Side Brain

Air Control 1.3 is out, now with face tracking! Use head movements, smiles and facial expressions alongside your hand gestures to control Ableton Live. FREE DOWNLOAD 👇 sidebrain.gumroad.com/l/AirControl #ableton #maxforlive

Mutable Instruments Beads went open source, so I made Seeds - a free Max for Live version! Added: visual modulation matrix with cable randomization, syncable/retriggerable LFOs and clocks, plus Live scale pitch quantization and note exclusions for melodic runs. #maxforlive #beads #modular

@pkirn.bsky.social posted yesterday about Mutable Instruments Beads going open source so…. Free Max for Live clone coming up! Will post it on my Gumroad soon Wish I could shoot a video but traveling at the moment so will go back to it as soon as I’m back in LA. #maxforlive #ableton #beads

The UK Grime workshop is now online! 140 BPM halftime beats, jagged synths, gritty square basslines + choppy samples in Ableton Live. Includes a project, drum rack, 6 presets + MIDI beats. Watch the first 20 minutes from the workshop 👇 #musicproudction #ableton

This UK Grime template for Tomorrow’s (Sunday) workshop is going to be killer

Find the key of your samples inside Ableton Live 🎹 Live Key is a FREE Max for Live Key Detector & Auto-Transposer for Ableton Live. Free download!!! link in bio. #AbletonLive #MaxForLive

Air Control full overview and tutorial is now online!

Control Ableton Live with your Camera? FREE DOWNLOAD LINK IN BIO #ableton #maxforlive #mediapipe

I made a free Max for Live device that turns your camera into an Ableton Live controller 🙌 Air Control maps 12 gestures like pinch, grip, and the distance between your hands to parameters in Live. Link in bio for the download #ableton #maxforlive #mediapipe

A lot of people are messaging me so just to clarify…. Yes, Session Drummer is coming soon!

Should this upcoming Max for Live device be free?

Really cool little FREE stereo scope with MIDI note peak frequency!

This Sunday (September 27th) we're exploring the addictive world of UK Grime. UK Garage, Jungle and Dancehall all came together to create the UK rap scene. With jaggy synths and the now classic half time 140 BPM rhythms. Open to all skill levels. More info & Tickets -> shorturl.at/1vljQ

PITCHFIELD full overview & tutorial is now online! Covering everything about the device including PUSH 2 & 3 takeover modes (+ PUSH 3 standalone)

The Pitchfield Probability Pitch Map Sequencer is now fully compatible with Ableton PUSH 2 & 3! Check it out here - >

The Building Generative Musical Systems in Ableton Live workshop is now online! The session also includes 2 exclusive Max for Live devices and 2 Ableton Projects Check out the first 20 minutes from the workshop here 👇

If you go on my website there’s a mini game with a mini Yeuda where you can play a beat on the Dreamcast Arcade Stick

PITCHFIELD is a new probability pitch map sequencer with full PUSH 3 takeover mode! I made it specifically for today's Generative Music workshop but it turned out so good I'm releasing it to the public. Get PITCHFIELD here (Full tutorial coming soon) -> sidebrain.gumroad.com/l/pitchfield

Build an auto drummer in Ableton Live 🥁 Note chance, Play One groups, velocity deviation, and modulated Arpeggiator fills. More techniques like these in the Generative Music workshop. Link in bio!

For Sunday's workshop we exploring techniques for building musical systems: - Generative Arrangements - Auto Drummers - Controlled Randomized Basslines (with Glides) - Cross Modulation - Pitch Probability Map and much more! More info & Tickets -> shorturl.at/IiFgT

I just uploaded a full overview and tutorial for BLACKOUT, a Max for Live MIDI Transformation Tool inspired by Black MIDI. Turn simple musical ideas into dense, intricate MIDI patterns while controlling the pitch, rhythm, timing and velocity.

