Access Ableton https://www.youtube.com/@ZacharyBennoui Pinecast (https://pinecast.com) en-USZach Bennoui Zach Bennoui zachary.bennoui@gmail.com no Access Ableton https://www.youtube.com/@ZacharyBennoui https://storage.pinecast.net/podcasts/covers/947394f4-1cd0-4db5-bf66-7002c35fe992/AALogo.png episodic 2025 S1E25 - Live12.4 and The Future https://pinecast.com/guid/6aed1312-a33f-4be3-ab20-d0fa00753a3d Sun, 29 Mar 2026 20:45:00 -0000 00:28:07 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

]]> Live12.4 and The Future no 1 25 S1E24 - New Features in Live12.3 https://pinecast.com/guid/c811e302-c5d0-482c-9f77-4c9324f224a6 Mon, 29 Dec 2025 22:45:00 -0000 00:26:40 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

]]> New Features in Live12.3 no 1 24 S1E22 - Mixing (Part3) https://pinecast.com/guid/8af682e4-7764-425e-97a3-ba481ca928c5 Mon, 24 Nov 2025 19:40:00 -0000 00:26:03 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

]]> Mixing (Part3) no 1 22 S1E21 - Mixing (Part2) https://pinecast.com/guid/0b748c5f-4c29-4e55-b7d8-579408748625 Mon, 17 Nov 2025 16:30:00 -0000 00:34:56 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

]]> Mixing (Part2) no 1 21 S1E20 - Mixing (Part1) https://pinecast.com/guid/342a6dc3-3408-425c-bee0-b92117197255 Mon, 20 Oct 2025 14:45:00 -0000 00:31:57 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

]]> Mixing (Part1) no 1 20 S1E19 - What Is Mixing and Why Is It Important? https://pinecast.com/guid/e6cd2c00-3b36-491c-8117-0c766418ee8b Mon, 13 Oct 2025 14:30:00 -0000 00:20:39 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 on Youtube: https://youtu.be/AEjACiJnkJ4?si=C8vh49vfw9K09e0f

Link to the multitracks, note that this is a direct download link: https://mtkdata.cambridgemusictechnology.co.uk/MTK006/AngelsInAmplifiers_ImAlright_Full.zip

Link to the Mixing Secrets Free Multitrack Download Library: https://cambridge-mt.com/ms3/mtk/

Link to Reaper Made Easy Tutorials: https://www.theglobalvoice.info/reaper/

Email: accessableton@gmail.com

Mastodon: @ZBennoui@dragonscave.space

Discord: @ZachB13

]]> What Is Mixing and Why Is It Important? no 1 19 S1E18 - Sound Design From Scratch (part4) https://pinecast.com/guid/c13e54ba-742c-41a6-b303-49b692a3f94a Thu, 02 Oct 2025 01:00:00 -0000 00:34:12 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

]]> Sound Design From Scratch (part4) no 1 18 S1E17 - Sound Design From Scratch (Part3) https://pinecast.com/guid/bc92bf0c-18c8-4661-a8cb-e8add45bdab4 Mon, 22 Sep 2025 14:30:00 -0000 00:45:44 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

]]> Sound Design From Scratch (Part3) no 1 17 S1E16 - Sound Design From Scratch (Part 2.) https://pinecast.com/guid/d2fc7627-0530-4ae1-b4a6-a398060d378e Mon, 15 Sep 2025 14:30:00 -0000 00:42:34 In this episode, we design a pad sound from scratch using Drift.

Links:

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

]]> Sound Design From Scratch (Part 2.) no 1 16 PSA: Live 12.3 Coming Soon https://pinecast.com/guid/f324e0c7-9c3b-43f9-9f85-6e0190582fff Mon, 15 Sep 2025 02:30:00 -0000 00:14:16 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

]]> no bonus S1E15 - Sound Design From Scratch (Part 1) https://pinecast.com/guid/6d58c2f6-1d78-4f25-b1ba-c965cc9b8101 Mon, 08 Sep 2025 14:30:00 -0000 00:45:08 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

]]> Sound Design From Scratch (Part 1) no 1 15 S1E14 - Breaking Down A Remix And The Use Of Ai In Music Production https://pinecast.com/guid/360320d6-7a72-40bb-a59c-b2da2a732e30 Mon, 01 Sep 2025 15:15:00 -0000 00:36:19 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

Link to Suno: https://suno.com/home

]]> Breaking Down A Remix And The Use Of Ai In Music Production no 1 14 S1E13 - Exploring Advanced Drum Programing With Lives Generators https://pinecast.com/guid/e97b319c-b65a-4f8d-ae28-1de7874d70c8 Mon, 25 Aug 2025 14:30:00 -0000 00:28:05 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

]]> Exploring Advanced Drum Programing With Lives Generators no 1 13 S1E12 - Making Your Audio Sound Lo-fi with Maim https://pinecast.com/guid/62db2be0-1b9a-4afc-a377-cc238eac8ab1 Mon, 18 Aug 2025 14:30:00 -0000 00:42:27 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

]]> Making Your Audio Sound Lo-fi with Maim no 1 12 S1E11 - Exploring Slice To New Midi Track https://pinecast.com/guid/1ac1911e-87bf-41bf-b106-efa54174f3d3 Mon, 11 Aug 2025 14:30:00 -0000 00:33:42 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

]]> Exploring Slice To New Midi Track no 1 11 S1E10 - Exploring a Few Third-party Plug-ins https://pinecast.com/guid/4a1a63cd-61d2-45cc-bf9c-a387aeb3c2bc Mon, 04 Aug 2025 14:30:00 -0000 00:28:59 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: @ZachB13

]]> Exploring a Few Third-party Plug-ins no 1 10 S1E9 - Arranging Your Song and More Fun With Samples https://pinecast.com/guid/f1c1c404-730b-4fbb-a54c-fed711c298a4 Mon, 28 Jul 2025 14:30:00 -0000 00:30:56 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.

