Reading List: 12 Rules, Reverb, Polyrhythms, Free Stuff...

I spend a lot of time reading and watching videos about making music, creativity, life, etc. I decided I wanted to share some of my favorites of the week with everyone here. So here's a little reading list to give you some ideas and inspiration for the weekend. Enjoy!

12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos by Jordan B. Peterson: I listened to this book and immediately started it over to listen again. It's got so much practical advice for so many different aspects of life. I really love this one!

Create drums with Live's Echo device by ELPHNT:

► Download samples : http://adsrsounds.com/Free/EchoGroovesLoops.zip ► Learn more about Live 10's new Shaper device here: https://www.adsrsounds.com/ableton-live-tutorials/maxforlive-modulation-devices-in-live-10-for-sound-design/ In this video from ELPHNT (https://elphnt.co.za) we take a look at how you can use (or mis-use) Ableton Live 10's new Echo device to create unique drum and percussion grooves.

Free Wavetable presets from Subaqueous:

Download Template Free / By Donation: https://subaqueousmusic.com/hollow-garage-bass-wavetable/ This video walks you through making a Future Garage style hollow bass using Wavetable. I love this sound! Brings me back to my Garage and Grime days. Inspired by artist list AC Slater, Burial, and more.

Polyrythms with Adam Neely at Loop:

For this episode of his series New Horizons in Music - filmed live at Ableton Loop 2017 - bassist, composer and music educator Adam Neely discovers that literally everything is rhythm as he investigates the connections between synaesthesia, the Harmony of the Spheres, Isaac Newton, pitch and polyrhythms. Check out more of Adam Neely's New Horizons in Music videos: http://bit.ly/2BQBNXq See more from Loop: https://www.ableton.com/blog/loop/

Beat Lab Academy tells us all about Ableton Live's Note Length device:

Download Free Cheat Sheet: https://beatlabacademy.com/3-techniques-abletons-note-length-midi-effect-cheat-sheet-free-download

The Daily Grind: Output, makers of some really innovative plugins have some really nice videos for their 7 Days of Making Beats series.

Berklee Take Note: Promoting Your Music: An Interview with Vanyaland’s Michael Marotta.

Decoding The Mix of the Most Streamed Song of 2017 by Tom Frampton of Mastering the Mix.

Ableton has a nice roundup of tutorials about using reverb.

Make your Korg Volca FM velocity sensitive with a free Max for Live device!

LANDR's Musician's Guide to Maximizing Creativity.