Creative Automation in Live 9 - new tutorial from MusicTech Magazine
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With Ableton Live 9, there are new options for automation - including recordable automation in Session view Clips and curved automation. Traditional uses for automation introduce gradual changes to select parameters. While this is a great and useful way of using automation, there are some more unusual and creative ways to automate in Live. In a new tutorial article, MusicTech Magazine's Liam O'Mullane reviews some of these techniques - from disabling the grid for freeform drawing to choppy effects with repeated automation, and more.