New MIDI packs out!
Selected packs now come with Midi, see Smooth keys and Smooth chords for more.
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Sample Anything EP1-10
I made a recording of one object for each song and only used sounds from the recording and various manipulations to create short tracks. The focus was mostly on sound design, to really see what was possible with such everyday objects such as kettles, rolling pins, glasses, a squash racket, soda bottle and more.. Have
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30 day song challenge
I set myself a 30 day production challenge with some basic rules. Any genre, but I had to come up with 1 min of music each day for 30 days. I used a ‘trigger’ to provide inspiration and a direction for each days piece based on a the share a song a day social chain
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16 PARAMETERS IN ABLETON + AKAI MPK49
After buying an Akai Mpk49 I wanted to see if there was anyway to use all 16 knobs and faders to control ableton devices. After going down the rabbit hole of ableton python scripts I was successful in creating a control script for the AKAI that allowed 16 parameters to be controlled at once. This
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iOS MIDI – wireless
Ever wanted to use sounds from your iOS apps but hate having to play them in on a touchscreen? This problem can be fixed by using your iOS device as a “midi module”. On mac using network midi you can send midi from ableton to your phone via an external instrument and have the audio
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Sidechain filter + gate = Superchaining
Superchaining (sidechain compression + filter + gate) – I came across sidechain filtering in ableton after discovering two new musicians; Purity Ring and Breakbot. The first time I heard Purity Ring ‘Lofticries’ [listen here] I had never heard a sound like it, the combination of organic vocal sounds paired with electronic modulations intrigued me. I
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Leapmotion – Hands on ableton control
Leapmotion + GECO + Ableton control script A colleague and founder of Enable Music education lent me his leapmotion controller for a little while (thanks Tom!). Leapmotion is an infrared sensor that detects your hand movements which can then be turned into HI or MIDI data. I found it pretty cool but wanted it to
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