Posts with tag ableton

Review | Jun 30, 2014 by G.W. Childs IV

Handcrafted by Jason Cushing and Yan Doiron of SoundMorph, this 2.9 GB library from Twisted Tools is sure to add some darkness to your edgy cinematic tracks in Reaktor, Live, Logic, NI formats

News | Jun 17, 2014 by Rounik Sethi

If you're into your beats and have not used WaveDNA's Liquid Rhtyhm yet... WHY NOT? Now's as good a time as any to give it a try thanks to the new features packed into v1.4.

News | Jun 17, 2014 by Rounik Sethi

The first edition of Livid's BASE proved itself as a hybrid music controller/instrument. So how will BASE II do better? Livid tell us improvements include better drum pads and a redesigned enclosure.

News | Jun 16, 2014 by Rounik Sethi

Want a stunning & hands-on tutorial video on producing glitch in Ableton Live? Rishabh Rajan (code:MONO) is here to help in this excellent course. Also check out his remix of Ali Aiman's Breathe.

Review | Jun 12, 2014 by G.W. Childs IV

Lights? Check. MIDI? Check? MPC pads? Check. Studio and live performance Ableton Live controller you won't be able to keep your hands off? GW Childs finds out in our in-depth review.

Tutorial | Jun 12, 2014 by Noah Pred

Don't let mixing feel like a chore! Using some of Ableton Live 9's handy commands and features you can cut through the clinical aspects and make your tracks sound great in the process.

Review | May 28, 2014 by G.W. Childs IV

We've been waiting for the theremin concept to evolve. And Naonext's Crystall Ball aims to bring motion and pad control to your studio or DJ set. Is this the future for music controllers?

Interview | May 22, 2014 by Rounik Sethi

Pioneer, imagineer and eclectic designer of sounds, Richard Devine, talks music tech, the resurgence of analog hardware, software that blows his mind, and what he's been working on behind the scenes.

Tutorial | May 20, 2014 by Noah Pred

Where would modern music, to say nothing of electronic music, be without a heavy downbeat accent on the second and fourth beats of a 4/4 bar? Noah Pred shows how to create stacked claps in Live 9.

News | May 10, 2014 by Rounik Sethi

New company, Surreal Machines, have released a very exciting new pack of Max for Live delay effects called Dub Machines. Check out the video and more about these premium delay effects.

Tutorial | May 08, 2014 by Noah Pred

Everyone wants bigger, fatter, chunkier drums right? Thin sounding drums very rarely cut it! Ableton Certified Trainer, Noah Pred, shares 4 quick tips to plump up your beats using Live 9's Drum Racks.

News | May 07, 2014 by Rounik Sethi

Did You Win in our $10,000 Music Gear Survey Prize Draw? The lucky 9 winners are announced here...

News | May 01, 2014 by Rounik Sethi

Rishabh Rajan is a prolific controllerist these days. Armed with a MIDI Fighter Twister, he performs a mini-mashup of Katy Perry tunes and shows how to create any mashup using grid based controller.

Review | Apr 30, 2014 by Noah Pred

Continuing our exploration of the Max for Live community's vast offerings (for Ableton Live 9 users), we'll take a quick peek at four cool devices destined to spice up your work flow.

Tutorial | Apr 23, 2014 by G.W. Childs IV

Creating effective and interesting transitions can turn a solid track into an unstoppable one! In this tutorial, G. W. Childs demonstrates the power of reverse cymbals for transitions in Ableton Live.