Toni Blackman on the Wisdom of the Cypher
Filmed at Ableton Loop, award-winning artist and educator Toni Blackmann explains how the cypher format works to boost improvisation and collaboration skills.
Find new ideas to play with in these talks, tutorials, and performances
Multi-channel Audio as Creative Space: Inside Max 8’s MC
Video of Cycling ’74’s David Zicarelli and Tom Hall introducing MC, Max 8’s new multi-channel system for sound design, effects processing and mixing.
Ally Mobbs: Beat Picnicking Around the World
Globetrotting sound explorer, field recorder and beatsmith Ally Mobbs shares his experiences amidst an inaugural visit to LA for Ableton Loop.
Rediscover Classic Effects: Flanger, Phaser and Chorus
Ableton Certified Trainer Tom Cosm builds a track using Flanger, Phaser and Chorus showing how the devices and their controls work in a musical context.
A Personal Take: Abid Hussain on Sampling and Copyright
Abid Hussain gives an overview of recent legal cases that may well impact the way sampling is used in the future – video from Ableton Loop 2018 in Los Angeles
Juana Molina: From Sketches to Songs
Video of Juana Molina performing live at Ableton Loop 2018 plus an interview on improvisation, composing with loops, comedy and music, more.
Binkbeats: In and Out of the Loop
Ableton artist video and set-up walkthrough on Binkbeats covering his approach to looping, arrangement, song structure, and live performance.
Music Education and Technology: Re-Invention or New Approaches
Panel discussion with Ethan Hein, Melissa Uye-Parker, Jack Schaedler and Dennis DeSantis on what technology brings to music education and what it takes away.
A Personal Take: Coco Solid on Changing the Paradigm
Coco Solid on how those who were previously excluded can help restore music’s holistic potential as something more than a commodity.
A Personal Take: Lawrence English on Listening
Lawrence English expounds on the creative act of listening – a 5 Takes video from Loop 2018 in Los Angeles
Plattenspieler: A Listening Session with Gilles Peterson
Video of Gilles Peterson at Ableton Loop playing and discussing Brazilian pop music, Nigerian high life, American jazz, British drum and bass and more.
Hidden Hearing Loss: The Origins of Common Hearing Disorders
Sound engineer and psychology professor Susan Rogers details recent experiments which have uncovered potential explanations for hearing disorders like tinnitus
Laura Escudé: One Thing Leads to Another
Laura Escudé explains the technique shown in her One Thing video with a behind the scenes look and free Live Set, plus a device download courtesy of Tom Cosm
Motors, Magnets and Motion: Electronic Instruments from the Physical World
Video presentation of unique, hybrid electronic/physical instruments made by Alice Eldridge, Gijs Gieskes and Koka Nikoladze. Filmed at Ableton Loop 2017.
Wavetable: How to Build a Whole Track with Live’s New Synth
Ableton Live 10 video tutorial with Sonic State and Certified Trainer Simon Stokes building a track from scratch with the Wavetable synthesizer.
DJ Step1: Scratch, Sample and Push
Video of DJ Step1 doing an impressive one-take Push performance and then explaining her set-up with Ableton Live
Everything Echo: Slynk Explores Live’s New Delay
Evan Chandler aka Slynk shares an Ableton Live 10 tutorial video using Echo for synths, percussion, breakdowns, and more.
Mandy Parnell: The Art of Mastering
Interview with award-winning mastering engineer Mandy Parnell about gear, preparing audio, online mastering services and more – filmed at Ableton Loop 2017.