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Access Ableton
Author: Zach Bennoui
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Welcome to Access Ableton, the podcast helping you make the most of Ableton Live with a screen reader. Whether you're new to the art of music production or have been in the industry for a while, this podcast aims to help level up your skills and make better music. Join me each week as I unpack all the major features of Live and share tips and production techniques I've gathered over the years.
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In this episode, we take a look at some of the new features in Live12.3 including the ability to separate stems, bounce groups as individual audio tracks, and the new Auto Pan-Tremolo device.
Links
Email: accessableton@gmail.com
Mastodon: @ZBennoui@dragonscave.space
Discord: @ZachB13
On this episode of Access Ableton, we take a look at the use of panning to create space and depth in your mix.
Links:
Email: accessableton@gmail.com
Mastodon: @ZBennoui@dragonscave.space
Discord: @ZachB13
In this episode, we take a look at how simple volume adjustments can have a big impact on your mix.
links
Email: accessableton@gmail.com
Mastodon: @ZBennoui@dragonscave.space
Discord: @ZachB13
In this episode, we take a look at the track we'll be using to practice our mixing skills. I go through all the tracks in the project, as well as talking about what I like about the mix and what we need to improve. I also talk about grouping tracks together for better organization.
Links:
Email: accessableton@gmail.com
Mastodon:@ZBennoui@dragonscave.space
Discord: @ZachB13
In this episode of Access Ableton, I go over the four main pillars of mixing, volume, panning, EQ, and compression. We also touch on reverb, delay, and analog processing. This is a precursor to episode 20, where I will be beginning a series of mixing tutorials using free multi tracks you can find online. The song we will be mixing is called "I'm Alright, by Angels In Amplifiers.
links:
Full mix of the track by @xMaster77x on Youtube: https://youtu.be/AEjACiJnkJ4?si=C8vh49vfw9K09e0f
Link to the multitracks, note that this is a direct download link: https://mtkdata.cambridgemusictechnology.co.uk/MTK006/AngelsInAmplifiers_ImAlright_Full.zip
Link to the Mixing Secrets Free Multitrack Download Library: https://cambridge-mt.com/ms3/mtk/
Link to Reaper Made Easy Tutorials: https://www.theglobalvoice.info/reaper/
Email: accessableton@gmail.com
Mastodon: @ZBennoui@dragonscave.space
Discord: @ZachB13
In this episode, we take one last look at Drift and design a retro Synthwave cord sound from scratch. I also show you a neat trick for creating chords in Ableton's midi editor.
Links:
Email: accessableton@gmail.com
Mastodon: @ZBennoui@dragonscave.space
Discord: @ZachB13
In this episode, I show you how to design an 80s style synth bass from scratch using Drift.
Links:
email: accessableton@gmail.com
Mastodon: @ZBennoui@dragonscave.space
Discord: @ZachB13
In this episode, we design a pad sound from scratch using Drift.
Links:
Mastodon: @ZBennoui@dragonscave.space
Discord: @ZachB13
This is a quick episode going over some of the new features in Ableton Live 12.3, currently in beta testing.
Links:
Live 12.3 release notes
Email: accessableton@gmail.com
Mastodon: @ZBennoui@dragonscave.space
Discord: @ZachB13
In this episode, we take a first look at subtractive synthesis using Ableton's Drift device. This episode is part one of a series on synthesis, meant to help you design sounds from scratch and escape the preset trap.
Links:
Email: accessableton@gmail.com
Mastodon: @ZBennoui@dragonscave.space
Discord: @ZachB13
In this episode, I breakdown a remix I did of a song by Pop artist Caroline Romano. We discuss a few mixing techniques, and the use of AI in music production.
Links:
email: accessableton@gmail.com
Mastodon: @ZBennoui@dragonscave.space
Discord: @ZachB13
Link to the song on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHpnlPqTo1A&list=RDFHpnlPqTo1A&start_radio=1
Link to Suno: https://suno.com/home
In this episode, we explore Live's rhythm generator to make programing beats easier.
Links:
Email: accessableton@gmail.com
Mastodon: @ZBennoui@dragonscave.space
Discord: @ZachB13
In this episode, I take a look at Maim, a free an open source lo-fi plug-in that gives your sounds the characteristics of badly compressed digital audio.
Links:
Link to Maim on Github releases: https://github.com/ArdenButterfield/Maim/releases
Email: accessableton@gmail.com
Mastodon: @ZBennoui@dragonscave.space
Discord: @ZachB13
In this episode, we take a look at Live's "Slice To New Midi Track" feature, and explore some creative uses of this tool to get the most out of your sample collection.
Links:
Mastodon: @ZBennoui@dragonscave.space
Email: AccessAbleton@gmail.com
Discord: @ZachB13
In this episode, we take a look at some third-party plug-ins from Airwindows.
Links:
Airwindows: https://www.airwindows.com
Reaper Made Easy (for other music production based tutorials)
https://www.theglobalvoice.info/reaper/
Email: accessableton@gmail.com
Mastodon: @ZBennoui@dragonscave.space
Discord: @ZachB13
In this episode, I take another look at session view, and show how you can use it to make a rough arrangement for your song before transferring it into the arrangement view to flesh out the details. I also explore a few more ways to make samples your own, including messing with them using Ableton's warping algorithms and adding effects.
Links
Email: accessableton@gmail.com
Mastodon: @ZBennoui@dragonscave.space
Discord: @ZachB13
Sample packs used in this episode:
90s Ambient Samples: https://www.musicradar.com/news/tech/331-free-90s-ambient-samples-627152
Real-World Fx Samples: https://www.musicradar.com/news/tech/sampleradar-286-free-real-world-fx-samples-467432
In this episode, I take a quick look at Splice, and use some of the samples to make a Trap Beat in session view.
Links:
Email: accessableton@gmail.com
Mastodon: @ZBennoui@dragonscave.space
Discord: @ZachB13
In this episode, I take a look at some free third-party sample packs by Cymatics, and we make a quick beat in Ableton's session view.
Links:
Email: accessableton@gmail.com
Mastodon: @ZBennoui@dragonscave.space
Discord: @ZachB13
Some links to free samples:
cymatics: https://cymatics.fm/pages/free-download-vault?srsltid=AfmBOoo-opnTG1HQqIoJNsgdNo84kXDgXGtvfH7js84lGXt8oZT5dfl7
Sample Radar: https://www.musicradar.com/news/tech/free-music-samples-royalty-free-loops-hits-and-multis-to-download-sampleradar
Splice: (subscription) https://splice.com
In this episode, I show you how to use automation in Live to change your sounds over time.
Links:
Email: accessableton@gmail.com
Mastodon: @ZBennoui@dragonscave.space
In this episode, we take a quick look at Live's device view. More detailed info about some of the most useful devices will be coming in future episodes.
Links:
Email: accessableton@gmail.com
Mastodon: @ZBennoui@dragonscave.space



