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Hey guys. I recently purchased an LPD8, but when i try to map the control in Ableton, i can only seem to map the pads and not the knobs. I have the midi preferences set to track and remote, but I'm getting nothing. Any clues?

Hey guys, i purchased the electribe 2 a few months ago and have been having problems with the midi out port. basically, i'm using my mpc as the main controller clock, so i'm running the korg through the midi out of the mpc and that works fine. in the past in my live setup i've daisy chained as...

I'm currently working on a live set to perform on my mpc2500. Just wondering, when I'm programming sequences to play, am I only able to use 64 different samples? Is there no way to assign different sets of samples to each sequence?

hey gang, i have a korg esx1 and i'm trying to midi synch it to use as a master to control my sp 505. ive followed the instructions in both manuals and connected the midi out from the master to the the midi in on the slave. only problem is, when i hit play, i can only here the korg, the sp 505...

hi guys, i recently purchased a technics sl1210 deck for home use, just to play vinyl. i have no intention of getting into djing or anything, and was just wondering what the best way is to set them up to enhance my listening experience. i own a pair of alesis mk2 speakers and then i purchased a...

hi guys, another little question i have; when exporting your tracks to use them as stems, it converts them into wav files. just one track that i have takes up nearly 3gb of data in wav format. would it be any easier to convert them into mp3 first? to be perfectly honest, i dont know an awful...

hi guys, i recently purchased the waldorf blofeld rack, and have been having a real game getting it to make friends with ableton. basically, i'm controlling the blofeld as an external instrument with my mpk midi controller. now, there are 2 problems that i am encountering. 1) after...

Hey guys, i purchased an evolution u control uc33e midi controller from ebay a couple of weeks ago, but the guy i bought it from didnt have the driver disc. i thought it would be ok since i can usually find them online. with this one however, i cant find it anywhere. i contacted m audio tech...

hey guys, ive been listening to this producer from my hometown lately called actress. he usually always has a very distinct sound to his beats, kinda like really low distorted and warm. have a listen to these tracks. Actress - Lost - YouTube Actress - Bubble Buts And Equations - YouTube do...

hey guys, does anyone use waves by maxxbass? just wondering if its any good? also, just wondering whether anyone could recommend any decent plug ins, im trying to branch out from the ableton ones, particularly delay. cheers

hey guys, so ive been making beats for about a year now on ableton. the stuff i do is kind of experimental hip hop kinda stuff id say. i was talking to a producer i know recently and asked him about a soundcard; at the moment im just using the one that came with my mac. he said that the mac's...

Hey guys, I saw a video on YouTube recently where a guy took a song and slowed down the tempo to make it around 100 times slower, he did this though without altering the pitch of the original track. Does anyone have any idea how this can be done? Or indeed, whether this can be done in ableton...

Hey guys, so i just brought the Alesis m1 active mk2 speakers the other day, all i need now in a soundcard. I was thinking of going for the m audio audiophile external soundcard, just cos its cheap, and my budget is low. Buuuut, i also have a line 6 x3 pod, which i use to record guitar. would it...

ok, i know i've posted a question regarding bass before on here, but i need help with something new. basically, in a new track im working on, the lower the bass note i play, the quieter the signal. i know this goes without saying as the lower notes obviously have lower frequencies, and thus are...

hey guys, does anyone have any suggestions on how to go about getting a recording sound similar to this? i know the guy uses ableton, but he creates a really warm fat low end sound on all of his recordings, ive messed around for hours, and cant seem to get it. any suggestions? cheers guys...

hey guys, just have a quick question about an effect i am hearing alot of in the music ive been listening to. i hear alot of dj's use it. it appears about 3:35 into this video. YouTube - Baths How-to on BETA TV which effect in the effect rack allows you to manipulate the pitch, speed and...

hey guys, i know this is frowned upon, but nobody replied to my thread in the hip hop forum. i should never have strayed. does anyone have any pointers on how to get good bass sounds? i want something that sounds really big and fat, but im having trouble getting anything to sound the way i want...

im really having trouble creating decent bass sounds recently. i know how i want it to sound in my mix, but im not certain how to create the sound i want. every time i mix, the bass never sounds a fat as i want it to. im particularly interested in instrumental hip hop, and artists such as...

ok, sorry to keep clogging up this ableton forum, but i have yet another question. last time i ask, promise! :) ive been hearing alot of tracks recently where an artist has played a bass part on a guitar, and just lowered the pitch. i know four tet does it on some of his older tracks. does...

ive been trying like mad over the past few weeks to get a guitar sound that i like. ive been micing up my amp with an sm57, and im looking for a nice clean guitar sound similar to 1:42 in this video. YouTube - Mount Kimbie - Before I Move Off any ideas what kinds of effects you could apply to...