Ableton Live Music Producers

Listen as Dan Giffin and Darren Cowley discuss music tech with Ableton Live, Max For Live, and new software developments with Isotonik Studios. Darren is the Founder of Isotonik Studios, a collective of developers that create innovative devices and tools for music producers. Isotonik has released some of today’s most popular and useful software tools that open new possibilities related to MIDI controller scripts, workflows inside Ableton, and all things music production. Follow Darren and Isotonik Studios at the links below: isotonikstudios.com Instagram Facebook Twitter YouTube Join the Live Producers membership and access Ableton Live webinars, feedback on your projects by Dan Giffin, online courses, and more... CLICK HERE TO JOIN --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/AbletonLive/support

In this episode, Dan and Madeleine Bloom discuss a variety of topics including mixing concepts, new Ableton Live Beta 10.1 features, production tools, and other things.  Madeleine Bloom is an Ableton Live expert and former tech support for Ableton. She founded the website Sonic Bloom, which provides a variety of content and training for Ableton Live producers. She also produces organic electronica music under her own name Madeleine Bloom with an interesting blend of classical instruments, field recordings, and intricate melodies… Follow Madeleine at the links below: https://sonicbloom.net/ http://madeleinebloom.com/ Join the Live Producers membership and access Ableton Live webinars, feedback on your projects by Dan Giffin, online courses, and more... CLICK HERE TO JOIN --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/AbletonLive/support

In this podcast episode, Sara Simms shares her production process behind her new single “Fading” ft. DESIIRE as well as music promotion tips for DJ’s and producers. Sara is an innovative musician, DJ, turntablist and electronic music producer. She’s also the Communications Manager for Mixed In Key, and founded her own label Simmetry Sounds. Sara has worked on projects with music brands like Arturia, Casio, Fender, Genelec, Pioneer DJ, Moog, Native Instruments and Roland. She has also played sets for Allen and Heath at the Amsterdam Dance Event, Ultra Music Festival, and other large events. Follow Sara at the links below! Website Instagram Twitter SoundCloud Facebook Spotify Join the Live Producers membership and access Ableton Live webinars, feedback on your projects by Dan Giffin, online courses, and more... CLICK HERE TO JOIN --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/AbletonLive/support

In this episode, we interview Laura Escudé. Laura is the world’s first Ableton Live Certified Trainer, as well as an artist, instrumentalist, and live show designer with a deep understanding of complex technology. Laura’s credits include working with Kanye West, Jay Z, Herbie Hancock, Miguel, Bon Iver, Porter Robinson, Silversun Pickups, Iggy Azalea, and many others. Listen as Laura and Dan discuss myths about the music industry, live music programming, and her professional experience performing using Ableton Live with today’s top industry artists. Laura is also the CEO and Founder of Electronic Creatives, a team of music programmers and show designers who implement cutting edge solutions for live music performances. Links and Info about Laura mentioned in this episode: Electronic Creatives website Transmute Online Course LauraEscude.com Join the Live Producers membership and access Ableton Live webinars, feedback on your projects by Dan Giffin, online courses, and more... CLICK HERE TO JOIN --- Suppor

Andrew Huang is a Toronto-based music and video producer, with over 2,000 released songs in a variety of genres. He’s well-known for sampling everyday objects in his music productions, such as Legos and Chocolate bars. Andrew is also famous for his entertaining YouTube videos, streaming over 190 million video views and over 1.4 million subscribers. In this episode, Dan and Andrew discuss a variety of topics, including workflows for producing music from scratch, Andrew’s creative process with sampling audio, favorite 3rd party plugins, and much more.  Follow Andrew's latest projects at the following links: Andrew's Website Andrew's YouTube Channel Spotify Join the Live Producers membership and access Ableton Live webinars, feedback on your projects by Dan Giffin, online courses, and more... CLICK HERE TO JOIN --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/AbletonLive/support

