Ableton Life is a blog where you can come to learn things about the music software Ableton Live. I feature tutorials on both a musical and technical level. Also featured on this blog are news posts relating to electronic music creation.
Nov 22
Learn how to create those classic MPC snare rolls with today’s Ableton Live tutorial. All you need is Impulse and Beat Repeat. You’ll be creating interesting live drum sequences in no time.
Nov 17
Mac users, your time is finally here. Featuring 5 of our favorite VST plugins that play nice with Mac OS X. These are great for electronic music production, especially within Ableton Live.
Nov 15
In today’s tutorial, learn how to create your very own library of classic, analog Drum Machines. Using free samples found on the web (we’re talking authentic analog Drum Machine samples) we’ll be creating our very own groove boxes with Ableton’s Drum Rack.
Nov 12
Space age sounds from the past! In today’s tutorial, learn how to program a swooshing analog synth pad with just Ableton’s Analog Synthesizer and it’s humble Phaser plug-in. Moon boots required.
Nov 11
In this tutorial, I show you how to take Ableton’s FM Synthesizer – Operator – and sculpt a simple bass sound that is worthy of matching Operator’s fatter cousin; Analog.
May 21
Automation is a very powerful aspect of Ableton Live, learn the basics of Automation in Ableton’s Arrangement View to add more interest to your composition and sound design.
May 18
In this video tutorial, I show you the basics of how triplets can affect 4/4 beat. Dabrye’s track “Hyped-Up Plus Tax” is used for our example.
May 17
Bigger is better when it comes to Electro House bass sounds. Learn to how to program one from scratch in Ableton Live with this tutorial.
May 14
Transitions in electronic music (especially dance music) have become a staple of modern arrangement. Find out how to create your own in Ableton Live.
May 13
Create crazy effects chains with the Audio Effect Rack in Ableton. This is part 1 of our video tutorial series on all 31 of Ableton Live’s built in effects.
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