Beat Lab Instant Sampler (Free Download)
Beat Lab Instant Sampler  We’ve got a very special gift for you today. An instant sampler!!!!! This thing is so much fun, simply set up your mic (or built-in mic) record, and start playing! it’s that simple. Check out the video for an in-depth tutorial about all the features and then scroll down to the bottom of the page to grab your free copy.    divider style=”clear”  Requirements  Ableton Suite 10   divider style=”clear”  Installation  Copy to User Library/Presets/Instruments/Max Instruments   divider style=”clear”  Setup    Input – Setup the incoming channel to your mic or built-in mic Threshold – Sets the volume threshold for the input audio start/end detection. After a recording is finished, the beginning and end points of the recorded sample will be cropped to the first recorded sample that crosses above the set input volume …
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5 Investments That Will Improve Your Live Show
5 Investments That Will Improve Your Live Show Lots of musicians out there are perfectly happy working in the studio and presenting their work in a recorded format, but there are just as many musicians who have the urge to perform their music for live audiences. Part of performing music is playing the actual music, but there is so much more that goes into a show that will enhance the experience for your audience. It is important to remember that your live show should be that – an experience. How you present your music will be surrounded by context, the context of not just what is heard but what is seen. The experience begins before you step foot on stage and continues after you’ve performed your last piece. We have some ways for you to improve the experience of your live show for yourself and audience members. su_divider top=”no” divider_color=”#d2d2d2″ size=”1″ Stage Design …
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2 Exotic Scales + Scale MIDI Effect Cheat Sheet (Free Download)
2 Exotic Scales + Scale MIDI Effect Cheat Sheet  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Coy8KArRP4s 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 Scale MIDI effect can remove incoming MIDI notes or correct notes out of key to the right notes. It can be very powerful for coming up with bass lines, chords and melodies that all play nicely in key. Scroll down to the bottom to download the free cheat sheet. divider style=”clear” Japanese Scale Based on a Pentatonic structure (5 notes) this magical scale works amazing on harps. divider style=”clear” Chinese Scale Also based on the Pentatonic. This time it’s a basic Major Pentatonic scale based on B. divider style=”clear” Scale Cheat Sheet We made a cheat sheet for you to quickly reference all the functions of the Scale …
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NSynth Super – Google’s Learning Synthesizer
NSynth Super – Google’s Learning Synthesizer Google recently announced the NSynth (Neural Synthesizer) Super, the product of an ongoing research experiment into machine learning technology and art. Their interest began with project Magenta – an exploration into machine learning algorithms and the potential for helping artists create art and music in new ways. NSynth uses algorithms that go beyond combining sounds, it uses sounds from other synthesizers to create completely new and unique synthesized sounds. Its algorithms input the sonic and acoustic characteristics of multiple sounds and then use that data to synthesize a new sound with similar characteristics. Conceptually, it’s like how convolution reverb can process the acoustic properties of a room based on a reverb or other sound and then create a new reverb based on those properties. su_youtube_advanced url=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTXU9Z0NYoU” showinfo=”no” rel=”no” modestbranding=”yes” https=”yes” /su_youtube_advanced The NSynth Super is a hardware device that uses the algorithm internally and can …
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ADHD – Free Tube Leveling Amp Plugin
ADHD – Free Tube Leveling Amp Plugin Audio Tools recently announced the release of their plugin ADHD, an emulation of hardware leveling tube amps, similar to the classic LA-2A Leveling Amplifier. Leveling amplifiers are typically associated with subtle compression for adding flavor and the ADHD stays true to form, it works especially well with a light touch. What sets this plugin apart from other leveling amplifier emulations? ADHD has an unusual amount of knobs for compressors of this type which gives you much more control over your compression parameters. On the interface, you will notice the classic VU meter smack dab in the middle of the plugin, next you may notice the typical two knobs for Gain and Peak Reduction. The developers of this plugin went the extra mile though and gave us controls for Attack, Release, Ratio, and Dry/Wet. These controls make it a much more flexible tool than the …
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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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