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The magazine for producers, engineers & recording musicians | 21 August 2008


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Ableton Live 7 Workshop
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Ableton Live 7 Workshop
Knowing how Live handles its Defaults presets can both speed up your workflow and fire your creativity. Jon Margulies shows you around.

  Ableton Live 7 Workshop - Beat Slicing
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Ableton Live 7 Workshop - Beat Slicing
An endless variety of effects and sounds are at your fingertips if you can exploit the considerable power of Live’s beat-slicing tools. Jon Margulies shows you how...

Live 7 Workshop: Working with Video
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Live 7 Workshop: Working with Video
Scoring to picture is attracting an increasing number of musicians and producers, and Live 7 equips you with all the tools for the job. Jon Margulies gets filmic...

  Ableton Live 6 Workshop Envelopes and Macros
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Ableton Live 6 Workshop Envelopes and Macros
If you sometimes find yourself requiring an extra pair of hands when performing with Live, you might want to explore its envelopes and macros. Jon Margulies explains.

Live 6 Workshop Performance Routing Tricks
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Live 6 Workshop Performance Routing Tricks
Live offers a number of ways of routing audio and effects, many of which can have an immediate and fundamental impact on your music. Jon Margulies explains all...

  Live 6 Workshop Composing with MIDI FX
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Live 6 Workshop Composing with MIDI FX
The inspiration for your next big hit can sometimes be found in the most unlikely of places. Jon Margulies shows you one place to start looking...

Live 6 Workshop
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Live 6 Workshop
Keeping your loops varied and interesting is key to keeping your audience entertained. Jon Margulies shows you how Live can help you out...

  Live 6 Workshop Understanding Warping
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Live 6 Workshop Understanding Warping
Live’s approach to warping audio can be exploited to achieve some interesting and creative variations on a basic groove. Jon Margulies shows you how it’s done...

Live 6 Workshop Using Racks
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Live 6 Workshop Using Racks
More than just glorified instrument and effects groups, racks enable you to combine and create new sounds. Jon Margulies explains.

  Live 6 Workshop Live Looping
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Live 6 Workshop Live Looping
Live excels at looping, but one application for it offers an excellent way of improvising and building up tracks. John von Seggern goes live...

Ableton Live 6 Workshop Using Scenes
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Ableton Live 6 Workshop Using Scenes
Breathe new life into your performances by mixing and matching elements from your existing sets. Ken Hikaru sets the Scene...

  Fresh Grooves
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Fresh Grooves
Maintaining your audience’s interest is much easier if your beats don’t become monotonous or dull. Ken Hikaru keeps it different...

Using Devices In Ableton Live 5
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Using Devices In Ableton Live 5
Instruments, MIDI Effects and Audio Effects are all accessed as plug-ins from Live 5’s flexible and easy-to-use Device interface, as Martin Delaney explains...

  Ableton Live 5 Workshop Audio Effects
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Ableton Live 5 Workshop Audio Effects
Whether solo or in tandem, Live 5’s built-in audio effects have the power to transform your tracks. Markkus Rovito turns to face the strain.

Ableton Live 5 Workshop Beat Repeat
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Ableton Live 5 Workshop Beat Repeat
Markkus Rovito shows you how to master a brilliant new effect to remix beats and other audio in real time.

  Ableton Live 5 Workshop Follow Actions
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Ableton Live 5 Workshop Follow Actions
When looping isn’t cutting the mustard and you don’t want to manually launch clips, Live 5’s Follow Actions can not only automate, but also inspire. Markkus Rovito explains.

Using Ableton Live 5
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Using Ableton Live 5
In its latest incarnation, Live continues to build a bridge between freeform loop mangling and track-based song composition. Markkus Rovito pays the toll...

  Ableton Live 5 Workshop Beat Scrambling
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Ableton Live 5 Workshop Beat Scrambling
Among Live’s many compelling features are clip envelopes, which breathe new life into stale loops. Markkus Rovito goes beat-mangling.

Getting to grips with Ableton Live 3
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Getting to grips with Ableton Live 3
The version 3 release of Ableton’s Live software includes some interesting new features. Shawn Balm tells us how to use them.

     

 


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