Category: Education
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Sampling from Internet Radio
One fun thing I do when running workshops or teaching is sampling internet radio stations in real time. As this is all real-time, you never really know what you’re going to get, and it will often lead to some really amazing, funny ideas. The Radio VST plugin is the simplest way to to this. You…
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Ableton classroom projects
I’m super excited to have been given the opportunity to share these educational resources on Ableton.com as part of their Ableton for the Classroom initiative. Over the last couple of years I have been working with the Ableton Education team to develop and write a series of classroom projects that focus on music learning using…
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AUGM May Live Stream
Last week I did a Live-Stream for Ableton User Group Melbourne, the group that I facilitate with fellow Ableton Certified Trainer Ben Murphy. We usually run once a month In Real Life meet-ups, but have been doing live stream events since Melbourne was locked down a couple of months back. In this stream I covered…
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TE Synth Workshop
Last Saturday I got to walk-through how I set up and connect the Teenage Engineering OP-Z, Faderfox UC-4, iPad and Ableton Live Big thanks to Yarra Libraries, Ben Willis, Saddiva and Innovative Music for all helping to make a great arvo. 📷Ben Willis
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Changes Ableton Workshops
Changes Festival has been a fantastic addition to Melbourne’s musical landscape over the last two years. The focus is on getting a snapshot at what the music industry currently looks like, and is all about having a conversation about where to next… In terms of technology, inclusivity, the environment and basically a big ‘where to?’ for…
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Electronic Music Processes #EMS event
I am always keen to share my knowledge and passion for creative workflows and music making, so I was super stoked to be able to put on an event the amazing Bargoonga Nganjin community space to run a workshop focusing on Teenage Engineering x Ableton Live workflows called Electronic Music Processes. This event was supported…
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Process – A Sonic Forum
As a side to my work at Ableton User Group Melbourne, I was privileged to be part of the team programming and putting on Process- A Sonic Forum: a day-long event that brought together a whole stack of musicians working in the field of music technology talking not about Industry, but about arts practice and…
Matt Ridgway 