Posts Tagged ‘ Ableton ’
For their latest tour, Dutch duo Mason have taken things to a new level with integrated technology that allows them to control visuals and lighting from the stage. To accomplish this technological feat, Mason worked with media artist and software developer Mattijs Kneppers, who used Max for Live to interface between Mason’s music and the show’s visuals and lighting.
Source: Ableton Blog
For all you aspiring house music producers out there… here’s your chance to get some proper recognition and some new kit in the process.
Defected Records announces the launch of their Producer Competition 2010, in partnership with Traxsource, Ableton and Loopmasters. Following the success of last year’s Producer Competition, we’re pleased to announce the 2010 contest.
The rules of the competition remain the same: Upload your tracks to the site, where they’ll be rated and commented on. In the second phase of the competition, the Defected A&R team will pick their ten favorite tracks, which will then be voted on by the public.
Last year’s competition proved that there is a wealth of undiscovered talent out there. This is your chance to see your tracks released on one of the most respected labels in the history of house music.
More info available from Ableton’s website and Defected’s website.
Ms. Pinky has been on the scene for quite a while pushing out various software tools to let you manipulate audio with timecode records. With Max For Live on the scene you can now scratch in Ableton via Ms. Pinky giving some users an alternate to Ableton’s The Bridge. Create Digital Music posted the down-low on this development:
What should DJing in Ableton Live look like? How could conventional vinyl cueing and scratching be integrated with the Live environment? Serato and Ableton gave us one possible answer to that question last week with The Bridge. Their solution: use your Serato DJ set normally, and simply sync the transport of Ableton Live when the two run simultaneously.
That solution could be ideal for some users, but it falls short of what many expected, which was the ability to scratch audio elements from Live as though they were on vinyl. Scratching Live clips would seem to be the best of both worlds: you get all the live sequencing features of Live, but you can still manipulate sound as you would on a turntable.
Ms. Pinky Revised from Mastah Lee on Vimeo.
There has been a lot of rumor and excitement about the recently announced Ableton “The Bridge. Well the guys over at Create Digital Music were able to get some more solid details on the floor of the 2010 NAMM on what’s going to be in the realm of the possible:
We’ve gotten to speak to Ableton and Serato representatives; see the short video of Ableton’s Dennis DeSantis and Ableton’s official overview of the tool, as shot by intrepid CDM NAMM contributor Neil Bufkin. Based on additional conversations, here’s what we know.
Ableton & Serato @ NAMM 2010 – The Bridge from Neil Bufkin on Vimeo.
Surf on over to Create Digital Music for the full info and more videos: When Ableton Met Serato: The Bridge Videos, Questions Answered
Don’t have enough loot for a full Akai APC40? Well now you can still take your Ableton Live sets to the next level with the Akai APC20 Ableton Controller. Create Digital Music has the full lowdown as part of their 2010 NAMM coverage:
Ableton Live-specific controllers just got another addition. You probably could have guessed this would come out, following the APC40 and Novation’s grid-only Launchpad last year, but the Akai APC20 is the new, smaller sibling to Akai’s APC40. The APC20 does basically everything the APC40 does on the latter’s left-hand side — it’s a grid of buttons, a set of mixers for your tracks, buttons for activating tracks (and solo/cue/record), and shortcuts for moving around and triggering the transport. Using the buttons, you can trigger clips or notes, with additional buttons for scenes and stopping clips around the outside of the 8×5 array…
Read More: Akai APC20 Ableton Controller: Get Half an APC40, or an APC and a Half
Live maker Ableton and DJ and virtual vinyl developer Serato today announced the results of their partnership. First off, this isn’t what many of us originally speculated: it’s not a DJ deck inside Live. Instead, the collaboration seeks to bridge (ahem) the gap between the way DJs perform and the way Live users perform. The result focuses on the way a performance set is assembled in the two paradigms, an attempt to guide the flow of music between the two programs.
Online Link: Ableton + Serato: The Bridge
Arguably, the most innovative and user friendly audio production package of the day, Ableton Live is just about to get its annual facelift. Live version 8 includes a wealth of new techniques, effects, and most-wanted workflow improvements. Meanwhile, Ableton Suite 8 adds an expanded sample library, two new instruments, and a major upgrade to the venerable synth, Operator…
For more information, check out the videos at Ableton’s website.
In this video, Ableton Live showcase the made-for-Live new Akai APC40 controller which is the controller Ableton’s users have been dreaming of for years.
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Using a Max/MPS/Jitter patch that he made with Brian Schmierer, Christopher Willits (Ghostly/12K) shows how you can use your iPhone as controller for Ableton Live. You can download the software patches they made and read the details on how to DIY.
Online Link: iPhone Controller For Ableton Live
Ableton and Serato, two of the great names in digital DJing software, are joining forces to create what they hope will be the ultimate solution for live computer performance. By combining Ableton’s unrivaled on-the-fly audio editing power with Serato’s clever digital vinyl system, the two companies are hoping to offer computer musicians with a versatile and exciting platform that will outperform the new Traktor Scratch Pro software from Native Instruments.
Online Link: Serato & Ableton Announce Partnership.. Read more
It’s amazing that, even today, relatively few artists release stems when they want to encourage remixes. A new remix contest with The Martin Brothers’ new track ‘Dum,’ on the Dirtybird label, goes further, by providing not only individual stems, but a full-blown Ableton Live set, completely with warping parameters and even some plug-in inserts. That should mean just about anyone can pick up the track and start remixing!
Online Link: Martin Brothers Dancetracks Digital Contest Article.. Read more
Create Digital Music has started a ‘non-scientific visual survey’ to try and discover the best way to use Ableton Live for live performances
Online Link: Ableton Live – Live Set Article
Today marks the release of the latest version of Ableton Live. Already a staple amongst djs and producers, Live includes new features along with the introduction of the Drum Rack.
For more information, check out www.ableton.com.
