Tennyson: Storytelling with Production
Learn how Luke Pretty, aka Tennyson, uses Ableton Live to bring the sounds on his latest album to life.
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Tiger JK: The Korean Rap Legend on Beats, Rhymes and Life
With Drunken Tiger he was one of the originators of Korean hip-hop, now Tiger JK is starting fresh and talks about making his own beats in Ableton Live.
Afriqua Presents Principles of Black Music: Improvisation
Afriqua’s Principles of Black Music series examines Improvisation – spontaneous creation between chaos and structure as the ultimate source and engine of music.
Slynk on Slink: Three Creative Tricks with Water-Inspired Tools
Slynk shares some creative tips for experimenting with Slink Devices.
Afriqua Presents Principles of Black Music: Polyrhythms
Afriqua’s Principles of Black Music essay series examines polyrhythms, their origins in African bell patterns and dispersion in the grooves of many modern genres
Amamelia: The Wow Factor
Amamelia talks about the making of her joyous rave celebration album WOW! and the blooming queer club scene of her native New Zealand.
Get Your Freq On: Explore the New Shifter Effect in Live 11.1
Explore Live’s new pitch shifting, frequency shifting and ring modulation device in a video tutorial from Chuck Sutton.
Afriqua Presents Principles of Black Music: Blue Notes
Afriqua’s essay series on the Principles of Black Music looks at Blue Notes and the harmonic legacy of African music through Blues
Loop: Five Perspectives on Limitations
Find out how creative and technical limits can help your music-making practice – with tips from Daniel Miller, Katharina Ernst, Daedelus, Kaki King and Kimbra.
Yuri Suzuki: Designing with Sound in Mind
Sound and installation designer Yuri Suzuki on his work with Jeff Mills, Raymond Scott’s Electronium and his works for MoMA, Tate Modern, Barbican and elsewhere
How to Use Ableton Live Lite: Making a Track from Scratch
Ableton Certified Trainer Ski Oakenfull shows you how to make a track with Ableton Live Lite in this introductory video tutorial series.
Afriqua Presents Principles of Black Music: Call & Response
Afriqua’s essay series on the Principles of Black Music examines Call & Response and the participatory nature of music-making with African roots
Paradox: Breakbeat Mastery
Paradox reveals the secrets behind his notorious, breakbeat-driven production methods, and shares some free loops from his vinyl-only sample series ‘Wax Breaks’.
Afriqua Presents Principles of Black Music
Afriqua’s five-part essay on the Principles of Black Music begins with a breakdown of what the term Black Music even actually means, plus some history.
Free Live 11.1 update: Apple Silicon Support – Out Now
The free Live 11.1 update is out now. New features include Apple Silicon Support, an updated Shifter device, updates to comping and multi-clip editing and more.
Made in Ableton Live: Tom Cosm
Watch Tom Cosm layer buzzing neurobass over hard-hitting drums as he crafts a dynamic, richly textured arrangement for a drum and bass track.
Kassa Overall: The Rhythm of the Times
Kassa Overall discusses his approach to rhythm, electronics, jazz drumming and hip-hop production in an exclusive interview with Ableton
Complex Drum Programming with Ned Rush
Ned Rush demonstrates how to create complex, randomized beats using drum synthesis and MIDI and audio effects.