Ultrakick – The Ultimate MaxforLive Device for Kick Drums (Interview)
Ultrakick – The Ultimate MaxforLive Device for Kick Drums (Interview) Today we want to share with you one of the most powerful and in-depth plugins we have ever seen for creating Kick drum sounds – Ultrakick. Ultrakick’s developer Daan Pothvaen reached out to us at Beat Lab so we checked out the plugin and were thoroughly impressed with what he created. A quick list of features is below; below that, we have a more in-depth review; finally, we had an opportunity to ask Daan some questions so check our interview too! 100% synthesis: no samples involved. 8 partials per oscillator with unprecedented options for sound design. Tuning: move all frequency-related envelopes up or down with a single click. Spread settings for frequency envelopes: create organic sounds with no effort. Action menus for quick actions like envelope randomization and osc partial presets. Accurate waveform image rendering. Numerical envelope point programming for high …
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All About Side Chain Tutorials
All About Side Chain Tutorials Check out our founder Yeuda Ben-Atar in this series of Tutorials demonstrating how to use Side Chain with Ableton Live’s built-in effects. divider style=”clear” su_youtube_advanced url=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Z–0s6IfqQ” showinfo=”no” rel=”no” modestbranding=”yes” https=”yes” /su_youtube_advanced divider style=”clear” su_youtube_advanced url=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3A6fyQYuxE” showinfo=”no” rel=”no” modestbranding=”yes” https=”yes” /su_youtube_advanced divider style=”clear” su_youtube_advanced url=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iX8plyEqxgc” showinfo=”no” rel=”no” modestbranding=”yes” https=”yes” /su_youtube_advanced divider style=”clear” su_youtube_advanced url=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDuHe1h9kZo” showinfo=”no” rel=”no” modestbranding=”yes” https=”yes” /su_youtube_advanced divider style=”clear”
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3 Techniques + Random MIDI Effect Cheat Sheet (Free Download)
3 Techniques + Random MIDI Effect Cheat Sheet https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iT5J0AOq2Vw We continue with our Ableton Effects cheat sheet series. Check out the previous cheat sheets and techniques by CLICKING HERE. The entire collection is available to Beat Lab students and alumni. The Random MIDI effect can randomized incoming MIDI notes. In combination with other MIDI effects you can get many different useful functions. Let’s check out a few of them. Scroll down to the bottom to download the free cheat sheet. divider style=”clear” Fill Maker       View this post on Instagram            A post shared by Beat Lab (@beatlabacademy)  1 Note Drum Beat  A post shared by Beat Lab (@beatlabacademy) on Sep 29, 2015 at 7:05pm PDT  divider style=”clear” 1 Button Chord Progression       View this post on Instagram            A post shared by Beat Lab (@beatlabacademy)  divider style=”clear” Random Cheat Sheet We made a cheat sheet …
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DLYM – Imaginado Releases FREE Delay Modulator Plugin
DLYM – Imaginado Releases FREE Delay Modulator Plugin Imaginado recently released a free plugin called DLYM, a Delay effect with an internal LFO (hence Modulator). Imaginado is known for its popular DRC synth it released last year and its class of iOS apps for controlling Ableton Live and Traktor. DLYM produces a chorus and flanger effect that is modeled from the DRC effects engine. As per usual with Imaginado’s plugins, DLYM has a clean and simple interface adhering to the flat design world, with a minimalistic approach in mind. The plugin has the following features: 2 processing modes – ‘Analog emulation’ and ‘Dimension style’. 6 time syncable modulation waveforms – Sine, Square, Saw, Triangle, Sample & Hold and Filtered Sample & Hold. Adjustable stereo spread. Crossover/cutoff to control frequency range of the effect. Built-in preset/patch manager. Imaginado also said this on their website, “Whether you’re looking to add just a touch …
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Key Control – A Hardware Device for Locking Key and Scales
Key Control – A Hardware Device for Locking Key and Scales Artificial Noise has announced Key Control – a hardware device that can lock your keyboard to scales and musical keys. How cool is that? Those familiar with Ableton Live’s scale MIDI effect will have some experience in the arena of locking keyboards to scales and will attest to the convenience of such a thing. Now you can have a hardware box that could do the same trick for any MIDI controller or synthesizer with MIDI. The box transposes all notes in a chosen scale to the white keys and makes the black keys able to then play chords in the scale. It’s no one-trick pony. The device is simple to use, just plug your keyboard into the box and then your box into the destination (DAW, synthesizer, sequencer, etc.). You could also plug in a synthesizer with a keyboard into the …
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R&B Lead Harmonizer Trick + Pitch MIDI Effect Cheat Sheet (Free Download)
R&B Lead Harmonizer Trick + Pitch MIDI Effect Cheat Sheet   We continue with our Ableton Effects cheat sheet series. Check out the previous cheat sheets and techniques by CLICKING HERE.  The entire collection is available to Beat Lab students and alumni.  The Pitch MIDI effect is the most simple effect in Ableton Live that let you transpose your keyboard or block MIDI notes from going to the instruments.  Check out the video below for a cool trick with the Pitch and Scale MIDI effect.  Scroll down to the bottom to download the free cheat sheet. divider style=”clear” R&B Lead Harmonizer  divider style=”clear” Pitch Cheat Sheet  We made a cheat sheet for you to quickly reference all the functions of the Pitch MIDI effect. Download below! Claim Your free download below
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