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…

We are pleased to announce the new update to intuitivebeats.com which has converted it into a social network with profiles, groups, and forums.  Become a member, and you can add a link to your website, a profile picture, and a little about yourself. Join the discussion in the forum, create a group, and add new […]

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 still had this feeling like there must be more though.  I started […]