Insights and Inspiration: Five of our Favorites from 2016
Our favorite 2016 articles, artist features and movies include production insights from Grimes, free sounds, strategies for collaboration and more.
The latest from Ableton
Searching for Sound: Listening to Bombay with Sandunes
Bombay, India’s Sandunes shares a free library of samples she collected as part of Red Bull’s Searching for Sound documentary series
Searching for Sound: Mitya explores Tatarstan
Kazan, Russia’s Mitya Burmistrov shares a free library of samples he collected as part of Red Bull’s Searching for Sound documentary series
Push Performances: Five of our Favorites
We selected our five favorite Ableton Push performances from the past 12 months.
A look back at Loop 2016
Images and quotes from Loop 2016 including participants DJ Jazzy Jeff, Lee Scratch Perry, Daedelus, Fatima al Qadiri, Elysia Crampton and others
Marc Houle Presents Buji Tek: A Free Live Set of Techno Tools
Marc Houle shares a free Live Set full of beats, bass lines, and breakdowns perfect for adding extra punch to your tech-house tracks.
Copy Right: Imitation, Inspiration, and Creativity
Imitation as a tool for learning often gets overlooked in the rush for originality. We look at sampling, editing and copying techniques as a path to creativity.
A Brief History of The Studio As An Instrument: Part 3 - Echoes From The Future
Part 3 of A Brief History of The Studio As An Instrument features King Tubby, Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry, Conny Plank, and Patrick Cowley and other audio pioneers
Transient Machines: Versatile drum and loop processing for Live
Transient Machines: the new Max for Live Pack modelled on transient designer studio tools. Get another level of dynamic control over drums and loops in Live.
A Brief History of The Studio As An Instrument: Part 2 - Tomorrow Never Knows
Part 2 of A Brief History of The Studio As An Instrument features George Martin, The Beatles, Delia Derbyshire, Raymond Scott and other audio pioneers
A Brief History of The Studio As An Instrument: Part 1 - Early Reflections
Part 1 of A Brief History of The Studio As An Instrument traces the beginnings of sound manipulation, sampling, looping and creative recording practice.
Don’t DJ: Exotica On The Dancefloor
Don’t DJ aka Florian Meyer on Euclidean rhythms, non-Western percussion timbres and Ableton’s Collision instrument
Live 9.7 is available now
Ableton Live 9.7 is available now – sampling and making beats with Push is better than ever
Future Beat: Complete Construction Kit for Trap, Hip-hop and R&B
Sample Magic’s Future Beat is an inspiring and versatile Pack that producers of trap, footwork, hip-hop and contemporary R&B will fall in love with.
Swarm Intelligence: Striking The Balance
Swarm Intelligence aka dark ambient techno artist Simon Hayes explains strategies and techniques of performing live with Ableton Live and Push
Live and Push on tour in Europe
The Ableton Sample, Slice & Synthesize Tour is coming to retailers across Europe in October and November 2016. Learn how to make music with Live 9 and Push 2.
Picó: Colombian Sound Systems Forge a New Global Beat
Ableton Certified Trainer Harvey Cubillos brings the flavor of Colombia’s Picó sound systems to Ableton Live in a free downloadable Pack
Link is now available for desktop apps
Link is now a built-in feature of Reason, Serato DJ and Max. More apps are to come – plus Link is now open source.