Non-Fungible Tokens – Hype, Flaws, and Innovation
(Cover Image derived from Consensual Hallucinations by crypto artist Serwah Attafuah) A digital certificate for intellectual property is sweeping the music world. Known as a Non-Fungible Token, or an NFT, these cryptographically verified digital collectibles allow artists to store unchangeable versions of their music/art on the blockchain. This article explores the hype, the flaws, and the innovation of this new technology and what it means for you as a producer, artist, or musician. su_divider top=”no” size=”1″ What is Blockchain technology? At this point, we have all heard about Bitcoin. But what many don’t know is that it is the technology behind Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies that holds the power and potential to revolutionize all aspects of our digital exchanges.  su_quote cite=”Shermin Voshmgir (Author of Token Economy)”If we assume that the WWW has revolutionized information and the Web 2 revolutionizes interactions, then Web3 has the potential to revolutionize agreements and value …
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FREE MaxforLive Workshop – Hosted by Side Brain Sponsored by Ableton
FREE MaxforLive Workshop – Hosted by Side Brain Sponsored by Ableton Beat Lab Academy founder and Head of Education SideBrain recently hosted a FREE MaxforLive Workshop. In it, he covered many of the awesome ways MaxforLive can expand your Ableton Live use. Watch the workshop for FREE below. Originally posted on SideBrain.net. su_vimeo url=”https://vimeo.com/435936107″ width=”780″ title=”SideBrain MaxforLive Workshop” su_divider top=”yes” Recommended Modules su_row su_column size=”1/3″/su_column su_column size=”1/3″/su_column su_column size=”1/3″/su_column /su_row su_button url=”https://beatlabacademy.com/modules” style=”ghost” background=”#303133″ color=”#303133″ size=”12″ wide=”yes” center=”yes” radius=”20″ icon_color=”#303133″ class=”custombuttonsyeuda”Beat Lab Modules/su_button su_button url=”https://beatlabacademy.com/blog/” style=”ghost” background=”#303133″ color=”#303133″ size=”12″ wide=”yes” center=”yes” radius=”20″ icon_color=”#303133″ class=”custombuttonsyeuda”Back to Blog/su_button
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Freebies Round-Up – Beat Lab Tools Collected
Freebies Round-Up – Beat Lab Tools Collected We’re dedicated to providing affordable education to the entire music community, so we’re always giving away plugins, videos, tutorials, etc. Money may be tight, or you’re just looking to save up any way, so we gathered some of the best free resources Beat Lab has to offer. In this article, we’ll go over some of our most popular freebies. Check them out below! su_divider top=”no” Beat Lab Autotuna Ever wanted your vocals to sound like Post Malone or Daft Punk? Well now is the perfect time to try it out. With our free download, you’ll be able to autotune your vocals with total ease. Make sure you have Max for Live, otherwise the device won’t work. If you don’t have Live Suite then now is the perfect time to upgrade! Check out Ableton’s free 90-day trial of Live Suite, or take …
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EboSuite – Next Level Video in Ableton Live
EboSuite – Next Level Video in Ableton Live This week we’ll take an in-depth look at an amazing video manipulation plugin called EboSuite. EboSuite is a suite of MaxforLive devices that you can use to edit, cut, and manipulate video within Ableton Live. Technically it is operated through MaxforLive devices but the actual application runs outside of Ableton Live. This genius tactic is what makes is so darn useful in avoiding the common fallbacks of MaxforLive and video. Most MaxforLive video devices give you the fun ole’ start-stop-start-stop clunkiness we’ve grown to love but EboSuite bucks that trend. In this article, we’ll run through the initial steps of setting up video with the plugin, then cover the large swath of devices and FX you can use with it. Read below! su_divider top=”no” divider_color=”#d2d2d2″ size=”1″ su_box title=”EboSuite Rating: 9.5/10″ style=”glass” box_color=”#333333″ su_row su_column size=”1/2″ Pros: – Easy to use – …
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Really Useful Plugins #1 – Mess Up Your Projects With a FREE MaxforLive Rack!
Really Useful Plugins #1 – Mess Up Your Projects With a FREE MaxforLive Rack! You read that correctly. Really Useful Plugins released a pack of Max for Live devices all designed to really muck up your Ableton project for you so you don’t have to! Included in the pack are 12 instruments, MIDI effects, and audio effects. Below is a list of descriptive words to briefly introduce the devices. Insults! Games! Bombs! Self importance! Sabotage! Ways to magically sound like everyone else! The Chuckle Brothers! Annoying insects! Exploration! Passive aggression! Those are actually pretty accurate for this set of sarcastically devised tools, but we’ve provided the more in-depth descriptors from the RU website to give you a bit more guidance. ru.feedback “Get real-time support and advice from a sophisticated machine learning algorithm. ru.feedback analyses your audio or MIDI to provide insightful comments that can help you to get things right …
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Creative Extensions – 8 New Devices for Live 10
Creative Extensions – 8 New Devices for Live 10 With the release of Ableton Live 10, we saw the complete integration of Cycling 74’s Max software with the Live DAW. With that change, it was only a matter of time until Ableton would release its very first pack for Live 10 which is exactly what we have to share with you today – Creative Extensions. Creative Extensions was created in partnership with developer Amazing Noises and is a pack of 8 devices (some are completely new, some are updated versions of previous M4L devices) covering an array of options varying between audio effect and instrument. Follow below as we break down the new tools! su_divider top=”no” divider_color=”#d2d2d2″ size=”1″ Melodic Steps – a fast and intuitive MIDI sequencer for shifting, polyrhythmic melodies with an interface designed to encourage experimentation and new discoveries through play. Bass – a monophonic virtual analog synthesizer for …
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