<![CDATA[ Latest from MusicRadar in Ableton ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/tag/ableton Tue, 04 Nov 2025 11:50:54 +0000 en <![CDATA[ Stuck for ideas? Here's how to create fresh basslines and melodies with Ableton Live 12’s MIDI tools ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/tutorials/music-production-tutorials/stuck-for-ideas-heres-how-to-create-fresh-basslines-and-melodies-with-ableton-live-12s-midi-tools vdQeY6mP2DniwLZeu6DVfK Tue, 04 Nov 2025 11:50:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ Creating chords for electronic music: 3 ways to generate more interesting progressions in Ableton Live 12 ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-tech/daws/creating-chords-for-electronic-music-3-ways-to-generate-more-interesting-progressions-in-ableton-live-12 kMdcREYwTu6QJ6bwUYaHq3 Tue, 14 Oct 2025 13:39:37 +0000 <![CDATA[ One year on, I’ve finally clicked with Ableton Move – all because I’ve stopped trying to make music with it ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-tech/one-year-on-ive-finally-clicked-with-ableton-move-all-because-ive-stopped-trying-to-make-music-with-it dyr49XH7BmvNHdRgMgyRhS Sat, 27 Sep 2025 14:04:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Ever wanted to knock up an ambient pad on the bus? Good news – you can now access the full version of Ableton’s Drift synth in Note and Move ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-tech/you-can-now-access-the-full-version-of-abletons-drift-synth-in-note-and-move W9PDzy4HbEm4axbSs7HvQ Wed, 03 Sep 2025 14:36:44 +0000 Wed, 03 Sep 2025 14:42:04 +0000 <![CDATA[ Stem separation! Splice integration! Ableton is playing catch-up with Live 12.3… but its best new features are the ones hidden beyond the headlines ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-tech/stem-separation-splice-integration-ableton-is-playing-catch-up-with-live-12-3-but-its-best-new-features-are-the-ones-hidden-beyond-the-headlines aXRFDFFnmv9qLMe69Lm4bZ Tue, 02 Sep 2025 09:24:27 +0000 Tue, 02 Sep 2025 13:04:48 +0000 <![CDATA[ 5 creative ways to use distortion in Ableton Live: From punchier drums to dub techno delays ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-tech/5-creative-ways-to-use-distortion-in-ableton-live-from-punchier-drums-to-dub-techno-delays 2vQCzJjrRTucgJEeQghrgX Mon, 01 Sep 2025 15:28:36 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He stopped what he was doing, went to the fridge, gave the guy a beer and continued, completely in the zone – I've no idea how we did what we did but it became magic”: The rowdy live sets and field recordings behind Monolake's dub techno classic Hongkong ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-tech/he-stopped-what-he-was-doing-went-to-the-fridge-gave-the-guy-a-beer-and-continued-completely-in-the-zone-ive-no-idea-how-we-did-what-we-did-but-it-became-magic-the-rowdy-live-sets-and-field-recordings-behind-monolakes-dub-techno-classic-hongkong Wz4tvFceoTAw6jt8mHSi56 Fri, 15 Aug 2025 17:05:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ 6 ways to bring your tracks to life with Ableton Live’s revamped Auto Filter ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/tutorials/music-production-tutorials/6-ways-to-bring-your-tracks-to-life-with-ableton-lives-revamped-auto-filter ovNjGiWn4KursAWsod3EtZ Fri, 01 Aug 2025 14:24:27 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Unlocks a new layer of compositional creativity that was absent from previous versions”: Ableton Live 12 Suite review ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/reviews/ableton-live-12-suite-review 8fqU9HXPt2RtGzdTxQiRJm Thu, 03 Jul 2025 15:49:54 +0000 Thu, 26 Mar 2026 16:12:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ Ableton drops 1.5 update for Move, adding sample slicing, improved MIDI I/O and a new Auto-Filter device ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-tech/daws/ableton-drops-move-1-5 aviMbb5STPz346Ukkxv7GV Wed, 07 May 2025 11:05:52 +0000 Thu, 08 May 2025 08:15:20 +0000 <![CDATA[ With its latest free update, Ableton has finally turned Note into the app I always wanted it to be ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-tech/software-apps/with-its-latest-free-update-ableton-has-finally-turned-note-into-the-app-i-always-wanted-it-to-be xZzCwSWjkgCyAsohaGGsVD Mon, 14 Apr 2025 16:14:25 +0000 Mon, 14 Apr 2025 16:15:47 +0000 <![CDATA[ You can now sample via USB-C using your Ableton Move ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-tech/you-can-now-sample-via-usb-c-using-your-ableton-move Hg3gZZTybnj4afkPnEy78M Fri, 14 Feb 2025 15:42:09 +0000 Wed, 09 Apr 2025 10:38:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ Why did Jon Batiste have a Jupiter-8 plugin controller, a Maschine+ and an Ableton Live controller sitting on his piano when he sang the National Anthem at the Super Bowl? We’re still not sure ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/why-did-jon-batiste-have-a-jupiter-8-plugin-controller-a-maschine-and-an-ableton-live-controller-sitting-on-his-piano-when-he-sang-the-national-anthem-at-the-super-bowl-were-still-not-sure PUGDm7VWPwrFbPNy3F6AM4 Mon, 10 Feb 2025 12:04:08 +0000 Wed, 09 Apr 2025 10:38:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ NAMM 2025: "Unlike anything seen before" - Melbourne Instruments' new desktop device could revolutionise studio software and hardware control, and is designed to work great with Ableton Live ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-tech/midi-controllers/namm-2025-unlike-anything-seen-before-melbourne-instruments-new-desktop-device-could-revolutionise-studio-software-and-hardware-control-and-is-designed-to-work-great-with-ableton-live fFnjnujWXqHx8zjRQKvkEN Fri, 24 Jan 2025 16:53:02 +0000 Wed, 09 Apr 2025 10:38:53 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It’s better in every way. The second version took what the first could do and made it five times as useful”: Waleed on Digitakt II, Ableton Live and overcoming creative block ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/you-can-get-things-out-of-it-that-you-have-no-idea-how-you-came-up-with-waleed-on-why-he-loves-the-digitakt-ii-trusting-his-intuition-and-overcoming-creative-block qTdfK86roqy6UooYoqbyKd Thu, 19 Dec 2024 20:12:18 +0000 Wed, 09 Apr 2025 10:38:53 +0000 <![CDATA[ “People who can’t play an instrument depend on loops from Ableton or Logic. I will never take a bassline from any digital domain in my life! That'll never happen”: Beyoncé producer Raphael Saadiq says that he likes to make music “the authentic way” ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/people-who-cant-play-an-instrument-depend-on-loops-from-ableton-or-logic-i-will-never-take-a-bassline-from-any-digital-domain-in-my-life-thatll-never-happen-beyonce-producer-raphael-saadiq-says-that-he-likes-to-make-music-the-authentic-way 2v3GiMzX8YoDu7LateHqkb Thu, 12 Dec 2024 11:32:32 +0000 Wed, 09 Apr 2025 10:38:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ I've tried all the major DAWs and Ableton Live is my absolute favourite - and it's 25% off for Cyber Monday ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-tech/software-apps/ive-tried-all-the-major-daws-and-ableton-live-is-my-absolute-favourite-and-its-25-percent-off-for-cyber-monday PUZ4iuKpUQzKndG8L8uudG Mon, 02 Dec 2024 16:18:17 +0000 Wed, 09 Apr 2025 10:38:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ "No, we do not intend to add four more instrument tracks to Move": Ableton responds to critics of Move's limited track count ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-tech/no-we-do-not-intend-to-add-four-more-instrument-tracks-to-move-ableton-responds-to-critics-of-moves-limited-track-count xgxyoGK32pv2VNARpaEBn3 Thu, 21 Nov 2024 16:07:29 +0000 Wed, 09 Apr 2025 10:38:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ How to build a complete mastering chain in Ableton Live using only stock plugins ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-tech/recording/how-to-build-a-complete-mastering-chain-in-ableton-live-using-only-stock-plugins HccBnnAtMbJw8ohweLsyYd Tue, 29 Oct 2024 15:08:26 +0000 Wed, 09 Apr 2025 10:39:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ Slice beats, humanise grooves and work around the 4-track limit: 9 tips to help you get started with Ableton Move ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-tech/digital-synths/slice-beats-humanise-grooves-and-work-around-the-4-track-limit-9-tips-to-help-you-get-started-with-ableton-move XaWLytWkEBDpKKmP8FEonW Thu, 10 Oct 2024 18:09:36 +0000 Wed, 09 Apr 2025 10:38:53 +0000 <![CDATA[ Ableton Move aims to be the perfect hardware sketchpad for Live ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-tech/daws/ableton-move-aims-to-be-the-perfect-hardware-sketchpad-for-live H32uMohHKxPEiJF3wuQpC5 Tue, 08 Oct 2024 08:00:20 +0000 Wed, 09 Apr 2025 10:38:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ "For some, Move might prove to be a gamechanger, but others will likely struggle to fit it into their creative workflow": Ableton Move review ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-tech/daws/for-some-move-might-prove-to-be-a-gamechanger-but-others-will-likely-struggle-to-fit-it-into-their-creative-workflow-ableton-move-review DLrjKdX9iHjsUxE2L2QwVZ Tue, 08 Oct 2024 07:23:12 +0000 Thu, 26 Mar 2026 16:11:34 +0000 <![CDATA[ 3 