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Mexicans with Guns @ Dubspot: Ableton Live Workshop Recap

Wednesday, September 7th, 2011

Read more – bit.ly On June 10 2011, experimental electronic musician and producer Ernest Gonzales, better known as the man behind the moniker Mexicans With Guns stopped by Dubspot NYC in for an Ableton Live workshop. This video is a recap of that workshop which was broadcasted live, as well as an interview in which Ernest talked about his early musical history, his influences (from hip hop and drum and bass to Amon Tobin and Mexican shaman Maria Sabina) and how he began producing, sampling old and obscure records; taking portions of sounds and reusing them to create something totally different and fresh. Furthermore, he talked about developing musical concepts and ideas, creative workflow, the process of putting together his debut album as Mexicans With Guns Ceremony, studio and production techniques, performing with Ableton Live and having an exciting stage presence.

One Love – David Guetta – Melody Style with Ableton Live – INCOMPLETE MIXING
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Dubspot :: Ableton Live Intro Session w/ Chico Mann, Rich Medina +

Wednesday, June 29th, 2011

Martin Perna (Antibalas, Ocote Soul Sounds, Dap Kings, TV on the Radio), DJ Rich Medina, Marcos Garcia (Chico Mann), Mark Hines (The Marksmen), DJ Kat (Chico Mann) get a lesson in Drum Racks with Dubspot’s DJ Kiva (Adios Babylon). The training session is the first in a series at the school. Look for more artists flipping the Ableton switch with Dubspot. see more @ www.dubspot.com
Video Rating: 4 / 5

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Ableton Live Tips Week #2: Slice to MIDI (Pt 2) | Dubspot

Sunday, June 12th, 2011

bit.ly In the second installment of Live Production Tips with Steve Nalepa, Professor Nalepa investigates the Slice to MIDI function in Ableton Live in a two-part video tutorial. Slice to MIDI is ideal for isolating individual sounds out of a drum loop, and it is also a powerful tool for live performance, remixes, and experimenting in the studio. In part 2, Nalepa shares some cool tips and tricks for working with full tracks, and shows you how Slice to MIDI allows you to play the individual parts and elements, and how you can recompose or program your own beat.
Video Rating: 5 / 5