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Kid Beyond is a singer/songwriter, beatboxer and looper. He uses Ableton Live to loop and multitrack his voice onstage to create his own live backing tracks
In this video, sponsored by Ableton, he talks about how he creates his tracks and demonstrates using a pedalboard and live to create complex, multi-layered grooves.

 

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Ableton has released Live 6, offering Quicktime video support, a professional multisample library, and customizable racks of instruments and effects. Live 6 also satisfies frequent user requests by delivering multicore support, enhanced project management tools, and improved MIDI control.
“Live 6 upholds Ableton’s tradition of responding to and respecting our vocal user base while maintaining our [...]

Ableton has released Sampler, an advanced sound-design and sound-sculpting instrument available as an upgrade within Ableton Live 6. In addition to providing perfect host integration, Sampler offers fresh sound-design possibilities through its unique processing and modulation options. When combined within Ableton’s Instrument and Effect Racks in Live 6, multiple Samplers provide unprecedented depth of control, [...]

FaderFox has introduced the 2nd generation of its controllers that are optimized for Live and Traktor. The new devices are expected to be available in the Feb-March 2006 timeframe, and to be available worldwide.
Four FaderFox controllers will be available:
micromodul LV2 is a pocket-size, custom-made controller of 2nd generation for Ableton Live.
Description: Lots of different control [...]

NAMM 2006 Winter Show: Ableton announced the imminent release of Live 5.2 and the release of Live 6 in Q3. Both releases leverage new processor technologies to provide Live users with significant gains in audio performance (such as the capacity to simultaneously run more tracks, virtual instruments, and effects).
Live 5.2 brings native support for Apple’s [...]

NAMM 2006 Winter Show: M-Audio announced the availability of the Trigger Finger / Live 5 Production Bundle—a combination of M-Audio hardware and Ableton software in one package.
“We have so many customers using Trigger Finger and Live 5 together that we decided to bundle them as a special offer for a limited time,” says Adam Castillo, [...]

ASK Video Interactive Media is now shipping a new instructional DVD for Ableton’s Live music creation, production and performance software.
Morgan Pottruff, aka Morg, a veteran international performer, producer and remixer has used Live for everything from electronic-classical to techno since version 1. He shares his expertise through 38 videos, totaling more than 3 hours of [...]

Behringer has announced that it is shipping the F-CONTROL AUDIO FCA202, a compact FireWire audio interface for laptop and studio musicians. At US $99, the 202 is the most inexpensive Firewire audio interface yet.
Features include:

Two ¼” connector inputs and outputs for connecting synthesizers, mixers and more;
High resolution 24-bit A/D and D/A converters offer 96 kHz [...]

Ableton has announced Live 5. Live. Live 5 presents a wealth of new features and enhancements that cater to the musician’s entire musical process – creation, production and performance.
“Version 5 adds our users’ most sought-after features,” says Ableton CEO Gerhard Behles, “along with an abundance of innovative new sound-shaping and organizational tools. Most importantly, Live [...]

Digidesign has announced that Ableton Live Lite 4 Digidesign Edition will soon ship with every Digidesign Pro Tools TDM and LE system as part of the Music Production Enhancement Suite. Registered owners of the previous version of Ableton Live Digidesign Edition can download a free update to the new software version for a limited time [...]