Ableton 9 new audio to MIDI feature compared to Melodyne

The Trappar shows us the new audio to MIDI in Ableton 9 vs. Melodyne's version. He tests out various audio clips to MIDI. See what he finds out.

ill.Methodology Workshop - Chapter 1

Today's video is from successful EDM producer Ill Gates. If you've been visiting my blog you'll know most my video's are production tutorials on specific things like bassline creation or how to make a snare sound or how to use side-chain compression.

This video is a little different from all that. This video is 40 minutes long but absolutely worth every minute if you want to be a successful musician or producer. I can't stress enough how profound and completely honest Ill Gates lays it out on what can make or break you as a artist.

Do yourself a huge favor, set aside 40 minutes to watch this whole thing and if you don't have 40 minutes now, bookmark this and watch it later.

Enjoy! And keep making music!

The Skrillex Bass Sound Reproduction Tutorial - Benny Benassi - Cinema (Skrillex Remix) - Part 1/5

I came across this well made tutorial that is part 1 of 5. MrBills shows us how to make Skillex style bass sounds. Even if you don't make Dubstep, which i don't, I still like watching vids of these because thinking outside the box really gives me interesting ideas for my own music. Hopefully some of this inspires you. Cheers guys.

Turn your APC40 or APC20 into a step sequencer.

Ableton staff member Mark Egloff made a patch to turn your Akai APC40 or APC20 into a full fledged step-sequencer.

Here is a demo on how it works:


And here is the download link to where you can download the patch for free:
CLICK HERE

How To Make An Electro House Song In Ableton Live (Part 1)

If you're a fan of Electro house you will definetly love this tutorial from Abletonlife. This video is part 1 and they show us how to layout the drums, get a nice bass line and also get some nice melodic chords going. Part 2 is here: Watch here

Dubstep tutorial part three - Making a Yoy/Womp/Yeah Bass Sound in Ableton using Operator

Title pretty much says it but today eArtrash shows us how to make some nice gritty womp sounds often used in Dubstep using Ableton's main synth Operator. If you don't own Operator you can go to Ableton's webesite and download a 30 day demo of Operator to try out and follow along with this tutorial.

Also this video is part 4 but the video will show links to parts 1,2, and 4 so check those out as well. Cheers and have fun!

How to make Skrillex's signature talking bassline synth

Today nzmusic101 shows us how to make a Skrillex bassline using Native Instrument's Massive synth. If you like grity, dirty, crunched leads and basslines then you are in for a real treate. Of course if you don't have Massive you can achieve much the same thing in many synths as Oscillators and LFO's are pretty basic essentials to any solid synth, so if you pay careful attention you can achieve much the same result using whatever tools you have available to you.

Fm synthesis in Ableton Operator

If you have Operator chances are you know how diverse this Synth is Interstatejt shows us how to create FM synthesis using Ableton's flagship synth "Operator". Hope you guys enjoy!

Novation Twitch overview

NovationTV shows us their brand new DJ controller made to use with Serato Itch, Traktor or Ableton. The main thing you will notice is they did away with the control wheel most Laptop DJ controllers have in favor of a touch strip. The nice thing is this does free up more space for loop point controls and other things but it means scratching, at least in the traditional sense, is not possible.

So what do you think? Like it, love it, or hate it?

Ableton Tutorial: Making a Reggae Style Loop

This week Joshua Casper shows us how to make some Reggae.

Here is the link for the sample pack, so you can follow along with this tutorial:
http://joshuacasper.com/tutorials/tutorials.html

Also check out his site for more info:
http://joshuacasper.com

Touch screen DJ'ing for Traktor and soon for Serato, Ableton and many other software in the works.

This literally just came out in fact as of yet this setup is only working on PC for Traktor as the site tells me. The developers say they are actively working on a Mac version, hoping to have it out by the middle of 2011, as well plans are already in the works to get Serato, Ableton and many other DJ software configured to use this setup. But what you will see in the video is a rather simple setup. Big touch screen either 32" or 42" that is multi-touch sensitive powered by a standard video projector that projects onto the glass screen, a laptop running Traktor with a midi controller type skin called Emulator over it and a soundcard, and thats basically it.

As amazing as this setup looks and sounds, prices I hear for the setup are fairly steep. For the 32" screen dual-touch setup you're looking at $3875 USD and $5975 for the 42" "apparently six-touch" screen setup. But both these setups do include the touch screens, stand for the touch screen, the projector, and Emulator software. Traktor, Laptop/desktop and soundcards you will still need to provide your own.

