Give Ableton Live 12 a new look with free Themes: Dark, Retro, Remixed

Ableton Live 12’s new Themes do look great, but is that enough choice for us obsessive DAW users, working on productions into the wee hours? Absolutely not! And so we’re grateful that Madeleine Bloom continues to do the great work of producing terrific themes, all available as free downloads.

Christmas in mourning, in Bethlehem and Beirut, and music beyond

“Words are missing to convey our outrage, our sadness, and our feeling of helplessness,” say organizers. Instead, Bethlehem in occupied Palestine joins Beirut for a live broadcast electronic music performance “Christmas in mourning.” Separately, artists band together in international compilations, outpourings of feeling in sound.

Peter Kirn - December 24, 2023

Petal is an exquisite 8-tap delay with shaping, for Max for Live

Takuma Matsui’s Petal is an expressive 8-tap stereo delay with shaping, pitch shifting, and a separate feedback loop, Max for Live (or Ableton Live Suite). Takuma has created something really special here, from the poetic interface design to elegant control of sound.

Peter Kirn - August 28, 2023

Superbooth Berlin will return in 2024; kick back with some 2023 highlights

Peter Kirn - August 28, 2023

Playdate pocket game system as sampler, granular instrument, FX, recorder, more

Peter Kirn - August 7, 2023

Turn Ableton Live into a looping 4-track Tascam Portastudio with this Max for Live Device

Peter Kirn - February 14, 2023

AudioSlide plays advanced MPE ramps even without hardware – Max for Live

Peter Kirn - February 7, 2023

ReBoard transforms melodic playing in Ableton Live with Samchillian layout

Peter Kirn - January 9, 2023

Ableton Live 11.2 is out of beta – here’s what’s new, at a glance

Peter Kirn - September 27, 2022

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