A Look Back at Eight Standout Features and Videos from 2022
A look back at eight standout features and videos from 2022.
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Made in Ableton Live: Ori Moto
Check out Ori Moto’s step-by-step guide to preparing a track for performance in Live, including tips on how to get the most out of Live’s performance capabilities with a minimal hardware setup.
Aril Brikha: Remaking “Groove La Chord” with Live and Note
Arial Brikha reveals the creative process behind his ‘90s Detroit techno hit “Groove La Chord” and how he has recreated it using Live and Note.
Prioritizing the Personal: Sam Slater on Reasons to Collaborate
Composer and producer Sam Slater shares his experiences of collaboration and explains why, for him, experiences matter much more than results.
ANTI-MASS: From Uganda Into The Unknown
Ugandan DJ and producer collective ANTI-MASS discuss making music and putting on events in Kampala as well as the influences and ideas in their own tracks.
Ropes, Fields and Waves: Celia Hollander Sculpts Time with Sound
Los Angeles sound artist Celia Hollander discusses the different ways we experience time and how she translated these ideas into music on her album Timekeeper
S8JFOU: Self-Reliance Through Software
S8JFOU shares free custom Max for Live devices and discusses DIY software programming and how he made his new album using only Operator and Echo
Friends, not Samples: The Soft Pink Truth on Collaboration and Pleasure
Drew Daniel explains how his new Soft Pink Truth album of psychedelic disco came together with the help of sounds and samples from friends.
George FitzGerald: Personal Stamp
Learn how George FitzGerald uses Ableton Live to bring the sounds on his latest album to life.
Andrey Sirotkin: In Ukraine, Music Is My Shelter
Kyiv-based producer Andrey Sirotkin talks about how his music-making practice has been affected by the conflict and unrest that has become part of daily life in Ukraine.
The Art of Sketching: Strategies for Getting Started
Where to begin? Raúl Sotomayor, Perila, Net Gala and Floyd Lavine share their perspectives on musical sketching.
Made in Ableton Live: Reid Stefan
Check out how Reid Stefan uses Ableton Live stock plugins to record, mix and master atmospheric vocals from KARRA for an EDM track.
Califato ¾: Taking Flamenco Into The Future
Califato ¾ discuss how they push flamenco and Andalusian folklore into wild new electronic territory with their characteristic mix of respect and irreverence.
Loop: Five Perspectives on Working with Environmental Noise
Learn how Khruangbin, Sandunes, Perera Elsewhere, Paul Weir and Dan Keen use the sounds of their surroundings to enhance their music.
Gabber Modus Operandi: The Noise of Tradition
Gabber Modus Operandi discuss the attitude and technology at work behind their furious melding of electronic music and traditional Indonesian instrumentation.
Loop Session: In the Studio with Grand River
Composer and musician Grand River joins Dennis DeSantis for a session at Bewake Studios, Berlin.
Shida Shahabi: The Multi-Disciplinary Path of a Film Composer
In a feature made in partnership with Loop and Composer Magazine, Shida Shahabi shares her experiences writing film scores, recording albums, and reworking the masterpieces of Beethoven.
SUGAI KEN: The Shibui of Field Recording and Electronics
SUGAI KEN discusses field recording, electronic music, japanese aesthetics, and the unusual folk roots of his singular music, plus he shares a free download