ASU Digital/Hybrid Lab

Midi controller with Ableton

an improv performance using ableton live 6, m-audio trigger finger, m-audio keystation 49e, and large-diaphragm behringer condenser mic

Showing the possibility of using a usb device other than a commercial midi controller in place of one and how to do so.

A tutorial on setting up and using an iphone/ipod/ipad as a midi controller for ableton live

This video is a tutorial on how to make Dubstep with a MIDI controller on Ableton Live

This is a tutorial on how to use the Maschine MIDI Controller. The software being used is Ableton

This video doesn't do a great job of teaching the exercise. The drummer has a dull, unenthusiastic voice, and he doesn't explain how the exercise actually helps build your left hand.

Step-by-step instructions on how to get started in Ableton.

This is pretty interesting. A 5 year old kid created a hip-hop song in a 60 seconds that already has almost 700,000 hits. It's a great example of how technology is changing means of music creation.

This is a third tool like Garageband that creates layered tracks. The feature that makes this tool unique is "the revolutionary Session View: a unique sketchpad for improvising, playing and performing with musical ideas, without the constraints of the timeline. Freely and independently start and stop any number of audio or MIDI loops - everything stays in sync."

These are great rhythm, body percussion and and solfége exercises for young musicians!

Here are some free printable resources for learning music theory!

Several schools, including ones in high-poverty areas, are making art critical to the learning of more academic subjects. They're seeing remarkable student achievement and improvement! This is a pretty cool article about art in schools and how it's very important. The same concepts can be applied to music!