Max for Live Tutorial: Spectral Mixer

If you're an avid Ableton user then chances are you've heard of "Max for Live" which is new to Ableton Live 8. Basically "Max for live" puts the power of Cycling 74's Max/MSP in your hands. What this allows you to do is make your own instruments, effects, or plug-ins.

So to show you a perfect example of what some users have accomplished check this cool little tutorial made by the great guys over at Dubspot and Puremagnetik. Also! Below is the link to where you can purchase and download the files, so you can try the Spectral Mixer out yourself if you have Ableton 8 and Max for live installed.



Grab the Spectral Mixer here!

How to add Rhythmic Gating in Ableton Live

This month Brian Trifon of Trifonic demonstrates how to use dummy clips in Ableton Live to create automated gated patterns and add interesting, complex rhythms to your pads or lead sounds.




If you would like to see more of what Brian Trifon does and his music check out the links below:
http://www.trifonic.com
http://nextstepaudio.com

MPC Style, Pad Cycling with Ableton Live

If you're a fan of the MPC, undoubtedly THE game changer for hip hop producers as well as many other genre's of electronic music. Well check this out, Ableton takes MPC possibilities to a whole other level. The problem that hardware based pieces of gear like the Akai MPC have always had is their limited amount of sounds they come with, as well as little or no capability to "create" new sounds. But if you get one of the MPC-like midi controllers, Midi Yoke, and Ableton on a laptop or desktop, the sky's the limit.

In the video below by Stray411, you will see some of the potential this combo has. Enjoy and remember to eat your beetz!

Guy Gerber

This week I've discovered a new artist that really has impressed me. And I'd like to think I'm hard to impress. So far I've listened to a couple of releases, and you can tell right away the distinction in quality compared to a lot of other producers. Check out Timing (Original Mix) below.

Guy Gerber -Timing (Original Mix)

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