You sometimes want to add some ‘randomness’ – for sound parameters, for audio effects, selection of instruments and so on. Having those triggered by incoming MIDI notes gives you some possibilities to change stuff quick and to your needs – this could be used for sound design in a studio situation and as well for … Read more
The Note To Chord V3 Max for Live device lets you play chords in Ableton Live with some very deep velocity control. Unlike other ‘MIDI-chord-tools’ you can set-up some very advanced chord progressions. You have scale presets and even a big selection of chord progressions are included. Complete run-through tutorial below: How to set-up a … Read more
Ableton Live has two distinct views which allow for different workflows. For composition, arrangement, and mixing most people use Arrangement View. When sketching out new ideas on the fly and live performances most people use Session View. For live performances you want to set up scenes to play next scene automatically. Unfortunately the selection of … Read more
This Max for Live device connects the Kit Change of the Roland SPD SX (get yours here!) *affiliate link* and the Chain Selector concept within Ableton Live. This way sound changes in Ableton Live can be monitored via the SPD SX. The +/- buttons of the SPD-SX can access to chain selector and the name … Read more
Teaching and presenting Ableton Live online has got a massive boost since Covid and contact restrictions. As I was using ZOOM meetings for teaching online long before the pandemic – I got a little head start here. I thought it would be great to add some ZOOM meetings control via Ableton Live and made a … Read more
Cymbal Choke with electronic drums has become a common standard for current electronic drum kits on the market. Drum sample apps, plug-ins and VST are supporting this feature as well. Ableton Live support Cymbal Choke from Version 11. How to set up a cymbal choke for e-drums with Ableton Live Unfortunately to make this all … Read more