Ableton Live

We explore some useful functionality in Ableton Live’s often-overlooked Arrangement page.

How to drag all your instruments into the same instance of Kontakt and set them up to use separate Kontakt MIDI inputs and audio outputs...

Live offers a number of ways to intelligently remap MIDI drum parts.

Live’s Simpler makes layering multiple sounds easy.

We walk you through the new features in Live’s Simpler sampler.

We show you how to make your own flanger and phaser in Live.

We look at how to get the most from Live’s Electric instrument.

We investigate the creative potential of Mid-Sides processing in Live.

We get tactile with Ableton Live’s 64 Pad Drum Rack.

Working with MIDI controllers in Ableton Live.

Live has plenty of tricks up its sleeve for working with MIDI notes.

We show you how to analyse a song using Live’s built-in tools.

We get to grips with Live’s deceptively powerful Analog synth.

We investigate a new modular Live instrument.

We explore the hidden depths of Live’s Impulse sample player.

We offer an introduction - or a refresher - to the mysteries of Live.

Get your mix ready for mastering in Live.

We get plucky with Ableton Live’s Tension instrument.

Live offers plenty of tools to perk up insipid rhythms.

MIDI control between Live and Reason now works in both directions.

We delve into the mysteries of envelope following in Ableton Live.