Hinako Omori: Finding Stillness
Hinako Omori shares stories of visiting Peter Gabriel’s studio, working with Brian Eno for climate action, and connecting her inner self with the outer world.
Posts tagged with Experimental
Shapednoise: Accept No Compromise
The Italian producer discusses harsh, yet nuanced sound design, collaborating with the likes of Armand Hammer and dealing with hearing loss. Free drum and fx sample pack included.
Processed Realities: Exploring the Psychedelic Future Music of Special Guest DJ, Perila and Ben Bondy
Special Guest DJ, Perila and Ben Bondy discuss the ideas and techniques that tie their ambient-adjacent musical projects together.
Emeka Ogboh: The City Is The Composer
Renowned sound artist Emeka Ogboh talks about how he sampled the sounds of Lagos, Nigeria to fashion his rhythmically hypnotic compositions.
Word Music: Composing Using Text Scores, with Maya Shenfeld
Watch Maya Shenfeld’s workshop at Loop Create on using text scores to break out of old habits and rediscover the joy of spontaneous music-making.
Marina Herlop: Voice and Piano Extended To Infinity
Marina Herlop on learning Ableton Live, her composition methods and the infinite possibilities that extend out from a foundation of piano and vocals.
Ropes, Fields and Waves: Celia Hollander Sculpts Time with Sound
Los Angeles sound artist Celia Hollander discusses the different ways we experience time and how she translated these ideas into music on her album Timekeeper
Gabber Modus Operandi: The Noise of Tradition
Gabber Modus Operandi discuss the attitude and technology at work behind their furious melding of electronic music and traditional Indonesian instrumentation.
Experimental Sound Design with Feedback Loops
Seed to Stage shows you how to create experimental sounds using feedback loops.
SUGAI KEN: The Shibui of Field Recording and Electronics
SUGAI KEN discusses field recording, electronic music, japanese aesthetics, and the unusual folk roots of his singular music, plus he shares a free download
James Krivchenia: Big Thief Drummer Samples YouTube for Blood Karaoke
Big Thief drummer and producer James Krivchenia discusses sampling YouTube videos, recording bands, and creative editing in Ableton Live
Dillon Bastan: Water Ripples and Sound Waves
Max for Live programmer Dillon Bastan gives some insight into his inspirations and methods, and shares some tips for creating your own devices.
Complex Drum Programming with Ned Rush
Ned Rush demonstrates how to create complex, randomized beats using drum synthesis and MIDI and audio effects.
Drone Lab: Creating Sustained Sounds in Live 11
Ami Dang, Xosar, Niall McCallum and Sofia Nicolas Melero explain how they created the sustained sounds and drone-making devices found in Ableton’s Drone Lab.
Luke Sanger: A Workman’s Tools
UK producer Luke Sanger discusses the tools and techniques that went into the making of his Languid Gongue album and many other projects. Free download included.
Take a Chance: Producing with Probability in Live 11
Discover the history of aleatoric music and learn some techniques for working with chance and probability in Live 11.
Matmos Present More Sounds from the Polish Radio Experimental Studio
Experimental duo Matmos have created a sample pack from the work of Bogusław Schaeffer recorded at Polish Radio Experimental Studios in the 60s and 70s.
Lea Bertucci: Composing in Four Dimensions
Ableton interview with sound artist, saxophonist and noise enthusiast Lea Bertucci, who has spent much of the past decade making music with both time and space in mind.