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Find the key of your samples inside Ableton Live 🎹 Live Key is a FREE Max for Live Key Detector & Auto-Transposer for Ableton Live. Free download!!! link in bio. #AbletonLive #MaxForLive

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Side Brain @sidebrain.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Control Ableton Live with your Camera? FREE DOWNLOAD LINK IN BIO #ableton #maxforlive #mediapipe

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Side Brain @sidebrain.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I made a free Max for Live device that turns your camera into an Ableton Live controller 🙌 Air Control maps 12 gestures like pinch, grip, and the distance between your hands to parameters in Live. Link in bio for the download #ableton #maxforlive #mediapipe

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Side Brain @sidebrain.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

A lot of people are messaging me so just to clarify…. Yes, Session Drummer is coming soon!

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Side Brain @sidebrain.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Should this upcoming Max for Live device be free?

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Side Brain @sidebrain.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

This Sunday (September 27th) we're exploring the addictive world of UK Grime. UK Garage, Jungle and Dancehall all came together to create the UK rap scene. With jaggy synths and the now classic half time 140 BPM rhythms. Open to all skill levels. More info & Tickets -> shorturl.at/1vljQ

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Side Brain @sidebrain.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

PITCHFIELD full overview & tutorial is now online! Covering everything about the device including PUSH 2 & 3 takeover modes (+ PUSH 3 standalone)

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Pitchfield: Probability Pitch Map Melodic Sequencer | Ableton Live & Push Tutorial

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Side Brain @sidebrain.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

The Building Generative Musical Systems in Ableton Live workshop is now online! The session also includes 2 exclusive Max for Live devices and 2 Ableton Projects Check out the first 20 minutes from the workshop here 👇

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Generative Musical Systems in Ableton Live | Side Brain

Build evolving melodies, harmonic worlds, dynamic responsive drums, and generative arrangements in Ableton Live. Includes workshop video, projects, and two exclusive Max for Live devices.

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Side Brain @sidebrain.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

If you go on my website there’s a mini game with a mini Yeuda where you can play a beat on the Dreamcast Arcade Stick

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Side Brain @sidebrain.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

PITCHFIELD is a new probability pitch map sequencer with full PUSH 3 takeover mode! I made it specifically for today's Generative Music workshop but it turned out so good I'm releasing it to the public. Get PITCHFIELD here (Full tutorial coming soon) -> sidebrain.gumroad.com/l/pitchfield

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Pitchfield

Probability Pitch Map Melodic Sequencer.Pitchfield is a melodic probability sequencer for Ableton Live. Give each scale degree a weight, then let the internal clock or incoming MIDI choose the rhythm....

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Side Brain @sidebrain.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Build an auto drummer in Ableton Live 🥁 Note chance, Play One groups, velocity deviation, and modulated Arpeggiator fills. More techniques like these in the Generative Music workshop. Link in bio!

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Side Brain @sidebrain.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

For Sunday's workshop we exploring techniques for building musical systems: - Generative Arrangements - Auto Drummers - Controlled Randomized Basslines (with Glides) - Cross Modulation - Pitch Probability Map and much more! More info & Tickets -> shorturl.at/IiFgT

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Side Brain @sidebrain.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I just uploaded a full overview and tutorial for BLACKOUT, a Max for Live MIDI Transformation Tool inspired by Black MIDI. Turn simple musical ideas into dense, intricate MIDI patterns while controlling the pitch, rhythm, timing and velocity.

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Create Black MIDI in Ableton Live | BLACKOUT Tutorial

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Side Brain @sidebrain.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Logic Drummer for Ableton with a tiny Yeuda drumming? Dilla and JD patterns included #maxforlive #ableton

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Side Brain @sidebrain.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Building Musical Systems in Ableton Live workshop. Sunday, September 20th More info & Tickets -> shorturl.at/mqJoK

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Side Brain @sidebrain.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Who needs a scale detector and chord progression analysis for their MIDI? Coming soon with Keyboard Monitor 2

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Side Brain @sidebrain.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

C&R Generator 1.1 is here! Generate connected MIDI phrases, then send each to a different instrument with the new Companion. Rack chains or separate MIDI tracks with queued randomization and timing improvements. Free Download -> sidebrain.gumroad.com/l/zhgshl

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Side Brain @sidebrain.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Thank you to everyone who grabbed some music production workshops from the Vault this weekend. It was an awesome sale and I really appreciate everyone’s support! Last day to grab 2 workshops and get 2 free

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The Vault: 100+ Music Production Workshops | Side Brain

Explore 100+ recorded Side Brain workshops on music styles, production techniques, sound design, music theory, Ableton Live devices, and more.

