Twisting Sounds with Ableton Live

Ableton Live lends itself to some wild sonic manipulation and sound design, and in this video tutorial series, EDM music producer Timothy Allan shows you some of his coveted tips and tricks for making unique and crazy sounds.

Videos

• Introduction (00:56) - Timothy explains the specifics of this course.

• Samples into Synths (08:47) - Learn how to create single and multiple cycle synths from your existing sample collection.

• Extreme Warping Techniques (06:41) - You can easily make complex sounding textures and effects using a sneaky workaround of Live’s Warping limits.

• Max4Live LFO (07:32) - Discover how to use multiple LFOs to generate randomized effects for your source material.

• Complex One Knob Effect (06:02) - See how to create complex single knob macro mappings for any device in Live.

• Unlinked Envelopes Pt. 1 (11:05) - Timothy demonstrates how to use and abuse the ability to have clip envelopes run in their own timelines.

• Unlinked Envelopes Pt. 2 (03:11) - This video explores session automation and how easy it can be to use it to expand into unlinked automation envelopes.

• Convoluted Processing (06:57) - Learn a seldom used trick to mangle existing, or create brand new audio involving the Max4Live Convolution Reverb.