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12th Nov 2019

Find Your Sound - Journeys: Techno

For our second journey we headed out to explore the industrial soundscapes between Rotterdam and Berlin, the spiritual homes of techno and hard electronica styles. We wanted to create an authentic dar … Read more

6th Nov 2019

Jess Godwin: A Backing Band at Your Fingertips

In past years, whilst cultivating her following and sound as a solo musician, singer-songwriter Jess Godwin needed to find a way to build a band behind her without the means of paying for live musicia … Read more

29th Oct 2019

Find Your Sound - Journeys: Electronica

For the first instalment, we headed out to explore the diverse soundscapes surrounding Lake Como, in Northern Italy. We wanted to create an ambient, downtempo electronica track, and the serene natural … Read more

7th Oct 2019

Introducing Launchpad X and the new Launchpad Mini

Marking ten years since the arrival of the original Launchpad, we’re immensely proud to release the latest full-sized and portable versions of the world’s favourite Ableton Live grid contr … Read more

25th Sep 2019

Step 6: Get To Know Your Launchpad

Launchpad comes in three different flavours: Launchpad Mini, Launchpad MK2 and Launchpad Pro. Once you've decided which is best for you, you're going to want to get started quickly. Making music with … Read more

24th Sep 2019

Step 5: Become A Pro YouTuber

You’ve come a long way, from catching the Launchpad bug, to getting good at pad-drumming, to programming your first lightshow. There’s still a way to go though, because you need to become … Read more

23rd Sep 2019

Step 4: Create A Light Show

Things to know The first thing to say is that light shows take time, patience and dedication. Performances like this, this and this, are painstakingly programmed and rehearsed, then delicately filmed … Read more

22nd Sep 2019

Step 3: Choose The Launchpad That's Best For You

Launchpad comes in three variations, which all offer the clip-launching capabilities that Launchpad is famous for. You can perform your Ableton Live session hands-on, and easily see the clips in your … Read more

21st Sep 2019

Step 2: Practice Rhythm

Unless you’re a trained musician, you might find it hard to play good-sounding rhythms on pads. That’s totally normal — all musicians need practice to keep their timing and rhythmic … Read more

20th Sep 2019

Step 1: Launch Arcade

There are several ways to get started with Launchpad. If you already own Launchpad hardware, you can install Ableton Live Lite for free, or connect to the Launchpad App on your iOS device. The easiest … Read more

11th Sep 2019

Introducing the new Launchkey Mini

With the new Launchkey Mini, we’ve made our hugely popular 25-mini-key portable MIDI keyboard controller for Ableton Live more versatile, adaptable and playable than ever. Now you can make tracks anyw … Read more

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Find Your Sound - Journeys: Techno

Jess Godwin: A Backing Band at Your Fingertips

Find Your Sound - Journeys: Electronica

Introducing Launchpad X and the new Launchpad Mini

Step 6: Get To Know Your Launchpad

Step 5: Become A Pro YouTuber

Step 4: Create A Light Show

Step 3: Choose The Launchpad That's Best For You

Step 2: Practice Rhythm

Step 1: Launch Arcade

Introducing the new Launchkey Mini

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