Reading List: Performing Mixes, Moog Samples, Sidechaining

Here are some cool things I came across this week!

Performing a mix. A quicks study of The Beatles' "Tomorrow Never Knows:"

From the PBS Series, Soundbreaking.

War of Art Free Mini-Course: The War of Art by Steven Pressfield is one of my favorite books on creativity and getting things done. There's a free mini-course available, check it out!

Legowelt Free MiniMoog Samples - True to his aesthetic, Legowelt has released a set of MiniMoog samples "including all the noise, dust, crackle, unstableness and sheer uncorrupted walnut-wooden sensuality you can get with a real MINIMOOG." Browse his late-90's Geocities-style site for some excellent samples and Ableton Live Instruments, especially those drum kits under the Software page!

Sidechain Compression Part 1 - Concepts and History - Ableton treats us to an in-depth look at sidechaining.

Beatlab Academy has some great videos about sidechaining in Ableton Live.

https://www.beatlabacademy.com/student-questions/ Part 1 of our Side Chain series, focusing on the most common side chain technique using compression. Learn how to make your synths pump with your kick drum, or any other instrument. Beat Lab Academy is an Ableton Certified Training Center located in Eagle Rock, CA.

Free Floating Oscilloscope - A free Max for Live oscilloscope by Jonas Obermueller.