Play together with Ableton Live, pt. 2: playing in time

Get together in a space, and play as an ensemble, not just a soloist. Oh yeah, and we can probably even do better than just mashing play at the same time (though sometimes that works)! Sync, Link, Link Audio, let’s explain how to make it work so you can get to the jam.

You can now get eight of UA’s best plug-ins free, plus the free LUNA DAW

UAD Explore is a surprise. This is no “intro” or limited pack; eight stand-out Universal Audio plug-ins are available for free. That’s on top of the company’s free Luna DAW — though the plug-ins will also work in your DAW of choice, no special hardware required. For skill sharing or anyone lacking a budget now, that means access to some great tools.

Peter Kirn - April 15, 2026

Play together with Ableton Live, pt. 1: playing in tune

Feeling the need to make music making a little less solitary? In this multi-part series, we’ll be exploring some resources for adapting Ableton Live to playing with others — playing in tune, in sync, sharing ideas, and producing together. So let’s start as instrumental ensembles do: by tuning up.

Peter Kirn - March 31, 2026

Sonify data in Ableton Live with a free MIDI Tool; weather data walkthrough

Peter Kirn - March 25, 2026

Poly Flanger: a guide to Minimal Audio’s new tunable 8-voice FX

Peter Kirn - February 18, 2026

Guide: Creating instruments with Max for Live and Ableton DSP (pt. 3)

Peter Kirn - November 12, 2025

Guide: Create unique effects with Max for Live and Ableton DSP objects (pt. 2)

Peter Kirn - October 14, 2025

Guide: Get started patching in Max for Live with abl Objects

Peter Kirn - September 30, 2025

How to get started with SoundThread and CDP: wild free sound tools

Peter Kirn - August 27, 2025