Ableton Live 11.1 released, adding native support for Apple’s M1 Silicon Macs is now official. For those who have been waiting for it, its arrival is very good news.
The first batch of native support for Apple’s M1 Silicon Macs, was released over a year ago. This means that owners of these machines like, the MacBook Pro 14-inch and 16-inch, M1 13-inch MacBook Pro and M1 MacBook Air, are now able to run Ableton Live without the need for Apple’s ‘translation’ software Rosetta, unleashing the full power of their computers in the process.
This release also comes with a variety of smaller improvements, especially for Windows machines and older Mac owners, including an updated Shifter device, which adds a new mode for real-time monophonic pitch shifting, as well as delay, an envelope section, an LFO and glide functionality.
In addition, the update also adds two new Max for Live utilities, Align Delay and MIDI Shaper. Align Delay enables users to compensate for lag when sending signals through their system, while MIDI Shaper generates modulation data that can bring more expression to MIDI performances.
Live 11.1 is available now, and is free for Live 11 users. Find out how to upgrade on the Ableton website.
Synthesist and Ableton Certified Trainer Brian Funk shared a free Ableton Live pack featuring a classic ‘spooky theremin’ sound.
In the video tutorial above, Funk demonstrates his sound design process, synthesizing the theremin with Ableton Live’s Wavetable and then adding expressive controls with pressure and the modulation wheel.
You can download the free Live Pack via Brian Funk website, where you’ll also find hundreds of previous Live Packs and sound design tutorials.
Developer Pierre-Antoine Grison has launched a Kickstarter project to fund production of open·control, a customizable control surface for Ableton Live.
Grison is a producer on Ed Banger Records as Krazy Baldhead, an Ableton Certified Trainer and has previously used Kickstarter to fund production of the State Of The Loop pedalboard for Ableton Looper.
open-control is available in three formats – Pocket, Boxed & Maker – so that both the hardware and functionality of the controller can be customized to meet your requirements.
Grison says that open·control was born with two main goals:
It should show information not available on other MIDI controllers, such as Scene names, Marker names, Variations, etc.
It should let the user decide what actions each button and knob should perform, and do that easily, without any MIDI-mapping or scripting knowledge.
Features:
Bright LED Matrix display
6 Buttons or Switch pedal inputs
6 RGB LEDs for visual feedback
2 Knobs or Expression Pedal inputs
MIDI In and Out ports
Standard USB
Video Demo:
open-control is being funded via a Kickstarter campaign and it is available to project backers with the following pricing:
Pocket version : 69€
Boxed version : 129€
Maker version : 59€
*Note: Crowd-funded projects involve risk, so make sure you read details at the project site.