Logic Drummer for Ableton with a tiny Yeuda drumming? Dilla and JD patterns included #maxforlive #ableton

Building Musical Systems in Ableton Live workshop. Sunday, September 20th More info & Tickets -> shorturl.at/mqJoK

Who needs a scale detector and chord progression analysis for their MIDI? Coming soon with Keyboard Monitor 2

Something fun is coming

C&R Generator 1.1 is here! Generate connected MIDI phrases, then send each to a different instrument with the new Companion. Rack chains or separate MIDI tracks with queued randomization and timing improvements. Free Download -> sidebrain.gumroad.com/l/zhgshl

Thank you to everyone who grabbed some music production workshops from the Vault this weekend. It was an awesome sale and I really appreciate everyone’s support! Last day to grab 2 workshops and get 2 free

Did you already grab the free Call & Response sequencer? sidebrain.gumroad.com/l/zhgshl

Wow the END OF THE SUMMER SALE has been going great. You guys really like these genre focused workshops huh?! Big thanks to everyone who’s picked something up!

I made a FREE Max for Live device that generates groovy basslines and melodic sequences using call and response. 
Link in bio for the free download link! #AbletonLive #MaxForLive #MusicProduction #Basslines #SideBrain

No class this week as I’ll be out of town. But check out the redesigned Vault and the limited time End of Summer Sale! -> sidebrain.net/vault Genre Based Workshops

Just released MIDI Bounce 1.6 update! This is a big update with a lot of bug fixes and workflow enhancements. If you already own MIDI Bounce. grab it from your Gumroad account

LIVE KEY UPDATE Added Camelot wheel support & auto renaming of clips Still testing extreme cases to improve the detection algorithm I appreciate everyone’s messages and interest, will release it as soon as possible (Free download for newsletter subscribers)

This past weekend, we challenged ourselves to make music using only the computer keyboard! My MIDI Editing Techniques workshop covers Ableton shortcuts, hidden tricks, humanization & Black MIDI. First 20 min from the workshop here 👇

The Live Key Max for Live device is almost done! It can detect your sample’s key/scale from Simpler, Sampler, Drum Sampler and live audio for audio clips or Looper or whatever. It can even Auto-Transpose your samples to the cent! COMING SOON

Online Ableton workshop Sunday, September 6th With some exclusive gifts for participants Don’t miss it!

Blackout new MIDI transformation tool inspired by Black MIDI! Get it here -> sidebrain.gumroad.com/l/ncoxra

BLACKOUT is a Max for Live MIDI Transformation Tool inspired by the Black MIDI subculture. Get it here - > sidebrain.gumroad.com/l/ncoxra

DrumSep Version 1.1.11 is now available (FREE DOWNLOAD)! Please let me know if you are running into any errors Get it here -> sidebrain.gumroad.com/l/kpefx

Can you guess what this MIDI transformation tool does?

Edit MIDI faster without interrupting your creative flow. This Sunday, we’ll explore essential shortcuts, hidden mechanisms, speed editing, humanization, keyboard-only drum programming and Black MIDI in Ableton Live. More Info & Tickets -> shorturl.at/fSDBH

We had a super fun session yesterday, exploring and producing Acid House. You can check out 20 minutes from the session and the Ableton project through the link 👇

DRIFTER UPDATE! Added PUSH integration with: - Mute/solo - Snapshots - Snapshot sequencing - Momentary ratchet control - FX triggers - Per step editing Will I finish it this week??

Tomorrow (Sunday)!! Participants will get an exclusive and awesome Max for Live device if i might say so myself.

Got a very special gift for this week’s Acid House workshop. More info about the workshop -> shorturl.at/vbmr5

Huge honor to be featured in Ableton's latest Youtube video!

☻ 303 ACID HOUSE ABLETON WORKSHOP Build a complete acid house track in Ableton Live: 303 basslines, 808/909 drums, distortion, automation + arrangement. This is a beginner friendly style Aug 30 · 11 AM PT More Info & Tickets -> shorturl.at/rmgfG

Almost done with Drifter! Who needs a polymetric, polyrhythmic, phase-shifting, swinging, ratcheting, conditional, percussive, and melodic sequencer? Really happy with how it turned out!

The Composers’ Desktop Project workshop is now online! Learn to transform drums, vocals, loops, and everyday recordings using granular processing, phase vocoding, spectral morphing, cross-synthesis, and more. Watch the first 20 minutes through the link ->

Although it's nice to explain in plain english to an agent how do you want to process the audio with CDP (Composers Desktop Project) effects. it's just not as fun as connecting nodes yourself and experiment. All of it, in today's workshop -> shorturl.at/JcJby