In this episode, listen to tips and tricks using Ableton’s Audio Effects with Brian Funk (AfroDJMac) and Dan Giffin. We'll review variety of ways to use Live's Audio effects and other tools for producing music. Our special guest AfroDJMac shares lots of tips using Max for Live and other Audio Effects.  Brian has produced hundreds of Ableton Live and music production video tutorials, sample packs, and songs that are available for download on his website below. Follow him on social and check out his Music Production Podcast...  afrodjmac.com/blog   afrodjmac.com/podcast   Join the Live Producers membership and access Ableton Live webinars, feedback on your projects by Dan Giffin, online courses, and more... CLICK HERE TO JOIN

In this episode, listen to tips and tricks using Ableton’s MIDI Effects with Dan Giffin and Ben Spilker. We review variety of ways to use Live's MIDI effects and other tools mentioned in this podcast for producing music.  Members of LiveProducersOnline.com can watch the screen-recorded video of this episode in Ableton Live, and follow along with Dan and Ben’s tips mentioned.  DEVICES MENTIONED:  MIDI Quantizer (Max for Live device) http://www.sidebrain.net/real-time-midi-quantizer/  Orchestral Companion plugin - Sonivox https://sonivoxmi.com/products/details/orchestral-companion-strings  Max for Live blog article by Live Producers Online https://liveproducersonline.com/our-favorite-max-for-live-devices/  Ableton MIDI Effects mentioned: Arppegiator Scale Chord Pitch Random Velocity Join the Live Producers membership and access Ableton Live webinars, feedback on your projects by Dan Giffin, online courses, and more... CLICK HERE TO JOIN

In this episode, we interview Gardner Beson, the famous YouTuber and music production mentor. Listen as he shares insights on production workflow, the psychology behind creating great tracks, and lots more. Gardner has been steadily producing and releasing tutorials through YouTube on how to create famous artists’ styles; as well as videos which share tips, tricks, and knowledge gained from a music industry lifestyle.   Whether it’s analyzing Bassnectar’s song formulas or giving insight on Rich Chigga’s flow and style; GARDNSOUND does it all with his entertaining and fun-loving personality. Gardner now teaches with Live Producers Online, a social community of Ableton Live producers connecting you to the pro's to learn today's music production.  Connect with Gardner at the links below.... YouTube Patreon Join the Live Producers community and access unlimited webinars, downloads, get project feedback, and more. CLICK HERE TO JOIN!

In this episode, we interview Mikas Anguelov, an internationally recognized producer, engineer, and Founder of WeMakeDanceMusic.com. Listen as Dan and Mikas discuss what it looks like to work with a record label, how to be successful in today's electronic music scene as a producer, and much more.  Mikas founded Progressive Grooves Records, a label that promotes hundreds of electronic music artists from around the world. He is an expert in music licensing with hundreds of tracks hitting the charts in the electronic dance scene globally. His website WeMakeDanceMusic.com has helped thousands of producers buy and sell projects in a marketplace in a variety of genres of music. Ableton Live users can buy and sell their completed project files, and download finished projects to remix and release as their own.  Learn more and connect with Mikas below... http://liveproducersonline.com/abletontemplates  https://www.wemakedancemusic.com/  mikas@wemakedancemusic.com Join the Live Producers membershi

In this episode, Dan Giffin and Christian Thomas discuss a variety of tips and tricks for bands taking their music from studio to stage with Ableton Live. Christian Thomas is a Nashville-based musician, producer, instructor and consultant. He is the owner of LiveStems.com, a music performance consulting company specializing in track playback solutions with a client roster that includes many of today's top artists. Christian has been an Ableton Live user since 2002 and has been actively providing instruction for nearly two decades. In this episode Christian shares some of the following tools and apps he uses including: * Lemur and Touch OSC - Professional apps for MIDI and OSC mapping to control Ableton * DMXIS controller - Great for controlling MIDI lighting movements. Can be used as a VST in the DAW.  Learn more about Christian Thomas and his company:  http://livestems.com/  http://realtimehandmotion.com/  https://soundcloud.com/real-time-hand-motion  Join the Live Producers member

