https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/Latest entries for ableton.comenMon, 08 Jan 2024 16:06:44 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/deena-abdelwahed-confounding-expectations/Born in Qatar, where she lived until the age of 18, Deena Abdelwahed moved to Tunisia and learned how to DJ under the tutelage of the World Full of Bass collective. Later moving to Paris to become part of the Arabstazy multidisciplinary artist platform, the budding DJ/producer traveled across Europe…Mon, 08 Jan 2024 16:06:44 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/deena-abdelwahed-confounding-expectations/Artistshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/robots-rhythms-and-creative-reinvention-eight-features-and-videos-from-2023/Make the most of your holiday downtime with a selection of standout interviews, tutorials and music-making tips from 2023 – we hope you’ll find plenty here to keep new ideas coming well into the new year! AI and Music Making Will robots take our writing credits? Or could text-to-audio tools…Fri, 15 Dec 2023 14:36:56 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/robots-rhythms-and-creative-reinvention-eight-features-and-videos-from-2023/ArtistsDownloadsNewsTutorialsLoopVideoshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/made-in-ableton-live-zan-lyons/Zan Lyons’s audiovisual pieces plunge us into unsettling interpretations of everyday life. With a first look at his new piece, Terminal, Zan explains how he prepares synchronized snippets of sound and video using key mapping and a Max for Live device – then adds panning and reverb to place sounds…Fri, 15 Dec 2023 15:58:02 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/made-in-ableton-live-zan-lyons/ArtistsTutorialsVideoshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/learn-how-to-build-a-track-from-start-to-finish-with-taetro-and-push-3/In his latest transmission, TAETRO uses Push 3 to whip up a complete track in less than an hour. Uncut and unedited, the video sees the LA-based beatmaker run into a range of all-too-common creative obstacles and shows his approach to overcoming and even embracing them. TAETRO starts with a…Fri, 15 Dec 2023 14:40:33 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/learn-how-to-build-a-track-from-start-to-finish-with-taetro-and-push-3/ArtistsTutorialsVideoshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/push-performances-our-favorites-from-2023/In the seven months since the release of the new Push, artists around the world have been continually surprising us – making a home for the instrument in emerging scenes and unlikely landscapes. To round off the year, here are some of our favorite performances from music makers getting to…Mon, 11 Dec 2023 11:17:23 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/push-performances-our-favorites-from-2023/ArtistsNewsVideoshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/sounding-the-collection-samples-from-the-powerhouse-museum/Sampling has been a key process for a great many music makers for decades now, an undeniable staple of modern production. But with the ubiquity of sampling comes what feels like a sheer avalanche of samples. An overwhelming volume of sample packs are available online today, ranging from common to…Fri, 08 Dec 2023 09:34:07 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/sounding-the-collection-samples-from-the-powerhouse-museum/ArtistsDownloadshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/the-push-3-upgrade-kit-is-now-available/If you bought your Push 3 without a processor, you can now turn it into a standalone instrument in just 30 minutes, with the Push Upgrade Kit. Free yourself from the distractions of your computer and make Push the centerpiece of your setup for years to come. Learn more about…Wed, 29 Nov 2023 10:36:37 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/the-push-3-upgrade-kit-is-now-available/Newshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/download-the-live-set-of-dj-gigolas-new-track-unfolding-practice-ii/Have you ever considered the role that rhythm plays in shaping our health? Beyond the beats that accompany our favorite tunes, rhythm permeates every aspect of our existence, from the steady cadence of our heartbeat to the rhythmic flow of our breath. DJ Gigola's inaugural solo album, Fluid Meditations draws…Fri, 01 Dec 2023 14:56:27 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/download-the-live-set-of-dj-gigolas-new-track-unfolding-practice-ii/ArtistsDownloadshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/ableton-events-near-you/Explore the advanced range of expression, standalone portability, and barrier-free workflow of Push 3 alongside like-minded musicians, producers, and artists at a Try Push event near you. Learn how to make Push 3 the heart of your setup with its built-in audio interface, streamline the creative process with its intuitive…Mon, 09 Oct 2023 11:18:11 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/ableton-events-near-you/Newshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/kiefer-how-to-b-u/Kiefer is passionate about sharing his process - “This is my life's passion. I love talking about this stuff. It's my favorite thing!” But let’s be clear, this is not a passion of self-reflective, navel-gazing inquiry into only his own process, the LA-based artist is passionate about exposing how music…Thu, 23 Nov 2023 14:04:16 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/kiefer-how-to-b-u/Artistshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/hinako-omori-finding-stillness/Amidst the chaos of a world marked by seemingly permanent crisis, producer and composer Hinako Omori encourages us to tune back into the stillness of our natural surroundings. Although she was raised in London, Omori’s work is rooted in a respect for nature and tranquility that she ascribes more to…Wed, 15 Nov 2023 15:12:03 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/hinako-omori-finding-stillness/Artistshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/whats-coming-in-live-12/Live 12 brings new ways to explore who you are as a music maker. Kick-start melodies and rhythms with MIDI Generators, and take them off the beaten track with Transformations. Whip up wild sound experiments and shape the results as you go with Meld, Roar and Granulator III. See everything…Wed, 08 Nov 2023 12:03:47 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/whats-coming-in-live-12/Newshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/together-apart-remote-jamming-with-speedy-j/In an era of hyper-connectivity, most musicians have wondered whether it’s possible to play music in real time with friends around the world. The enforced lockdowns of the COVID pandemic only made this idea more appealing, as in-person jamming became impossible and music makers were confined to their homes and…Fri, 03 Nov 2023 14:36:44 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/together-apart-remote-jamming-with-speedy-j/Artistshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/loop-session-discover-machinas-approach-to-performing/When she’s in the studio, machìna’s primary goal is to write music that satisfies her own creative urges. But when she’s on the stage, she performs her personal, idiosyncratic creations with the dazzling presence of a pop star. In July 2023, she met with Ableton’s own Craig Schuftan in Berlin…Fri, 27 Oct 2023 15:50:01 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/loop-session-discover-machinas-approach-to-performing/ArtistsLoopVideoshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/shapednoise-accept-no-compromise/A devotee of industrial music orienting towards the dark side of metal, techno and drum and bass, Italian-born Nino Pedone moved to Milan to study sound engineering in 2010, starting MindTrip Music with techno producers Ascion and D. Carbone. Dulled by the city’s music culture, Pedone relocated to Berlin 12…Fri, 27 Oct 2023 13:25:20 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/shapednoise-accept-no-compromise/ArtistsDownloads