A lot of the solutions you'll see for "collaborating" involve live jamming - even though that's not always what you want. Splice Studio is a free way to keep a project backed up and synced, which is useful solo but absolutely indispensable when working with others.

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Miller Puckette, the original creator of Max and Pure Data, has been working on keeping connected remotely, too. In this video, he reveals how he plays with a percussionist using Pd and Ableton Live, then joins Cycling '74's David Zicarelli to talk about the future of collaboration in modular environments.

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Who's up for chance modes? Scales? Polyphonic pressure? Exploring Live 11 on Push hardware means you can get away from the screen and get your hands on some of the new stuff. Here's how.

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You've seen some feature lists - and this time Ableton is even doing a 90-day free trial. But how do you actually dig into what's new in Live 11 and start working? Here's a deep guide to all the essentials.

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Live 11 is now available - not a beta, final release. And there's a slightly different Max version out this week, too. Here's the quick overview:

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What is this MPE "polyphonic expression" about? Well, you can get your hands all over the vintage test tone goodness of Fundamental, and a bunch of synths will be easier to control in Ableton Live 11 out of the box. Let's explain.

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Ableton Live 11 has its final release on Tuesday, 23 February. Near-release beta is available, too. Here's a refresher on what's new - and an open thread on what you might like to know.

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How do you set the mood to concentrate, especially in times of distraction and anxiety? Adjust the light, open a window to allow some air flow? Here's a unique set of sound design tools and music to match that accomplishes that with audio.

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Another day, another boot screen for Ableton Live ... let's make something different happen in that DAW of choice. Here are some fast tips for changing how Live looks and mastering its cool Saturator.

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MIDI Polyphonic Expression, once considered exotic, is now in favorite tools like Ableton Live 11, Xfer Serum, and Arturia Pigments. So where to get started? Our friends at Sensel just made a handy free preset pack.

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Able to roll through chords, make organic arpeggiations, and spin out hypnotic melodies, Strum looks like the most addictive Max for Live device in recent memory.

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Go bright and daring with Ableton Live color schemes - including one very green option - and load up with some samples from a Christmas ornament. It can be festive, or it can be ... something else entirely.

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Live 11 is coming. It’s not a radical upgrade, but it does three things enthusiasts may appreciate – it gives you stuff you asked for, it’s more creative to work with, and it’s nerdier. Let’s take a look inside. Slow burn love There’s not much in this upgrade. Wait, no, this is actually a huge […]

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There’s nothing like a good, healthy rivalry. And Akai are back in a big way with Force 3.0.5, which transforms how their standalone hardware works as a hub for gear, arrangement tool, and hands-on creation device. 3.0.5 is a point-release firmware update, but the changes here aren’t just small tweaks or improvements. Think more like […]

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Will there be a future version of Ableton Push following Push 2? Most probably. Is this it? Absolutely not.

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