In this episode we're joined by Danny Wyatt, a multi-Platinum, Grammy and Emmy nominated audio engineer. His credits include Ultra Records and working with artists such as Old Dirty Bastard, Norah Jones, and many more. Danny is one of the most influential mixing and mastering engineers and instructors today. In the last decade he taught over 1,000 producers and audio engineers how to mix and master modern styles of music in a variety of genres, and currently runs the online academy NextLevelSound.com.  Listen as Dan and Danny discuss a variety of topics on producing music, mixing & mastering practices, and using today's modern software to get results while working in a home studio. Join the growing community of Ableton Live producers at LiveProducersOnline.com and access unlimited courses, webinars, downloads, and more to take your music to the next level! Join the Live Producers membership to access Ableton Live webinars, feedback on your projects by Dan Giffin, online courses, and more...  C

In this episode we interview the Founder of Loop Community, Matt McCoy. Listen as Matt shares his insights on performing with Ableton Live, and the development of Loop Community's products including Prime, Looptimus, and MultiTracks. Join the Live Producers membership to access Ableton Live webinars, feedback on your projects by Dan Giffin, online courses, and more...  CLICK HERE TO JOIN

Moldover is internationally recognized as a custom MIDI controller genius, giving him the title as the “Godfather of Controllerism”. He has worked with the music industry’s most well-known artists developing live MIDI configurations and was an early adopter of Ableton Live since version 1. In this episode, Dan Giffin talks with Moldover about his musical journey, MIDI customizations, Max for Live, and his live performance setup with Ableton Live. Join the Live Producers membership to access Ableton Live webinars, feedback on your projects by Dan Giffin, online courses, and more...  CLICK HERE TO JOIN

Ableton Manager Thomas Faulds shares insights and features with the release of Ableton Live 10. Hear about his journey becoming the Territory Manager for the Midwest of the United States, as we also discuss other topics relating to Ableton Live. Join the Live Producers membership to access Ableton Live webinars, feedback on your projects by Dan Giffin, online courses, and more...  CLICK HERE TO JOIN

In this episode our special guest Ben Spilker discusses what makes the Push 2 MIDI controller by Ableton a powerful tool for music production and performance. Ben is a MIDI genius with years of experience using the Push 1 and Push 2 Controllers, and has been Beta testing them with Ableton Live 10. Join the Live Producers membership and access:  Ableton Live webinars Feedback on your projects by Dan Giffin Online courses and more... CLICK HERE TO JOIN

In this brief episode, Dan Giffin discusses the new Ableton Live 10 release date for February 6th, 2018 and shares about upgrade options for new and existing Live users. Join the Live Producers membership and access:  Ableton Live webinars Feedback on your projects by Dan Giffin Online courses and more... CLICK HERE TO JOIN --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/AbletonLive/support

Producer and Ableton Live 10 Beta tester Dan Giffin shares many of the new detailed updates with Ableton Live 10. Join the Live Producers membership and access:  Ableton Live webinars Feedback on your projects by Dan Giffin Online courses and more... CLICK HERE TO JOIN --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/AbletonLive/support

In this episode, I’ll briefly compare some of today’s pro audio software- Pro Tools, Logic Pro, FL Studio, and Ableton Live. Join the Live Producers membership and access:  Ableton Live webinars Feedback on your projects by Dan Giffin Online courses and more... CLICK HERE TO JOIN --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/AbletonLive/support

In this 2 part episode we’ll discuss how to create a basic vocal chain using Ableton Live’s audio effects! Join the Live Producers membership to access Ableton Live webinars, feedback on your projects by Dan Giffin, online courses, and more...  CLICK HERE TO JOIN --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/AbletonLive/support

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