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CLÄPP II from Beardyman is the perfect Ableton Live clap — and more
Crispy claps on-demand, human and machine, meet a bunch of processing and sample Device tricks in CLÄPP II. London live-looping musician extraordinaire Beardyman had an itch and scratched it using Live and Max for Live, and the results are delightful.
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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
Modular-Analog Music tech Software Step 1 Stories Tech
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.
Now meshes, video, and more can go 3D inside Ableton Live: SenSei update
Peter Kirn - February 27, 2026
Motion Music tech Software Tech
Polyfold from Manifest Audio lets you paint with polymetric patterns
Peter Kirn - February 26, 2026
Motion Music tech Software Tech
Breaking: cave-like reflections in Robert Henke’s free Lanzarote Verb
Peter Kirn - February 16, 2026
Music tech Software Tech
Filter Delays, free Max for Live stereo effect from Robert Henke
Peter Kirn - February 15, 2026
Music tech Software Tech
