One of the things we get asked about at Distil the most is live electronics and Ableton. Lots of people want to know how to manipulate sounds live on stage to enhance their performance. I’ve been looking for a while for someone to teach a workshop and I’ve found someone! We are very lucky to have Galaxian available to teach this workshop in Lo-Fi Rehearsal studios, Anchor Lane, Glasgow (just across the road from Queen’s Street station) on 11th November from 11am – 4pm (1 hour lunch break). Mark (Galaxian) has asked if anyone has any specific questions to just say and he will try to cover them. Just contact Simon at Hands Up for Trad and he will pass them on.
Here is the marketing spiel from Ableton Live’s website.
Create, produce and perform. Create ideas, make changes without stopping, and capture everything as you work.
If you’ve used music software before, you’re already familiar with one half of Ableton Live. Live’s Arrangement View is a familiar working space: time moves from left to right, while tracks are stacked vertically.
But Live also features the revolutionary Session View: a unique sketchpad for improvising, playing and performing with musical ideas, without the constraints of the timeline. Freely and independently start and stop any number of audio or MIDI loops – everything stays in sync. Almost everything in Live works in real-time – add, reorder or remove devices, play with Live’s flexible track routing and more – all without interrupting your creative flow.