by Music Software Training & Ableton Live Tutorials | Mar 13, 2015 | Blog, Uncategorized
The 8 Bar Loop to Song Completion Video SeriesI wanted to share with you an experiment that turned into a 4.5 hour video series. The idea was to take an unfinished 8 bar loop by one of my Producer’s Playground members & create a video walkthrough of how I...
by Music Software Training & Ableton Live Tutorials | Feb 21, 2015 | Blog, Uncategorized
I recently did an interview with The Producer’s Podcast & it has just gone live.The producer’s podcast is a great resource for music production tips in all electronic genres. They interview both top producers & up and coming artists to give a wide...
by Music Software Training & Ableton Live Tutorials | Jan 15, 2015 | Blog, Uncategorized
How to sign your music to labelsA big topic that comes up often with my music production students is how to get songs signed to labels. In the past I didn’t address this topic because, quite honestly, I wasn’t signing many tracks myself. I didn’t...
by Music Software Training & Ableton Live Tutorials | Nov 26, 2014 | Blog, creative mindset, productivity, Uncategorized
80/20 Your Music ProductionFor those not familiar with 80/20 principles, welcome to the principles that will give you your life back. I mean that quite literally.The principle was suggested by management thinker Joseph M. Juran. It was named after the Italian...
by Music Software Training & Ableton Live Tutorials | Apr 4, 2014 | Blog, Uncategorized
Beef up the Bass with Ableton’s CorpusI’ve been using Ableton’s fantastic Corpus effect to improve the bottom end on my kicks & and/or bass. It really can add a great dirty character to your music that can fill things out nicely. Check out this...
by Music Software Training & Ableton Live Tutorials | Aug 23, 2013 | Blog, DJing, Uncategorized, Video/video tutorials
TouchAble 2.o for Ableton Live coming soon! For Ableton users who haven’t got the funds for Push but own an iPad. You’re in for a great surprise. Even if you DO own Push, you’ll probably want to check this out. I’ve been using TouchAble version...
by Music Software Training & Ableton Live Tutorials | Apr 22, 2013 | creative mindset, productivity, songwriting, sound design, Uncategorized
Write a song in 24 hours How long does it take you on average to make a song start to finish? Do you have more unfinished loops and ideas than finished songs? I certainly do. But I’m improving. Often times, once we get into a habit of working a certain way, we...
by Music Software Training & Ableton Live Tutorials | Apr 6, 2013 | Uncategorized
Producer’s Playground Partners (Private Page) Here are your simple steps to getting set up as a Playground Partner. 1. Join the Producer’s Playground (Free for 7 days) (Hold the Control(PC) or Command(Mac) key while clicking on the Paypal Button. This will...
by Music Software Training & Ableton Live Tutorials | Dec 12, 2012 | Uncategorized
Layering Sounds – The Basics To Writing Your Own Music (Guest post by Mark Spacey) When it comes to great song-writing, what you don’t hear is as important as what you do. A hit song stays in the mind not just because of a catchy main melody, but also...
by Music Software Training & Ableton Live Tutorials | Dec 4, 2012 | Audio engineering, creative mindset, Free Stuff, songwriting, sound design, Uncategorized, Video/video tutorials
How to write a song in Ableton:(Master Template): Bass – Part 4 Today I release the 4th part in the process of walking you through my How to write a song in Ableton Live process using the Ableton Master Template & internal effects exclusively. If you...
