Afriqua Presents Principles of Black Music: Improvisation
Afriqua’s Principles of Black Music series examines Improvisation – spontaneous creation between chaos and structure as the ultimate source and engine of music.
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Afriqua Presents Principles of Black Music: Polyrhythms
Afriqua’s Principles of Black Music essay series examines polyrhythms, their origins in African bell patterns and dispersion in the grooves of many modern genres
Afriqua Presents Principles of Black Music: Blue Notes
Afriqua’s essay series on the Principles of Black Music looks at Blue Notes and the harmonic legacy of African music through Blues
Afriqua Presents Principles of Black Music: Call & Response
Afriqua’s essay series on the Principles of Black Music examines Call & Response and the participatory nature of music-making with African roots
Afriqua Presents Principles of Black Music
Afriqua’s five-part essay on the Principles of Black Music begins with a breakdown of what the term Black Music even actually means, plus some history.
Free Live 11.1 update: Apple Silicon Support – Out Now
The free Live 11.1 update is out now. New features include Apple Silicon Support, an updated Shifter device, updates to comping and multi-clip editing and more.
Big Ideas and Brilliant Sounds: Eight Standout Features and Videos from 2021
Catch up on eight of the best features, videos and tutorials from the Ableton blog in 2021
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.
The Creative Element: Three Music Teachers Forging a Path in Music Education
Documentary movie on high school teachers who use Ableton Live and Push to engage students’ creativity and forge new paths in music education
PitchLoop89: What Goes Around Comes Around
Robert Henke discusses the process of making Live 11’s PitchLoop89, and shares some tips for experimenting with the device.
Free Live 11 Lite Upgrade for Lite Customers
The latest version of Ableton Live 11 Lite is out now. Owners of any previous version of Live Lite can upgrade for free.
Live 11 and Max for Live: Get a Glimpse of What’s Possible with Some Free Devices
Find out what Max for Live now brings to Live 11, and download a set of free devices to get a taste of what’s now possible.
Loop Create: Take Part in a New Event for Music Makers, Happening June 26–27
Registration for Loop Create opens May 26.
Live 11 – coming February 23, 2021
Ableton Live 11 will be available for download on February 23, 2021.
Our Favorite Features, Videos and Tutorials of 2020
We look back on some of the best articles, tutorials and videos we shared in 2020
Spectral Sound: A Look at Live 11’s New Spectral Devices
Learn about two of Live 11’s new devices – Spectral Time and Spectral Resonator. Ableton developers delve into FFT and share some ways to use the effects.
Live 11 is coming
Find out what’s new in the Live 11 release. See the new features, devices and improvements in action in a highlights video.
From the Ground Up: Watch Tracks Being Built in Our Video Series, Made in Ableton Live
The Made In Ableton Live video series shows artists from different genres taking a track from conception to completion