4 May, 2021
Following its enforced postponement last year, Ableton’s Loop event is returning for 2021. The event is set to takes place on 26-27 June, and is designed to bring together music-makers from around the world, with registration set to open later this month.
Loop Create will be hosted on the Ableton Loop microsite, with sessions kicking off at 11am CET and continuing throughout the two days. Sessions will then be repeated to suit different time zones.
The sessions, which are designed to offer insights and techniques, will be presented in different formats, and hosted by artists, musicians, educators and technologists. Attendees will also have the opportunity to meet each other in “facilitated conversations”.
Loop Create is free to attend for anyone who registers. Registration opening on May 26. See the Ableton site for details.
6 Apr, 2021
midi2themax has introduced MXL PACK, a collection of 40+ MIDI Max For Live devices for Ableton Live 10 and 11.
Features:
- quantize melodies and chords to 400 scales – change the scale dynamically by sending notes from Live clips/tracks
- chromatic, diatonic and rotating harmonizers, with different velocity, delay and target track for each transposed note
- create the ‘ideal’ MIDI controller with dynamic split areas, multiple note layers, smart sustain, one-finger chords, harmonizers, velocity curves and fading, note repetitions and delays, chord strumming, glissandos
- randomize melodies and chords – you decide how “impredictable” they sound
- use note pitch, velocity, ADSR envelopes to control Live parameters – control 8 params with a single command, combine params using math operations
- use 16 midi buses to combine MXL devices and control them from other tracks
- 100-page manual, with thorough descriptions and tons of tips (download)
The MXL Pack is available now with an intro price of €29.
