The new Session View. Yes, it’s a different color. But mostly, look to the bottom of your screen: automation recording in clips, and curves in automation, at last.

Ableton today has revealed the details of Live 9, alongside new hardware called Push. The software update brings new ways of transforming sound into MIDI, new and improved devices for shaping sounds, tools for automation that work inside clips and with curved interpolation, a new Browser, and a number of interface and usability enhancements. There are also some features, conceived for Push, that could benefit people using any hardware controller they choose. And alongside these enhancements, you’ll also find a host of new sounds and preset content with which to work.

First, here’s a quick look at what’s new, before we go into more detail and consider this more musically:

• Session automation – the “about freakin’ time” feature: Record automation into clips (no dummy clips), move clips between Session and Arrange, and use curved automation in Session and Arrange. Yes, they heard you.
• Convert audio to MIDI – the “pretty freakin’ awesome” feature: Transform melodic (monophonic), harmonic (polyphonic), and percussion audio content into editable MIDI clips, transcribing pitches, drum parts, and rhythms. It’s not Melodyne, but it’s uniquely fun in the context of Live’s Session View.
• A new Browser: The browser is now better organized, easier to customize, faster, now makes it possible to audition more presets instantly, and searches all devices and content from one place.
• More sounds: 3500 sounds in Suite, and a surprising number in Standard, all with easy-to-control Macro controls.
• Glue Compressor: from Cytomic, a new Compressor modeling a (cough) popular 80s compressor.
• Improved EQ 8: The flagship included Ableton equalizer now includes more graphical feedback, and newly-modeled filters for better sound and more-precise isolation of frequencies.
• More MIDI clip editing: Transpose, invert, and reverse MIDI notes inside clips.
• Max for Live is faster and included in Suite: Max for Live will sync up with the newest version of Max/MSP, bringing reduced load times and other enhancements. It’s also, at last, included as part of Suite (though not Standard).
• New Max for Live-based devices: A number of oft-requested Devices are now available implemented in Max for Live. The bad news: you need Suite, and they’re not “native” as such. The good news: they’re editable. You get an LFO you can assign to other devices, a whole host of drum synth instruments, MIDI echo, and improved Step Sequencer and Buffer Shuffler.

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Not mine, but a very nice Moog mod by fishjaco on YouTube via MATRIXSYNTH.

Another modded device fresh from surgery. I added an expression pedal mod and the volume drop mod. That’s right, this unit will not drop in volume when an effect is activated unlike a stock unit. This mod was achieved by replacing components on the actual circuit board and bypasses Line 6′s inherent design flaw to provide you with a better quality build. Do you have a pedal like this that you would like for me to modify? Use the Contact link at the top of my site to submit your inquiry.

Every once in a while I’ll feature a mod of my own or someone else’s. This is a project I completed about 2 years ago. This unit has a wide-range pitch adjustment, a dual mode LFO modulation/rate/shaper/gate, rhythmic looping, tone freezing, square wave generator, etc. This unit was my best at the time and provided an amazing learning experience. I sold this but hope to make another one soon after I complete a few more projects currently in the works. Enjoy the pic..

Details to come…

I just finished cloning everything on this site from another project of mine. The purpose is to showcase some of my work and to have some productive fun. The Freqn brand seems more fitting for what you will experience here in the days ahead, so please…stay tunified.