Ableton Live
Ableton Live is a performance-oriented digital audio workstation that emphasizes real-time interaction and stability. It's available for both Mac and PC.
Live's nonlinear, intuitive flow, alongside powerful real-time editing and flexible performance options, make it a favorite with live performers.
Live 8, the latest version, includes a new groove engine, revamped warping, live looping, new effects, crossfades in the Arrangement View and a reworked MIDI editor.
Articles about Ableton Live:
The World’s Cutest Kitty DJ
We do our best to avoid “cute kitty with music gear” photos at Synthtopia. You can only get so excited about another shot of somebody’s cat peaking out of their Buchla modular synth or sleeping on their Korg OASYS.
Jaded as we may be, though, this is the cutest kitty DJ in the world.
Ohhhh, kitteh so cute!
We’ll try to redeem this post by linking to the source of this photo, the blog of Ryan Gruss – a drummer who says that “the world has been overrun by shitty producers with their 808 samples and re-mixed Ableton Live schlock.”
Robert Henke On Max For Live
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Filed under: Interviews, Software Effects & Audio Processors, Software Synthesizers & Samplers
Ableton’s Robert Henke (Monolake) discusses Max For Live and his history with Max. Read more…
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Steven Ness is working on a version of Terry Riley’s minimalist classic In C, using Max For Live and Ableton Live 8.
In C consists of 53 musical phrases, lasting from half a beat to 32 beats that should be played in order, but can be repeated any number of times.
In this video demo, Ness explains how he’s using Max For Live to recreate the logic of In C using the capabilities of Max For Live.
Best quote: “Oh my god! Max For Live Is Going To Blow Your Mind!”
The Wacom Tablet Theremin
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Filed under: Electronic Instruments, Synthesizers, theremin
This video demonstrates using Max For Live with a Wacom Tablet to control the Analog synth instrument in Ableton Live 8.
The “Wacom Theremin” offers a lot of expressive musical potential, with 5 degrees of control over the sound.
Details below. Read more…
Control Analog Devices With MIDI
Michael Una looks at using the $44.95 Highly Liquid MD24 MIDI decoder kit to control a handmade analog bass line sequencer and drum machine via Ableton Live.
