Robot arm is playing the drum machine
robot arm programming: Motoi Ishibashi
software programming: Daito Manabe
using Ableton Live and Native Instruments Maschine to
make beats.
Ableton Live Users Zürich – Interview with Ander
http://youtu.be/cpanACmN1Uo
The first shot of our new “Artist Series” of Ableton Live Users Zürich, Switzerland: An Interview with Ander who built his own controller to perform with Ableton Live. Further information at: http://www.facebook.com/abletonzuerich or http://www.ander.fm – Interview held by www.modul8tor.com – Go create some music!
Background:
Ander began his journey into techno after a fabulous new years eve party in Zurich. He got hooked on the beat and traded in his earlier career as solo flutist in a Jazz band for an existence in the dark and sweaty niches of the Swiss minimal scene. His starting idea was to directly influence all his musical output at any time in space, making every single of his appearances a unique experience. So he built his own controllers and made his own software for his very own kind of live performance.
Three years ago, Ander began working on the first ancestor of Station, as he calls his live performance controller. Today he reigns over 800 glowing knobs and blinking switches and a fast growing reputation in the minimal scenes of Germany and Switzerland. Among the places he rocked so far are names such as Schatzalp, Satisfactory, Hive, Schanzenfest and Formbar.
Some guy once called Ander’s sound dubby, but you will rather find elements of minimal and strange electronica in his livesets – the only constant is it moves your ears and feet, for hours.
Ableton Live Sidechain Compression and Sidechain Autofilter
In this series, Berkleemusic.com facilitator Loudon Stearns covers five ways tracks can interact with audio effects using Ableton Live. The first installment, Sidechain Compression, shows how a compressor can be used to create an interaction between a synth and an acoustic bass part. The Post FX and Post mixer routing points are examined as well as compressor specifics.
The Second installment, Sidechain Autofilter, shows how Autofilter can be used to give an automatic interaction between two tracks.
More info here:
http://www.berkleemusic.com/school/course/advanced-music-production-with-able…
Ableton releases Puremagnetik Retro Synths 1980s
Ableton has released Retro Synths 1980s, a new Partner Instrument by Puremagnetik.
In the 1980s, analog synthesis entered a new stage, with the debut of classics like the polyphonic Roland Jupiter series and the revolutionary frequency modulating Yamaha DX7. Puremagnetik has meticulously multisampled these synths to create a brand new Partner Instrument: Retro Synths 1980s. Packed with 39 Instrument Racks made up of nearly 2,000 samples, this is an essential collection.
The originals from the 1980s don’t come cheap (or, in many cases, easy to program), but Puremagnetik has captured the fire in these classics, and made it available in Retro Synths 1980s. Featuring the cream of the crop of Puremagnetik’s library, Retro Synths 1980s boasts meticulously multisampled synthesizers that behave like the originals. With 38 Instrument Racks and one Drum Rack, made up of nearly 2,000 samples total, this is an essential collection indeed.
Retro Synths 1980s features
- Juniper — a rich collection of expertly crafted instruments based on Roland’s legendary Jupiter series of analog synthesizers.
- SixVoice — classic pure analog patches from the Korg PolySix synthesizer.
- Vespine — finely tailored instruments that fully capture the charm of the EDP Wasp synthesizer.
- DeeEx — instant 80s FM synthesis based on the famous Yamaha DX7.
- Phazeform Vol. 2 — the captivating sounds of the Casio CZ-1 and its unique phase distortion synthesis.
Retro Synths 1980s for Ableton is available to purchase for 29 EUR until January 15, 2012 (25% off regular price of 39 EUR).
Free Ableton Live Device – Christmas Tree Synth
AfroDJMac is gearing up for Xmas 
so here’s a little treat from him
This week I created an Ableton Live synth especially for Christmas. My Christmas tree has lights that play little Christmas songs, so I sampled the sounds coming out of its tiny little speaker and created this instrument for Ableton Live. I hope you enjoy it!
Download the Live Instrument: http://bit.ly/freesynth39
I just put up my Christmas tree and put on some lights that play Christmas songs. The songs are comprised of very simple monophonic melodies, coming out of a tiny little speaker, but as soon as I heard it I was transported back to my youth sitting around the tree late at night. Naturally I had to sample it. So I put my AKG C3000 right up to the speaker and let it play. I selected four different notes to use in the instrument. The lights only play notes ranging just over an octave, so there’s not a lot of choice. From there I placed it into an Ableton Live Device Rack and went to town. I put some reverb and delay in a separate rack, inside the main instrument, to allow you to mix in some space without drowning out the original note. There’s an arpeggiator hooked up to the macro knobs, as well as Sampler’s Shaper control for some added grit. The different samples can be played all at the same time, three at the same time, two at the same time or just one, if you are a purist like me. I’ve also looped one of the samples so that you can play the instrument with some sustain; the original notes are just short bleeps and bloops. The result is a very lo-fi quaint little synth, but at least for me, it has a lot of charm.
Ableton Live Pack by Mark Mosher and AfroDJMac
My two friends in the states; AfroDJMac and Mark Mosher has put together this week’s Live rack, enjoy!!
