This set of videos, via Ryan McAllister, takes a look at using Ableton Live’s “Slice to Midi” to chop up breaks. Continue reading
Slice n’ Dice Audio In Ableton (Funky Drummer Mayhem)
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Tag Archives: Ableton Live 8
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Here\’s a guide to Ableton Live 8, including Live 8 tips, tricks and tutorials.
Here’s what’s in Ableton Live 8:
- New groove engine: new groove library, extract grooves from audio or MIDI, real-time groove quantize. Includes grooves from the legendary Akai MPC and E-mu SP-1200 machines
- New warping engine: warp audio events by adjusting the events on the timeline, updated Beats Warp Mode, new Complex Warp Mode, slice audio files to MIDI tracks based on transients
- Looper: classic sound-on-sound looping without the limitations of a hardware device. Record, overdub, undo and more without touching the computer. “First loop sync,” simple loop management
- New effects: Vocoder, Multiband Dynamics, Overdrive, Limiter and Frequency Shifter
- Workflow enhancements: including real-time crossfades in the Arrangement View, enhanced MIDI editing, group tracks, multiple track selection, a screen magnifier and more
We\’ve got Ableton Live 8 specs and pricing, an Ableton Live 8 preview, Ableton Live video tutorials and more in the posts listed below.
How To Recreate Fatboy Slim’s ‘Gangster Trippin’ In Ableton Live
This video tutorial is a rework of Fatboy Slim’s Gangster Trippin, in Ableton Live 8.
All of the samples used are from the original tracks, as sampled by Norman Cook (as close as is reasonably possible.)
If you like this remake video, don’t miss Jim Pavloff’s remake video for The Prodigy’s Smack My Bitch Up.
via SonicAcademy
Getting Started With Ableton Live – Recording Audio
Ableton continues on with their Getting Started with Live series.
This video tutorial takes a look at the basic steps of setting up and recording audio with Ableton Live.
Warping In Ableton Live 8 Tutorial
In this Ableton Live 8 tutorial, DJVespers, shares his approach to “power warping”.
April Only: Buy Ableton Suite 8, Get Max For Live For free
Ableton has announced some special deals for April.
For April only, you can buy Ableton Suite 8 and get Max for Live for free
Ableton Suite gives you Live 8, plus the full array of instruments and sounds from the Ableton sound designers. With Max for Live, you tap into an active community of musicians that are creating an ever-expanding collection of customized instruments, effects and extensions made for Ableton Live.
The deal also applies if you upgrade from Live Lite or Live Intro in the month of April. Upgrade from Live to Ableton Suite in April and you can get Max For Live for 50% off.
Ableton m4l Tutorial – Modulate Anything With Max for Live
This a is a quick look at how you can modulate any Ableton Live device parameter, dubstep style, with Max for Live.
via eameres2:
Add as many LFOs (low frequency oscillators) to Operator, or any other device as you like!
New Max For Live Granulator Effect – KFlux
Kflux is a new Max For Live device for granulation of sound:
Kflux works like a sampler – just put in your audio sample and let the granulation begin
Kflux can produce a wide range of sound results : streams of grains, massive granular clouds, complex textures, walls of noise, etc…
Thanks to the Max For Live total integration, each Kflux parameter is fully automatable in the Live’s timeline. No external Max objects are used in Kflux.
Kflux comes unlocked – owners can open, edit, and re-use parts of this device.
Kflux is currently available for 9.99 Euros.
Ableton Live Tutorial: Warping For Remixing
This basic Ableton Live tutorial, by Laura Escudé, takes a look at warping audio for remixing. Continue reading
Free Software From Plastikman, Liine, For Ableton Live 8
Liine has released a free Max For Live device, Kapture, that was originally created for Richie Hawtin‘s Plastikman Live tour.
The sounds and sonic signatures in Plastikman Live are heavily reliant on complex configurations of sends, returns and feedback loops, as well as combinations of instrument and effect parameters. Liine’s challenge was to build a system to manage this huge number of parameters in a live scenario.
Kapture is the solution that they came up with. Similar to a preset management system for the whole of Ableton Live, it lets you “Kapture” the state of your set.
Here’s what the developers have to say about Kapture:
We’re now very glad to be able to release it to the public and to see how other people use it in performances and in the studio. Kapture is not a polished mainstream product but something developed for a very specific show. However, we think that it’s something that many people will find very useful if they are willing to get their hands a little dirty and tweak it to fit their setup.
We aim to continue releasing bits and pieces like this from the Liine Laboratory, more rough and ready experimental/custom devices and works in progress, alongside the polished, premium products such as Griid.
Kapture requires Ableton Live 8 and Max For Live.
If you try out Kapture, leave a comment with your thoughts!
Aurex SampleDeck And Masher For The Novation LaunchPad
Aurex sends word via the Submit A Story page about a couple of new free apps for the Novation Launchpad.
The SampleDeck is a realtime sampling and remix device for the Novation Launchpad. It uses 2 ‘samplers’ to capture a loop while your song is playing and you have the ability to switch the audio to one of the samplers at any time you want
The Remix Sampler samples a 1 bar or 1/2 bar loop, it chops it up in slices and let’s you rearrange the slices in any way you want. The Flex Sampler samples a loop (as long as you like) and let’s you do Vinyl-like actions such as stopping/starting the plate, doing a backspin, reversing, … You can remix and transform everything you want: just a loop, full songs when dj-ing or even a realtime input to remix a live band on the fly. SampleDeck also includes an effects section to spice things up. Continue reading