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Ableton Live Tutorials, Ableton Tips, and How To Use Ableton Live. Ableton Live tutorials on compression, distortion, vocoder, basslines, vibrato, synth programming, Ableton mixing, synth leads, using Ableton Live for trance music and house music.

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Help with the SonicTransfer Ableton Live Skin Editor. Thanks for trying the SonicTransfer Ableton Live Skin Editor! This page contains the manual for the editor.

Click here to download the Ableton Live Skin Editor

Click here to learn How to Save a Skin Preview Image

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Electronic Music Production Tutorial on Synthesizer Vibrato. With electronic music production, the difference between aweful and amazing is determined by thousands of subtle audio effects. One of these effects is vibrato. When used appropriately, it has the potential to dramatically improve your basslines, leads, and vocals. This tutorial demonstrates several ways to use vibrato in electronic music production. To follow this lesson you will need:

• A VST Host (e.g. Ableton Live, Propellerhead Reason, Cubase, etc.)
• A VST Synthesizer. (e.g. Synth1, click here to get Synth1)

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The news is in: Ableton’s CEO has given permission to release the editor. Now you can finally completely customize the appearance of Ableton Live. The beta is finally ready for all Windows and Mac OS X users. Click the links below to download the world’s only Ableton Live Skin Editor.

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How to use Ableton Live Skins. Ableton Live Skins are files that allow you to change the colors used in Ableton Live. This page describes how to install them.
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Rhythmic Gating On Synth Basslines & Leads In Trance Music. Gating is often used by electronic music producers to chop up long, droning sounds into smaller, percussive bits of audio. It is found in almost every dance music genre including hiphop, trance, drum n bass, and house. This SonicTransfer tutorial focuses on rhythmic gating used in trance music. To follow this lesson you will need:

• A music composition program capable of volume enveloping (e.g. Ableton Live, Propellerhead Reason, Cubase, etc.)

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Using the Ableton Live Utility Plugin on Return Tracks. Ableton Live users can use the Utility plugin for even better control of effects. Return tracks allow you to blend uneffected audio with effected audio. A side effect of using return tracks is that they boost the overall volume of the track. However, Ableton Live users can use the Utility Plugin to fix that. To follow this tutorial you will need:

• Ableton Live

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VST Distortion Tutorial on Ableton Live, Mixing, Return Tracks, Boogex. Distortion is used by electronic music producers on basslines, synthesizers, drums, and even entire songs. It is a vital tool that can give your music a much rougher, louder sound. While distortion is often used during mixing, this SonicTransfer.com tutorial will focus on using distortion during music production. To follow this tutorial you will need:

• A VST Host (e.g. Ableton Live, Cubase, Pro Tools, etc.)
• Voxengo Boogex – Free VST Distortion Plugin. Click here to get Voxengo Boogex.

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Groove Quantize Tips for Ableton Live. Ableton Live has lots of ways to make your clips groove. The tips below explain how to do the following:

• Add swing to clips or an entire song
• Set the default swing for clips
• How to compose without snapping notes or clips to the grid.

All you need to follow this SonicTransfer.com tutorial is Ableton Live. Read on to learn about using swing in Ableton Live.
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Sidechain Compression Tutorial, Sidechaining, SSS Side Chain Compressor. The whole french house scene is practically defined by a signature sound. While the music itself is very different, every track seems to have this really loud sound. Some DJ’s call it a “push, pull”, “breathing”, or “suction” sound. It isn’t just artistry that creates this signature sound, it’s a lot of studio magic. That magic has a name: Sidechaining. After reading this SonicTransfer.com tutorial, you’ll know exactly how to do it.

To follow this lesson you will need:

1. A VST Host (e.g. Ableton Live, Cubase, Pro Tools, etc.)
2. SSS Stereo Side Chain Compressor – Free VST Compressor (now for Windows and OS X). Click here to get the SSS Stereo Side Chain Compressor.

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