PSA: Live 12.3 Coming Soon
This is a quick episode going over some of the new features in Ableton Live 12.3, currently in beta testing. Links: Live 12.3 release notes Email: accessableton@gmail.com Mastodon: @ZBennoui@dragonscave.space Discord: @ZachB13
15 Sep 202514min
S1E15 - Sound Design From Scratch (Part 1)
In this episode, we take a first look at subtractive synthesis using Ableton's Drift device. This episode is part one of a series on synthesis, meant to help you design sounds from scratch and escape the preset trap. Links: Email: accessableton@gmail.com Mastodon: @ZBennoui@dragonscave.space Discord: @ZachB13
8 Sep 202545min
S1E14 - Breaking Down A Remix And The Use Of Ai In Music Production
In this episode, I breakdown a remix I did of a song by Pop artist Caroline Romano. We discuss a few mixing techniques, and the use of AI in music production. Links: email: accessableton@gmail.com Mastodon: @ZBennoui@dragonscave.space Discord: @ZachB13 Link to the song on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHpnlPqTo1A&list=RDFHpnlPqTo1A&start_radio=1 Link to Suno: https://suno.com/home
1 Sep 202536min
S1E13 - Exploring Advanced Drum Programing With Lives Generators
In this episode, we explore Live's rhythm generator to make programing beats easier. Links: Email: accessableton@gmail.com Mastodon: @ZBennoui@dragonscave.space Discord: @ZachB13
25 Aug 202528min
S1E12 - Making Your Audio Sound Lo-fi with Maim
In this episode, I take a look at Maim, a free an open source lo-fi plug-in that gives your sounds the characteristics of badly compressed digital audio. Links: Link to Maim on Github releases: https://github.com/ArdenButterfield/Maim/releases Email: accessableton@gmail.com Mastodon: @ZBennoui@dragonscave.space Discord: @ZachB13
18 Aug 202542min
S1E11 - Exploring Slice To New Midi Track
In this episode, we take a look at Live's "Slice To New Midi Track" feature, and explore some creative uses of this tool to get the most out of your sample collection. Links: Mastodon: @ZBennoui@dragonscave.space Email: AccessAbleton@gmail.com Discord: @ZachB13
11 Aug 202533min
S1E10 - Exploring a Few Third-party Plug-ins
In this episode, we take a look at some third-party plug-ins from Airwindows. Links: Airwindows: https://www.airwindows.com Reaper Made Easy (for other music production based tutorials) https://www.theglobalvoice.info/reaper/ Email: accessableton@gmail.com Mastodon: @ZBennoui@dragonscave.space Discord: @ZachB13
4 Aug 202528min
S1E9 - Arranging Your Song and More Fun With Samples
In this episode, I take another look at session view, and show how you can use it to make a rough arrangement for your song before transferring it into the arrangement view to flesh out the details. I also explore a few more ways to make samples your own, including messing with them using Ableton's warping algorithms and adding effects. Links Email: accessableton@gmail.com Mastodon: @ZBennoui@dragonscave.space Discord: @ZachB13 Sample packs used in this episode: 90s Ambient Samples: https://www.musicradar.com/news/tech/331-free-90s-ambient-samples-627152 Real-World Fx Samples: https://www.musicradar.com/news/tech/sampleradar-286-free-real-world-fx-samples-467432
28 Juli 202530min