next-level effect racks in Ableton Live ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/ableton-effects-racks KzJ8CkKiv8nAhvDBKbtiwV Thu, 29 Aug 2024 11:34:14 +0000 Wed, 09 Apr 2025 10:39:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ Ableton co-creator Robert Henke: “It’s clear that AI will change a lot of things in the music industry… We are looking at ways to incorporate that into our workflow in a way that’s inspiring, beneficial and interesting” ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/monolake-interview dEc95JfV6krPBcDpEzyixQ Tue, 27 Aug 2024 13:57:44 +0000 Wed, 09 Apr 2025 10:39:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ Clean Bandit on designing the Rather Be synth sound in Ableton Operator: "You just have to turn two knobs and you'll get it to sound like that" ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/clean-bandit-synth-ableton-operator 8FeFuN4xktkKWGinRBVd2L Tue, 27 Aug 2024 10:39:12 +0000 Wed, 09 Apr 2025 10:38:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I pretty much only use presets… I'm not doing any sound design type of stuff”: Four Tet goes deep on presets, Ableton and producing one of his biggest tracks in bed on laptop speakers ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/four-tet-tape-notes t8mhHMbFCPaqBWK4rEzNCJ Thu, 18 Jul 2024 13:42:22 +0000 Wed, 09 Apr 2025 10:38:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ Ableton Live 12.1 - 5 things you should know: Auto Shift, Drum Sampler X/Y, MIDI enhancements and more ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/ableton-live-12.1-5-things WaKDMGgJhnZHuwQyB6DKL7 Tue, 09 Jul 2024 09:15:00 +0000 Fri, 29 Nov 2024 18:12:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ "Live 12.1 puts real-time pitch correction within reach for anyone working with vocals": Ableton update brings a new vocal tuner and drum sampler to Live ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/ableton-live-12-1-update YRqtRFVvwNpRLkK28zASem Wed, 03 Jul 2024 15:37:25 +0000 Wed, 09 Apr 2025 10:38:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ Mike Paradinas: "I experimented with Ableton but it did my head in, so I'm still using Logic" ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/mike-paradinas-interview-1 VQ8pLcdZpSwruyoDZ5d8rU Mon, 01 Jul 2024 09:56:07 +0000 Wed, 09 Apr 2025 10:38:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ Ray Volpe: “Sometimes I won’t touch Ableton for two months, then I’ll be in there every day for 14 hours a day cranking out four crazy ideas back to back” ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/ray-volpe-interview yuTFDTsUKkXR8SfqifZbNL Wed, 26 Jun 2024 08:54:32 +0000 Wed, 09 Apr 2025 10:38:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ Ableton wants to “challenge the myth that creativity is something that some people have and others don’t” in its new Doing Music podcast series ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/ableton-doing-music-podcast o7Ffc4RDDHmGMZNYL7cwcP Fri, 14 Jun 2024 11:54:52 +0000 Wed, 09 Apr 2025 10:39:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ "Logic was the first DAW I used with audio - then Ableton came along and pretty much took over the whole creative process of what I do": Luke Slater ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/luke-slater-interview qXQLUoxUKmd6RfRZn2bQtK Mon, 27 May 2024 07:59:12 +0000 Wed, 09 Apr 2025 10:39:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ Quick Tips: How to use Ableton Live 12's new MIDI tools ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/how-to/live-12-midi-tools xfFgzUwpHg3w9PxY86BTVn Mon, 20 May 2024 15:20:25 +0000 Wed, 09 Apr 2025 10:38:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ Juicy Loops puts FL Studio's beloved sequencer into Ableton Live ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/juicy-loops-fl-studio-ableton-live YdXm2pufSNVJae5K7aRaNH Mon, 20 May 2024 10:43:47 +0000 Wed, 09 Apr 2025 10:39:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ How to quickly create new percussive textures for a drum pattern in Ableton ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/how-to/percussive-textures-ableton redy6PMWAXeJGyfjKxQxgh Thu, 18 Apr 2024 07:29:11 +0000 Wed, 09 Apr 2025 10:38:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Not just another preset pack”: Expressive E’s Phase Plant Expressive Suite takes Osmose, Ableton Push 3 and other MPE controller owners into whole new dimensions of sound ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/not-just-another-preset-pack-expressive-es-phase-plant-expressive-suite-takes-osmose-ableton-push-3-and-other-mpe-controller-owners-into-whole-new-dimensions-of-sound