Ableton’s Robert Henke (Monolake) discusses Max For Live and his history with Max.

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Henke is one of the original architects of Ableton Live and now acts as part of the specification team, determining the direction for the future of Live.

via cycling74com

OSC09 day 1 – backstage chat with Robert Henke (Monolake), The Field (Axel Willner) and Sick Girls!

Day 2 and 3 features artists such as Todd Terje, The Juan Maclean, Scuba, Andreas Tilliande, Style Of Eye, Adrian Lux, Heartsrevolution, Bronnt Industries Kapital and many more.

OSC09 13TH-15TH OF AUGUST 2009.

In this official Ableton video, Robert Henke explains the details of Live’s awesome Beat Repeat effect.

He does a great job of explaining what all the parameters do.

Are you using Beat Repeat?

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This video captures one performance of Atom – which features a matrix of 64 gas balloons, lights, and sound by Christopher Bauder & Robert Henke (aka Monolake).

A room is filled with deep, evolving noises from a four-channel sound system. An eight-by-eight array of white, self-illuminated spheres floats in space like the atoms of a complex molecule.

Through variable positioning and illumination of each atom, a dynamic display sculpture comes into being, composed of physical objects, patterns of light, and synchronous rhythmic and textural sonic events. Change, sound, and movement converge into a larger form.

The height of the helium balloons is adjusted with a computer-controlled cable, whilst the internal illumination is accomplished using dimmable super-bright LEDs, creating a pixel in a warped 8×8 spatial matrix.

The sonic events, the patterns of light, and the movement of the balloons are manipulated in real time as a 45-60 minute-long performance.

Here’s another take on the piece:

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Resources:

• Robert Henke’s explanation of the work
• An interview with Christopher Bauder & Robert Henke

This track is from June 2006. I found it on a backup drive whilst searching for something else.

When I made it, I soon felt something is missing, it sounded old and nostalgic too me, a dead end, a film watched way too often. Now, i feel even more distant to it.

During the last two years my musical interest moved away from anything that could be labeled ‘minimal techno’, a genre that became totally empty, uninspired and formalized. A straight bassdrum beat does not make me dance anymore.

Enjoy it as nice background. I tested it for washing dishes, sorting invoices and watering flowers. It worked quite well.

via the very nice disquiet ambient electronica blog.

This video, via Tom Cosm, is of Robert Henke, aka Monolake, giving a workshop in Christchurch, New Zealand.

Topics covered include:

• Ableton Live
• Monodeck 2 in depth
• Ableton / Cycling 74 Partnership
• Surround Sound in Ableton
• Explanation of the Monolake Live Setup