Seekae: Beating the Worry
Seekae & Cliques member George Nicholas talks about Push, his favourite techniques & the pressures of being in a band on a stellar ascent.
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Videos of 2014: Five of our Favorites
2014 Video Features: five videos which stuck out this year, from Minilogue’s forest studio to a capellas at Yale University.
Artist Interviews of 2014: Five of our Favorites
2014: we pick the most illuminating, inspirational interviews of the year, featuring Archie Pelago, Quantic, Soundwalk Collective and David Rothenberg.
F.X.Randomiz: Stockhausen, Push and the Cybernetic Code
F.X.Randomiz explains how Live and Push helped him realize Stockhausen’s challenging cybernetic composition “Expo für 3”.
Download a Live Pack from Little People
We are all but Hunks Of Wood was a milestone for hip-tronica producer Little People; download the Ableton Live presets for your own productions.
James Holden: In a Modular Mind
James Holden discusses his love for modular synthesis, ways into the modular game and the plans behind his exciting new patch, the Group Humanizer.
Watch Baauer’s Documentary “Searching for Sound” and Download His Sample Pack for Free
Download a unique sample pack and watch a video documentary by Baauer.
Watch a Video from Santuri Safari Project
Watch a video about east African music project Santuri Safari
Input/Output: Glenn Kotche & Kronos Quartet
Download a complete Ableton Live Set of high quality string samples from the Kronos Quartet, courtesy of Wilco’s Glenn Kotche.
Nobody Beats the Drum’s MIDI-Controlled Tesla Coil
Dutch genre-bender Nobody Beats the Drum takes his beats in an electric direction by performing live with a MIDI-controlled Tesla Coil.
Rodi Kirk on Push
Watch Rodi Kirk perform his track “Underwater”, live on Push. Using external instruments and effects, Rodi adapts a full band recording for solo play.
Input/Output: Second Storey
Second Storey discusses new album Double Divide, a unique spread of detailed sound design and IDM-inflected rhythms.
Jason Spanu: Shine On
Certified Trainer Jason Spanu aka DJ Shine shares his experiences playing live, DJing, soundtracking Irvine Welsh’s Ecstasy, and providing the audio backbone for Drake and Nelly Furtado’s live shows.
Lucrecia Dalt: The Cinematic Ear
Producer and songwriter Lucrecia Dalt turned her studio into a screening room to let the imagery and sound of German cinema find its way into her music.
Diggin’ In The Carts: Big Emotions With Primitive Tools
RBMA’s Diggin In The Carts series is an inspirational snapshot into the power of musical economy. See how the unknown composers behind the world’s biggest video games use primitive tools to build big emotions.
Nicolas Bernier: Riding the A/V Continuum
Montreal-based artist Nicolas Bernier explores physics theories in his latest A/V piece "frequencies (light quanta)". Watch, listen & read an exclusive interview with Nicolas.
Santuri Safari: East Africa Rising
A profile of Santuri Safari. The East African network helps producers and musicians hone their sound through festivals and Ableton Live workshops
4DSOUND: A New Dimension
4DSOUND system offers new possibilities in immersive and evolving live sound placement. Learn from the creators how Max for Live controls audio spatialization, and watch Stimming prepare a dedicated performance for the system.