L7qr82Sjx4otQm8YytY2ee Wed, 10 Apr 2024 16:28:41 +0000 Wed, 09 Apr 2025 10:38:53 +0000 <![CDATA[ How to make a rave-ready techno track in Ableton Live ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/how-to/rave-techno-track-ableton-live Ggw3MKaCLYNugZuxYze7MY Thu, 28 Mar 2024 14:50:11 +0000 Wed, 09 Apr 2025 10:38:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ How to use mid/side EQ in Ableton Live: "When we split mid and sides, we can take the opportunity to adjust the levels of these elements individually, and even apply different effects to them" ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/how-to/mid-side-eq-ableton JQYHVMrwdg9VkgST9djMnV Sat, 23 Mar 2024 08:34:54 +0000 Wed, 09 Apr 2025 10:38:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Make your music sound more like you”: Forever 89, the new company from Teenage Engineering and Ableton alumni, has released Visco, a flexible sample-modelling drum machine ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/forever-89-visco-sample-modelling-drum-machine 6WqJJJfPVyt3kcSxnVHf9k Tue, 19 Mar 2024 13:42:18 +0000 Wed, 09 Apr 2025 10:38:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ Avid plays catch-up with Ableton as new Pro Tools update brings "music creators powerful new ways to work with MIDI" ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/pro-tools-update-2024 MvJP6fNJGRvjpVVcbKVtkH Mon, 11 Mar 2024 09:19:28 +0000 Wed, 09 Apr 2025 10:39:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ Ableton Live 12 is here: everything you need to know - new devices, MIDI additions, workflow changes and more ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/ableton-live-12-whats-new-devices-midi-workflow 6RAfxQTEbG46ywxXDoYXUH Tue, 05 Mar 2024 11:07:52 +0000 Tue, 05 Mar 2024 11:21:18 +0000 <![CDATA[ Apashe: "Ableton became a reason to give up on your old DAW and switch - now Bitwig is starting to get that same traction" ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/apashe-ableton-became-a-reason-to-give-up-on-your-old-daw-and-switch-now-bitwig-is-starting-to-get-that-same-traction GeURv9cXNYxcAPw2hx9MQH Fri, 29 Dec 2023 06:42:22 +0000 Mon, 15 Jan 2024 11:25:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ 5 underrated DAWs that aren't Logic, Ableton or Pro Tools, and why you should consider switching ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/5-underrated-daws-that-arent-logic-ableton-or-pro-tools-and-why-you-should-consider-switching TiEecn5mUJAF3uNq48bs5N Tue, 26 Dec 2023 08:39:31 +0000 Mon, 15 Jan 2024 11:25:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ Can you really upgrade Push 3 in less than 30 minutes? We put Ableton's new Upgrade Kit to the test ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/can-we-upgrade-push-3 FURaWYCCXwFFjDQpFARRqh Wed, 20 Dec 2023 09:05:21 +0000 Mon, 15 Jan 2024 11:25:29 +0000 <![CDATA[ Ableton’s Push 3 Upgrade Kit is here, and it looks like it’s incredibly easy to turn your MIDI controller version into a standalone instrument ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/ableton-push-3-upgrade-kit K6kHJs4DmQytKC9c6fw9Cc Thu, 07 Dec 2023 16:29:12 +0000 Mon, 15 Jan 2024 11:25:22 +0000 <![CDATA[ "So powerful, you might need to switch it off and on again": The ultimate guide to Roar, the gnarly saturation plugin that's the best thing about Ableton Live 12 ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/ultimate-guide-to-ableton-live-12-roar ZwZvAvHoLAinJ4XcuPcq9E Tue, 21 Nov 2023 16:33:08 +0000 Mon, 15 Jan 2024 11:25:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ Ableton Live vs Bitwig Studio: which is the best DAW for you? ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/ableton-live-vs-bitwig-studio VhWaEzNHktqhpfLteJPRX5 Mon, 20 Nov 2023 12:53:31 +0000 Mon, 15 Jan 2024 11:25:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ 5 things you need to know to get the most out of Ableton Live 12 ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/how-to/live-12-5-things-you-need-to-know GUeUMSTxvavWENqQnW4NFU Fri, 17 Nov 2023 14:43:59 +0000 Mon, 15 Jan 2024 11:25:04 +0000 <![CDATA[ The ultimate guide to Meld, Ableton Live 12's new synth ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/ableton-live-12-ultimate-guide-to-meld E3MwFUumr6UUaBGX2iJTGK Thu, 16 Nov 2023 14:41:06 +0000 Mon, 15 Jan 2024 11:24:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ Ableton announces Live 12: major update brings a new synth, MIDI tools and interface tweaks to the feature-packed DAW ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/ableton-live-12 b5fMdGcEWdVJRuZaXLvVJF Tue, 14 Nov 2023 09:48:19 +0000 Mon, 15 Jan 2024 11:24:40 +0000