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.

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

Now, raw data can be a musical source in Ableton Live 12 Clips — for free. Manifest Audio’s Datafree shows the potential of Live’s Generators, transforming any pasted numbers into music and sound. There’s a deeper rabbit hole to go down, but here’s a great way to start. Let’s try it with freely accessible climate data and make some weather-based melodies.

Peter Kirn - March 25, 2026

Free experimental and ambient bank for Grainferno, plus sound design tips

Chattering hyperreal vocal rhythms, delicate sparkling piano gestures, spacey pads — I’ve built a free bank for you for Baby Audio Grainferno. Here’s the download (direct download link), plus some tips on making your own sounds and banks. Download and try now Thanks to Baby Audio for partnering with CDM and helping support this pack […]

Peter Kirn - March 13, 2026

Video guide to accessibility in Ableton Move, Move Everything – Andre Louis

Peter Kirn - March 8, 2026

The best way to learn Bitwig Grid, Serum 2 is in Japanese from LOBOTIX

Peter Kirn - March 5, 2026

Inside the new modules in the free AAS Multiphonics CV-3 v3.1 update

Peter Kirn - February 25, 2026

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

Peter Kirn - February 18, 2026

What’s new in the DIY world of Music Thing’s Workshop System

Peter Kirn - January 7, 2026

Autodafe has an explainer on getting JE-8086 up and running

Peter Kirn - December 31, 2025