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This Ableton Live Tutorial shows how to split the frequencies of a sound and apply individual effects to each band. This technique can be used for, amongst other things, applying side chain compression to only the low frequencies or maintaining a mono sound in the low end whilst applying stereo width effects to the mid…

In this Ableton Live tutorial we take a look at modifying drum samples in the Ableton default sampler (simpler) to create interesting bass textures. The tutorial explains how to remove the click from a drum sound using the samplers start position control and attack envelope before using the transpose parameter to match the pitch of…

This is an Ableton Live tutorial explaining how to create anticipation with a build by starting with a basic sample and using the built in Ableton reverb to add a thick tail that can then be recorded and further processed with a chain of effects. The tutorial explains the reverb freeze function and the resampling…

This tutorial explains the automation system used in Ableton Live before moving on to demonstrate how to create a reverb build to introduce tension and anticipation before a break down. The tutorial also takes a look at reverb automation as a means of adding interest to stagnant drum loops. To create the build a track…

This is an Ableton Live tutorial explaining how to create an instrument rack that can be used to quickly and easily audition and tweak samples from the browser. The tutorial demonstrates how to group a Simpler device and a series of effects so that useful parameters may be mapped to the groups macro controls. Using…

In this Ableton Live tutorial (part 3 of the drum loop series) we take a look at using Ableton’s Beat Repeat effect to create glitchy sounds from a random audio loop. The tutorial starts by explaining how to use the slice to midi function in order to split up an audio loop into slices and…

This is an Ableton Live tutorial (part 2 in the drum loop series) that focuses on using the midi files that come as presets in the Ableton groove library. Dragging and dropping the midi files from the groove pool straight into the session or arrange pages is very easy to do. One thing to watch…

In this Ableton Live tutorial (part 1 in the drum loop series) we take a look at programming the core elements of a drum loop and examine important features that influence groove and dynamics. The tutorial explains how to effectively program velocity, pitch, note positioning and note length in Ableton’s midi editor to alter the…