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David Guetta remixes 'Titanum' using Ableton Live!

David Guetta remixes 'Titanum' using Ableton Live!

Ableton Cook up
September 04, 2024

Ableton Lives's Info View
An Essential Tool for Your Creativity

Live's Info View is an underrated tool that can make a big difference in your workflow. This small panel, located in the bottom left corner of the interface, provides detailed explanations and tips on almost every element you interact with in the software.

Activating Info View is simple: click the triangle icon in the bottom left corner of your window or press ‘Shift’ + ‘?’. From there, you can explore Live with a guide always at your fingertips. By hovering over any function, parameter, or device, you'll see descriptions that help you better understand how to use that element of Live.

This is particularly useful for beginners, but also for advanced users looking to uncover hidden tricks and features. Info View can speed up your learning process and give you the confidence to experiment with new techniques without constantly needing to look for tutorials online.

In short, Info View is like having an interactive manual built directly into Live. If you haven’t tried it yet, we encourage you to do so and discover how much it can simplify your music production.

Happy creating!

Info View

Comp audio and MIDI recordings like a Pro using Take Lanes [Workflow Trick]

Comping is the process of piecing together phrases or parts of different takes (audio or MIDI) to create the best overall take possible. In Live, instead of using multiple Audio or MIDI tracks and struggling to edit them together, use the Take Lanes feature to drastically improve your workflow. Take a look at this video for explanation.

What’s new in Ableton Live 12?

Ableton released Live 12 earlier this year with a bunch of enhancements. Here are some of the game-changing additions they made.

MIDI You can now edit your MIDI clips more creatively by connecting successive notes, simulating the strum of a guitar, adding ornaments, and drawing acceleration. Also, Live 12 offers a number of exciting MIDI tools that are greatly inspiring. Here is what they can do link
Browser Live’s browser is now on steroids! In addition to the new filtered search feature, you can also search for samples by similarity and swap similar sounds within drum racks. Check it out here
Tunings With enhanced tuning systems in Live 12 you can now compose outside of the 12-tone equal temperament system and include atonal music and oriental maqams. Take a listen here
New Devices Roar, Live’s new coloring plugin, which is powered with three saturation stages and a built-in compressor, and Meld, Live’s new MPE-capable synthesizer perfect for textural soundscapes, are two of the newly introduced devices. Listen to them in action here
Customizable View You can now freely customize what elements of Live you want to see on your screen. This means you can have the mixer, piano roll, effects and plugins, and the arrangement view all show on one window. Take a look at the screenshot below.

David Guetta remixes ‘Titanum’ using Ableton Live!

Famous French DJ and electronic music producer David Guetta uses Ableton Live to reimagine his global hit ‘Titanium’ with Sia, released in 2011 as part of his album Nothing but the Beat. With two Grammy Awards, eleven nominations, and a current ranking of 10th on Spotify worldwide, Guetta reveals some of his production secrets using Ableton Live. Don’t miss this video!

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Free Stuff

As promised, this week’s newsletter includes a valuable giveaway. Click to download a Dubstep drum rack that will enhance your productions.