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If you’re anywhere as obsessed with music production as us, you’ll have heard that Ableton recently unveiled a brand new iOS music-making app, Ableton Note. As is tradition with the release of new production software, we had to give it a whirl. For this, Ski Oakenfull, our Head of Curriculum and Education and Ableton Certified […]
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In this tutorial, Point Blank lecturer, Dan Herbert, demonstrates how vocoders work, using our very own free vocoder plugin for Ableton Live’s Max for Live. Homer Dudley initially developed vocoders at the Bell Labs in the 1930s, whilst he was experimenting with speech synthesis. Vocoders work using a modulator signal, like a voice or drum […]
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In this tutorial, Point Blank LA’s lecturer, Adal Jamil, shows how to make a lo-fi hip-hop chord kit in Ableton Live that will add ambient atmospherics to your beats. The term lo-fi comes from “low fidelity”, which refers to a low-quality recording with audible imperfections. These can include anything from background noise to performance mistakes […]
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Point Blank and DJ Mag have teamed up to bring you an exclusive track breakdown of ‘Microdosing’ from Jersey club royalty, UNIIQU3. UNIIQU3 is a music producer and DJ whose choppy, energetic beats and commanding vocal work have seen her become one of the Jersey Club music scene’s MVPs. She’s performed globally, packing out dance […]
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In this tutorial, Point Blank’s Course Content Developer, Chris Martin, demonstrates how to create dark techno atmospheres using reverb in Ableton Live as well as the DAW’s effects chain. This technique can be used across a range of genres when creating hard hitting tracks with atmospheric elements. Taking inspiration from Maya Jane Coles’ track, ‘Burning Bright‘, Chris shows […]
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In this tutorial, Point Blank’s Course Content Developer, Chris Martin, demonstrates how you can use broken chords and arpeggios to write affective hooks and basslines. This technique can be used across a range of genres from trap to techno when writing catchy melodic hooks or basslines. Taking inspiration from Maya Jane Coles’ 2011 track, ‘What They Say‘, […]
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In this tutorial, Point Blank LA’s Everett Pearson shows how you can make a future bass-style chord arp synth in Ableton Live like ODESZA. Popular in the realms of future bass, all the way to techno and beyond, staggered synth plucks and chords progressions are a common go-to in electronic music. Using this technique can add unexpected […]
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In this tutorial, Point Blank’s Course Content Developer, Chris Martin, demonstrates some essential techniques for resampling reverb in Ableton Live. This technique is perfect for creating cleaner and more exciting transitions between the phrases in your track as well as adding some creative switch-ups along the way. This video was taken from one of our Music Production […]
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For this tutorial, we show how you can sidechain your reverb sends in Ableton Live using a few simple techniques. Sidechain compression is a ducking effect that can be used to separate different elements in your track. It usually works by one element being sidechained by another and cancelling out a certain sound or frequency. It’s a […]
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For this tutorial, we’re focussing on how you can add gorgeous textural percussion to your tracks, giving your song a more organic feel. Much like the percussion used in Maya Jane Coles’ excellent, ‘Something In The Air‘, our Point Blank Course Developer Chris Martin will take you through the steps to create something similar in Ableton Live, […]
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