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Live 12.4 is out now – with Link Audio, Learn View, updated devices, and more for Push, Move and Note. Link in comments to find out more.
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Live 11 is coming! Watch the video to see what’s new. Get the full story at Ableton.com/live
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Coming in Live 11 – morph individual notes in a chord and more with MPE.
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Ableton Live turns 20 today – thanks to everyone who has supported us over the last 20 years! Here’s a throwback to the very first version.
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Now in public beta – Live 10.1 adds user wavetables, new devices, workflow and functionality improvements, and much more. See what’s new in Live 10.1: ableton.com/blog/live-101-us…
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Ableton Live is 22 years old today – we dug through the archives for these shots of Live 2 to mark the occasion. Thank you for all your support over the years!
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Take part in Loop’s interactive program this year – watch live streams, take our sample challenge, share your musical fails and more. ableton.com/en/blog/loop-int…
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Throwback to Live 0.9 Alpha in 2001.
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Introducing Note: a playable iOS app for forming musical ideas. Learn more: ableton.com/note
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New devices and features, a ton of workflow improvements, a redesigned sound library & much more. Live 10 is coming: ableton.com/live
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Producers' new morning routine?
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Introducing Live 12 – with countless new ways to kickstart ideas and keep your creativity moving. See what’s in store: ableton.com/live
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Learn the fundamentals of synthesis with our new, interactive website: learningsynths.ableton.com #learningsynths
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Live 12.3 is coming – with Stem Separation, Splice integration, Bounce Groups, the new Auto Pan-Tremolo, and more: ableton.com/en/blog/live-12-…
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Live 10.1 is here! Watch our walkthrough video to see the new features in action. Head to our blog for more info: ableton.com/blog/live-10-1-i…
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The new Push is here – available now in the Ableton shop. Get a closer look: ableton.com/push
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What do you put on your master channel?
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We caught up with Grimes to find out her studio techniques & musical inspirations ableton.com/blog/grimes-bird… @Grimezsz
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Today’s the day! Live 10 is here – with new devices, improved workflows, a redesigned sound library, expanded Push features, Max for Live integrated in Suite, and much more. Get it now from ableton.com: ableton.com/shop/live/
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Win Videosync 2 - a visual engine for Live by Showsync, released today for Windows and macOS. Simply Like and Comment to enter. Five winners will be randomly selected on Thursday, September 5 at 2pm CEST. Details here: videosync.showsync.com/
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Live 11 will be released on February 23, 2021. If you own Live 10 Standard or Suite you can download the beta version of Live 11 now and join our beta testing program. More info: ableton.com/blog/live-11-com…
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On this day in 2001, Live 1 was released. Thanks to everyone who has supported us over the last 15 years!
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Live 12 is here. Instant ideas, endless exploration. Find out more on ableton.com/live
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All chords are made of polyrhythms – here’s Adam Neely to prove it.
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It’s official – Live 10 will be available from February 6th. More info at ableton.com: ableton.com/blog/live-10-com…
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Explore the fundamentals of music with our new interactive website: learningmusic.ableton.com #learningmusic
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Ableton Move is out now. Take it anywhere. Create whenever. Trust your instincts. Learn more about Move: bit.ly/4gX2jj1
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Introducing Microtuner by Ableton, a free polyphonic MIDI device that lets you import, edit, generate, and blend between microtonal scales. Get the Pack: ableton.com/packs/microtuner…
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New genres don’t come around every day. The only rules: 5/4 time, 212 BPM, super crunched out sounds. Reply with your 'hit em' experiments. #hitem
had a dream I was at a rave talking to a girl and she told me about a genre called “hit em” that is in 5/4 time at 212 bpm with super crunched out sounds thank you dream girl
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Live 11 is here! Add comping, MPE, a host of new devices and more to your workflow. Get it now: ableton.com/shop/live/
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Ableton Live 12 will be released on March 5. Get it for free when you buy Live 11 now at 20% off – then get ready for playful new MIDI Tools, a more intuitive interface, and devices designed for the unexpected. Shop now: ableton.com/en/shop/live/
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Capturing some ruff ideas with Live 10.
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New in Live 11 – drag in samples from your library and splice your favorite moments together.
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Map the rate of one LFO to another to make a push-and-pull filter effect.
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Coming in Live 12.3 — Bounce a group, slice it into a new MIDI track, and flip your own beat.
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What’s one free VST you couldn’t do without?
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Stack your Frequency Shifters.
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What’s one music-making tip that elevated your music?
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Taking Live's new audio effect Echo for a spin...
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Live 12.2 is coming – with Bounce to New Track, the all-new Auto Filter and Expressive Chords devices, and much more. It also adds a load of creative features for Push. Find out more: ableton.com/en/blog/live-12-…
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Create pulsating pads with plenty of harmonic movement in Wavetable. Learn more about Live 12: ableton.com/live/
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RIP Dave Smith – iconic synth designer, music tech innovator, and one of the inventors of MIDI who laid the groundwork for much of what makes digital music making possible today.
It is with heavy hearts that we share the news that Dave Smith has died. If you’d like to share your thoughts and memories of Dave, please reach out to us on our website: sequential.com
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Create rich drones by drawing a sustained MIDI note, adding pitch on Grain Delay, then adjusting the Operator oscillator levels to taste.
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Rap mega-producer @kennybeats opens up about his production philosophy, finding the perfect 808 sample, working with different voices, and more. ableton.com/en/blog/kenny-be…
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Twisting vocals with user wavetables in Live 10.1.
