Ableton Live 11: The biggest upgrades explained

Posted on 05/03/2021 by Engadget

Ableton announced Live 11 in mid November and now it's finally here. The latest version of its incredibly popular DAW is out of beta and available to all. The list of new features in Live 11 is long and impressive: Comping; linked track editing;...

LANDR Sessions is a video chat app and streaming plugin for your DAW

Posted on 16/02/2021 by Engadget

Like almost everyone else, musicians have been forced to turn to remote collaboration to continue making music with their friends and bandmates through the pandemic. The only problem is that mainstream video chat apps like Zoom and Meet weren’t made...

SSL’s UF8 adds physical controls to your virtual music studio

Posted on 04/02/2021 by Engadget

At this point, it’s standard for almost all studio work to happen on a computer. But there’s no denying that having a physical mixer is more satisfying and intuitive than a mouse and keyboard, though. So a controller that can bridge that gap is alway...

Atom SQ review: An affordable and powerful companion for Studio One

Posted on 17/12/2020 by Engadget

In 2013 Ableton introduced the Push, a MIDI controller built specifically for Live, one of the most popular audio workstations on the market. It had some flaws, but it proved popular enough that the company quickly followed up with the Push 2 in 2015...

Endlesss brings its socially distant music collaboration to the desktop

Posted on 16/12/2020 by Engadget

The pandemic still prevents many musicians from playing together in person, but Endlesss (no, that’s still not a typo) is about to make remote production more practical. It just released Endlesss Studio, a desktop version of its music collaboration a...

Bitwig Studio’s latest update adds an easy-to-use hybrid modular synth

Posted on 27/11/2020 by Engadget

After coming out in beta earlier this year, Bitwig Studio 3.3 is now available to download. The headline feature of the new release is Polymer, a hybrid modular synth that Bitwig says makes it easy to start creating “production-worthy” sounds. All yo...

Akai MPC Live II review: A truly portable all-in-one studio

Posted on 24/11/2020 by Engadget

Akai has an MPC problem. To be clear, It’s a good problem, as there’s basically an MPC for every type of electronic musician. But it also means picking the right one for you can be a challenge. The MPC Live II is the latest member of the family, and...

Noise Machine is a tiny MIDI controller for creating music on the go

Posted on 10/11/2020 by Engadget

You don’t have to look far to find a capable MIDI controller in 2020, but most aren’t as small as the Noise Machine. The diminutive device measures in at 2.1 x 2.3 x 0.4 inches, making it compact enough to fit inside of a jean pocket. Whether that’s...

Ableton Live 11 is coming next year with MPE support

Posted on 10/11/2020 by Engadget

Normally Ableton takes its sweet time between major releases of Live. And that’s not a bad thing. Performing musicians and recording artists demand rock solid reliability and performance. So, you don’t want to be throwing dramatic overhauls of their...

Splice members can download Ableton Live 10 Lite for free

Posted on 12/10/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

One of the toughest aspects of getting into any new hobby is deciding on what tools to use. With music production, the amount of choice you have makes that decision even more daunting. So it’s nice when someone takes away some of the guesswork by giv...

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