Constellations on the Horizon

  Information video on this control surface. They are really useful especially when used alongside an Ableton Push 2. 

  This is a really great invention and I can't wait until they are available. I'd find so many uses for these in installations.

  This is another One Thing video from Ableton, in which El Choop discusses how he adds interest to his music using gated noise. He takes you through the process but I haven't had a chance too try it out though. Sounds great.

  In this video from Ableton's One Thing series, Sirintip discusses how she uses data as a starting point for her compositions. She uses a web app called TwoTone by Sonify which has unfortunately disappeared from the web. Only the remnants of its data trail remain. Great idea. It is available on GitHub but the programming is a bit beyond me.

  Rick Beato introduces a professional cellist who takes us through a variety of techniques common to the cello. It is quite comprehensive and he demonstrates each technique discussing when it may be used. He also discusses how a cellist may interpret a piece based on these techniques.

  This video goes through the basic techniques used by a cellist when playing. The narrator goes through the writing conventions such as the different clefs that Cello is written in. He also covers considerations as to the limitations of the instrument in playing certain types of techniques in different registers.

  This video goes through what the narrator calls the five stages of an Electronic Music Producer. The first stage is experimentation and learning. He advises that you have to be prepared to accept failure in the start and realise that this is a part of learning to produce music. The important thing is to enjoy the process. Stage two is one of exponential learning where courses and research start to fill up the producer's head. The important thing is to focus on the fundamentals. Here he is mainly focussed on EDM and advises against over complicating things. Try to finish one song a week. The main point here is to finish the songs, not abandon them. Even though abandonment, too, is part of the process.  The second stage requires diversification, trying different styles and genres, and have fun in doing so, just like you did in the first stage. It is important that you are open to constructive criticism. You have to seek this out by forming relationships with people who are willing

  In this tutorial, Lina goes into more depth about warping and specifically warp modes in Ableton Live. I really like the way she explains things without too much digression away from the topic. She explains things really clearly while giving simple examples to show what the various warp modes do.