https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/categories/tutorials/Latest entries for the category TutorialsenMon, 03 Feb 2025 11:53:36 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/made-in-ableton-live-jakob-rau/Peek into producer and engineer Jakob Rau's world as he collaborates on a soulful R'n'B track with singer-songwriter Lindy. Learn how a simple drum loop can inspire a whole track as Rau records layers of vocals and enlists friends to lay down guitar parts, using Live's Take Lanes to create…Mon, 03 Feb 2025 11:53:36 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/made-in-ableton-live-jakob-rau/ArtistsTutorialsVideoshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/discover-advanced-reharmonizing-techniques-with-live-121s-auto-shift/See how Hong Kong-based producer Voel uses Live 12.1's new Auto Shift device in combination with Resonators to reharmonize atonal and dissonant sounds into vivid, hyperpop-adjacent new forms. Follow along and try the Rack for yourself. Keep up with Voel on YouTube and Instagram Learn more about Live 12.1, and…Tue, 14 Jan 2025 09:42:22 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/discover-advanced-reharmonizing-techniques-with-live-121s-auto-shift/TutorialsVideoshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/eight-standout-features-videos-and-tutorials-from-2024/Wrap up 2024 by checking out some of our favorite tutorials, videos, and features from across the year, and head into 2025 with all the music-making inspiration you could wish for. 100 One Things Take a look back at the first 100 episodes of One Thing, the monthly video series…Wed, 18 Dec 2024 10:39:39 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/eight-standout-features-videos-and-tutorials-from-2024/ArtistsDownloadsNewsTutorialsVideoshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/make-a-melodic-house-track-in-10-minutes-on-ableton-move/Watch LNA put together an atmospheric house track from scratch in just 10 minutes on Move. Starting with a simple beat, she adds effects and records live automation to make the lead and bass lines more dynamic. Try out her surprising tip for creating vocal recordings with more character too.…Fri, 06 Dec 2024 09:32:45 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/make-a-melodic-house-track-in-10-minutes-on-ableton-move/TutorialsVideoshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/making-practice-fun-drumming-on-the-move-with-rodi-kirk/There's no way around it, if you want to become a better musician, producer, or beatmaker, you just have to put in the time and practice. But here's the good news: practice doesn't have to suck. In fact, researchers have found that musicians who enjoy their practice have a greater…Fri, 06 Dec 2024 09:09:01 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/making-practice-fun-drumming-on-the-move-with-rodi-kirk/Tutorialshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/how-to-create-a-jungle-inspired-track-on-ableton-move/Watch Side Brain build a jungle-inspired beat in under 20 minutes on Ableton Move. He'll show you how to quickly lay down a drum track using the sequencer, add ear candy with per-step automation, then capture a rumbling, sub-heavy bassline. Stick around to see him create a dreamy pad using…Mon, 18 Nov 2024 16:57:19 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/how-to-create-a-jungle-inspired-track-on-ableton-move/TutorialsVideoshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/jamie-blake-move/See how producer and Ableton Certified Trainer Jamie Blake puts together a full beat on Ableton Move. Starting with a piano sample recorded with Move's built-in microphone, Jamie builds a beat using a custom Drum Rack exported from Live, before adding the final touches through resampling, automation, and effects. Keep…Thu, 07 Nov 2024 07:27:47 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/jamie-blake-move/TutorialsVideoshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/philip-meyer-midi-tools/Watch as Max for Live developer Philip Meyer walks you through each device in his MIDI Tools Pack, new in Live 12.1. Scatter ratchets across existing MIDI clips with the Retrigger Transformation, and bring a dose of disorder to particular sections of a pattern with Slice Shuffler. Then see how…Mon, 21 Oct 2024 15:42:37 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/philip-meyer-midi-tools/TutorialsVideoshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/drum-sampler-exploring-live-121s-new-device-with-ned-rush/Live 12.1 sees the introduction of Drum Sampler, a device designed for – but by no means limited to – playing and manipulating percussive sounds. Watch as Ned Rush explores everything Drum Sampler is capable of, by putting together a hyperactive, glitched-out track from just one short vocal sample. See…Fri, 16 Aug 2024 09:19:02 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/drum-sampler-exploring-live-121s-new-device-with-ned-rush/TutorialsVideoshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/watch-jamie-blake-and-keanas-push-3-performance/Keana’s silvery smooth vocals flow over luscious chords and bubbling beats from Jamie Blake in this lakeside Push 3 performance. Watch the duo break down each layer of their Set, and see how they mapped different parameters of the electric piano and lead guitar patches to Push’s pads for more…Fri, 16 Aug 2024 09:04:25 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/watch-jamie-blake-and-keanas-push-3-performance/ArtistsTutorialsVideoshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/side-brain-auto-shift/In this tutorial, Side Brain shows you how to create a custom Effect Rack for rich and immersive harmonies with Auto Shift. Stack and process the same vocal in parallel, then add slight variation to each layer with formant shift and detuning for thicker, more natural results. Finally, use automation…Tue, 23 Jul 2024 11:47:44 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/side-brain-auto-shift/TutorialsVideoshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/one-thing-leads-to-another-100-music-making-inspirations/Back in 2017, we started the One Thing video series with the idea of bringing you monthly snack-sized portions of music-making inspiration directly from the workspaces of amazing artists around the world. Having now reached our 100th One Thing episode, we wanted to take a look back, thank the artists…Mon, 22 Jul 2024 13:27:09 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/one-thing-leads-to-another-100-music-making-inspirations/ArtistsTutorialsVideoshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/gesloten-cirkel-free-tools-and-tips-for-spicing-up-sounds/The difference between a formulaic techno track and music that leaps out of the speakers is all in the details. There is no shortage of tried and tested instruments that have shaped electronic dance music for decades, but to truly break the mold you have to get creative with familiar…Tue, 09 Jul 2024 10:24:45 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/gesloten-cirkel-free-tools-and-tips-for-spicing-up-sounds/ArtistsDownloadsTutorialshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/discover-live-12-lites-best-new-features-with-seed-to-stage/Watch as Seed to Stage guides you through Live Lite’s latest upgrade – building a twinkling, harmonically-rich beat using a host of features new to Live 12 Lite. See how the updated Arpeggiator device’s Scale Awareness function works with Scale Mode to keep you in key, hone in on the…Mon, 24 Jun 2024 07:13:05 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/discover-live-12-lites-best-new-features-with-seed-to-stage/TutorialsVideoshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/against-the-grain-creative-applications-of-granulator-iii/In his latest video, Pick Yourself shares experimental sound design techniques combining smartphone recordings with Live 12’s Granulator III. Learn to create anything from bass sounds to eerie pads using the same vocal sample, then explore its limits: reducing the grain size until the sound self-oscillates, or using spread to…Wed, 29 May 2024 06:46:05 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/against-the-grain-creative-applications-of-granulator-iii/TutorialsVideos