Momentary MIDI control in Ableton gives you the type of response most musicians expect from a real instrument. Instead of a button that flips something on and off, you get a press-to-activate feel that reacts instantly. Hold a button and the effect fires. Let go and everything drops back. Some MIDI controller lacks of the … Read more
The Neural DSP Quad Cortex (get yours here!)* is widely used on stages around the globe in addition with Ableton Live. Presets of the QuadCortex can be changed via MIDI. This way you are able to have the right guitar sounds and effects being selected automatically. Unfortunately sending Program Changes from Ableton Live and sending … Read more
As a music producer, it can be easy to get lost in your work and forget about your health. However, taking care of your physical and mental well-being is crucial for creating good music. If you are an Ableton Live user you can get a free / pay-what-you-like Max for Live plugin which will force … Read more
MIDI Sustain in Ableton Live can be recorded and edited into a MIDI clip. You can as well use an external MIDI controller to send a MIDI Sustain Message into a MIDI track in Ableton Live. Unfortunately Ableton Live handles MIDI Sustain messages in a way which can lead to MIDI notes sustaining indefinitely. I … Read more
The “Chord Trigger” Max for Live device let’s you trigger chords in Ableton Live in the style of a step sequencer. You can advance each step via triggering a MIDI note via your MIDI controller. Of course you can use (electronic) drums as well sending a MIDI note. Import chords via MIDI clips This device … Read more
Here is one example showing how you are able to connect drum triggers to play sounds in Ableton Live. This technique is using a Max for Live device which is taking the audio signal produced by a piezo, drum trigger or mic. You can just connect those to your external sound card/interface and you won’t … Read more