Category Archives: Ableton Tutorials
Freddy’s Tech Tips 002: Mapulator
May 02, 2013 Imagine you wanted to create a delay effect that morphs into a phaser, then cuts out and finally morphs into a beat repeat with an awesome masher! How many times did I tell myself: “I wish I could do this in Ableton!” Hit the Pay With A Tweet button...
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Ski’s Ableton Push Challenge: Part.2
Apr 30, 2013 A few weeks back Point Blank tutor Ski Oakenfull took part in a challenge to work up the parts for a vocal track using Ableton’s Push device. Ski performed incredibly well, with the assistance of amazing vocalist (and former PB student) Viv May, and finished the challenge with a...
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Interview with Scarlett Etienne – (Music Production for Catwalk Shows)
Apr 30, 2013 Last week we had a visit from Scarlett Etienne, multi-instrumentalist, DJ and producer, who gave us an exclusive video interview to talk about her background and her experience in curating...
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Freddy’s Tech Tips 001: Multiple Window and Dual Monitor with Ableton 9
Apr 25, 2013 Introducing the first in a new series of tips from our very own Freddy Frogs, Ableton Certified Tutor. Freddy is an Ableton master and is always delving deeper and deeper...
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Friday Forum Live! with Chris Calcutt (Focusrite/Novation) – 26.04.13
Apr 24, 2013 A few months ago we had Chris Calcutt from Focusrite visit Point Blank to give a product demonstration to our students. While he was here we discussed the possibility of...
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Masterclass Highlights 006: High Rankin
Apr 22, 2013 Here’s the latest Masterclass Highlights video, featuring selected cuts from one of our most popular videos to date with dubstep don High Rankin. In the video we see him work with Ableton to give viewers hints and tips on how to recreate dubstep sounds as well as handing down...
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Ski’s Ableton Push Challenge
Apr 17, 2013 As we continue to not only push forward with our teaching techniques and our approach to musical education, we’re also pushing our own tutors to get the very best out of them and to show everyone just how talented they are. The latest endeavour we’re about to embark on...
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Masterclass Highlights 005: Claude VonStroke
Apr 16, 2013 Here’s this week’s episode from our Masterclass Highlights series, featuring the unstoppable force that is Claude VonStroke – friend and former student. Here we pick out some of the choice cuts from his excellent Ableton masterclass, which took place last year… Claude VonStroke is at the forefront of the...
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20 Ableton 9 Shortcuts To Stick On Your Wall
Mar 31, 2013 Whether you’re an experienced user or just getting familiar with Ableton, years of experience teaching students have shown us that learning your short cuts can really make a difference in your workflow, freeing up time to experiment and create. So with this in mind, Point Blank Ableton Tutor, Freddy Frogs,...
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Ableton 9 Tutorial: Major Lazer ‘Get Free’ – EMC2 Video Part 2 –...
Mar 27, 2013 As we continue to develop our brand new EMC2 course, we bring you more previews of what to expect from it with a further collection of videos carefully composed and...
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Ableton 9 Tutorial: Major Lazer ‘Get Free’ – EMC2 Video Part 1 –...
Mar 19, 2013 As we continue to develop our brand new EMC2 course, we bring you more previews of what to expect from it with a further collection of videos carefully composed and...
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