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Side Brain @sidebrain.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

I made a FREE Max for Live device that generates groovy basslines and melodic sequences using call and response.  Link in bio for the free download link! #AbletonLive #MaxForLive #MusicProduction #Basslines #SideBrain

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Side Brain @sidebrain.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Just released MIDI Bounce 1.6 update! This is a big update with a lot of bug fixes and workflow enhancements. If you already own MIDI Bounce. grab it from your Gumroad account

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MIDI Bounce 1.6 | Print MIDI Effects in One Click in Ableton Live

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Side Brain @sidebrain.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

LIVE KEY UPDATE Added Camelot wheel support & auto renaming of clips Still testing extreme cases to improve the detection algorithm I appreciate everyone’s messages and interest, will release it as soon as possible (Free download for newsletter subscribers)

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Side Brain @sidebrain.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

This past weekend, we challenged ourselves to make music using only the computer keyboard! My MIDI Editing Techniques workshop covers Ableton shortcuts, hidden tricks, humanization & Black MIDI. First 20 min from the workshop here 👇

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MIDI Editing Techniques in Ableton Live | Side Brain

Get in a the flow, edit MIDI faster in Ableton Live with essential shortcuts, hidden tricks, keyboard drum programming, humanization, and Black MIDI. Includes the Blackout MIDI tool.

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Side Brain @sidebrain.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

The Live Key Max for Live device is almost done! It can detect your sample’s key/scale from Simpler, Sampler, Drum Sampler and live audio for audio clips or Looper or whatever. It can even Auto-Transpose your samples to the cent! COMING SOON

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Side Brain @sidebrain.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Online Ableton workshop Sunday, September 6th With some exclusive gifts for participants Don’t miss it!

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Side Brain @sidebrain.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Blackout new MIDI transformation tool inspired by Black MIDI! Get it here -> sidebrain.gumroad.com/l/ncoxra

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Side Brain @sidebrain.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

BLACKOUT is a Max for Live MIDI Transformation Tool inspired by the Black MIDI subculture. Get it here - > sidebrain.gumroad.com/l/ncoxra

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Side Brain @sidebrain.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Can you guess what this MIDI transformation tool does?

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Side Brain @sidebrain.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Edit MIDI faster without interrupting your creative flow. This Sunday, we’ll explore essential shortcuts, hidden mechanisms, speed editing, humanization, keyboard-only drum programming and Black MIDI in Ableton Live. More Info & Tickets -> shorturl.at/fSDBH

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Side Brain @sidebrain.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

DRIFTER UPDATE! Added PUSH integration with: - Mute/solo - Snapshots - Snapshot sequencing - Momentary ratchet control - FX triggers - Per step editing Will I finish it this week??

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Side Brain @sidebrain.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Tomorrow (Sunday)!! Participants will get an exclusive and awesome Max for Live device if i might say so myself.

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Side Brain @sidebrain.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Got a very special gift for this week’s Acid House workshop. More info about the workshop -> shorturl.at/vbmr5

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Side Brain @sidebrain.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

☻ 303 ACID HOUSE ABLETON WORKSHOP Build a complete acid house track in Ableton Live: 303 basslines, 808/909 drums, distortion, automation + arrangement. This is a beginner friendly style Aug 30 · 11 AM PT More Info & Tickets -> shorturl.at/rmgfG

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Side Brain @sidebrain.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Almost done with Drifter! Who needs a polymetric, polyrhythmic, phase-shifting, swinging, ratcheting, conditional, percussive, and melodic sequencer? Really happy with how it turned out!

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Side Brain @sidebrain.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

The Composers’ Desktop Project workshop is now online! Learn to transform drums, vocals, loops, and everyday recordings using granular processing, phase vocoding, spectral morphing, cross-synthesis, and more. Watch the first 20 minutes through the link ->

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Composers Desktop Project Sound Design Workshop | Side Brain

Explore CDP’s granular, spectral, waveset and AI-assisted sound-design tools in a practical two-hour workshop, with three detailed PDF guides included.

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Side Brain @sidebrain.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Although it's nice to explain in plain english to an agent how do you want to process the audio with CDP (Composers Desktop Project) effects. it's just not as fun as connecting nodes yourself and experiment. All of it, in today's workshop -> shorturl.at/JcJby

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Side Brain @sidebrain.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Sunday, August 23rd we're diving into the experimental sound design world of Composers Desktop Project. Things will get out of hand pretty quickly. More info about the workshop -> shorturl.at/LW7nz

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Side Brain @sidebrain.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Adding velocity ramp ratcheting to a Polyrhythmic sequencer was a pain in the butt but it's done! and Don't judge my patching please.

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Side Brain @sidebrain.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Sunday, August 23rd, Composers Desktop Project workshop. Developed in the ’80s, CDP is one of the wildest sound-design toolkits used by artists like Aphex Twin and it’s now available as a free Ableton Live Extension and Plugin! More Info & Tickets 👇

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Composers Desktop Project in Ableton Live Workshop - Sunday, August 23rd + DrumSep 1.1.10 Update!

Developed in the 1980s, CDP - the Composers’ Desktop Project, is one of the wildest and most powerful collections of experimental sound-transformation

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Side Brain @sidebrain.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Developed in the ’80s, CDP is one of the wildest sound-design toolkits, and it’s now available as a free Ableton Live Extension! I used Reverse Grain Order to transform percussion loops and the Harmoniser to create unexpected vocal ear candy.

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