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Ableton Tip – How to Make a MIDI Octave Sweeper
In the video below, I am going to show you how to make an Ableton MIDI octave sweeper. This is a great tool to use to change octaves easily with the turn of a knob.
19 Tips Learned at Ableton Loop 2018 Day 2 – Music / Software / Instruments
Day 2 of The Ableton 2018 Loop conference. I learned about Max 8 MC, Kemper Amps, Isotonix Clyphx, Bluetooth Paper Instruments, Photay’s Composing Technique
11 Tips Learned at Ableton Loop 2018 Day 1 – Music / Software / Instruments
Day 1 of The Ableton 2018 Loop conference. I learned about Spitfire Audio Sample Libraries, Pitchwheel, 3D Audio, Boss RC-300 Looper, Waves L2 Limiter
59 Tips Learned in 3 Days at Ableton Loop 2018 Conference
The Tips, Tools and People I learned about at Ableton’s 2018 Loop Summit. Spitfire Audio, Max 8 MC, Isotonix Clyphx, Scientist’s Dub Tips, Google Magenta
Custom Build Arduino Guitar and Loop trigger Pedal for Ableton
Hey, here’s a picture of this new guitar pedal I am making for Ableton live. I’m going to use an Arduino to trigger midi. I decided this year that I’m going to play my live sets with guitar and sing through a laptop. I want to be able to make loops, trigger songs and be […]
23 New Ableton 10 Keyboard Shortcuts – Free PDF Cheat Sheet
Ableton 10 has a lot of new keyboard shortcuts in it that are great for speeding up your workflow. I made a PDF cheat sheet of 23 of the new Ableton 10 keyboard shortcuts I found most useful. You can download this cheat sheet pdf with all of these Ableton 10 keyboard shortcuts.
Valley of Sapphire Album Release Party Pictures
Valley of Sapphire Album Release Party Pictures I had a great time at my Valley of Sapphire Album release party a few weeks ago. Thanks to all of you who were able to come out, listen, drink some cider and play some games. Here is an auto-scrolling slideshow of photos my friend Thomas Stark took […]
Relaxing Chill Out Meditative Album “Valley of Sapphire” Released Today
My new album is “Valley of Sapphire” is available everywhere today. You can check it out on my site here: Or Listen to it or download it from all the platforms (Apple Music, iTunes, Spotify, Amazon, Google etc.) here: http://valleyofsapphire.com I wrote 3 haikus to describe the emotion I felt when I created it. […]
Ableton Performance Tip – Keymap the Re-Enable Automation Button
I have a lot of automation programmed in my new album. They control the effects and sweeps which my live guitar and keyboard run through when I perform. I also have a some midi mapped controllers so I can adjust values of filters and delays in realtime. Fun!! Anytime I start knob twiddling, to play […]
12 Photo Editor Tips for Hot Online Marketing Pics – Free PDF Download
Photographer and musician Matt from The Second Spirit discusses his most used tricks when creating digital marketing online pictures with a cell phone. He’ll talk about filters, photo editor apps, effects and composition and different free apps to create eye-popping hot digital marketing pictures.
How to Handle Song Requests You Don’t Know
I stopped telling drunks I don’t know a song. If I tell them I don’t know their request, they act like I committed the worst crime imaginable. Instead, I usually just go straight into a similar song or a song by the same artist without saying anything. But if I say this song is better, […]