Ableton Live 8.1.3

The boys over at Ableton have been busy updating Live to 8.1.3. It looks like it’s still in beta stage but should fix bugs and problems in 8.1. Head over to this thread at the Ableton Forums to check it out.

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Cool video showing Apples new Ipad controlling propellerheads reason mixer. Done using a custom mixer map utilising touchOSC & OSCulator.

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Not sure if this is good or bad but could be a laugh. Most likely be somebody taking it seriously.

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Ableton Live 8.1 trail download

Ableton Live recently updated to 8.1 bringing some bug fixes and minor improvements but the better news is Ableton are offering free trail downloads of Ableton Live, Live suite and live intro. The trail software works fully for 30 days and comes with Max for Live content too! So you can try out Max for Live for 30 days. Get busy.

Downloads here

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Video from Berlin Music Hack Day of the monome controlling a xylophone. Ramsey Arnaoot & Robb’s submissin of xylobot utilises a monome, xylophone, glue, wood, Java and Arduino to play a nice tune on a xlyophone.

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Livid step standalone screenshot

The fellas at livid instruments, creaters of the Block and OHM 64, have very kindly created a standalone version fo the thier livid step Max for Live device. The standalone version allows users who don’t have Max for Live to use livid step. Although it’s only in beta and mac only, windows versions are due very soon.

The standalone version looks very useful all livid step users

• All of the 8 sequences are in the one app
• Sync the sequencers clock to Ableton Lives tempo and use stop and start messages
• Send bank and program changes to plugins and instruments
• 32 presets to store sequences and all other settings

More info at the Livid step wiki.

What is Livid step

Livid step screenshot

Livid step is a powerful step sequencer created solely for the Livid  Ohm 64 and Block controllers. Each device uses 8 steps and will take up a row on the block or Ohm 64. If you want to fill the whole grid simply add 8 midi tracks and 8 instances of livid step.

Some features of Livid step

• Global & track modes
• Add manually or record steps
• Random step generator
• Curve mode, sequence accelerates towards end of steps
• Forward, reverse, palindrome & sine playback directions
• 1/1 to 1/32 quantisation speeds including triplets and dotted notes
• Transpose sequences up or down in half steps
• Edit the pitch, velocity, duration and chance of each step
• Zoom in on individual steps
• Muting of steps
• skip steps and control over how they skip
• Ohm 64 knobs auto mapped to parameters of device

Videos

Heres a quick video showing you how to set it up.

Download

Download the standalone verison (Mac only)

Download the Max for live version

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Logic video tutorial - Using the hyper editor

The hyper editor is a great feature of Logic. It allows you to edit a whole host of midi data in one place, quickly and easily. This video tutorial explains how to use the hyper editor in Logic. Very useful to beginners looking to master the hyper editor.

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Creating & using modulation effects in Logic

Everyone likes playing with effects and they can really enhance a song. One common mistake by beginners is to over use effects. This video tutorial up shows you how to create custom modulation effects and use the modulation plugins in Logic. Great advice for beginners and some good tips for more advanced users.

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Max for live tutorials

New video tutorial up. Understanding and using clips in Max for live.

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Audiomulch 2.0 tutorials

New audiomulch video tutorial up. This one is for beginners and covers the basics of using the southpole filter module.

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