LAUNCH CONTROL DEMO VIDEO WITH CHRIS FROM NOVATION

Posted on Thu 20 March 2014 in entries • Tagged with ableton, ableton live, ableton live 9, Novation, novation launch control, novation launchpad, novation launchpad s, novation launchpad s control pack

We were recently joined by Chris from Novation, who gave us an in-depth demonstration of the Novation Launch Control. Check it out in the video below.

The Launch Control is a compact MIDI controller, which is designed to work with software such as Ableton and FL Studio. It features 16 …


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LORDE'S KEYBOARD PLAYER CHOOSES NOVATION

Posted on Mon 10 February 2014 in Computer Music • Tagged with ableton, ableton live, ableton live 9, jimmy mac, lorde, Novation, novation impulse

New Zealand singer-songwriter, Lorde, is an artist that you're likely to have heard of, having, at the age of just 16, already enjoyed chart-topping success in the UK, US and Australia with her single, 'Royals'. She's also got two Grammy Awards under her belt for Best Pop Solo Performance and …


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THE HOOD INTERNET & SCARLETT 2i4

Posted on Mon 06 January 2014 in Computer Music • Tagged with ableton, ableton live, ableton live 9, audio interface, focusrite, focusrite scarlett, focusrite scarlett 2i4, midi interface, the hood internet, usb 2.0 interface, usb interface

The Hood Internet are best known for their mashup mixtapes and their quest to deliver dancefloor-friendly tracks to different cities across the world.

Their set-up revolves around two MacBooks, each running Ableton Live software, with each connected to a separate Focusrite Scarlett 2i4 interface. The Scarlett 2i4s are then …


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FINAL 10th ANNIVERSARY WINNERS ANNOUNCED

Posted on Mon 23 December 2013 in Competitions • Tagged with 10th anniversary, ableton, ableton live, ableton live 9, blackstar, blackstar ht-1r, combo amplifier, electric guitar, ernie ball, fender, fender modern player, fender modern player jaguar, focal, focal spirit professional, focal spirit professional headphones, guitar amplifier, natal, natal snare, Native Instruments, native instruments komplete, native instruments komplete 9, rob papen, rob papen blade, rob papen blue, rob papen explorer ii, rob papen predator, rob papen punch, rob papen rhythm guitar synth, rob papen rp delay, rob papen rp distort, rob papen rp verb, rob papen subboombass, snare, software synthesiser, sterling music man ax30crb, studio headphones

As part of our 10th anniversary celebrations, we've been giving away a selection of fantastic prizes every Monday before Christmas. As it's now the 23rd, we've reached our final set of giveaways, so good luck to all those who entered. Our final set of giveaways has been our biggest yet …


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WOLF + LAMB WITH NOVATION

Posted on Wed 23 October 2013 in Computer Music • Tagged with ableton, ableton live, ableton live 9, analogue synth, analogue-modelling synth, crew love, midi controller, midi keyboard, Novation, novation 49 sl mkii, novation bass station, novation bass station ii, novation mininova, novation sl mkii, wolf + lamb

Zev and Gadi, better known as Wolf + Lamb are producers, who make music, perform and throw parties as part of the Crew Love collective. The group often come together at The Marcy Hotel in Brooklyn, New York, to work on collaborative projects and in this interview, Zev and Gadi talk …


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MATT ROBERTSON IN-DEPTH INTERVIEW

Posted on Wed 23 October 2013 in Computer Music • Tagged with ableton, ableton live, ableton live 9, channel strip, focusrite, focusrite isa 430 mkii, matt robertson, midi controller, midi keyboard, Novation, novation 61 sl mkii, novation launchpad, novation launchpad s, novation sl mkii, premap

Matt Robertson is professional programmer, producer, orchestrator, sound engineer and major synth enthusiast! Just check out his studio; it's packed with the things!

Novation recently caught up with Matt to talk about his job, his equipment and his live work. If this is a line of work that you're interested …


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ABLETON LIVE 9.1 BETA

Posted on Tue 17 September 2013 in Computer Music • Tagged with ableton, ableton 9.1 intro, ableton intro, ableton lite, ableton lite 9.1, ableton live, ableton live 9, ableton live 9 intro, ableton live 9 suite, ableton live 9.1 ableton 9.1 ableton live 9.1 suite, ableton suite, ableton suite 9, ableton suite 9.1, beta testing

Ableton have announced that they are currently in the process of beta testing a 9.1 update, which will (at last) allow you to split the software across two screens (e.g. keep the mixer open on one screen and the arrange window open on another). This will allow you …


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ABLETON PUSH NOW IN STOCK!

Posted on Fri 13 September 2013 in Computer Music • Tagged with ableton, ableton 9, ableton live, ableton live 9, ableton push, ableton suite, ableton suite 9

We're excited to announce that we've now fulfilled all of our pre-orders and have free stock of the exciting Push controller for Ableton Live software available for you to take home today or for free next working-day delivery!

The Ableton Push integrates extremely tightly with Ableton software, providing hands-on controls …


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ABLETON FLASH SALE - 25% OFF!

Posted on Wed 04 September 2013 in Computer Music • Tagged with ableton, ableton live, ableton live 9, ableton suite, ableton suite 9

For an extremely limited time you can make HUGE savings on Ableton software and upgrades (excluding educational versions). From now until midnight 5th September 2013 (tomorrow!) you can save a whopping 25%! Act fast though because you've not got very long at all to make these savings!

Ableton Live is …


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ABLETON LIVE 9 UNBELIEVABLE DEALS - LAST FEW DAYS TO TAKE ADVANTAGE!

Posted on Thu 16 May 2013 in Computer Music • Tagged with ableton, ableton live, ableton live 9, ableton live 9 suite, ableton suite, ableton suite 9, audio interface, focusrite, focusrite scarlett 2i2, launchpad s, midi keyboard, Novation, novation 49 sl mkii, novation launchpad s, scarlett 2i2, waves, waves native power pack, waves plug-ins

Ableton Live 8 Bundles ThumbAs you may know, we've been running a number of crazy-priced Ableton Live 9 deals for a couple of months now, whereby you can grab the full Ableton Live 9 software, PLUS a piece of professional hardware or software for (in many cases) LESS than Ableton Live 9 costs on …


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