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Presenting on Ableton Drift and Expressive Performance with MPE and Push 3 at Ableton Denver User Group on Tue Jun 27th, 7PM
Darren Kramer and I will be sharing production tips and workflows using Ableton Live at this event on Tuesday at KMG Life Denver. Snacks provided. Event is free but please RSVP and get more details using link…
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First Experiment with VCV Rack 2 VST & Ableton Live 11 Macro Variations and Snapshots
I just picked up VCV Rack 2 Pro. I’m excited about the potential to run this as a VST within Live 11 so I can integrate all this with Live’s features along with Max for Live. I…
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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…
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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…
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Congrats to Brian Funk on his 200th Live Pack – Birds of Prey
My friend and Certified Ableton instructor Brian Funk has just released his 200th Live Pack. Whoa that’s a lot of packs. A huge congrats and thanks to Brian for years of creating so many packs filled with…
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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…
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Buckle Up! Sonic Encounters Season 04 Soundscapes Podcast is Underway.
Hi everyone. Season 04 of the Sonic Encounters Podcast is underway. In this season I will be incorporating some explorations into the use of classical tonalities like piano and cello phrases and motifs improvised on a Push…
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Loop Music-Making Weekend is Live: Full Program Daily Schedule #LoopAtHome
The virtual version of the Ableton Loop Music Conference has begun. Here is the welcome video. Here is the latest info https://loop.ableton.com/loop-at-home/ Here is a link to the full program daily schedule. I annotated the image to…
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Details of Online Version of @Ableton Loop Summit for Music Makers Announced
Ableton just posted details of Online Version of Loop Summit for Music Makers on the Ableton Loop Facebook Group We couldn’t hold our Loop Summit for Music Makers in person this April, so we’ve decided to bring…
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Pink Floyd is Streaming Full Length Concerts as Part of the @YouTube Film Festival + Making “On The Run” with @MaxForCats OSCiLLOT Modular
Some weekend listening and patching ideas for for you. Pink Floyd is streaming full length concerts as part of the @YouTube Film Festival. Plus down below find a link to how to make “On The Run” with…
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Save the Dates April 24-26 – Curated Live Streams for Online Ableton Loop Conference
@Ableton Planning Curated Live Streams of Loop Conference – Save the Dates April 24-26
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Ableton “Spectral Textures” Live Pack is Now Free
Ableton released a new Live Pack called Spectral Textures. The Spectral Textures Pack is now free. New sounds can bring new ideas, so we’ll be offering more free sounds soon. https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/ideas-offers-making-music-home/ You can download the pack here…
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Get All the Features of Ableton Live 10 Suite Free for 90 Days!
Ableton has just extended the free trial the Live 10 Suite free from 30 to 90 days (including the ability to save and export). So whether you are running Live Intro or Standard and were curious about…
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All My #Jamuary Videos Along with Detailed Rig & Producer Notes
Last month I participated in #jamuary and created 7 new songs which I’ve posted as videos to this YouTube playlist. . It was really inspiring and freeing to just go for it and finish these short musical…
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Spreading the Word: Ableton “Learning Synths” Site – and Yes I Mind Mapped the Course Outline :^)
Earlier today my go to synth news site Synthtopia published a post about the new Ableton Learning Synths site… ” Today, Ableton quietly launched Learning Synths, a new website that teaches the fundamentals of synthesis in an…
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What’s New in Ableton Live 10.0.6 and 10.1 Beta
Live 10.0.6 Now Available Ableton Live 10.0.6 is now available. For me the biggest news here is they “updated the bundled Max application to Max 8.0.2.” This means some advanced Max for Live devices ( ex. Isotonik…