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Switching Moods and Stacking Layers – Inside the Track with Clockwerk
Watch German beatmaker Clockwerk perform live on Push. The complete kit used containing drums, bass, and synth is available for download.
Trigger, Gate and Follow Actions – Inside the Track with BMaul
Brian Mauleon aka BMaul demonstrates several beat making, finger drumming and performance techniques with Ableton Push and the Beat Tools Pack
Humanize Your Drums: Four Videos to Help You Swing
Four video tutorials that show approaches to humanizing your drums and introducing swing in Ableton Live.
Slices, Samples and Layers – Inside the Track with TecBeatz
Atlanta to LA producer TecBeatz breaks down his workflow on Push and provides a free downloadable Live Set of chopped samples, drums and synths
Recreate Roots Manuva’s ‘Witness’ in Live with Point Blank’s Ski Oakenfull
Recreate Roots Manuva’s ‘Witness’ in Ableton Live with Point Blank’s Ski Oakenfull
Watch Three Great Tutorial Videos from Afro DJ Mac
Afro DJ Mac’s great tutorial videos cover many aspects of Ableton Live and shed light on useful and sometimes unusual techniques
Max for Cats Updates OSCiLLOT with 7 Modules and Releases New Synthesis Tutorial Video
Max for Cats adds 7 new modules to OSCiLLOT 1.0.2 and releases new subtractive synthesis tutorial video.
Tutorials of 2014: Five of our Favorites
Our favorite tutorials of 2014 will set your new year off right; there’s always something new to learn as a music producer.
Watch Three Tutorials on Mixing-down Dance Music Using Live
Mixdown dance music in Live with a new three part video series from Point Blank. Learn how to process drums, bass, synths and effects.
Play it Live: Tips from Certified Trainer Dan Freeman and Dubspot
Ableton Certified Trainer and Dubspot instructor Dan Freeman demonstrates a few tips for performing with Ableton Live - including how to optimize a Live Set for real-time control, and how to process an external instrument using Live’s effects.
Strike a Chord: Making Melodic Progressions with Feeling
Learn how to make interesting chords and progressions in Live, plus download some tools to help you.
MIDI Master: Tips & Tricks for MIDI in Live
Manipulate your MIDI sequences like a pro using Live’s MIDI effects and Clip editing features - tutorials from Paul Laski and Dubspot.
Off the Grid: Mad Zach Makes Deep House with Push and Live
Make a deep house groove with a funky, off-the-grid swing. Musician Mad Zach demonstrates how, using Push and Live.
Into the Abyss: Make Ambient Drones in Live
Make ambient drones in Live using synthesis and sampling, plus listen to drone music from La Monte Young/Marian Zazeela and Tim Hecker.
Your Place in Space: Collecting Impulse Responses for Convolution Reverb
Capture real-world spaces as impulse responses to use with Live 9’s Convolution Reverb. Download free IR collections to get started.
Todd Terje's Cosmic Disco in Live and Push - New Tutorial from Point Blank
Point Blank's Ski Oakenfull deconstructs Todd Terje's space-disco "Delorean Dynamite" with Live and Push. Watch the two-video series and play along.
Ready for the Record
Learn how to get your productions ready for mastering and pressing to vinyl, in this primer.