https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/categories/loop/Latest entries for the category LoopenFri, 27 Oct 2023 15:50:01 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/loop-session-discover-machinas-approach-to-performing/When she’s in the studio, machìna’s primary goal is to write music that satisfies her own creative urges. But when she’s on the stage, she performs her personal, idiosyncratic creations with the dazzling presence of a pop star. In July 2023, she met with Ableton’s own Craig Schuftan in Berlin…Fri, 27 Oct 2023 15:50:01 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/loop-session-discover-machinas-approach-to-performing/ArtistsLoopVideoshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/loop-session-see-wayne-snow-in-songwriting-mode/Wayne Snow’s studio sessions are physical, expressive, and often a lot of fun. When he’s in songwriting mode, he deploys acting techniques to explore and recall his experiences, and teams up with a producer to resurface them into creative energy for his music. In March 2023, he and producer Golo…Thu, 17 Aug 2023 09:09:40 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/loop-session-see-wayne-snow-in-songwriting-mode/ArtistsLoopVideoshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/learn-how-machina-makes-selfish-art-for-everyone/At each Loop Session, we spend a few hours with one artist to learn about their work and ideas. So far we’ve seen Grand River’s creative process, explored the art of listening with Pan Daijing and tried songwriting in the studio with Wayne Snow. This time, you’ll meet Korean composer…Mon, 24 Apr 2023 12:51:09 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/learn-how-machina-makes-selfish-art-for-everyone/Loophttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/know-yourself-gafacci-on-respectful-collaboration/Solo music production can lead us to create problems we can’t solve on our own. Out of nowhere, the track demands something - a beat, a melody or a vocal - that we know we could never produce. If you’re lucky enough to know someone who can, the solution might…Mon, 08 May 2023 15:25:12 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/know-yourself-gafacci-on-respectful-collaboration/LoopVideoshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/word-music-composing-using-text-scores-with-maya-shenfeld/Whether you’re an electronic producer, a pop musician or a classical composer, you likely have at some point found yourself feeling hemmed in by the impression that there are some intangible rules that music-makers must follow. We might feel that we should try and fit into a certain role; that…Thu, 16 Mar 2023 15:03:23 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/word-music-composing-using-text-scores-with-maya-shenfeld/ArtistsLoopVideoshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/loop-session-catch-wayne-snow-streaming-live-from-the-studio/Each Loop Session invites you to spend a few hours in the virtual company of an artist to learn about their work and ideas. For the next session on March 4, we’re visiting singer and songwriter Wayne Snow for a studio session where he’ll walk you through the process of…Thu, 09 Feb 2023 11:50:58 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/loop-session-catch-wayne-snow-streaming-live-from-the-studio/Loophttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/a-look-back-at-eight-standout-features-and-videos-from-2022/Our recap of the past year is here for some extra inspiration over the holiday season. Take a look back at eight features and videos containing some of the best creative insights, tips and tricks from 2022. Afriqua Presents Principles of Black Music Adam Longman Parker, aka Afriqua, gave us…Fri, 16 Dec 2022 11:11:21 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/a-look-back-at-eight-standout-features-and-videos-from-2022/ArtistsDownloadsNewsTutorialsLoopVideoshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/prioritizing-the-personal-sam-slater-on-reasons-to-collaborate/When we think of reasons to collaborate with someone, we might think of the skills or sounds a player could bring to our music, or the perspective a producer might offer that could improve it. In other words, we think about the end result, and imagine it being optimized by…Fri, 09 Dec 2022 10:53:09 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/prioritizing-the-personal-sam-slater-on-reasons-to-collaborate/ArtistsLoophttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/loop-create-explore-collective-creation/Loop Create is back on October 29, and this year’s edition is all about making music together. Get involved in a day packed with free, online activities for music makers of all experience levels, where we’ll take a look at the ways people can pool their talents and ideas in…Wed, 14 Sep 2022 12:21:05 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/loop-create-explore-collective-creation/NewsLoophttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/get-together-the-changing-forms-of-musical-collaboration/Into the closet “What about you, Trace? Can you sing?” The scene is a teenage bedroom in England in 1979. A band called The Stern Bops is rehearsing, or they would be if their singer had bothered to show up. For lack of any better options, someone asks Tracey, the…Wed, 10 Aug 2022 09:32:01 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/get-together-the-changing-forms-of-musical-collaboration/Loophttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/loop-five-perspectives-on-working-with-environmental-noise/When we’re making music, it can feel like we need to create the perfect, pristine environment for recording to eliminate any accidental sound creeping in from the world around us. Physically soundproofing a studio or removing unwanted noise in post-production can be expensive, time consuming – or both. But sometimes…Thu, 04 Aug 2022 14:01:30 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/loop-five-perspectives-on-working-with-environmental-noise/ArtistsLoopVideoshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/catch-up-on-the-first-loop-session-with-grand-river/Composer and musician Aimée Portioli, aka Grand River, has developed a studio practice that allows her to overcome a lot of common creative obstacles when she’s writing music. Back in May, she offered a glimpse of her composing process at the first Loop Session – a new series of events…Wed, 20 Jul 2022 10:17:40 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/catch-up-on-the-first-loop-session-with-grand-river/ArtistsLoopVideoshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/the-best-microphone-is-the-one-you-already-have-a-workshop-with-liz-teutsch/We’ve all experienced being struck by a musical idea or a compelling sound but without access to the high-quality audio equipment we’d ideally like to capture it with. It’s all too easy to let a moment of inspiration slip past because we think we don't have the perfect tool on…Fri, 01 Jul 2022 11:13:44 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/the-best-microphone-is-the-one-you-already-have-a-workshop-with-liz-teutsch/TutorialsLoopVideoshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/loop-session-in-the-studio-with-grand-river/Loop Session is a new series of online events for music makers. Each session invites you to spend a few hours learning about a selected artist’s work and ideas. First up is a free, online studio session with Grand River, streaming live from Bewake Studios on Loop’s dedicated event page.…Wed, 04 May 2022 09:22:00 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/loop-session-in-the-studio-with-grand-river/ArtistsNewsLoophttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/loop-five-perspectives-on-handling-criticism/For many of us, music-making is an act of personal expression – which is why processing feedback on our work can sometimes be tough. It’s disheartening to hear someone criticizing a piece of music you’ve put so much effort into, and defensiveness and denial are sometimes hard to avoid. Even…Wed, 27 Apr 2022 15:14:07 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/loop-five-perspectives-on-handling-criticism/ArtistsLoopVideos