SLICING WITH BEATS AND TONES IN ABLETON LIVE 10

Slicing audio is a vital part of the sampling workflow. Even though we can time-stretch audio quite freely, the process of slicing it gives us different ways to dig deeper and manipulate the material. This can be something as simple as slicing and rearranging a drum beat, right up to chopping field recordings into tiny slices and using randomisation and effects to mix them and spray them out into a whole new structure. Live has the necessary tools to slice audio any way you want with Simpler and Sampler, and it’s an enjoyably mouse-free experience for Push users.

SLICE AND DICE

For this special issue, all of our Ableton Live tutorials will be based around Live 10, and that goes for any demo material we supply as well. After all, 10 is the current version, and if you don’t have it already, you can always try the demo, which is fully functional for