Vocal techniques in Ableton Live, with superstar artist and teacher Claire Marie Lim, dolltr!ck

Vocalists wanting to get deeper into production – producers wanting to improve vocals – there’s always more to learn. So we consulted the multi-faceted music technologist and artist Claire Marie Lim. From Berklee teacher to her artistic project dolltr!ck, there are few people with more knowledge in more contexts. Let’s dive in. Tackling vocals in […]

ReBoard transforms melodic playing in Ableton Live with Samchillian layout

You’ve got piano keyboards, you’ve got various grids. But whole new worlds of melodic playing and rapid-fire melodies become possible when you go relative. ReBoard does just that, and it makes even playing from your QWERTY keyboard “awesomely simple” — and enjoyable.

Peter Kirn - January 9, 2023

Free Valhalla Supermassive 2.5 has new modes – and Max for Live wrapper is updated, too

The lush, free plug-in Supermassive is turning 2.5 years old, with its wonderfully sumptuous reverb/delays, celebrating with two new modes, Scorpio and Libra. Plus, remember that Max for Live wrapper that lets it run like a native Live device? That got an update, too.

Peter Kirn - November 22, 2022

ValhallaWrapper gives Valhalla DSP reverbs native Ableton Live UIs

Peter Kirn - October 19, 2022

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

Peter Kirn - September 27, 2022

Cycling ’74 asked artists to make a collaborative Max drum kit – and shared the patches

Peter Kirn - September 22, 2022

Delete clips, use pickup beats, more: stupidly useful Max for Live tools from Dennis DeSantis

Peter Kirn - September 14, 2022

Acid 4 Live: STING by IFTAH generates acid lines for Ableton Live for free

Peter Kirn - September 9, 2022

Videosync 1.2 for Ableton Live visuals overhauls Simpler and improves functionality

Peter Kirn - September 6, 2022

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