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  1. How to Add Variation to Drum Loops in Ableton Live

    How to Add Variation to Drum Loops in Ableton Live

    Tutorial Beginner

    In this tutorial we're going to examine some quick and easy ways of adding more variation and interest to our drum loops.

  2. Quick Tip: How to Emulate a Theremin Sound in Ableton Live

    Quick Tip: How to Emulate a Theremin Sound in Ableton Live

    Tutorial Beginner

    In this Quick Tip we're going to emulate a theremin sound using Ableton Live's Operator (although the same principles apply to other synths as well).

  3. Quick Tip: How to Export and Resample a VST Instrument in Ableton Live

    Quick Tip: How to Export and Resample a VST Instrument in Ableton Live

    Tutorial Intermediate

    In this tutorial we're going to look at a simple way of extracting VST sounds and resampling them into Ableton Live's Sampler and Drum Rack.

  4. How to Use Racks and Built-in Devices to Create Glitch in Ableton Live

    How to Use Racks and Built-in Devices to Create Glitch in Ableton Live

    Tutorial Intermediate

    Nowadays there are countless plugins and tools, both commercial and free, meant to achieve various glitch effects.

  5. How to Create Organic Ambient Instruments in Ableton Live

    How to Create Organic Ambient Instruments in Ableton Live

    Tutorial Intermediate

    In this tutorial we are going to use Ableton Live's "Sampler" and some of its built-in audio effects to produce wide, organic, ambient textures and pads,...

  6. How to Record a Professional Electric Guitar Solo

    How to Record a Professional Electric Guitar Solo

    Tutorial Intermediate

    In this tutorial I am going to show you an easy and great way to record a professional electric guitar solo for your production. The tutorial is geared...

  7. Ableton Live Racks: Creating One Knob Macro Controls

    Ableton Live Racks: Creating One Knob Macro Controls

    Tutorial Intermediate

    Ableton Live has a macro control mapping function similar to the Reason's Combinator Device. In this tutorial I'll try to explain how to use it on effect...

  8. How to Create a Morphing Multi FX With the Audio Effect Rack in Ableton Live

    How to Create a Morphing Multi FX With the Audio Effect Rack in Ableton Live

    Tutorial Intermediate

    The racks introduced in Live 6 give you unique tools for creating effects, synths, and drum machines. This very simple interface offers very complex...

  9. Quick Tip: Create a Crossfader Controlled Effect in Ableton Live

    Quick Tip: Create a Crossfader Controlled Effect in Ableton Live

    Tutorial Intermediate

    Ableton Live is best known as "the sequencer that can be played like an instrument." While you're playing Live on the stage DJ'ing by yourself or playing...

  10. Ableton Live Racks: Creating an Instrument from Simple Waveforms

    Ableton Live Racks: Creating an Instrument from Simple Waveforms

    Tutorial Intermediate

    Ableton Live is now an industry standard production and performance software. When it comes to instrument design and routing, other software like Reason or...

  11. How to Use Gate Plug-ins Creatively

    How to Use Gate Plug-ins Creatively

    Tutorial Intermediate

    This tutorial will help you to stop looking at your gate plug-ins as boring noise removal tools and get you using them as creative tools and effects.

  12. Understanding Ableton Live 8's New Groove Engine

    Understanding Ableton Live 8's New Groove Engine

    Tutorial Intermediate

    Ableton has introduced a huge list of new features into the latest version of Live. Amongst some of the highlights are new instruments, new warp algorithms...