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The latest from Ableton
CV Tools for Live is coming soon
CV Tools is coming soon, including 10 creative Max for Live devices that let you control and interact with your modular gear with Ableton Live.
Anomalie: Keys, Chords and Beats
Neo-soul keyboard wizard Anomalie discusses jazz and classical influences, plus his composition process and live set up with Ableton. Free download included.
Toni Blackman on the Wisdom of the Cypher
Filmed at Ableton Loop, award-winning artist and educator Toni Blackmann explains how the cypher format works to boost improvisation and collaboration skills.
Tuamie: In a Place to Make the Music
Atlanta beatmaker Tuamie shares his music-making journey of practice and perseverance, plus shares free samples to download and use in your productions.
Multi-channel Audio as Creative Space: Inside Max 8’s MC
Video of Cycling ’74’s David Zicarelli and Tom Hall introducing MC, Max 8’s new multi-channel system for sound design, effects processing and mixing.
Ally Mobbs: Beat Picnicking Around the World
Globetrotting sound explorer, field recorder and beatsmith Ally Mobbs shares his experiences amidst an inaugural visit to LA for Ableton Loop.
Rediscover Classic Effects: Flanger, Phaser and Chorus
Ableton Certified Trainer Tom Cosm builds a track using Flanger, Phaser and Chorus showing how the devices and their controls work in a musical context.
A Personal Take: Abid Hussain on Sampling and Copyright
Abid Hussain gives an overview of recent legal cases that may well impact the way sampling is used in the future – video from Ableton Loop 2018 in Los Angeles
Juana Molina: From Sketches to Songs
Video of Juana Molina performing live at Ableton Loop 2018 plus an interview on improvisation, composing with loops, comedy and music, more.
Binkbeats: In and Out of the Loop
Ableton artist video and set-up walkthrough on Binkbeats covering his approach to looping, arrangement, song structure, and live performance.
Music Education and Technology: Re-Invention or New Approaches
Panel discussion with Ethan Hein, Melissa Uye-Parker, Jack Schaedler and Dennis DeSantis on what technology brings to music education and what it takes away.
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.
Raga and Electronics: A Brief Introduction
A look at the worldwide journey of influence of Indian classical music, from experimental drones to acid house to chart-topping songs.
Gazelle Twin: 21st Century Jester
Gazelle Twin aka Elizabeth Brenholz on the making of Pastoral and the techniques she used to create the album’s medieval-futuristic sound design and vocals
Afrodeutsche: Making Her Way
Ableton interview with Henrietta Smith-Rolla on playing live, hybrid DJ sets, synths and releasing on Skam. Free download included.
Live 10.1: User Wavetables, New Devices and Workflow Upgrades
Coming soon: Live 10.1 expands the possibilities for making and shaping sound, as well as improving key features for editing and finalizing music.
Sam Kidel: Raving the Data Center
Sam Kidel on “mimetically hacking” a Google data center to make it the setting of a virtual rave and circumventing voice recognition AIs with Max for Live