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Reverb Sidechain Rack + Lazer Rhythm

Jun 10, 2020

In this video I am going to show you how to create a sidechained reverb rack on Ableton and then how you can go crazy with the reverb tail to create a lazer style rhythm. 1. Add Reverb 2. Create Rack (cmd+G) 3. Show chain list (little yellow toggle on the left side of the rack 4. Duplicate the chain 5. On the second chain delete the reverb and rename that chain “dry”. Call the original chain ‘Wet’ 6. On the reverb that’s left on the Wet chain set it to 100% wet and increase the decay time to...

Live Stream 10. Track Walk Through – I C Jangles

Jun 8, 2020

In tonights session we will take a look at mine and Baby Rollén's track I C Jangles that I put out on Holding Hands 003. Looking closely at the wave form for the liquid pouring and the mouth flicking drip drip noises.

Using Transitions To Make Your Tracks More Interesting

Jun 3, 2020

One of the main reasons that arrangements seem stale and hard to focus on is because the transitions are often unimaginative. Each idea comes in exactly where you expect, on the first beat of a new phrase. In this video I go over a few different types of techniques that I use to make my transitions more interesting.

LIVE STREAM 09. – Mix Down Walkthrough – Taking It Out For A Rip

Jun 1, 2020

How To Finish A Track Part 1 – Location Markers Arrangement

May 27, 2020

It's a problem as old as time. You get a sick loop going, everything is feeling vibesy as hell. You're dancing around the studio having the time of your life and feeling like bloody David Guetta crossed with Dr. Dre. All of a sudden the realisation hits you. You can't accept the Grammy just yet, because you haven't arranged the loop into a full track yet... You stare at the big grey expanse of the timeline with nothing on it and your heart sinks. How are you meant to fill all that space with your sick loop? Which bits...

LIVE STREAM 08. – Track Walkthrough – Taking It Out For A Rip

May 24, 2020

I will be going through my track Taking It Out For A Rip which came out on Touch From A Distance. We will look at all the parts. How they were made and how they fit together to make the track.

Using Audiomovers To Collaborate Remotely

May 20, 2020

I recently came across a total game changer of a plugin called Audiomovers which you can find here: https://audiomovers.com/ With this plugin you can not only listen to another person's DAW remotely at full resolution but you can actually record from your DAW to theirs live without latency as well. Once you combine this with some screen sharing and remote control of the cursor via Zoom you can actually have pretty much a full live collaboration going on. Next level! This is obviously more appropriate than ever during lockdown so I thought I would make a tutorial showing you...

LIVE STREAM 07. – Writing A New Track Live From Scratch – Part 3

May 17, 2020

OK this one is nearly complete. Added another two sections and got it into arrangement view. I reckon I will do the last bits and bobs when I can this week and then we can move onto something different for the live stream next week. My brain has really been in computer build mode this last week as I built a new Hackintosh and although it's going to make workflow a million times better moving forward, I didn't have much brain power for anything else haha. Back stronger next week! Cheers, Liam

Wavetable – Boards Of Canada Style Bell Synth

May 13, 2020

In this video I will go over the basics of Wavetable in Ableton and show you how to create a Boards Of Canada style bell synth. Through creating this patch you will get a good basic understanding of how the Wavetable works and just how crazy versatile it is! Hope you enjoy.

LIVE STREAM 06. – Writing A New Track Live From Scratch – Part 2

May 10, 2020

In today's session we are going to continue with the track that we started last week. Is the Potion Seller going to make it in? Are we going to use the Skype ringtone? I can't wait to find out myself. Again we will work on it for about 45 minutes and then we can have a chat about what I've done and I can answer any questions. Feel free to chime in with suggestions in the chat room throughout and I will use them if I think they will work. In a way this is going to be like...