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Kick-Bass: sound design tutorial

Getting the kick and bass to sit together well in the mix is something that requires a some know-how or at least a few workarounds. But what if the kick and bas... Read More...

Vermona DRM1 x Fairchild | Samples & Drum Rack Sample Pack

We took a Vermona DRM1 MKIII Drum Synthesizer and run through a tasty chain of outboard gear, including a rare (and very valuable) Fairchild 670 compressor. The... Read More...

LinnDrum x Powered by Neve | Overdriven Samples and Drum Rack Sample Pack

It's one part vintage drum machine One part beautiful mixing desk, compressor and EQ One part true analog distortion We think you'll love making ... Read More...

808 x OTO Biscuit | A very gritty drum rack and sample pack

It doesn't get much bigger than this. Roland TR-808 samples slammed through an OTO Machines Biscuit effects unit. These samples make a very gritty drum rack and... Read More...

Gate Remixing Tutorial

What is Gate Remixing? Gate Remixing is a workflow we created for remixing loops really quickly. Instead of editing parts by chopping them up, you play the edi... Read More...

Ableton Live 10 Essential Keyboard Shorcuts

Essential Shortcuts for Ableton Live 10

Mastering the keyboard shortcuts for Ableton Live is an essential skill to make your writing and production sessions more fluid, maintaining creative flow and m... Read More...

Download: Send & Returns racks

Using Sends & Returns in Ableton Live allows some creative and mixing advantages over using an effect's Dry/Wet controls, but Sends & Returns also come ... Read More...

Download: 4 essential free Max for Live Music Theory tools

"Music Theory" - these two words sure can sound rather dry & academic to a lot of music-makers, but what it's really about is turbocharging your music-writi... Read More...

How to Create Impulse Responses with Max for Live’s IR Measurement Device

Hi my name is Tori. I'm one quarter of the band Retiree, an artist and a sound designer based in Sydney. Over recent years Retiree have self recorded, produced... Read More...

Watch: Instrument Layering with Ableton Push

Ableton Certified Trainer, sound designer and classically trained percussionist Josh Hogan shows how to easily create layered hybrid instruments to use with Abl... Read More...