A Personal Take: Coco Solid on Changing the Paradigm
Coco Solid on how those who were previously excluded can help restore music’s holistic potential as something more than a commodity.
Find new ideas to play with in these talks, tutorials, and performances
A Personal Take: Lawrence English on Listening
Lawrence English expounds on the creative act of listening – a 5 Takes video from Loop 2018 in Los Angeles
Plattenspieler: A Listening Session with Gilles Peterson
Video of Gilles Peterson at Ableton Loop playing and discussing Brazilian pop music, Nigerian high life, American jazz, British drum and bass and more.
Hidden Hearing Loss: The Origins of Common Hearing Disorders
Sound engineer and psychology professor Susan Rogers details recent experiments which have uncovered potential explanations for hearing disorders like tinnitus
Laura Escudé: One Thing Leads to Another
Laura Escudé explains the technique shown in her One Thing video with a behind the scenes look and free Live Set, plus a device download courtesy of Tom Cosm
Motors, Magnets and Motion: Electronic Instruments from the Physical World
Video presentation of unique, hybrid electronic/physical instruments made by Alice Eldridge, Gijs Gieskes and Koka Nikoladze. Filmed at Ableton Loop 2017.
Wavetable: How to Build a Whole Track with Live’s New Synth
Ableton Live 10 video tutorial with Sonic State and Certified Trainer Simon Stokes building a track from scratch with the Wavetable synthesizer.
DJ Step1: Scratch, Sample and Push
Video of DJ Step1 doing an impressive one-take Push performance and then explaining her set-up with Ableton Live
Everything Echo: Slynk Explores Live’s New Delay
Evan Chandler aka Slynk shares an Ableton Live 10 tutorial video using Echo for synths, percussion, breakdowns, and more.
Mandy Parnell: The Art of Mastering
Interview with award-winning mastering engineer Mandy Parnell about gear, preparing audio, online mastering services and more – filmed at Ableton Loop 2017.
Susan Rogers on Working with Prince, Audio Perception, and Making a Career in Music
Susan Rogers discusses working and touring with Prince in the 1980s, her research in audio perception, career choices in the music industry and much more.
New Horizons in Music: Polyrhythms
Adam Neely explores the topic of polyrhythms from a number of angles and discovers that literally everything is rhythm – video from Loop 2017
Caterina Barbieri: Minimalism, Modular and Live
Caterina Barbieri gives a live modular synthesizer performance at Ableton Loop and discusses her process, inspiration, philosophy, and equipment.
Tutorial Video: Creative Extensions Tips and Tricks
In a new Ableton Live video tutorial, Thomas Glendinning aka ELPHNT delves deep into the new Creative Extensions Pack.
I Speak Music: Manipulating, Improvising and Composing with Vocals
Katie Gately, Doseone, SK Shlomo and Lyra Pramuk demonstrate their approaches and techniques for using the voice as the primary sound source in their music.
Fatima Al Qadiri: Music Outside the Comfort Zone
Fatima Al Qadiri in conversation with Jace Clayton about making music outside one’s comfort zone and expanding what electronic music can be about.
David Heartbreak: Inspiration and Focus
David Heartbreak demonstrates how to compartmentalize creativity by choosing the right space and time for inspiration and focus. Free download included.
The Screen is Your Stage: Making Music for Online Audiences
Andrew Huang, Rachel K Collier and Adam Neely discuss their experiences growing and maintaining an online audience for their individual music-making endeavours.