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• Paul Music's blog, singer, guitar tips.
• The Quest for Groove to learn finger drumming.

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Did you know that you can do Step Sequencing in Ableton Live without M4L, only with any MIDI keyboard or control surface? You just need to program a few macros and shortcuts, and you're ready to sequence! Without touching your computer or mouse :)

This quick tip applies to any Ableton …

Hey there, fellow music makers! Are you on the hunt for some killer analog synth sounds to take your tracks to the next level? Look no further than SHLD Sampled Analog Synth Packs! These babies contain recordings of analog synths that have been painstakingly crafted and edited to bring you …

You are frustrated by paid Midi Chord Packs, containing only 1200 Midi files? Yes, other Midi Chord Packs are either paid (like the Midi Chord Pack EssentialMidi or Unison) or very limited with a few dozen chords at most, but now you can download the most comprehensive Midi pack for …

Lost your inspiration? A great way to kickstart your music writing is by starting with some beautiful chord progressions. Luckily, you’re in the right place — below you’ll find a free MIDI chord pack to help you get back on track and finally finish all those unfinished tracks!

This …

Have you ever lost all your presets after an update of Arturia Analog Lab or another VSynth from Arturia? Here's how to retrieve your Arturia presets easily.

Find the Arturia presets directory

This is the first step. Normally this directory is:

• C:\ProgramData\Arturia\Presets on Windows,
• /Library/Arturia/Presets …

Need advanced control of your Live session, using a control surface? But you feel limited by the MIDI assignment capabilities of Live? ClyphX brings simplified scripting for Live tracks, clips and devices. An older version of ClyphX is still available for free, and works with Live 11 and 12!

ClyphX …

Did you know that basic things like an oscillator frequency settings, are completely different between synths makers? For example, the frequency parameters found in the Ableton live operator are not directly usable with Arturia Pigments?

If you don't know these differences, you can make big mistakes in sound design and …

Maybe you've got a Keylab Essential from Arturia and nearly everything works except the "blue hand"? An amazing feature in Ableton which allows you automatically map devices parameters to your Keylab! Here is my step-by-step guide.

For the auto-mapping, I've spent hours on forums to find the right configuration files …