Music Tech Focus

USING GUITARS IN ABLETON LIVE

For a long time, it seemed like guitarists were resisting using computers. However, a new generation of guitarists are far more comfortable with software, computers and mobile devices, so there’s no excuse for anyone to be a tech hold-out. Ableton Live has always been versatile and that’s just as true for guitarists and bass players as for synth heads or anybody else. You can put it to work for practice, performance, looping, control, and production, using it instead of, or alongside, your beloved hardware.

It also makes for a fantastic portable mini-rig if you need to travel light. Live 10 in particular has added features that make it easier than ever to run a fully functional computer guitar rig. Use it to reproduce your current sound in a digital format, or expand into entirely new sonic territory.

GUITAR, MEET DAW

You can use any audio interface that has an instrument input, although not all

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