
Ableton CPU saving
My CPU has been hitting 50% and overloading with a full keyboard midi chord. So, I’ve been through the various effects and switched them on/off

My CPU has been hitting 50% and overloading with a full keyboard midi chord. So, I’ve been through the various effects and switched them on/off

I’ve been using a pedal on my FCB1010 to control the speed (ie pitch) of the loop, but it requires attention to the speed to

Just solved a niggling problem. I have a track fed though the reverb with a footswitchable “freeze”. However, when that track is monitored and the

Mark Mettam took this photo of my current rig before a Lost garden gig. FCB1010 & twin foot pedals going through a behringer BCR2000 all

Over the last 18 months, I’ve made a gradual transition from rack/pedal to laptop-based rig. Here’s my current set,-up, which gives me almost unlimited flexibility

I’ve been using a rolls midi pedal, via midi-ox, to send notes to control the looper device. Works fine. So, I decide to switch to

Live is designed for creative DJs, but since version 8 it also has a built in livelooping tool. It is also the host which is

I’ve had an EDP looper for years and love the quantise replace effect (see a video I made). Now I’m ableton-based, I wanted the same

I was watching the amazing Imogen Heap (sexy, musical and techy!) recently, when she demo’d a new controller system operated by her body (it’s as

Live Looping is almost impossible with out using your feet, so to control Ableton’s Looper device, I needed foot-powered midi. I own a Uno-chipped FCB1010

As someone who grew became absorbed with music around the birth of progressive rock, there are a few keyboard sounds that I have loved ever