Also these are just initial prices, they may change overtime, as hardware streamlines or competition ramps up, so who knows. Either way this setup I'm sure will definitely be a must have for many DJ's. So what do you guys think? Leave a comment and let me know.

For more info check out the 2 DJ's who developed this setup's website: www.smithsonmartin.com

A review of The Bridge, the partnership between Ableton Live and Serato Scratch Live

In this video you will see all the main features of The Bridge, the very first version of the software that allows you to pair up Ableton Live and Serato Scratch Live. This setup is a huge step towards bridging the gap between producer, DJ, and artist.

Check out my review of the pros and cons of this setup and let me know what you think.

"The Bridge" is gonna change everything!!

So unless you've been living under a rock, you have already heard about "The Bridge" but if for some reason you haven't basically it links Ableton + Serato Scratch Live together so that the can work seemlessly together. This has blown the doors off the DJ'ing, music making, and performing world. It open things up so much you almost don't know what to think at first.

I finally got my updates so I could try this made in HEAVEN setup and let me tell you, the little hamster wheel is spinning inside my head. But with this huge potential that has just opened up to all of us, this is gonna take a while to figure how to best use this in my, and I'm sure your guy's setups.

If you are lucky enough to own the Rane TTM57SL or the Rane 68, this setup means no more going to the studio to cut-up, clean-up, and master your mix for promo's or for selling CD's etc. Now Ableton will record all the audio as you play, it also records every midi movement, from knobs, to sliders, to buttons, even the cross fader. If you don't own those 2 mixers but instead use the SL1,SL3, or SL4 box. This setup still records audio from left and right decks but no knobs or faders, etc.

Whether your a producer who wishes to perform live or if you're a DJ who wishes to have more effects, or make your way into performing your own sounds or tracks, The Bridge has something for you. Rightly named The Bridge, this is the closest thing ever to bringing the DJ, producer, and performer in one setup.

To help wrap your mind around this here are the best videos at the moment explaining the potential. This first video explains performing with your beats, layering and looping.



The second video shows how Ableton can record your set, including all the automation.

How to create envelope curves in Ableton Live

I've had a some people ask if it's possible to add envelope curves in Ableton Live. It is! And here is how to do it.

The Bridge

If you've been following this site for a bit you might have been wondering why we haven't talked about "The Bridge" yet, well the main reason was we got hammered on New Years, but also we wanted to wait for some good videos to come out explaining in a more clear way how and what "The Bridge" does.

If you are unfamiliar Ableton and Rane announced in 2010 that they were partnering on a project aptly named "The Bridge" of course and basically what it does is it allows you to Rewire Ableton Live and Serato Scratch Live. Serato being the master and Ableton Live being the slave.

When we first heard about this partnership, we nearly passed out from excitement. This will open Pandora's box essentially as this means that just about anything is possible with this setup. Especially if you use the Rane ttm 57sl or 68 as Ableton Live will record all the fader and knob movements into Ableton which after your set you could go back and edit or share with others. This is bananas!

So anyways we will certainly be posting more videos on this setup soon but for now check out the guys from Ableton and Rane explain what they have made so far.

Creating your own snare drum with Ableton part 1

Using sample packs is fine for some, but have you ever made your very own snare or drum sounds from scratch using Ableton or any DAW for that matter? If you haven't or even if you have this tutorial, which is a 2 parter btw, will show some good methods on how to do this.

Here is part 1 where Nick shows us how it's done. For part 2 visit the link below this video.

Creating clip variations in Ableton live's clip editor

Today we look at short tutorial by Zettt1981. He shows us some good ways of creating clip variations in Ableton Live by adjusting start and end points, manipulating the transpose as well as adding effects like reverb.

How to use the new shuffle and swing parameters in Ableton Live 8

Ableton Live 8 has a new and better way to add groove or swing to your tracks, and it allows you to extract grooves from other tracks or loops and store them for use in Live's new Groove pool.

This great tutorial video made by Nick, shows how to use this new feature as well as what new options you have for controlling the groove in different ways.

How to make custom skins for Ableton Live

Here is a link to the custom skin I made if you would like to use it.
http://www.zshare.net/download/83663573747c55bc/

And here is a link to the Custom Skin editor app, if you would like to make your own skins:
http://sonictransfer.com/ableton-live-skin-editor.shtml

Adding the skin is easy:
Right click on Live, click contents/App-Resources/Skin

Then drop the .ask file in there. Then launch Live go to preferences and choose the new skin, Easy on the eyes.

Soulster - Live Vibration Mix

Live Vibration Mix by Soulster on Mixcloud