Building your own library of custom-made instruments and presets is a great way to have your signature sound easily accessible, so you can stay in the flow while you’re producing. In a new video tutorial, Ransby experiments with a simple piano sample and Live’s native effects to quickly ...
In a traditional recording studio, the DAW would be the tape machine—but it’s so much more that. Your DAW is the perfect environment for every step of your music production workflow. Many producers prefer to write in their DAW by creating loops and clips of their ideas on the fly. ...
Right now, your options include Ableton Live 11 Intro, Standard and Pro. You can also get your hands on Ableton Live Lite (a lighter version of the software) with aLANDR Studio subscription. Ableton is not free, so be prepared to budget for the DAW. If you need advice, check out ourb...
If you want even more synchronization, create a second Drum Rack on a different channel and make sure the pulse plays every first beat of the bar. This audio signal can go to any of your modules with a Reset input. This way, when Ableton Live is on the first bar of a beat, it wil...
A VST library like Native Instruments’ Reaktor or Spitfire LABS is a great place to look. For our example, we selected Reaktor’s Lazerbass, but scroll through what’s on offer and find an instrument you like to make it your own. To get started with shaping your ‘stab’, create a...
Ableton – How To Export Stems What Are Trackouts? Tracking out beats, also known as “Bouncing Audio” is the process of exporting all the individual instruments and sounds into separate audio files so they can be mixed in another audio program. ...
Most DAWs have a swing/groove setting that allows the producer to dial this in at a selected amount. The more shuffle, the more ‘urgent’ the pattern can feel. Note: For those of you in Ableton Live, the Groove Pool is the best way to add shuffle in house music. ...
A ton of instruments and quality effects are also included, which is frankly amazing. Compared to Waveform, Cakewalk will feel more like a conventional DAW. If you’rejust getting started, you might have more fun with Waveform, but if you have experience with other professional DAWs, you migh...
Firstly, let’s talk about the different methods of sample slicing in Ableton. We’re going to focus on “beat slicing” and “manual slicing“. The sample you’re planning on manipulating more often than not dictates the slicing method you’re going to want to use. For example, rhythm...
In the mixer, choose the virtual instrument you want to use: In the “Input” box, click on the instrument slot of the MIDI track to open the instrument window. Select the desired VSTi for each MIDI track. You can find your own VSTi under “AU Instruments”....