Access Ableton

Access Ableton

Welcome to Access Ableton, the podcast helping you make the most of Ableton Live with a screen reader. Whether you're new to the art of music production or have been in the industry for a while, this podcast aims to help level up your skills and make better music. Join me each week as I unpack all the major features of Live and share tips and production techniques I've gathered over the years.

Episodes

March 29, 2026 28 mins

In this episode, I talk about Live12.4 and discuss future plans for this podcast.

Links:

Email: accessableton@gmail.com

Mastodon: @ZBennoui@dragonscave.space

Discord: @ZachB13

Blind Producers: https://blindproducers.org

F9-Audio: https://www.f9-audio.com/?gad_source=1\&gad_campaignid=1413093771\&gbraid=0AAAAADkVBBgDGNY7Y-lyhYqEUSM3Fuow4\&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIkMSFsfvFkwMVeFz_AR2hrRviEAAYASAAEgJyF_D_BwE

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In this episode, we take a look at some of the new features in Live12.3 including the ability to separate stems, bounce groups as individual audio tracks, and the new Auto Pan-Tremolo device.

Links

Email: accessableton@gmail.com

Mastodon: @ZBennoui@dragonscave.space

Discord: @ZachB13

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November 24, 2025 26 mins

On this episode of Access Ableton, we take a look at the use of panning to create space and depth in your mix.

Links:

Email: accessableton@gmail.com

Mastodon: @ZBennoui@dragonscave.space

Discord: @ZachB13

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November 17, 2025 34 mins

In this episode, we take a look at how simple volume adjustments can have a big impact on your mix.

links

Email: accessableton@gmail.com

Mastodon: @ZBennoui@dragonscave.space

Discord: @ZachB13

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October 20, 2025 31 mins

In this episode, we take a look at the track we'll be using to practice our mixing skills. I go through all the tracks in the project, as well as talking about what I like about the mix and what we need to improve. I also talk about grouping tracks together for better organization.

Links:

Email: accessableton@gmail.com

Mastodon:@ZBennoui@dragonscave.space

Discord: @ZachB13

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In this episode of Access Ableton, I go over the four main pillars of mixing, volume, panning, EQ, and compression. We also touch on reverb, delay, and analog processing. This is a precursor to episode 20, where I will be beginning a series of mixing tutorials using free multi tracks you can find online. The song we will be mixing is called "I'm Alright, by Angels In Amplifiers.

links:

Full mix of the track by @xMaster77x ...

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In this episode, we take one last look at Drift and design a retro Synthwave cord sound from scratch. I also show you a neat trick for creating chords in Ableton's midi editor.

Links:

Email: accessableton@gmail.com Mastodon: @ZBennoui@dragonscave.space Discord: @ZachB13

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September 22, 2025 45 mins

In this episode, I show you how to design an 80s style synth bass from scratch using Drift.

Links:

email: accessableton@gmail.com

Mastodon: @ZBennoui@dragonscave.space

Discord: @ZachB13

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September 15, 2025 42 mins

In this episode, we design a pad sound from scratch using Drift.

Links:

Mastodon: @ZBennoui@dragonscave.space Discord: @ZachB13

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September 14, 2025 14 mins

This is a quick episode going over some of the new features in Ableton Live 12.3, currently in beta testing.

Links:

Live 12.3 release notes Email: accessableton@gmail.com

Mastodon: @ZBennoui@dragonscave.space

Discord: @ZachB13

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September 8, 2025 45 mins

In this episode, we take a first look at subtractive synthesis using Ableton's Drift device. This episode is part one of a series on synthesis, meant to help you design sounds from scratch and escape the preset trap.

Links:

Email: accessableton@gmail.com

Mastodon: @ZBennoui@dragonscave.space

Discord: @ZachB13

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In this episode, I breakdown a remix I did of a song by Pop artist Caroline Romano. We discuss a few mixing techniques, and the use of AI in music production.

Links:

email: accessableton@gmail.com

Mastodon: @ZBennoui@dragonscave.space

Discord: @ZachB13

Link to the song on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHpnlPqTo1A&list=RDFHpnlPqTo1A&start_radio=1

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In this episode, we explore Live's rhythm generator to make programing beats easier.

Links:

Email: accessableton@gmail.com

Mastodon: @ZBennoui@dragonscave.space

Discord: @ZachB13

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In this episode, I take a look at Maim, a free an open source lo-fi plug-in that gives your sounds the characteristics of badly compressed digital audio.

Links:

Link to Maim on Github releases: https://github.com/ArdenButterfield/Maim/releases

Email: accessableton@gmail.com

Mastodon: @ZBennoui@dragonscave.space

Discord: @ZachB13

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In this episode, we take a look at Live's "Slice To New Midi Track" feature, and explore some creative uses of this tool to get the most out of your sample collection.

Links:

Mastodon: @ZBennoui@dragonscave.space Email: AccessAbleton@gmail.com

Discord: @ZachB13

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In this episode, we take a look at some third-party plug-ins from Airwindows.

Links:

Airwindows: https://www.airwindows.com

Reaper Made Easy (for other music production based tutorials)

https://www.theglobalvoice.info/reaper/

Email: accessableton@gmail.com

Mastodon: @ZBennoui@dragonscave.space

Discord: @Zac...

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In this episode, I take another look at session view, and show how you can use it to make a rough arrangement for your song before transferring it into the arrangement view to flesh out the details. I also explore a few more ways to make samples your own, including messing with them using Ableton's warping algorithms and adding effects.

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Email: accessableton@gmail.com

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In this episode, I take a quick look at Splice, and use some of the samples to make a Trap Beat in session view.

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Email: accessableton@gmail.com Mastodon: @ZBennoui@dragonscave.space Discord: @ZachB13

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July 16, 2025 24 mins

In this episode, I take a look at some free third-party sample packs by Cymatics, and we make a quick beat in Ableton's session view.

Links:

Email: accessableton@gmail.com

Mastodon: @ZBennoui@dragonscave.space

Discord: @ZachB13

Some links to free samples:

cymatics: https://cymatics.fm/pages/free-download-vault?srsltid=AfmBOoo-opnTG1HQ...

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July 7, 2025 28 mins

In this episode, I show you how to use automation in Live to change your sounds over time.

Links:

Email: accessableton@gmail.com

Mastodon: @ZBennoui@dragonscave.space

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