Posts with tag ableton-midi

News | Apr 23, 2018 by Hollin Jones

Take your Live skills to the next level and learn all about drum programming, MIDI effects and synthesis with this 8-lecture live series of workshops.

Review | Feb 13, 2018 by Joshua Casper

Strum is a Free Max Device that allows for guitar-inspired rakes across a series of MIDI notes! Dan Hilse, better known as pATCHES, is back with a very unique and free Max for Live MIDI effect indeed.

Review | Aug 20, 2017 by G.W. Childs IV

This Max For Live arpeggiator, riff generator and sequencer turns even the simplest of MIDI patterns into an evolving musical continuum. G.W Childs puts it to the test.

Tutorial | Jan 17, 2017 by Hollin Jones

Grooves can be used to change the feel of any part, and they're quick and easy to work with. AfroDJMac shows you how in this short video.

Review | Sep 15, 2016 by Gary Hiebner

Think of controllers and Novation and you probably think about their capable Launchpad and Launchpad Pro Ableton Live controllers/instruments. If you want keys? The Launchkey mkII aims to please.

Tutorial | Jul 21, 2016 by Joshua Casper

If your Live session is making your computer grunt & groan under the workload, then this article from Joshua Casper is for you. Here's a multitude of ways to cut back on the CPU load in Ableton Live.

News | Jun 16, 2016 by Rounik Sethi

If you have an Xbox 360 (wired or wireless) controllers and enjoy making music then you're about to be very happy indeed. Here's how to turn it into a MIDI controller  for software or MIDI hardware.

News | Apr 14, 2016 by Rounik Sethi

Ableton Live 9.6.1 features a vast array of improvements and bug fixes. While there's been performance improvements for Live users, Push 1 and 2 users will feel the love in a big way too.

Tutorial | Apr 12, 2016 by Noah Pred

Ableton Live's Session view is an excellent playground for generating ideas. The Arrangement area is a great place to arrange, edit, and finish your tracks. Here's how to turn your ideas into tracks.

Tutorial | Nov 17, 2015 by Noah Pred

Part 3 of our remixing tips for Ableton Live users series sees Ableton Certified Trainer, Noah Pred, exploring slicing to MIDI and converting to MIDI to help your remixes stand proud with the best.

Review | Sep 08, 2015 by G.W. Childs IV

Small, compact, solid and as far from expensive as you can get. The new Akai Pro MIDImix promises to be a worthy mixer for Ableton Live producers and G. W. Childs investigates how it fares.

Tutorial | Apr 08, 2015 by Timo Preece

Ableton Live, Ableton Push, Analog Elektron Rytm. All three are capable and great by themselves. But, what happens when you sync them all together? Timo Preece gets inspired in this tutorial.

Tutorial | Mar 13, 2015 by G.W. Childs IV

Everyone loves their Korg Volca Beats (who wouldn't love this analog drum machine?) G. W. Childs shows how to sync it with Ableton Live and pan the drum sounds for a fuller, more professional mix.

News | Feb 08, 2015 by Rounik Sethi

Do you want to win a Novation Launchpad S and/or a Novation Launch Control XL? Of course you do! Good news: it's easy to enter... simply answer the question below.

Review | Sep 01, 2014 by Tadhg Leonard

Can you imagine Novation's Launch Control... only bigger, with more rotary encoders, buttons, faders, etc.? Launch Control XL is here and Tadhg Leonard puts it to the test.