Ableton Live 10 Announced

Posted on Thu 02 November 2017 in entries • Tagged with ableton, ableton live

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Ableton has announced the much-anticipated next version of Live, the company's software for music creation and performance. Live 10 introduces four new Devices, a completely re-designed sound library, workflow-accelerating refinements and more. Improvements to Push allow more of the music creation process to happen away from the computer and a …


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NAMM 2015: Launchpad Pro

Posted on Thu 22 January 2015 in entries • Tagged with ableton live, controller, launchpad pro, Novation

Launchpad Pro is the professional grid instrument

Novation launchpad pro

It's the simplest and easiest way to create dynamic, expressive performances in Ableton Live and any other music software, using an 8x8 grid of RGB velocity-sensitive pads to trigger and combine clips, create dynamic beats, bash out melodic lines and control your external …


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NOVATION ANNOUNCE LAUNCH CONTROL XL

Posted on Thu 17 July 2014 in Computer Music • Tagged with ableton, ableton live, Novation, novation launch control, novation launch control xl

Novation's mission to make working with software as hands-on as possible has just made another giant leap with the announcement of the Launch Control XL!

The Launch Control XL is fully integrated with Ableton Live, giving you hands-on control over your mixer, effects and EQ, with 24 LED-enhanced knobs, eight …


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NEW ABLETON LIVE LAUNCH CONTROL TUTORIALS

Posted on Fri 21 March 2014 in Computer Music • Tagged with ableton, ableton controller, ableton live, ipad, launchcontrol, Launchpad, Novation, recording, studio

In the wake of the new Launchpad S Control Pack, the guys at Novation have released two more handy tutorial videos to add to their already extensive library of handy tips and tricks. The first video examines the performance side of things while the other concentrates on production.

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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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NOVATION LAUNCHKEY ACCOMPANIES WILL.I.AM LIVE TOUR

Posted on Thu 09 January 2014 in Computer Music • Tagged with ableton, ableton live, backstreet boys, cee lo green, keith harris, Novation, novation impulse, novation launchkey, novation launchkey 25, novation launchpad, novation launchpad s, novation mininova, novation sl mkii, will.i.am

Novation recently spoke to Keith Harris, a multi-instrumentalist who tours with acts such as will.i.am, Backstreet Boys and Cee Lo Green in the capacity of Musical Director. In this short interview, he explains how the Launchkey 25 and Launchpad play a major role in the show, in combination …


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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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