https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/tags/techniques/modular/Latest entries for the tag ModularenFri, 12 Nov 2021 15:48:23 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/luke-sanger-a-workmans-tools/There’s no fixed rule for how an artist relates to their tools. For some, one or two critical instruments may define their entire creative identity. For others, like Luke Sanger, the medium is secondary to the end result, and often in electronic music there are many different ways to achieve…Fri, 12 Nov 2021 15:48:23 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/luke-sanger-a-workmans-tools/ArtistsDownloadshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/download-the-live-set-of-jamaica-suks-new-track-dream-delusions/Have you ever felt like you’ve woken up inside a dream, or that you regained consciousness while still actually dreaming? For California-born techno artist Jamaica Suk, these metacognitive states of awareness, known as lucid dreams, are not only a regular occurrence but a source of musical inspiration. From her early…Mon, 06 Sep 2021 15:18:30 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/download-the-live-set-of-jamaica-suks-new-track-dream-delusions/ArtistsDownloadsTutorialshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/arushi-jain-im-the-space-in-between/Indian classical music may date back centuries but it’s in a perpetual state of flux. The tradition revolves around a complex melodic matrix known as a raag, or raga, that has no real translation in the Western classical system. There are countless raags, each of which contain a collection of…Tue, 02 Mar 2021 13:55:59 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/arushi-jain-im-the-space-in-between/Artistshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/control-your-modular-with-live-10-suite/CV Tools is out now. The Pack is included in Live 10 Suite when you run the free 10.1 update or above. If you own Live 10 Suite or Live 10 Standard and Max for Live, you can download CV Tools from your Live Browser under Available Packs. You can...Thu, 06 Jun 2019 10:43:51 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/control-your-modular-with-live-10-suite/DownloadsNewshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/cv-tools-live-coming-soon/Now in public beta is CV Tools, a new Pack of 10 Max for Live devices that generate or receive Pitch, Control, Clock and Trigger CV. Soon you’ll be able to receive and modulate CV between your modular or other CV-based gear and Ableton Live 10 using a compatible, dc-coupled...Fri, 26 Apr 2019 14:50:57 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/cv-tools-live-coming-soon/DownloadsNewshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/caterina-barbieri-minimalism-modular-and-live/Caterina Barbieri was one of the participants we were most excited about at Loop 2017. Her album Patterns of Consciousness had received much critical acclaim and is a favorite around the office. And so we jumped at the chance talk to her and have her perform live at the event....Wed, 06 Jun 2018 10:42:25 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/caterina-barbieri-minimalism-modular-and-live/ArtistsLoopVideoshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/bengal-max-for-cats/Tooled up for everything from punchy FM basslines and blistering leads to glassy pads and spaced-out FX, Max For Cats’ new Max For Live synth is an instrument with real bite. A flexible, polyphonic semi-modular FM synthesizer, Bengal is aimed at those who like to get hands-on with their sound...Tue, 16 Aug 2016 15:55:24 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/bengal-max-for-cats/Newshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/kaitlyn-aurelia-smith/Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith creates collages of sound that burst like colors from a canvas. Her cinematic music is in inspired by minimalist composers like Terry Riley and from visual artists such as Moebius and Hayao Miyazaki. While the sound could be classified as neo-classical or ambient, there is a definitive...Fri, 06 May 2016 12:49:04 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/kaitlyn-aurelia-smith/Artistshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/free-oscillot-lite-out-now/Max for Cats have just announced a free version of OSCiLLOT – their powerful polyphonic modular synthesis system. Users of Max for Live can download OSCiLLOT Lite and get patching right away – the lite version includes 26 modules and 3 voices of polyphony. Check out the video below for...Wed, 12 Aug 2015 12:49:49 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/free-oscillot-lite-out-now/DownloadsNewshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/oscillot-advanced-oscillators-and-output-module/Wave X, Swarm, and Multichannel OutputThe Wave X oscillator module has 5,504 individual wave cycles, organized as 128 smoothly morphing waves, in 43 sets. The 43 morphing sets include harmonic shapings, filter sweeps, vowel formants, and randomized loops for individual wave cycles.The other new oscillator is the 'Swarm' – and...Tue, 26 May 2015 16:12:55 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/oscillot-advanced-oscillators-and-output-module/Newshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/max-cats-updates-oscillot-and-releases-synthesis-video/Max for Cats’ OSCiLLOT just keeps on growing. A new free update adds seven brand new modules to the modular synthesis system and expands the functionality of several pre-existing modules. Among the new additions are a Karplus-Strong-based oscillator, a filter with input overdrive, a Leslie speaker simulator, a Voice Morpher...Thu, 02 Apr 2015 09:11:23 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/max-cats-updates-oscillot-and-releases-synthesis-video/NewsTutorialshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/dieter-doepfer-completing-the-circuit/If any one individual can be said to be responsible for the resurgence of modular synthesis over the past decade, it would have to be Dieter Doepfer. With the introduction of the Eurorack standard for his own company’s A-100 modular system in 1995, Doepfer opened the way for other manufacturers...Tue, 17 Feb 2015 09:22:36 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/dieter-doepfer-completing-the-circuit/Artistshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/first-video-tutorial-oscillot/Don’t think that Max for Cats has been napping since the release of OSCiLLOT. Two new modules have just been added to the collection for your patching pleasure; a comb filter and an extremely useful (and extremely fun) feedback module that lets you send the output of a module back...Fri, 13 Feb 2015 14:37:50 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/first-video-tutorial-oscillot/Newshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/jimmy-edgar-working-the-system/Modular synthesisers don’t exactly spring to mind when listening to Jimmy Edgar’s music. His slick style is born out of the crucible of funk and R&B, and is influenced by the mutant strains of electro, house and techno issuing from his native Detroit. Basically, it sounds sexy in a way...Thu, 05 Feb 2015 09:37:24 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/jimmy-edgar-working-the-system/Artistshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/keith-fullerton-whitman/There’s a conspicuous amount of attention on the field of modular these days. While in the past modular systems were the mark of a specialist, they’ve now become an option pitched at the prosumer. But for those thinking of diving in, there are caveats that need exploring. Firsthand knowledge from...Mon, 02 Feb 2015 14:27:28 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/keith-fullerton-whitman/Artists