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.
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A Personal Take: Craig Schuftan on Music Makers Venturing into Video
Craig Schuftan, author and cultural historian, shares a short cautionary tale on the rise of music videos as a medium, recorded live at Loop 2018
Hollywood Soundwalks: A 360° Exploration in Sight and Sound
Inspiration Compilation: Eight Favorites from 2019
End the year on a creative high with our favorite pieces of inspiration and practical tips of 2019. Learn artists’ methods for the studio and the stage, download free devices, and watch tutorials to fine-tune your production skills.
Teaching Yourself to Make Music Software: Steve Duda in Conversation
Filmed at Ableton Loop 2018, Steve Duda discusses his experience developing Serum and practice of creating audio software and virtual instruments
Loop 2020 First Artist Names Revealed
Meet the first artists announced for Loop 2020 in Berlin - creators from all over the globe, sharing unique approaches to their creative practice.
Laura Escudé: The Art of Designing a Live Show
Laura Escudé demonstrates and discusses how she designs live shows and performances for herself and clients such as Kanye West and Bon Iver
Loop 2020 in Berlin – Registration is Now Open
Registration for Loop 2020 is now open. Join us in Berlin on April 24-26th for three days of music talks, performances and workshops.
A Personal Take: Erin Barra on Sonic Prosody and Songwriting
Erin Barra, Associate Professor at Berklee, explains the concept of sonic prosody and how it can be used in songwriting and sound design.
Patrice Rushen on Musical Lineage
Grammy-nominated singer, producer, arranger, and instrumentalist Patrice Rushen reflects on her musical lineage as a music practitioner and educator.
Start Here: How One Sample Spawned 800 Tracks in 12 Hours
Ableton challenged music makers to use one sample to create a 90 second track within 12 hours. Andrew Huang, Ebonie Smith and Nick Weiss listen to the results.
Coming Back to Berlin for 2020 – Loop, a Summit for Music Makers
Loop: a summit for music makers, returns to Berlin on April 24–26, 2020 for three days of talks, performances and hands-on workshops.
Sounds Like Tomorrow: Making Music for the Future
Musicians Equiknoxx and Coco Solid discuss what it means to make futuristic music with cultural theorists Simon Reynolds and Craig Schuftan - Ableton Loop 2018
Yeuda Ben-Atar on the Beauty of Repetition
Yeuda Ben-Atar demonstrates how random combination of melodic elements can be made beautiful through repetition.
Juana Molina: What’s In My Bag?
Amoeba Records’ “What’s In My Bag?” video series with Juana Molina filmed at Ableton Loop
Toni Blackman on the Wisdom of the Cypher
Filmed at Ableton Loop, award-winning artist and educator Toni Blackmann explains how the cypher format works to boost improvisation and collaboration skills.
Multi-channel Audio as Creative Space: Inside Max 8’s MC
Video of Cycling ’74’s David Zicarelli and Tom Hall introducing MC, Max 8’s new multi-channel system for sound design, effects processing and mixing.
A Personal Take: Abid Hussain on Sampling and Copyright
Abid Hussain gives an overview of recent legal cases that may well impact the way sampling is used in the future – video from Ableton Loop 2018 in Los Angeles