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Monday, November 2, 2015

Ableton Announces New Versions of Push and Live

Ableton Push 2
 
Music software company Ableton announced new versions of their Push controller and Live suite on Monday.
 
Push 2:
 

“Like the original Push, the new version brings hands-on creation of melody and harmony, beats, and song structure. Now with new sampling workflows, a large multicolor display and softer, more expressive pads, the new Push brings a new level of playability.”

 
Live 9.5:
 

“Live 9.5 boasts new analog-modeled filters, new waveforms and metering displays, and new sampling capabilities. These add to the creative tools that are sharper than ever in Live 9: Live’s unique session view lets you improvise, play and perform without the constraints of a timeline, audio-to-MIDI conversion tools let you extract musical ideas from your samples, and a whole lot more.”

 
Existing Live 9 users can get the update for free. As for Push, owners of the original controller can return it to Ableton and save up to 30% on the new version. Ableton says they will refurbish returned units and give them to music education projects for young people.
 
The German company also announced “Link,” a forthcoming update to Live that “syncs devices’ timing over a wireless network, so you can jam with multiple instances of Live and a growing number of iOS apps.”
 
Get more information at Ableton’s website and watch a demo video of Push 2 below.
 

 
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Monday, June 1, 2015

How to Create Melodic Kicks in Ableton Live


 
Keeping kick drums and other percussion samples in tune is often overlooked by producers and pitching them will make your music sound better. For DJ TechTools’ latest Ableton Live tutorial, UK DJ/producer Multiplier shows how to create a melodic kicks rack, which helps ensure your percussion stays in key with the rest of the song.
 
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Saturday, May 2, 2015

Tiësto & KSHMR Release Ableton Session for ‘Secrets’

Tiësto
Tiësto performs at Wet Electric in Tempe, Arizona on April 25, 2015. (Rukes)
 
Tiësto and KSHMR have released the project file for the drop in “Secrets,” their number one hit featuring Vassy.
 
The two DJ/producers made the Ableton Live file available through Splice, a cloud-based, collaborative platform that aims to revolutionize music production.
 
Aspiring and experienced producers alike can now use the Splice DNA Player to visualize the drop’s arrangement, solo its individual tracks, read artist annotations and download the session. KSHMR is also encouraging fans to contact him with questions.
 

 
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Saturday, April 18, 2015

How to ‘Chop and Screw’ with Ableton Live


 
In Scratch DJ Academy’s new “Watch and Learn” episode, Los Angeles DJ/producer Them Jeans shows one of many ways to “chop and screw” a song with Ableton Live.
 
Chopped and screwed is a remix technique that slows down a song’s tempo and applies manual delay effects. DJ Screw is largely recognized as the creator of the method, which became popular in the Houston hip-hop scene during the ’90s.
 
Them Jeans recently dropped an entire mixtape of chopped and screwed tracks, one of which is Drake’s “Energy” (the song used in this video).
 
Watch the tutorial above and stream and download his mix below:
 

 
Related: How to EQ Kick Drums in Ableton Live

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Tuesday, April 7, 2015

How to EQ Kick Drums in Ableton Live


 
Looking for advice on how to make your kick drums sound better and hit harder? Scratch DJ Academy’s new “Watch and Learn” episode might be able to help. Watch above as Josh Andres of DJ/producer duo Statik Link explains how to EQ kick drums in Ableton Live. We also recommend listening to Statik Link’s mix for DJcity’s “Friday Fix” podcast.
 
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Friday, March 20, 2015

Ableton Publishes Book to Help Electronic Music Producers Be More Creative

Ableton
 
Like any smart company, music software maker Ableton is dedicated to educating their customers. The company has provided manuals, tutorials and other resources on their website for years, and now they’ve published a book titled, Making Music – 74 Creative Strategies for Electronic Music Producers.
 
While the author, Dennis DeSantis, is Ableton’s Head of Documentation, the company says that the book is not an expanded user’s manual. Their website states: “[The book is] meant to help you actually make music — with concrete tips for solving musical problems, making progress, and most importantly finishing what you start — regardless of the software or hardware you use.”
 
Making Music has already sold out, but Ableton says digital versions are coming soon. You can also read complete and unabridged chapters from each of the book’s three parts at their dedicated Making Music site.
 
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