Can´t wait until my next trip to the states
This week’s Free Weekly Ableton Live Rack is a collaboration between New York’s AfroDJMac and Colorado’s Mark Mosher. Mark provided the sound source from his u-he Zebra and AfroDJMac built it into an Ableton Live Instrument Rack. Awesome sounds!
Download the Instrument at: http://bit.ly/freesynth38
If there is one thing I’ve learned in the creation of my Free Weekly Ableton Live Racks, it is that the Ableton Live community is alive and thriving. Over the last 8 or 9 months, I’ve gotten the chance to interact, collaborate and learn from quite a diverse cast of characters. Among them are some of the very people whose instructions, posts, and videos I’ve studied in my quest to learn more and more about music production. It’s been very inspiring to speak to and work with people who have taught me so much. Among those people, is Boulder, Colorado’s own Mark Mosher. Mark is an electronic musician, sound designer, producer, and as I have discovered, all-around nice guy. As a way of giving back to the community, Mark has been heading up the blog Modulate This! on which he shares everything from Ableton Live Packs, production advice, gear reviews, and so much more. The first time I watched Mark perform live online, I was pretty sure he was a being sent from the future to share some outrageous new ways of producing and performing music. This week I am very proud and excited to share the first of what promises to be many Ableton Live Packs created in collaboration with Mark.
Sonic Faction EvilFish 303 Synth Trailer
Introducing Sonic Faction and the EvilFish 303 for Abelton Live
EvilFish 303:
Sonic Faction meticulously sampled the Devil Fish 303 and added their own tweaks and mods to it. The result is a pure, raw-sounding, viscous, analog beast! Plus, this is one of the first Ableton Instruments to come with its own custom Max for Live patch for fully integrated control and step sequencing on a Novation Launchpad.
Features:
- High quality multi-sampled analog instrument
- 6 levels of real analog overdrive, 5 types of digital distortion
- 8 filter types including classic 303, LP, HP, BP, Vintage
- Built in FX Rack: Waveshaper, FM filter, Pumper, Delay
- Includes custom made Max for Live step sequencer for Launchpad
EvilFish 303 is available for $19.99 at the Sonic Faction website. It includes the free Max for Live patch.
Well I guess this is all we know for now, stay tuned for updates
Cheers
The Uncanny Sequencer for Ableton Live
The new & fresh & unique sequencer for IDM & braindance music w/Ableton Live.
You can buy it there: http://designthemedia.com/uncannysequencer
I designed this max for live machine for my own purpose, initially.
Indeed, I’m also protofuse (http://protofuse.net) and I need tools that makes my music unique & doesn’t sound like the one of the others.
I decided to sell it, because I had a lot of requests about that, which made me happy about your very strong enthusiasm.
Features:
– 8 channels (meaning 8 sequencers in one)
– fire midi notes from its output to anything internal or external
– based on probabilities
– unique sequences generation
– huge presets bank engine (including morphing between 2 presets)
– 10 pages documentation
Paul Stretch Ableton Rack and Tutorial
Paul Stretch is a great piece of software that allows you to stretch audio to absurdly long lengths. Follow AfroDJMac as he shows you some practical applications for this and provides you with three free Ableton Live Instruments to play around with!
Check out the full article and walkthrough over at: http://bit.ly/t0oeO7
New York-based producer, songwriter, guitarist, and live electronic musician AfroDJMac visits SonicScoop regularly to share his discoveries about in-the-box electronic music making. His focus is on creating instruments and effects with character and practicality for the live electronic musician. Be sure to check out the free Ableton Live Device Rack he posts every week.
The simple interface of Paul Stretch holds complex potential for sound design and effects.
Paul Stretch is a free application for Mac and Windows that allows you to do some serious stretching of your audio. Now, I’m not talking about the kind of small stretching you might do when matching two songs to the same BPM, I’m talking EXTREME.
Ever wanted to hear what a song might sound like stretched 1,000,000,000,000,000,000 times (10^18)? Then Paul Stretch is for you. This software is capable of taking a 3-minute song and making it last well over five millennia! I seriously doubt any of us will be taking a road trip that would require a soundtrack of that magnitude, but it does open up some nice sound design possibilities.
The Choppertone – Custom MIDI Controller for Ableton Live + Nick Francis Interview
And here are the details:
More info: http://blog.dubspot.com/choppertone
Producer, programmer, radio broadcaster, music director and host of Quietmusic, Nick Francis recently stopped by Dubspot NYC for an inspiring interview and intimate live performance and demonstration on his own custom-built MIDI controller The Choppertone along with Ableton Live.
In this exclusive Dubspot video interview, Nick Francis talks about his musical evolution, from listening to rock and pop music of the 1960s and ’70s to delving into the world of jazz, experimental and electronic music (musical instruments and music technology); Francis embraced everything from Tangerine Dream, Kraftwerk, Brian Eno, Herbie Hancock and Weather Report to DJ Shadow, Moby, and Fatboy Slim. He has a strong appreciation for classic American soul and R&B and music of the 1940s and 1950s, but also pays attention to current music and recognizes the efforts of innovative electronic musicians and performers of the 21st century.
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