In this tutorial, we explore using a channel strip plugin to recreate mixer distortion.

In this tutorial we program a dub techno beat and look at multiple ways to use LFOs to add layers of modulation.

In this installment of Passing Notes, we break down a universal workflow for analyzing unconventional scales and incorporating them into productions.

In this installment of Beat Dissected we emulate the beat of ‘Spastik’ – the signature track of Richie Hawtin’s Plastikman moniker.

In this tutorial, we look at many different ways to add swing to a beat, using a main room-style track as an example.

In this Synth Secrets, we explore how to synthesize your own booms for techno, jungle and other kinds of bass music.

In this Beat Dissected, we celebrate the 20th anniversary of Radiohead’s ‘Kid A’ by working through some of the drum programming techniques used in the title track.

In this tutorial, we look at five rule-breaking ways to inject your productions with unexpected creativity.

In this sequel to our Passing Notes article about auto-generated parts, we use Live’s Random MIDI device to generate a long chord progression and two melodic leads.

In this installment of Synth Secrets, we’ll be layering a pad with slow and melodic vocal textures in Ableton’s powerful Wavetable synth.