Ableton Tutorial - Rhythmic Gated Patterns
In this tutorial I share a technique for turning any texture, pad, or soundscape into a tight rhythmic stuttering pattern. It's accomplished using sidechain options of the gate effect in Ableton Live. This type of effect is something you hear in a lot of psy dub, psy trance, and psybient music. You hear it used in many songs by artists like Shpongle, Ott, Bluetech, Phutureprimitive, and many more.
APC40 Python Scripts
When I first got my APC40, I was amazed by the out of the box functionality. I had done my research, and knew that it was what I wanted. It offers a lot of flexibility in the studio and for live performance. I started experimenting with it, and noticed I couldn't use a midi translator with it though. I did discover a website with some free python scripts to expand the out of ...
DJ Story's Visionary Album Cover Contest
DJ Story is working on a new album release compiling all his best original works from the last year (House/Dubstep/Glitch), and he is looking for the right cover in alignment with his vision. That's why he's decided to host a visionary art contest from now until July 1st, 2012. The selected artist's work will be featured on any digital/physical releases on Intuitive Beats, DJ Story Music, Bandcamp, Facebook, ReverbNation, Soundcloud, iTunes, Amazon, ...
Ableton Live + TouchOSC + Live Control
I recently found Live Control which is an open source template for TouchOSC that incorporates user midi remote scripts just like the APC40. It's a really phenomenal tool, because it basically allows you to turn your iPad into an APC40. At least the python script was written to interact with Ableton Live in much the same way giving an insane amount of control with minimal effort. In fact, it communicates both ways ...
Ableton Live Instant Mappings for Korg microKONTROL
I've spent many hours discovering how to instant map my Korg microKONTROL to Ableton Live using the UserConfiguration.txt file, MidiPipe(optional), and the Librarian software that comes with the microKONTROL. I have successfully mapped the first 3 scenes of my microKONTROL to control various parameters in Live without having to Map them manually in midi map mode. The reason I made this tutorial is because I wish I could have had access ...
The Best DJ Software for Producers, Perf...
By Peter J Harris As an electronica producer for over 10 years, I’ve worked with all kinds of software platforms and hands down, one app rises above the rest for both production and performance — Ableton Live. Whether you’re new or looking for alternatives, Ableton should be the first app you consider; I’m certain it [...]
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Ableton Live: Morphing Arpeggio Tutorial...
Here’s my latest Ableton Live tutorial where I explain some interesting ways to create morphing arpeggio effects using instrument racks, effect racks, velocity sensitivity, and a little creativity. As an example I made an arp that fades from
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DJ Story’s Visionary Album Cover C...
DJ Story is working on a new album release compiling all his best original works from the last year (House/Dubstep/Glitch), and he is looking for the right cover in alignment with his vision. That’s why he’s decided to host a visionary art contest from now until July 1st, 2012. The selected artist’s work will be [...]
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By Arthur Andersson Although it’s possible to create a decent mix without any filters at all, they are sometimes very useful. In addition they can be used to change the fundamental character of a sound, rather than just boosting or cutting certain regions to make small adjustments. But how do filters really work? Most mixers [...]
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When I first got my APC40, I was amazed by the out of the box functionality. I had done my research, and knew that it was what I wanted. It offers a lot of flexibility in the studio and for live performance. I started experimenting with it, and noticed I couldn’t use a midi translator [...]
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Ableton Live Instant Mappings for Korg m...
I’ve spent many hours discovering how to instant map my Korg microKONTROL to Ableton Live using the UserConfiguration.txt file, MidiPipe(optional), and the Librarian software that comes with the microKONTROL. I have successfully mapped the
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