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Free Sound Of The Week – PakBytes for Ableton; Kontakt; Logic

Jon — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 18:44:59 +0000

I recently found some free sample packs from PureMagnetic. The PakBytes packs are free previews of the larger MicroPak collections. All electronic based sounds sampled from interesting vintage, analog and circuit bent gear. Might come in handy.

PakBytes are completely free. Free Access only requires a valid email address by registering here.
If you already have a Puremagnetik subscription, then simply login and download.

So far there are 9 free sample based instrument patches.

Get them here: PakBytes
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Making Prodigy's "Smack My Bitch Up" in Ableton by Jim Pavloff

Jon — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 16:20:03 +0000

Found this today, (Via Rekkerd) and was just too good not to share. I’m a big fan of The Prodigy, specifically the Fat Of The Land album so this was really enjoyable for me. So cool to see the song being constructed from unlikely samples and recreated into the classic track. I’m pretty sure Ableton wasn’t around in 1997 so imagine how difficult creating the song would have been then. Something to think about.

Hope you like it.

Nick's Tutorials – Awesome Ableton Tutorials

Jon — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 15:30:09 +0000

Nick Maxwell [@AbletonTutor] of Nick’s Tutorials has recently released his 4th in-depth series of tutorial videos for Ableton Live users – Sound Design With Ableton Live: Analog. The latest video series goes deep into subtractive synthesis using Analog and costs $40.

Below is a taste of what’s in the nearly 4 hours of content.

Demystifying Synthesis and Analog’s Inteface
Looking to improve your skills with sound synthesis? How about more information on Ableton’s most misunderstood instrument? These two questions spawned this 3 hour 40 minute video tutorial series on the Analog synthesizer. Many people have been wondering where to begin with Analog’s interface and powerful functionality: “Sound Design in Ableton Live: Analog” serves as both a missing manual for the instrument plus a comprehensive introduction to the most important concepts in subtractive synthesis. By the end of the series, you’ll have a better understanding of the logic behind Analog’s interface and as well as its sonic potential.

Get Sound Design With Ableton Live: Analog for just $40

More from Nick’s Tutorials:

Sound Design in Ableton Live: Operator $40
Learn Operator and FM synthesis in a practical way, discovering how timbres are created and combined to generate insane synth and drum sounds.

Sound Design in Ableton Live: Sampling Tools $40
Learn radical techniques for creating everything from hard-hitting drums to complex atmospheres. Gain the knowledge to create unique, complex sounds.

Sampling & Slicing in Ableton Live $25
A no-fluff series on creating sample-based music in Ableton Live. Learn essential tools and creative techniques with this series. Get up to speed in no time.

Nick also has a bunch of FREE video tutorials on the site too.