Chop, gliss, LFO, filter, select: Sonic Bloom explains Live 12.1 MIDI tools

Ableton Live’s new MIDI tools can be really useful – if you can get the hang of them. For that, we turn to long-time educator Madeleine Bloom for a breakdown.

Ableton Live 12.1 is in public beta, and it’s a huge release for Live

Live 12.1 just hit public beta, bringing more than you might expect: major Push additions, new ways of working more quickly with keyboards (and screen readers), a new Drum Sampler and pitch tracking and correction device, and more. Oh, and they finally fixed (my) single most annoying omission in Live. Here’s what’s new in Live (I’ll cover Push separately).

Peter Kirn - July 2, 2024

M4, iPads, Pencil, Final Cut and Logic – everything Apple just announced

Apple had an event yesterday to launch a new M4 chip, a thinner and improved iPad Pro, an updated iPad Air range, an improved Pencil Pro, plus major updates on the Pro Apps side for Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro. Here’s everything in one place.

Peter Kirn - May 8, 2024

Live 12 is here, including Performance Pack and new tuning site

Peter Kirn - March 5, 2024

Field system, completed: Teenage Engineering TP-7 recorder test

Andreas Roman - December 27, 2023

Any level, including guitars, in Eurorack: Nive Grad level shifter

Peter Kirn - November 20, 2023

Logic Pro gets massive updates on iPad, Mac: new features, shared features

Peter Kirn - November 6, 2023

Ardour 8 – what’s new, and why this free, open-source DAW is worth a look

Peter Kirn - October 9, 2023

Using Ableton Push 3 to work with hardware, play live, and capture ideas

Peter Kirn - September 26, 2023

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