Sonic Bloom Blog
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The latest news, tutorials, freebies, reviews, and tips for Ableton Live, Max for Live & Push. Sonic Bloom is a must-read. Created by Madeleine Bloom, a former Ableton tech support employee.
Sonic Bloom Blog
1y ago
2022 is almost over. People here are already setting off some firework crackers. So let's first have a look at what your favourite posts here on Sonic Bloom were this year going by categories. Your Favourites on Sonic Bloom in 2022 Fave Ableton Live Tutorial: New Renaming Tracks Workflow in Live 11.2 In this video ..read more
Sonic Bloom Blog
1y ago
The Mellotron is an electro-mechanical, polyphonic tape replay keyboard from 1963 that was made popular by the likes of The Beatles, Moody Blues, King Crimson and Genesis. After its popularity had declined in the 1980s due the existence of various polyphonic synths and samplers, bands like Radiohead and Oasis brought it back into the limelight ..read more
Sonic Bloom Blog
1y ago
One thing I didn't like doing in Ableton Live was editing vocals. Getting rid of quiet bits, some breaths or ad libs gone wrong. That was because the way I used to do it for a long time was zoom into the clip in the Arrangement View and then split clips there. Doing this for ..read more
Sonic Bloom Blog
1y ago
In this new episode of the Ableton Live Quick Tips I show you a little trick to skip to specific positions of a clip or show the full loop length of a clip. You most likely never realised that this method works even though this has been a feature of Live all along. Let ..read more
Sonic Bloom Blog
1y ago
Here you will find all the articles from the category Music Production Tips linked and briefly summarised for your convenience. I hope you'll find it helpful. Music Production Against The Clock - How To Save Time There are some areas in which you can save some time. Most things simply help with the workflow ..read more
Sonic Bloom Blog
1y ago
This time around in the Ableton Live Insider Tips I have a great trick for anyone who uses Live's Looper. There's a hidden feature that makes overdubbing layers of effects a breeze. This lets you mangle and change the loop very easily with incredible sound design possibilities. Fantastic for live performances, but also cool for ..read more
Sonic Bloom Blog
2y ago
Halloween is just around the corner and Max for Cats has created the perfect freebie for you to create eerie sounds. Bones is a Max for Live audio effect that lets you dial in the perfect amount of horror for any sound. In this little video tutorial I show you what parameters are available on ..read more
Sonic Bloom Blog
2y ago
Here we go with another set of themes for Ableton Live 11 I've recreated from Live skins I've previously made, but that while still technically working in Live 11 just didn't look quite right due to the change in format. The themes adapted from Live skins that are included in this set are Cinereal, Dark ..read more
Sonic Bloom Blog
2y ago
The tenth anniversary of Sonic Bloom is here and I'm woefully unprepared. At least for what I had in mind for today. Healing from iatrogenic harm that has caused several vicious cycles in my body made it impossible to work full time for a long time, which I'm still in the process of reversing btw ..read more
Sonic Bloom Blog
2y ago
This week I have a fresh episode of the Ableton Live Quick Tips for you. In it I'm going to show you the new workflow for renaming tracks that was made possible with the 11.2 update of Ableton Live. Ableton gave us a new shortcut that makes going back and forth between tracks while doing ..read more