playlists for these videos (along with their other playlists) by visiting https://www.youtube.com/user/AbletonInc/playlists. The latest videos are also featured on Ableton’s web site at https://ableton.com/learn-push and https://www.ableton.com/live/learn-live. The Learn Live page categorizes videos by Overview, […]
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Ableton Push Tip: How to Toggle Fixed Full Velocity for Pads
I switched to Ableton Push as my primary controller four years ago then upgraded to Push 2 in 2015. It’s become my primary “instrument”. I love the pad sensitivity. However sometimes after a long day of typing at work, I want to play music without piling on repetitive strain. And sometimes I want to record […]
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Ableton University Tour Makes Four Stops in Denver in May 2016!
This spring, we’re visiting campuses across the globe as part of the Ableton University Tour: a series of free events at which our Certified Trainers will demonstrate the music-making capabilities of Live, Push and Link. Open to students, faculty members and staff as well as to the general public, the meetups are a great chance […]
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Ableton Push Impov: Vinyl Needle Drops in Drum Racks (Real-Time & Step Automation)
Working with the Elektron Octatrack has gotten back into sampling big time. Some of the things you can do with an Octatrack – like per step automation – can also be done with Ableton Push when working in "Note" mode in drum racks. One you turn on a note in the step sequencer, you can […]
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Manipulating a Percussive Soda Can Sample using Pad Pressure on Ableton Push #MadeWithLive
I recorded the sound of a pen striking a half-full soda can. I loaded this into Sampler and went to the MIDI panel and mapped "Aftertouch" (pad pressure) to "Loop Length" with a value of -100. Now pad pressure modulate the loop length. Here is a video of this sound design work in progress – http://youtu.be/Ld5KWyGs9_M. […]
Mark Mosher 