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TUTORIALS
Aug 21
Test the limits of Live 12.1’s new Drum Sampler and build a track from a single sample with Ned Rush.
Live 12.1 sees the introduction of Drum Sampler, a device designed for – but by…
Aug 13
Create warm, wide, and perfectly pitched vocal harmonies with Auto Shift – Live 12.1’s new effect for real-time pitch correction. Side Brain shows you how.
In this tutorial, Side Brain shows you how to create a custom Effect Rack for…
Jun 25
Watch as Seed to Stage walks through some of his favorite new features in Live 12 Lite.
Watch as Seed to Stage guides you through Live Lite’s latest upgrade – building a…
Apr 03
See how Roar turns basic signals into entirely new sounds, with Seed to Stage’s video walkthrough.
Get to know the many faces of Roar – as Seed to Stage transforms simple…
Mar 26
Get started using the new Performance Pack with Side Brain’s tips and tricks.
Bring all the controls you need for live performance into one place with Performer –…
Mar 12
Explore some of Meld’s unique sound design possibilities with Side Brain, and get his free presets.
Shuddering basslines, Shepard tones, and crafty cross-modulation – in this video tutorial, Side Brain guides…
Feb 27
Learn how S1gns Of L1fe builds an ambient piece from percussive artifacts, generative pads and interwoven melodies – and pick up some overlooked arrangement and mixing tips.
Watch as S1gns Of L1fe builds a heady, ambient-leaning track from layers of glitchy percussion,…
Jan 30
Learn the creative techniques Beatrice uses to build rich soundscapes from a small pool of her own vocal recordings.
Watch Beatrice deconstruct a track built almost entirely from her own vocal samples – exploring…
Dec 19
Learn how Zan Lyons creates immersive audiovisual experiences in Live, plus the sound design techniques he uses to match the movement, depth and atmosphere on-screen.
Zan Lyons’s audiovisual pieces plunge us into unsettling interpretations of everyday life. With a first…
Dec 19
TAETRO uses Push 3 to create a complete track from scratch in less than an hour, leaning into the obstacles that crop up during the music-making process.
In his latest transmission, TAETRO uses Push 3 to whip up a complete track in…
Oct 03
See the MIDI processing techniques Ned Rush uses to transform simple MIDI clips into complex and surprising sequences.
Take a simple MIDI pattern as your starting point and create a MIDI effect rack…
Aug 29
Learn to make four genre-defining bass sounds using only Live’s stock devices in cnstruct’s video tutorial.
Squelchy 303s, a wobbling Reese, plucky synth hits and booming 808s – learn simple ways…
Aug 08
Generate random chords for instant harmonic inspiration with Seed to Stage’s new tutorial. Copy the MIDI Effect Rack and try out the techniques.
As music-makers, we can spend hours plugging away at our keys or sifting through MIDI…
Jul 04
Learn the many ways you can shape sounds with Push’s pads in this thorough tutorial from Andri Søren.
Press, bend, and slide your way to more nuanced, expressive and utterly oddball sounds with…
