Sunday Synth Jam: This video demonstrates jamming with the JazzMutant Lemur and Ableton Live.

It starts with a demo jam and then digs into the set up of the Lemur with Live.

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playing a ableton live set with my current live control surface on the jazzmutant lemur.
(the soundquality is a little poor – sorry – next time i shouldn´t record it directly with the cam…. but it is only for demonstration purpose anyway…)
i talk a little about the controls at the end.

Sunday Synth Jam: This track was done using only the Novation Launchpad and Ableton Live 8. Plugins used were Native Instruments Massive, Discovery DSP and ABL2.

It would have been nice to get an inset of the screen on this.

via SuicideServer:

The idea to this video came after someone asked me here on Youtube if i need all of my machines to make music – so you guys are the judge now Cheers

This video, via synthjunk, is a celebration of all that is good – with an emphasis on the pure analog electronica power, using classic synths, sequencers and drum machines.

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Influenced by electronic music of the 70’s 80’s & 90’s.

Recorded using Ableton live with minimal overdubbing.

Robot featured is home made.

This Ableton Live tutorial looks at using sends and returns.

via PrimeLoops:

The sends and returns in Ableton are often overlooked, they are very simple to use, and save you CPU power, plus give you more control over a bunch of channels effects, this ones simple yet effective!

Stay Creative!

Sunday Synth Jam: this video captures a “midnight ambient performance”, featuring the sounds of the JX-305, two 03R/W, Prophecy and a Casio VZ-1.

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Ableton Live: Dubspot Instructor, Michael Hatsis, shows how to add Space and Dimension to Minimal Techno style drums.

Topics covered include using Drum Rack’s Send and Return tracks, as well as Creating and using a Plate and a Room style reverb in Ableton Live.

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Cuckoo demo’s the new Plogue Chipsounds.

via cuckoomusic:

I bought this new plug-in called Plogue Chipsounds and took it for a spin. I must say it sounds fantastic. I’m going through a couple of the chips, perform and loop live to see how it all sounds.Best regardsCUCKOOMore on Cuckoo:http://www.cuckoo.noMore on Plogue Chipsounds:http://www.plogue.com

This video looks at using Sounder to create generative music in Ableton Live.

Sounder is a $20 visual application for Windows designed for making ambient music environments. More info is available here.

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Ableton Live 8: Danny Lewis demonstrates how to achieve a glitchy, gated vocal effect.

Part of a Minimal Tech course.

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Struggling to figure out the latest software/controller/update?

Then watch your back – because there’s a new generation coming. Check out this drum and bass improv by an 11-year old kid, if you have any doubt.

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brother playing around with ableton live He took the whole afternoon to learn Ableton Live Basics, now

i’m proud of him

He’s 11 and decided suddenly to play with my stuff

Ableton Live 8: This video looks at some of the functionality of the Max For Live api in terms of clips.

Ableton Live 8: This is a sneak peak into Max For Live that offers a basic intro into what you will see in the Max For Live environment.

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In this official Ableton Live video, Huston Singletary demonstrates vocoding with the Ableton Vocoder.

Vocoders use a multiband filter to apply the amplitude of various frequencies of a source sound, such as your voice, to another sound. Vocoders are probably best known from the voice of the Cylons on Battlestar Galactica and other sci fi robots.

Ableton Live Vocoder Tutorial, II

Click here to view the embedded video.

iPhone music software: This is a sneak preview of Drum Sequencer, a drum machine/groovebox for the Apple iPhone.

It’s expected to be released Sept 24th, 2009.

Description:

Drum Sequencer is a drum beat composing application. It’s designed for example DJ’s, live performances, practicing, interactive composing or just for fun.

Amaze yourself with this app. Discover the basics of drum beats, doodle around and use your imagination to find new exotic rhythms. You don’t have to be a DJ or live artist to sound like them.

App features:

• easy & fast use user interface for situations where you just want to evolve the beat quickly
• multiple drum sets (with high quality 44kHz sounds)
• realtime effects for each instrument (for example really nasty sounding distortion)
• bank & pattern for storing your best bits
• easy switching between patterns for example live performance
• tap tempo
• easy syncing to existing beat, song or any kind of fixed rythm

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Cult of the Maschine is a techno jam produced entirely with Native Instruments’ Maschine.

via SuicideServer:

A little loveletter to Natives Maschine and my other lovely gear. This is the fist time i did a video with Modul8 to add some more spice instead of the old finger cam. The track was produced entirely with Maschine, which was hosted in Ableton Live8. I used a delay and Beatlookup from the Reaktor User Library. Enjoy

mik300z makes a triumphant return to the Synthtopia Sunday Synth Jam with a Giorgio Moroder inspired electronic disco improv:

Based on “here to eternity”. This was all going swell until the ESQ1 drifted out of pitch near the end (not my bum notes for a change lol) Some Human league influence here too:)

It’s hard to overestimate the influence Moroder has had on electronic dance music, isn’t it?

Tim Exile of Warp Records explains his Reaktor 5 based live performance setup.

The hardware array controls various custom-made processors in Reaktor.

More info at TheNowWave.

In this tutorial, Gareth Williams demonstrates how to quickly set the Jazzmutant Lemur to do sound design using Ableton Live.

Part 2 below.

Click here to view the embedded video.

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Sidechain Compression in Ableton Live 8

via AbletonInc:

Huston Singletary explains and demonstrates the popular “pumping and breathing” effect used on countless electronic and dance tracks. Live 8’s intuitive Compressor-Sidechain effect is explained and a custom preset is created in the studio showing the characteristics of this classic audio effect.

This is an introduction to Ableton Live for (MPC-style) hardware sequencer producers.

via SoundsAndGear:

this is a tutorial for people like me that are used to using hardware sequencers. Find out why I feel ableton is the best daw for music production around.