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How to make a track in Ableton Live 11 Lite: finishing up your track
The final instalment of our Ableton Live 11 Lite mega-tutorial has landed
How to make a track in Ableton Live 11 Lite: using audio effects
Ableton Live 11 Lite comes free with this month's Computer Music Magazine - grab a copy and follow our tutorial
How to make a track in Ableton Live 11 Lite: using sampling to get the perfect vocal
Ableton Certified Trainer Ski Oakenfull takes you through how to create a complete house track from scratch
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Meet a new generation of plugins powered by artificial intelligence and machine learning
How to make a track in Ableton Live 11 Lite: recording external audio and using Warp
Put together your first track in Ableton Live 11 Lite with a free copy from this month's Computer Music Magazine
How to make a track in Ableton Live 11 Lite: creating easy chords with MIDI effects
Lay down a house track in Ableton Live 11 Lite with our tutorial series and a free copy from this month's Computer Music Magazine
Villager: "My Elektron Digitakt - I love that thing. I can do drum programming in a few minutes that would take me hours inside a DAW"
VILLAGER After opening up his first DAW at 12, Alex Young was sharing stages with Skrillex at only 15 years old - ten years on and he's releasing his debut album
