Ableton Note was just released for iOS, but this mobile application is not a compete port of Ableton Live onto iOS. Note is a playable app featuring a curated selection of Live’s drum kits, melodic instruments and synth sounds. Use them to come up with beats, chords and melodies, or create your own sound palette by recording the world around you into Note’s sampler instruments. … [Read more...] about Ableton Announces Note for iOS
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Generating Random Percussion Loops
Do you ever listen to tracks and wonder how their random percussion loops groove in weird and chaotic ways but still remains cohesive? In this article we cover generating random percussion loops that you can use to add variation and ear candy to your music in Ableton Live. This will be done with all stock Ableton devices, Random and Sampler. Random Percussion Loops Rack … [Read more...] about Generating Random Percussion Loops
Three Strategies to Finish Music Faster
Time and again I hear new producers say, "I don't have time to work on music" or "I can't figure out this arrangement for this song I'm working on." and inevitably songs never get finished. When the producer without time to work on music has time, they often find themselves starting a new project, or opening up a project they've been working on and getting immediately stuck … [Read more...] about Three Strategies to Finish Music Faster
A Little Known Ableton Live MIDI Feature
Have you ever been jamming out on your MIDI device inside of Ableton Live and nailed a really good riff but forgot to hit record? Maybe you were just playing around but actually wanted to capture the performance you just improvised. This little known MIDI feature within Ableton Live has got you covered. Capture MIDI Ableton Live is always capturing MIDI data on armed or … [Read more...] about A Little Known Ableton Live MIDI Feature
Using Main Return Tracks with Drum Rack Sends
Using Return tracks can be a great way to add cohesion and help glue sounds together in the mix. Instead of having individual reverbs and saturators on channels, using one instance to process all of your tracks can also help save on CPU utilization. What happens though if you want to use sends and returns on an instance of Ableton's default instrument, Drum Rack? Ableton's … [Read more...] about Using Main Return Tracks with Drum Rack Sends