https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/tags/techniques/recording/Latest entries for the tag RecordingenMon, 09 Dec 2024 12:00:02 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/berlioz-the-tetris-method-of-jazz-house/2016 was the year that SoundCloud broke through into the mainstream. And for Jasper Attlee, producer, beatmaker and jazz-house auteur, the music streaming and sharing platform came at just the right time. Born in Cape Town, raised on the English seaside and fed a diet of contemporary art and jazz,…Mon, 09 Dec 2024 12:00:02 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/berlioz-the-tetris-method-of-jazz-house/Artistshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/ah-kosmos-hainbach-blasting-the-sirens/An HP 8060A Word Generator (an obscure piece of telecommunications test equipment from the 1970s) was what initially brought Ah! Kosmos (Başak Günak) and Hainbach (Stefan Goetsch) together. After initially meeting up to nerd out over their shared love for this surprisingly musical piece of hardware, the duo’s subsequent jam…Fri, 12 Jan 2024 14:08:36 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/ah-kosmos-hainbach-blasting-the-sirens/ArtistsDownloadshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/loops-and-live-takes-with-lna-on-push/Learn to record vocals and instruments and loop the results on Push. In this tutorial video, LNA shares tips for staying in tune, playing to the beat, and setting up and arranging your projects – whether you want to perform, or to develop your recordings in Live. Keep up with…Thu, 08 Jun 2023 07:46:47 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/loops-and-live-takes-with-lna-on-push/TutorialsVideoshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/aril-brikha-remaking-groove-la-chord-with-live-and-note/What is the formula for making a hit record? Is it a balance of talent, inspiration, and years of practice? Or is the process simply a matter of luck, or perhaps even the result of some higher powers at work? Romantic poets such as Coleridge and Shelley believed that in…Wed, 14 Dec 2022 15:28:19 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/aril-brikha-remaking-groove-la-chord-with-live-and-note/ArtistsDownloadshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/made-in-ableton-live-reid-stefan/Watch Reid Stefan bring an EDM vocal track to life using Live’s stock plugins. Get tips on how to use comping, EQ and compression to help vocals sit right in the mix, and learn techniques for adding character and depth with doubling, saturation and reverb.Wed, 18 Jan 2023 12:25:26 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/made-in-ableton-live-reid-stefan/ArtistsTutorialsVideoshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/catch-up-on-the-first-loop-session-with-grand-river/Composer and musician Aimée Portioli, aka Grand River, has developed a studio practice that allows her to overcome a lot of common creative obstacles when she’s writing music. Back in May, she offered a glimpse of her composing process at the first Loop Session – a new series of events…Wed, 20 Jul 2022 10:17:40 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/catch-up-on-the-first-loop-session-with-grand-river/ArtistsLoopVideoshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/the-best-microphone-is-the-one-you-already-have-a-workshop-with-liz-teutsch/We’ve all experienced being struck by a musical idea or a compelling sound but without access to the high-quality audio equipment we’d ideally like to capture it with. It’s all too easy to let a moment of inspiration slip past because we think we don't have the perfect tool on…Fri, 01 Jul 2022 11:13:44 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/the-best-microphone-is-the-one-you-already-have-a-workshop-with-liz-teutsch/TutorialsLoopVideoshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/spirit-of-the-beehive-indescribable-intensity/Among the current crop of American indie bands, Spirit of the Beehive is without doubt one of the most original and idiosyncratic outfits out there. Debuting in 2014, the Philadelphia band’s sound has evolved to incorporate ever more startling combinations of DIY post-punk, psychedelic rock, synthpop and electronics along with…Mon, 30 May 2022 09:50:13 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/spirit-of-the-beehive-indescribable-intensity/Artistshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/made-in-ableton-live-rossano-snel/Watch Rossano Snel build an emotive neoclassical remix around piano, synth, and violin recordings. See how he uses comping to sculpt the perfect take and adds space to sounds with devices like Spectral Time and Hybrid Reverb. He also shares some tips for creating energy in your mix through layering,…Wed, 18 Jan 2023 12:12:21 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/made-in-ableton-live-rossano-snel/ArtistsTutorialsVideoshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/made-in-ableton-live-catnapp/See how Berlin-based songwriter and producer Catnapp gets started crafting a tense slice of hyper-modern rap. Watch her lay down an initial structure and some icy vocals before digging in her demo archives for inspiration.Wed, 18 Jan 2023 11:58:12 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/made-in-ableton-live-catnapp/ArtistsTutorialsVideoshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/imagine-dragons-from-home-studio-to-shangri-la/The best-selling rock band of the past decade doesn’t rely on a big-budget studio to craft their sound. “I recorded ’Thunder’ in a big room in my house,” says Dan Reynolds, lead singer of Las Vegas quartet Imagine Dragons. “Most of my vocals are recorded in rooms like this. Horrible…Mon, 25 Oct 2021 14:22:14 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/imagine-dragons-from-home-studio-to-shangri-la/Artistshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/bringing-it-back-home-how-gordi-made-our-two-skins/The sonic textures on Australian indie-pop musician Gordi’s atmospheric album Our Two Skins not only accent her songwriting, but also tell a story. Throughout the record Gordi, aka Sophie Payten, contemplates themes of family – the single Sandwiches is a tribute to her late grandmother – and identity, as well…Thu, 29 Oct 2020 11:10:35 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/bringing-it-back-home-how-gordi-made-our-two-skins/Artistshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/made-in-ableton-live-rachel-k-collier/Rachel K Collier guides us through intuitive audio routing and live improvisational looping to craft a distinctive, uplifting club track. She introduces the concept of cue mixing, demonstrates her workflow on Push and layers up vocals in this expressive performance. And I Breathe Live in Berlin for Ableton HQ, by…Wed, 18 Jan 2023 11:11:58 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/made-in-ableton-live-rachel-k-collier/ArtistsTutorialsVideoshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/ground-watch-tracks-being-built-our-new-series-made-ableton-live/The limitless possibilities at the start of a new project can make it hard to know where to focus your inspiration. With that in mind, the new Made In Ableton Live video series follows nine artists as they take a track from conception to completion. Every step of the way,…Thu, 04 Jun 2020 10:08:52 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/ground-watch-tracks-being-built-our-new-series-made-ableton-live/ArtistsNewsTutorialsVideoshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/studio-as-an-instrument-part-3/In Part 1 and Part 2 of our History of The Studio As An Instrument, we looked back at some of the pioneers of composing with recorded sound and traced the earliest predecessors of sampling, looping and sequencing techniques. The story continues below with the emergence of dub, krautrock and disco; all musical styles which are closely linked to a few creative producers pushing the idea of the instrument further than what had previously been possible.Wed, 02 Nov 2016 09:30:40 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/studio-as-an-instrument-part-3/Artists