Bleep Sequencer – a human step-sequencer at Vivid Sydney

Tucked in a darkened walkway between two piers under the Sydney Harbour Bridge at this years Vivid festival stood an empty dancefloor bathed in an ominous light... Read More...

Mark Smith (Gardland): Rainbow Chan Interview

Liveschool guest blogger Mark Smith (of techno-duo Gardland) recently dropped by Rainbow Chan's home studio to discuss her unique compositions, as well as the c... Read More...

20 essential Keyboard Shortcuts in Ableton Live 9

An easy way to speed up your workflow is to learn the best keyboard shortcuts in Ableton Live, but where to begin? We caught up with our trainers to find out w... Read More...

Panama’s Live Performance Setup Pt. 3 – Controlling Hardware with Ableton Live

Tom from Panama (Future Classic) continues his look behind the scenes of Panama's live performance set-up. In this - the third and final instalment, Tom explain... Read More...

WIN: Tickets to an Ableton Push Ensemble performance at VIVID

  Ever dreamed there was a 5-piece Ableton Push ensemble performing live underneath the Sydney Harbour Bridge? a GIF by the infamous Cyriak ..and in yo... Read More...

Dro Carey / Tuff Sherm interview

An artist-meets-artist interview between Mark Smith of techno-duo Gardland and Eugene Ward, aka Dro Carey / Tuff Sherm... The Sydney-based artist Eugene Ward (... Read More...

Panama’s Live Performance Setup Pt 1 – Performance Fundamentals

How's this for a job offer: join our band, we're leaving for Austin to perform at SXSW then returning home for a string of Australian summer festival shows. You... Read More...

Mixing Bass on a Budget

On the topic of gear vs "ear", Sameer Sengupta (Liveschool trainer and Mastering Engineer at Studios 301) shared this personal tip with us on how to approach mi... Read More...

Shigeto Interview (Ghostly International)

In a live setting Zach Saginaw - aka Shigeto - shines as a one-man operation, taking to the stage with Ableton Live, an AKAI MPD and a live drum kit - behind wh... Read More...

Quick tip: Chord planing and parallel harmony

Parallel Harmony - an obscure composition technique made modern. With the advent of sampling came the possibility of triggering audio snippets sampled from exi... Read More...