Latest entries for the tag Automationhttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/tags/techniques/automation/Latest entries for the tag AutomationenThu, 07 Apr 2022 08:21:12 +0000Tennyson: Storytelling With Productionhttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/tennyson-storytelling-with-production/Luke Pretty, aka Tennyson, has discovered a foolproof way to harness his productivity. “If people are watching me, I feel forced to work. So I do a lot of live streams. I’ll usually call a session ‘Eight hour live stream’ or something, and then I’m screwed,” he laughs. “Like, I…Thu, 07 Apr 2022 08:21:12 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/tennyson-storytelling-with-production/ArtistsTutorialsAutomation Innovation: Nine Ideas for Automating Instruments and Effectshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/automation-innovation-nine-ideas-automating-instruments-and-effects/Most music-making devices, from software to hardware, come alive when their parameters are tweaked over time. For this reason automation and modulation have always been key techniques in the producer’s toolkit. However, since you can automate almost anything in Live, it can sometimes be overwhelming to know what will sound…Wed, 28 Jul 2021 09:22:18 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/automation-innovation-nine-ideas-automating-instruments-and-effects/TutorialsVideosFrom the Ground Up: Watch Tracks Being Built in Our Video Series, Made in Ableton Livehttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/ground-watch-tracks-being-built-our-new-series-made-ableton-live/The limitless possibilities at the start of a new project can make it hard to know where to focus your inspiration. With that in mind, the new Made In Ableton Live video series follows nine artists as they take a track from conception to completion. Every step of the way,…Thu, 04 Jun 2020 10:08:52 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/ground-watch-tracks-being-built-our-new-series-made-ableton-live/ArtistsNewsTutorialsVideosLive 10.1 is herehttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/live-10-1-is-here/Live 10.1 gives you new tools and features to support your creative process, from making and shaping sound to editing and finalizing your music. This update is free for all owners of Live 10. If you have auto-update enabled, Live will automatically update the next time you open it. If...Fri, 12 Apr 2019 13:48:19 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/live-10-1-is-here/NewsLive 10.1: User Wavetables, New Devices and Workflow Upgradeshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/live-101-user-wavetables-new-devices-and-workflow-upgrades/Live 10.1 expands the possibilities for making and shaping sound, as well as improving key features for editing and finalizing music. The update will be free for all Live 10 owners and is now in beta. The new features in Live 10.1 include: User wavetables Musicians can now extend the...Tue, 15 Jan 2019 11:32:06 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/live-101-user-wavetables-new-devices-and-workflow-upgrades/NewsCreative Automation in Live 9 - new tutorial from MusicTech Magazinehttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/creative-automation-live-9-new-tutorial-musictech-magazine/With Ableton Live 9, there are new options for automation - including recordable automation in Session view Clips and curved automation. Traditional uses for automation introduce gradual changes to select parameters. While this is a great and useful way of using automation, there are some more unusual and creative ways...Wed, 03 Jul 2013 15:24:36 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/creative-automation-live-9-new-tutorial-musictech-magazine/TutorialsAutomate Effect or Patch Changes with Clip Envelopeshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/automate-effect-or-patch-changes-clip-envelopes/By placing different effects setups - or instrument patches - on different chains in a Rack, you can automate which clips in Session View apply which effects and patches.Mon, 21 Jan 2013 17:00:16 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/automate-effect-or-patch-changes-clip-envelopes/TutorialsCreate Digital Music on "Max for Live Gems"https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/create-digital-music-max-live-gems/As Create Digital Music blogger Peter Kirn notes, Max for Live "has played host to a growing wave of brilliant custom tools – enough so that it can be hard to keep track." In a new post, Peter singles out three particular devices - Clip Automation, Mapulator, and The Protoclidean ...Thu, 23 Feb 2012 17:14:34 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/create-digital-music-max-live-gems/