Links

Email: accessableton@gmail.com

Mastodon: @ZBennoui@dragonscave.space

Discord: @ZachB13

Sample packs used in this episode:

90s Ambient Samples: https://www.musicradar.com/news/tech/331-free-90s-ambient-samples-627152

Real-World Fx Samples: https://www.musicradar.com/news/tech/sampleradar-286-free-real-world-fx-samples-467432

]]> Arranging Your Song and More Fun With Samples no 1 9 S1E8 - A Quick Look At Splice and Making a Trap Beat https://pinecast.com/guid/d34c46ec-81ed-44d1-9245-1aff81eec88c Mon, 21 Jul 2025 14:30:00 -0000 00:29:53 In this episode, I take a quick look at Splice, and use some of the samples to make a Trap Beat in session view.

Links:

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

]]> A Quick Look At Splice and Making a Trap Beat no 1 8 S1E7 - Exploring Sample Packs https://pinecast.com/guid/ef5a4fe1-0152-4766-9115-a39a627cee2b Wed, 16 Jul 2025 14:30:00 -0000 00:24:11 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-opnTG1HQqIoJNsgdNo84kXDgXGtvfH7js84lGXt8oZT5dfl7

Sample Radar: https://www.musicradar.com/news/tech/free-music-samples-royalty-free-loops-hits-and-multis-to-download-sampleradar

Splice: (subscription) https://splice.com

]]> Exploring Sample Packs no 1 7 S1E6 - Exploring Automation In Live https://pinecast.com/guid/eb2c2154-fe8a-48bb-86e4-fef5345af2dc Mon, 07 Jul 2025 14:30:00 -0000 00:28:43 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

]]> Exploring Automation In Live no 1 6 S1E5 - Getting To Know Devices https://pinecast.com/guid/c562203f-df58-4e79-a5c4-7cabc98009d8 Mon, 30 Jun 2025 14:30:00 -0000 00:36:31 In this episode, we take a quick look at Live's device view. More detailed info about some of the most useful devices will be coming in future episodes.

Links:

Email: accessableton@gmail.com

Mastodon: @ZBennoui@dragonscave.space

]]> Getting To Know Devices no 1 5 S1E4 - Exploring Live's Browser https://pinecast.com/guid/6dd29e69-c2c3-4ba5-955a-cb83b9115d09 Fri, 27 Jun 2025 16:30:00 -0000 00:33:39 In this episode of Access Ableton, we take a look at the Live browser and see how it can be used to find devices, samples, and other content for your projects.

Links:

Email: accessableton@gmail.com

Mastodon: @ZBennoui@dragonscave.space

]]> Exploring Live's Browser no 1 4 S1E3 - A Look At Clip View https://pinecast.com/guid/1118a9f4-2934-4106-b283-e00a652cd73e Mon, 16 Jun 2025 14:30:00 -0000 00:51:53 In this episode, we take a look at editing audio and midi in the clip view.

Links:

Email: accessableton@gmail.com

Mastodon: @ZBennoui@dragonscave.space

www.blindproducers.org

]]> A Look At Clip View no 1 3 S1E2 - Getting Around Arrangement View https://pinecast.com/guid/6db72e7e-a015-4eaa-9311-bea8ae2de71a Mon, 09 Jun 2025 14:30:00 -0000 00:37:11

In the second episode of Access Ableton, I show you how to get around arrangement view and make a track. We talk about editing clips, moving them around, and recording new material into the timeline.

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

]]> Getting Around Arrangement View no 1 2 S1E1 - Getting Around Ableton's UI and Making a Quick Beat https://pinecast.com/guid/81dfef1b-dc0f-4e29-8cb4-e1c223e1ff27 Sun, 01 Jun 2025 14:30:00 -0000 00:46:26 On this first episode of the Access Ableton podcast, I take you through some of Live's settings and make a quick beat in session view. We also take a look at editing midi in the clip detail editor.

Links: Accessibility section of the Live12 manual: https://www.ableton.com/en/live-manual/12/accessibility-options-in-live/#accessibility-options-in-live Follow me on Mastodon: @ZBennoui@dragonscave.space Email me: Zachary.Bennoui@gmail.com

]]> Getting Around Ableton's UI and Making a Quick Beat no 1 1 Access Ableton Trailer https://pinecast.com/guid/6aa329f0-d688-4c2a-9b97-faf83f881a42 Thu, 15 May 2025 03:51:39 -0000 00:00:54 no trailer