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#demos//NUSofting.collaboration

Time for another round of demo sounds. This time it’s for a new project I’ve been working on with NUSofting, makers of a wide variety of very high quality VST/VSTi plug-ins. It’s a brand new concept, stemmed from the fact that Ableton’s Live Pack format is closed to Ableton ‘partners’ only. The project ended up much more than a live pack though. Here’s an excerpt from the quickstart guide:

NUSofting Live Packs are collections of external sounds and presets for the native Ableton devices that are intended to provide key elements of sound, structure and function. These elements can be combined, deconstructed or edited in unlimited ways allowing for instant inspiration and creativity. Taking advantage of the many Live features, various techniques are used in the creation of these sets so that users may become familiar with them. Whether they be common knowledge tricks or little known secrets, these techniques can be essential to an efficient Ableton workflow.

The main idea behind ‘compositional workspaces’ is simple: give users an easy way to break free from a creative dry spell and improve their Ableton workflow at the same time. Just drop the included project folder into your current Ableton projects and open the workspaces whenever you need a quick idea. The included content (clips, chains, etc) can be easily saved to the Ableton Library by drag and drop for use in other projects.

I’ll leave you with a demo track I put together (out of 4) using only the included workspaces and the clips provided. The project should be released shortly, and I’ll have more info when the time comes.