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    • Tips & Tutorials / September 20, 2023
      Tips & Tutorials

      Automation in music: What it is and 5 creative ways to use it Automation in music: What it is and 5 creative ways to use it

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    • Routines & Process / September 12, 2023
      Routines & Process

      How to prepare your music portfolio: 8 tips for what to include How to prepare your music portfolio: 8 tips for what to include

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    • Recording / September 8, 2023
      Recording

      How tape machines shape the lo-fi sound How tape machines shape the lo-fi sound

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    • Music Theory / September 5, 2023
      Music Theory

      10 musical patterns you need to know (rhythmic, melodic, and harmonic) 10 musical patterns you need to know (rhythmic, melodic, and harmonic)

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    Tips & Tutorials / June 22, 2021
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    5 advanced MIDI velocity techniques

    Velocity doesn’t have to be exclusively married to volume—in this article, we explore five alternate ways you can use the parameter to add interest to your music.

    Tips & Tutorials / June 20, 2021
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    A beginner’s guide to Ableton Live: Surviving your first 10 minutes

    Learn how to navigate menus, arrange sounds, and make music that’s entirely your own in this beginner’s guide to Ableton Live.

    Tips & Tutorials / June 18, 2021
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    How to make a boom bap beat in 10 minutes

    Get a firsthand look into the basics of arranging boom bap rhythms, chord progressions, and scratch sounds in Ableton Live.

    Tips & Tutorials / May 29, 2021
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    Making generative music in Ableton Live (free project file included)

    Learn how to create a generative music system in Ableton Live that composes original ambient music at the click of a button.

    Tips & Tutorials / May 5, 2021
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    Flipping sounds from outer space in Ableton Live

    Explore how you can take otherworldly sounds captured by NASA and incorporate them into your own productions.

    Tips & Tutorials / March 30, 2021
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    3 simple ways to use randomization in your music

    We take a look at three simple but effective ways to start adding some musical randomization to your productions.

    Tips & Tutorials / February 5, 2021
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    How to create drum patterns across genres (lo-fi hip hop, metal, and more)

    Learn about how to create original drum patterns in genres spanning lo-fi hip hop to metal, and download our free MIDI files to dive even deeper.

    Tips & Tutorials / December 10, 2020
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    How to make a Cyberpunk 2077 track

    We depart our current universe and dive into the world of Cyberpunk 2077, constructing a track from scratch in the style of the highly-anticipated game’s soundtrack.

    Tips & Tutorials / November 20, 2020
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    Ableton Live 11: An early look at what’s new

    From comping to all-new devices, we explore the new possibilities available in Ableton Live 11 in this unique first look.

    Tools / November 14, 2020
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    The best free DAWs for music production

    Whether you’re just getting started or want to make a switch from your current workstation, here are some great free DAWs that are worth trying out.

    Tips & Tutorials / November 10, 2020
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    How to create chords, hooks, and beats in Ableton Live 10 (without music theory)

    In this tutorial video, learn how you can create chords, hooks, and beats in Ableton Live 10 without any extensive experience with music theory.

    Tips & Tutorials / October 25, 2020
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    How to arrange and export your track in Ableton Live Lite

    In this tutorial video, we walk through how to expand and export your creations in Ableton Live Lite so that you can share them the world.

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