Re: [microsound] ableton

[Trevor Mcpherson <trevormcpherson@xxxxxxxxx>]

It can do a lot more than 
techno....http://www.archive.org/details/butitsadrycoldshn
I used the follow feature for percussion parts, and i think 4 tracks 
with various plug-ins being fed an electric bass signal for processing.I 
may have used traktion to mix and (what passes for) master the 
track.It's been about a year, so the memory is dodgy.
trev



jeff gburek wrote:
> and it costs 550 euros.
>
> --- devslashnull <dev@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>   
>> i second that...
>>
>> some people complain that Live makes everything
>> sound like "german 
>> techno"... which is hogwash. it's a full featured
>> production 
>> environment, suitable for expressive live
>> performance and intricate 
>> studio composition work alike, with no inherent
>> predisposition to any 
>> particular style of music/audio art.
>>
>> if the tool is the message then the message is
>> elegant and playful.
>>
>>
>> On Mar 29, 2006, at 8:10 AM, bruce tovsky wrote:
>>
>>     
>>> On Mar 29, 2006, at 5:31 AM, Jozif Goodwin wrote:
>>>
>>>       
>>>> Any one using live5 for production?
>>>>         
>>> i use live 5 for my live performances. it's the
>>>       
>> number one choice
>>     
>>> for me and has been indispensable: it's sample
>>>       
>> playing ease,
>>     
>>> efficient cpu use, simple and powerful vst and au
>>>       
>> plugin hosting
>>     
>>> and flexible routing options leave most of the
>>>       
>> other (mac-based)
>>     
>>> hosts i've used in the dust. a great program. my
>>>       
>> only quibble with
>>     
>>> live is the way it works with sample loops: there
>>>       
>> is no easy way of
>>     
>>> taking a sample, be it a short loop or a long
>>>       
>> file, and simply loop
>>     
>>> it - live wants to process the loop, beat match it
>>>       
>> so that it can be 
>>     
>>> used
>>> rhythmically with other samples, plugins, etc.
>>>       
>> this processing (called
>>     
>>> "warp" in live parlance) affects the tone, texture
>>>       
>> and speed of the 
>>     
>>> loop;
>>> so if you have a sound file that needs to preserve
>>>       
>> these 
>>     
>>> characteristics
>>> you need to go into a convoluted process within
>>>       
>> live called "follow 
>>     
>>> actions"
>>> which does allow you to play a file and loop it
>>>       
>> without warping. 
>>     
>>> however,
>>> you must edit the file so that it falls on an even
>>>       
>> beat/measure - that 
>>     
>>> is the
>>> parameter that you need to know using follow
>>>       
>> actions. once you get into
>>     
>>> the workflow, however, it becomes second nature. i
>>>       
>> use peak for
>>     
>>> editing my samples, which i can invoke directly
>>>       
>> within live, another
>>     
>>> great feature.
>>> cheers
>>> bruce
>>>
>>> bruce tovsky
>>> www.skeletonhome.com
>>>
>>> "Sometimes the appropriate response to reality is
>>>       
>> to go insane."
>>     
>>> Philip K. Dick
>>>
>>>
>>>       
>> CommTom
>> Communications of Tomorrow
>> "it's only a day away"
>>
>> unique electronic music for the adventurous ear.
>>
>> http://www.commtom.com
>>
>>     
>
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