Are you starting to produce tracks with Ableton Live? A correct configuration of Live will save you a lot of headaches during the creative process. Therefore, we suggest some preparation tips so that you get a more fluid workflow from the beginning. They are very simple, so let’s get started! 1 – Calibrate your …
Are you bored of always using the same old libraries and samples? Would you like to have your own, unique, organic sounds for your music projects? Today we’re going to show you how to create a beat from scratch with samples recorded in a kitchen, by using just an audio recorder to capture the sound …
Transitions between different sections of a track are key to its development, since they help the music flow when they’re properly executed, but certain arrangement and structure decisions can make this process a bit more complicated. Some people use sampled based effects from libraries, such as sweeps, risers, downlifters and so on, and they are …
A few weeks ago, we talked about creating your own slicing presets in Ableton Live, a process that allows you to load, manipulate and transform samples easily and almost instantly. Today we’re going to use that preset to show you the possibilities of processing sounds with this kind of workflow. In the clip below, Dave …
If you want to create music with your computer, there’s something you’re absolutely going to need before anything else: a DAW. Digital Audio Workstations are a kind of software designed for recording, composing, sequencing, processing and editing audio, meaning it’s basically the center of any music studio. Nowadays the market is full of different DAWs. …
We know there are many lists of shortcuts out there, which we’re always told to learn to save time and to increase our productivity when producing. You’re probably using your favourite ones already, or maybe this is something you have in mind to incorporate in your workflow one day. If you’re one of the latter, …
Feeling like creating looser, more relaxed beats today? Well we feel the same, so we’ll be sharing some of our favourite tips and free plugins to achieve an easy, lo-fi sound for your next track. It’s the perfect time to leave perfection behind and just chill, letting inspiration and little accidents bring magic to your …
Today we’re going to take a look at how to create your own loop slicing presets, so you can quickly tweak and manipulate them once you load them on a MIDI track. First, we open a new Live project and create an empty MIDI track. Then, we load an empty Drum Rack from the ‘drums’ …
Aulart has great news for Ableton Live users: we will be having Live 11 very soon! Yes, you heard right. After 4 years from the release of Live 10, which already brought us wonderful new instruments and effects, such as the Wavetable synth or the Drum Buss, along with workflow interface improvements, in 2021 we …
Snare sounds are notoriously difficult to choose, and to fit into a mix, so why not create your own with total sonic flexibility? Using this simple tutorial you will be able to make your own synthesized snare drum which is totally flexible so that you can tweak it to suit your tracks. How to …