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Why do you think the 'B' key toggles the pencil tool in Ableton? (Hint: it's not B for Bleistift)
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Saw wave + Echo + Device Randomizer...
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Free Max for Live device – download Strange Mod by Dillon Bastan to modulate various parameters in Live. Get it here: gumroad.com/l/fdOal
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Ableton Live 12.2 is coming June 11. Free for all Live 12 users, the update brings Bounce to New Track, the all new Auto Filter, and much more. See the full feature breakdown: ableton.com/en/blog/ableton-…
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Mesmerizing modular sounds from Caterina Barbieri at Loop 2017.
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It's Single's Day. Plug your latest single 🔽 🖤
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Coming in Live 11 – record multiple takes of a performance, then combine the best ones.
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What do you do to breathe life into your tracks?
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We've got a copy of the @PushTurnMove book to giveaway! Simply Like this Tweet to enter – winner will be randomly selected on Monday 25th June at 11am CEST. About the book: pushturnmove.com/pages/about…
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New in Live 11 – Bouncy Notes lets you generate melodic patterns that mimic the behavior of bouncing balls.
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What do you put on your master channel? 🧐
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How do you name your tracks?
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What do you do to breathe life into your drums?
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Drop a Scale device after Note Echo to keep your transposed echoes in key.
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Watch @djstep1 combine Push and a turntable in a sharp performance of real-time sampling, beatmaking and scratching.
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Describe your music in one word.
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Playing with automation – the shape of things to come in Live 10.1.
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What’s your favorite way to inject randomness or chance into your music?
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What artist inspired the way you make music?
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Updated in Live 11 – Phaser and Flanger are now one device, with a lusher sound and new Doubler mode.
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Add woozy layers to sober pads with a chain of Grain Delays.
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Throwback to Echo racing in Live 10.
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Live 12.1 is now in public beta and available for all users of Live 12. Try out real-time pitch correction, new and improved devices, auto-tagging and much more. ableton.com/en/blog/live-121…
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Generate chords, melodies and rhythms with Live 12’s new MIDI Tools and get an idea going in less than 60 seconds. See what else is new in Live 12: ableton.com/live
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Join the Live 12.3 beta today to try Stem Separation, Splice in Live’s Browser, Bounce Groups, updated devices, and much more: ableton.com/en/blog/live-12-…
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Auto Filter has been a core audio effect in Live since the very first version released in 2001. See how it sounds and looks in Live 12.2: Introducing new creative filter types like Vowel, DJ, and Comb, a revamped modulation section, new mixing controls, and real-time visualization. Live 12.2 arrives June 11. #ableton #sounddesign #musicproducer
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Dissect and inspect breaks, isolate vocal takes, or remix the bassline from your favorite track with Stem Separation – coming to Live 12 Suite with the 12.3 update.
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Coming in Live 11 – add the unpredictable with note and velocity chance.
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Eight new tools that add punch, color & texture to Live – Creative Extensions is a new Pack for Live 10 Suite made for experimentation, sound processing & generative composition. Learn more: ableton.com/blog/now-live-10…
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Live 10 is now in public beta! If you’re a Live 9 Standard or Suite owner, you can try out the beta version of Live 10 today. Help us to improve the next version of Live and join our beta testing program. Details here: ableton.com/beta/
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Play harmonies in and outside of your key with Live 12’s Chord device. Ableton.com/live
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Update to Live 11.3 now and enjoy Drift, a versatile and expressive instrument for every edition of Live, plus wider MPE support to bring nuance and dynamics to more of what you make. ableton.com/en/blog/live-113…
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Coming in Live 12.2 – Bounce to New Track helps you quickly commit your creative decisions to audio, make transition effects and micro-edits, and move closer to a finished piece. Learn more about Live 12.2: ableton.com/en/blog/live-12-…
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Tennyson (@tennysonmusic): “Producing music is a battle against yourself. The more you care about it the more you are working against yourself.” #loopberlin
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Live 11.1 is out now – the free update adds Apple silicon support, Max for Live utilities, improvements to comping and more. See what’s new in Live 11.1: ableton.com/blog/free-live-1…
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Create your own instruments and effects with Building Max Devices, the new Pack that guides you through your first steps in Max. Download now: ableton.com/packs/building-m…
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Get ready for something new. Ableton Move: coming October 8. bit.ly/3UekcAn
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Try arpeggiating vocal chops for big build-ups, stuttering breakdowns and more.
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Turn sample loops into new chord progressions with rhythmic interest using Granulator III.
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Live 11 is coming. For a limited time only, you can buy Live 10 or upgrade to Standard or Suite and save 20%. Plus, you’ll get Live 11 free when it’s released. Live 10 Suite users can also save on Live 11 Suite pre-orders: bit.ly/3k2XMx0
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Strummed chords with the Probability Arp sequencer in Live 10.
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Tune ambience to create unique playable instruments – @ayakooo_o shares her One Thing tip.
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Live 12.1 is out now: bringing Auto Shift for real-time pitch correction, Drum Sampler, two new Packs, improvements to Limiter and Saturator, auto-tagging for your user library, and more. Learn more about the free update: ableton.com/en/blog/live-121…
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On this day in 2001, Ableton Live 1 was released...
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Explain sidechaining to a beginner. 👇
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What’s your favorite book on music making?
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Create glitchy fills using Granulator III and a handful of take lanes. See what else is new in Live 12: ableton.com/live
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What’s one music-making tip that elevated your music?
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Explore Grain Scanner – @AmazingNoises’ new 10-voice polyphonic granular synth capable of transforming any sample into a rich tapestry of evolving sound.
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What's the worst music production advice you ever got?
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