https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/tags/instruments/pianos/Latest entries for the tag PianosenThu, 23 Nov 2023 14:04:16 +0000https://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/marina-herlop-voice-and-piano-extended-to-infinity/Marina Herlop is on a path of discovering the infinite possibilities that extend out from a foundation of piano and vocals. On her most recent album, Pripyat, the classically trained Catalan composer chops and layers her voice many times over, filling out her compositions with elaborate harmonies and spiky electronics,…Wed, 18 Jan 2023 11:41:22 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/marina-herlop-voice-and-piano-extended-to-infinity/Artistshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/shida-shahabi-the-multi-disciplinary-path-of-a-film-composer/It's not uncommon for music makers to draw inspiration from other artistic mediums. Our seemingly random creative detours often have a way of connecting and making sense in the future. This couldn't be truer for Shida Shahabi, whose career as a musician and film composer has been shaped by her…Fri, 17 Jun 2022 13:22:39 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/shida-shahabi-the-multi-disciplinary-path-of-a-film-composer/Artistshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/playing-spitfire-audios-new-instruments-in-live-11/Among the new sounds available in Live 11, sonic specialists Spitfire Audio have created three bespoke, Sampler-based instruments. Using expert recording techniques, they’ve made a string quartet, brass quartet and upright piano accessible for you to play from the comfort of your own project. As well as faithfully recording the…Mon, 19 Apr 2021 14:20:05 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/playing-spitfire-audios-new-instruments-in-live-11/TutorialsVideoshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/aron-ottignon-question-of-balance/New Zealand-born, Paris-based pianist Aron Ottignon has been steadily expanding his instrumental craft as a jazz pianist – both on his own and in collaboration with artists such as Stromae and Woodkid. For his latest release, Ottignon sought out the production talents of fellow-antipodean Rodi Kirk, and enlisted UK steel...Tue, 05 May 2015 09:08:35 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/aron-ottignon-question-of-balance/ArtistsVideoshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/john-cage-inspired-prepared-piano-amplified-cactus-puremagnetik/Experimental composer John Cage made an extraordinary mark on 20th-century music, contributing new ideas to musical conception and performance that continue to ripple through culture today. An early pioneer of sampling, Cage also blurred the lines between what were traditionally considered "musical" and "non-musical" sources, and...Fri, 14 Mar 2014 13:56:19 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/john-cage-inspired-prepared-piano-amplified-cactus-puremagnetik/Downloadshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/new-piano-and-bass-guitar-instruments-live-9/Ableton Live 9 Standard and Suite come with Grand Piano and Guitars & Bass, two Packs from e-Instruments featuring meticulously multisampled instruments that reproduce the quality of the acoustic source material. In a new tutorial feature, Computer Music magazine looks at these packs, and demonstrates how to get the most...Fri, 28 Jun 2013 15:51:01 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/new-piano-and-bass-guitar-instruments-live-9/Tutorialshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/sound-piano-kasars-live-sampling/For his new album, The Piano Has Been Smoking, Kasar approached the classical instrument in an experimental manner, sampling incidental percussion noises as well as traditional tonal sounds. In this video, he performs the piece "En Automne", by sampling from a piano into Ableton Live. The entire impressive performance unfolds ...Mon, 02 Jul 2012 12:26:55 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/sound-piano-kasars-live-sampling/https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/soniccouture-electric-pianos-new-partner-instrument/The Rhodes Stage 73 and Wurlitzer 200A are classics - from psychedelic rock to jazz to hip hop, these warm electric pianos provide just the right sound for any number of occasions. For Electric Pianos, a new Ableton Partner Instrument, the sampling experts at Soniccouture captured multiple velocity stages of ...Fri, 04 May 2012 13:01:35 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/soniccouture-electric-pianos-new-partner-instrument/