https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/tags/techniques/chords/Latest entries for the tag ChordsenFri, 04 Aug 2023 09:20:29 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/chord-inspiration-with-seed-to-stage/As music-makers, we can spend hours plugging away at our keys or sifting through MIDI files for an interesting chord progression. Once found, the right combinations catalyze the creative process, set the mood of a whole piece, and loop on in the memory long after the first listen. But even…Fri, 04 Aug 2023 09:20:29 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/chord-inspiration-with-seed-to-stage/TutorialsVideoshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/chords-theory-racks-push/There’s nothing like a killer chord progression - but if you don’t have a music theory background, you might feel a bit lost when it comes to making one. In this post, we’ll look at a few ways to make catchy chords and progressions in Live, including some simple theory...Tue, 05 Aug 2014 12:03:11 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/chords-theory-racks-push/Tutorialshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/programming-melodies-arpeggiator-staying-key-new-tutorials-quantize-courses/Live's MIDI effects are versatile on their own - and even more useful in combination. Using the Chord effect, we'd normally expect to hear a one-note chord, transposed according to the root (triggered) note. Add an Arpeggiator to the mix, however, and you get some more complex results - check...Mon, 24 Mar 2014 16:38:32 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/programming-melodies-arpeggiator-staying-key-new-tutorials-quantize-courses/Tutorialshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/make-chord-melody-match-bassline-tutorial-ben-mono-and-producertech/You're working on a track, and you've got a great bass line going - but you're stuck with the melody. You need something to match the bass groove - so why not use the same sequence? In a new tutorial video for Producertech, Berlin-based musician Ben Mono demonstrates how to...Fri, 07 Feb 2014 11:07:32 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/make-chord-melody-match-bassline-tutorial-ben-mono-and-producertech/Tutorialshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/holy-scale-chord-progression-rack-8bitbandit/Live's chord effect allows for easy, one-note playing of complex chords. 8bitbandit has taken things a step further with Holy Scale, his new MIDI Effect Rack, which allows for custom chord progressions in multiple keys. Download Holy Scale, load it in the desired key, and determine what chord each different...Tue, 28 Jan 2014 15:03:26 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/holy-scale-chord-progression-rack-8bitbandit/Downloadshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/chord-and-key-made-easy-new-rack-and-tutorial-macprovideo/Ableton Live's Chord device is a powerful tool for making chords that can then be easily transposed (and don't require hitting multiple notes at once). In a new tutorial, MacProVideo writer Gary Hiebner demonstrates how to assemble a MIDI Effect Rack for selecting different chords and root notes, using macro ...Wed, 01 Aug 2012 14:06:58 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/chord-and-key-made-easy-new-rack-and-tutorial-macprovideo/Tutorialshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/deep-house-chord-generator-new-tutorial-and-free-rack-ski-oakenful/Point Blank instructor Ski Oakenful is back with a tutorial on deep house chords in the style of Jimpster. Check out a video demonstrating the construction of Ski's new deep house arpeggiated chord rack: Get the Rack for free from Ski's website (requires Live 8 and Analog or Suite 8).Wed, 15 Feb 2012 14:06:56 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/deep-house-chord-generator-new-tutorial-and-free-rack-ski-oakenful/https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/dubspots-pat-cupo-chord-progressions-live/We've previously looked at some basic music theory from the Ableton Cookbook - now Dubspot instructor Pat Cupo presents an excellent and approachable look at chord progressions. Whether you're a pro looking for a refresher or you've never played a chord in your life, this tutorial reviews how to intelligently ...Fri, 11 Nov 2011 16:48:42 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/dubspots-pat-cupo-chord-progressions-live/