Ableton Live

We examine three different ways to harness the power of granular synthesis in Live.

We delve into the mysteries of granular synthesis with Max For Live’s Granulator II instrument.

We show you how you can treat Live as one big modular synth.

We examine the creative possibilities of Re-slicing audio in Ableton Live.

We show you how Live and Reason can play together thanks to Ableton Link.

We show you how to find, capture, and process found sounds in Ableton Live.

We look at how to tame unruly instruments in Ableton Live.

We show you why Live’s Amp and Cabinet effects aren’t just for guitarists.

We look at how audio clips can be repurposed in Ableton Live.

We show you how to use Live’s delays as a replacement for reverb and as an effect in their own right.

We show you how to get creative with the crossfader in Ableton Live.

Live is more than capable when it comes to bass. We give you an overview...

We show you how to share MIDI files with Live.

We show you how to integrate Reason’s new Player modules with Live.

Things get messy as we explore Live’s numerous distortion effects...

We delve into the depths of Live’s effects routing.

We round up some of the most useful Max For Live devices that can make your work with Live easier and, hopefully, more musical.

We look at the different ways in which you can animate parameters in Ableton Live.

We explore some useful functionality in Ableton Live’s often-overlooked Arrangement page.