Knxwledge: Staying in ‘Go’ Mode
World-conquering beatsmith Knxwledge opens up about his working practices and relentless productivity
World-conquering beatsmith Knxwledge opens up about his working practices and relentless productivity
Detroit techno innovator DJ Bone reflects on the evolution of his studio practice over the past 25 years.
Experimental soul band WONK discuss how Live helps them perform beyond the linear timeline as a musical instrument, touching on potential lighting and visual control.
See how Bad Snacks slices up live takes from her electric violin and works with lo-fi effects processing to make a warm and melodious house track.
Check out Rachel K Collier using looping channels and intuitive audio routing to make an uplifting club track shaped by the sound of her own voice.
Watch Eomac sample sounds from the street on his phone to create a full-frequency sample pack, and make a driving techno track with the resulting parts.
Check out Abayomi’s approach to making a detailed, melodic techno track using unique presets and creative arrangement techniques.
Watch Keychee create a hard-stepping hit of hip hop-flavored funk using Drum Racks, finger drumming and parallel and sidechain compression.
See Novaa remix one of her own tracks using layered vocal treatments, pitched percussion and more to make a brooding slice of modern pop.
Watch Underbelly demonstrate the importance of energy levels and how to engineer monstrous montage basslines using a range of sample sources.
Learn how to convert your own voice recordings into MIDI data to generate new musical material as Anna Disclaim creates a distinctive strain of pop-noir.
Freddie Joachim chops up some Rhodes samples, slices drum breaks and lays down some live guitar in Ableton Live.
The Made In Ableton Live video series shows artists from different genres taking a track from conception to completion
Akimbo’s Tonal Unity label bridges the gap between traditional instrumentation and electronic experimentation
Makaya McCraven discusses cycles of improvisation and merging live instrumentation with sampling techniques.
Berlin-based house and techno producer Eluize lifts the lid on her creative process, with a free Live set download to see how she works.
Anna Meredith discusses her unique approach to classical and electronic composition and performance.
Minor Science discusses methodical approaches to sampling that helped him make his debut album, Second Language.