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Guitar Amp and Pedal VST’s
Adding tube pre-amp or running a sound through a cab can really add unique character to a synth. It's actually hard to find really good VST's that hold true to such hardware effects. The people at igniteamps actually made a whole host of awesome and free VST's. Nrr-1 Custom 3 channels tube preamp is an amazing effect to add to leads or dirty up your sound. They also have some guitar pedals. overdrive, tube amps, and more for free at there site. These are also for Mac as well as windows (a rarity for free plugins). http://www.igniteamps.com/audio-plug-ins
Free Cajon Library and Kontakt
I realized today that I have not talked about Kontakt and how amazing it is. I have been absolutely loving Kontakt as a way of manipulating and creating massive sampled instruments. Kontakt makes it super easy to take recordings of an instrument and turn it into a sample library you can load in kontakt for your production. In the words form Kontakt themselves: Unprecedented power, a vast instrument library, effects and an advanced sampling framework plus deep editing capabilities: Connect with the industry standard software sampler! Over 1,000 instruments and 43+ GB of samples Featuring effects from SOLID MIX SERIES 37 new filters, incl. resonance filters Ok, so now that I have talked about the amazing VSt that can work with Ableton or any DAW, I want to highlight a free Kontakt instrument I found. Over at Luxonix they released a free multi sampled Cajon. I use the Cajon in a lot of my music and love this library. It's a free download, so check it out. http://luxonix.com/cajon_free.html
Utilities for Push with Max For Live
I wanted to highlight two amazing Max for Live Devices for Ableton's Push. The first one we will look at is the Safe Push Performance 1.2. This device allows you to disable potentially dangerous or useless buttons on Push during a live performance. I've found Push as an amazing in the studio device, and this M4L device makes it even better in a Live Setting. Features: When switching between Note and Session mode, the previously saved presets will be loaded Hold Shift + Select allows you to temporarily enable buttons: In momentary mode they are enabled as long as you hold "hold Shift + Select" In toggle mode they are enabled until you press "hold Shift + Select" a second time OR until you switch mode (Note/Session) If you navigate to the device you can enable the buttons one by one with the knobs on Push, but the states will be overwritten as soon as you press Note, Session or hold Shift + Select The next Max For live Device is simple, but helpful. Audio Clip Trimmer is a simple utility that helps to trim audio
Ableton 9.1 and Push Update
Ok, so the push is awesome as a sequencer. I have been using it for drums for a while, and now with the Live 9.1 update coming out soon it got even better. Now you can create melodies using the Push as a sequencer. This lets you not only automate the notes in a step sequence, but also automate your effects by step. This new update gives push a lot more features that I am really excited to check out. The video below goes through the new step sequencer. Live 9.1 is still in beta testing and will be coming out soon. There will be other updates for people not using push such as the Multi Screen support and more. Check out Ableton.com and watch out for updates.
Custom Push Python Scripts
Ableton Push is an amazing out of the box solution. You can literally plug it into any computer with Ableton Live installed and it will works perfect. If you want to take it a step further you can always hack the Push with custom scripts. The king of custom scripts is Native Kontrols. They are the group that made ClyphX, which is an amazing script for Ableton Live. They also just came out with a new Python script for push. This uses the "user" button on the push for custom settings. There are lots of improvements to workflow, writing, and performance. Below is an intro video on the PXT-Live for push. My favorite feature so far is the Clip Play Mode. Clip Play Mode is a Polyphonic (8 Clips at a time) and Monophonic (1 Clip at a time) Clip Chopping and Loop Control. Also includes the ability to play Audio Clips chromatically. This makes it a really cool way to chop up your beats and make a cool arrangement. This custom script from Native Kontrols has a lot to offer, so check it out. It's only
Disassembling Ableton Push
I recently got an Ableton Push and been spending late nights loving the capabilities of it. I have been looking online for cool videos on using it. Along the way I found this video of these guys in czech that disassemble the Push. It’s cool to see the build and parts of the push. The video is below and I will share my thoughts after it in this article.
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