Live Track Deconstruction with Photay
Photay’s live Track Deconstruction recorded at Loop 2018 covers the process of creating the track ‘Pressure’ through in-project examples and audience questions.
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Mixing Textures: Flore on Fluid Club Music
Interview with French producer and Ableton Certified Trainer Flore following the release of her new album, Rituals. Free download included.
Beyond the Echo Chamber: Inventive Effects Using Live’s Delay Devices
In this video, ELPHNT demonstrates creative approaches to Live’s native delay devices to create effects such as chorus, flange, pitch-shift and stereo width.
Body Meat: Blending Worlds
Philadelphia-based electronic musician Body Meat shares the method behind his acrobatic fusion of trap, glitch, Chicago footwork and R&B.
Half Waif: Making Space to Create
New York-based songwriter and producer Half Waif takes us through the creative process behind her fourth album The Caretaker.
Clarice Jensen and Sowall: Improvising Between the Lines
Cellist and composer Clarice Jensen joins hip hop beatmaker Sowall for an improvised set based on a small collection of pre-agreed rules.
#LoopAtHome: Loop Music-Making Weekend April 24-26
Loop Music-Making Weekend: Three days of music-making challenges, discussion and inspiration curated by the Loop team – #LoopAtHome
Complex Beatmaking with Seed to Stage
Seed to Stage explores three different methods for using generative and random glitch effects to create interesting drum patterns.
Free Your Fingers, Free Your Mind: A Performative Presentation by DiViNCi
In a Performative Presentation at Loop 2016, acclaimed controllerist & MPC soloist DiViNCi shares some wisdom from his personal creative journey.
Footwork Celebrating Culture: Iyer’s Tamil Touch
Singaporean producer Iyer discusses his mission to shine a light on South Indian music through his unique brand of Tamil-tinted footwork.
Andrew Huang: Experimental Production Techniques
In a new Ableton Live tutorial video, Andrew Huang shines a light on some uncommon production tricks – from “quantization melodics” to “one-shot sends”.
Download a Live Set from Rob Garza (Thievery Corporation/GARZA)
Rob Garza (Thievery Corporation/GARZA) takes a deep dive into the production of his new remix. Plus, download the Live Set to see his process.
Make 10,000 Beats: The Story of STLNDRMS
Atlanta-based producer STLNDRMS lifts the lid on his sampling and mixing processes and shares some wisdom for young beatmakers.
Voice vs. Machine: A Beatboxer’s Journey
Filmed live at Loop 2017, SK Shlomo shows his Max for Live setup and shares the story of his career as a beatboxer and live looper.
Lea Bertucci: Composing in Four Dimensions
Ableton interview with sound artist, saxophonist and noise enthusiast Lea Bertucci, who has spent much of the past decade making music with both time and space in mind.
Women in Music: Seven Inspiring Features
A collection of recent favorites from women in music – performances and perspectives from artists and educators.
Going Granular: Slynk Experiments with Grain Scanner
Slynk explores granular synthesis using Grain Scanner, and comes up with unique synth sounds, glitchy vocal effects, and some creepy cave foley.
Clara! y Maoupa: Reimagining Reggaeton
Brussels-based duo Clara! y Maoupa share the collaborative process behind the deconstructed reggaeton and dancehall of their debut album Luna Nueva.