Generative Ambient Music Technique with MIDI FX in Ableton Live 11

Another powerful technique for creating Generative Ambient music in Ableton Live 11, this time using MIDI FX. A few videos back we explored another Generative music technique which involved using Follow Actions to generate random notes that we then locked into a scale. This time we are using the power of MIDI fx in different ways to generate random musical notes that will once again be locked to the scale of our choosing to enhance its musicality and tonality. If you thought this was an awesome technique, then please like, comment, & subscribe.
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[@comcalmasevailonge]

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[@okayhero]

As someone who's just getting into ableton with literally zero musical background, this is a huge gamechanger. This and your follow actions tutorial have already taught me so much fun stuff! Thank you!!

[@Jemeneye7]

AWESOME! Watch the SDHOs! they are packed with so much other useful tips and tricks. You don't ned music theory or music background to make kick ass music. I will illuminate the way for thee, lets keep going!!!!!!!!!!

[@okayhero]

@@Jemeneye7 thank you for the recommendation! I'll be sure to check it out! This is so exciting!!

[@Jemeneye7]

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[@jvsonyt]

arpreggiator lol

[@LoFi_SciFi_Studio]

[@samuelpalacios9661]

Love your way of teaching! Such a cool way to do these kind of ambientce. Thanks!

[@m.g.kroger]

That sounds awesome! A tutorial like this gets hypnotic indeed...

[@Jemeneye7]

Glad to hear it! Is that what we're all after anyway, something to get lost into in the most pleasing way. Glad you enjoyed this. Hopefully with this technique now in your arsenal, you can use it to make even more hpynotic sounds!!!

[@Repayola]

I've tried to make this on my own and from my experience, using the chord, arpeggiator, random and scale devices in the same chain plus mapping some parameters to max for live lfo is the perfect way to make generatve ambient music, great tutorial ❤

[@Jemeneye7]

Hey there, thanks for the comment! Yes, adding the max for live LFO device is a fantastic addition. I'm sure you already know this, but apply that LFO to the Arpegiator "Style" chooser and set the rate very low and use the noise oscillator and it will very slowly randomly select through the different arp styles. I also like using the Velocity now to generate random velocities to make the randomly generated notes have more dynamism to it. You may want to check out the video I did on "Follow Actions" as we do a similar thing but using a different technique.

[@Repayola]

@@Jemeneye7 oh wow didn't think about that trick! yet i found out that using free rate in the arpeggiator is a very good way to make ambient music since it has no clear tempo. definitely will check that video out, thank you for your response ❤

[@WilliamHumphreys]

Excellent! Thank you

[@DS-wi3bk]

thanks man, i love it 🤘

[@AlfaOmega_MusicalMind]

Hi man!!!....fist video of you that i discover and will see later when i come back home!!. Just one question!!!....how you change the colours that showed you Ableton???....it's only a filter or edition??. You energy won a new subscriber!!!...keep it up man!!!.Success to you!!!💪❤️.Thank you!!!.

[@Jemeneye7]

Hello! For this particular video I just changed the Color/Hue value in my video editor to give it those colors. Glad you enjoyed the video and thanks for the sub!

[@AlfaOmega_MusicalMind]

@@Jemeneye7 Hello bro!!!.Thanks so much for you response!!!.Keep it up!!!😃👏👏👏👏

[@steffenkisonicalchemy]

great tutorial brother! super well explained and articulated. Sounds great! gonna try this out :) I shared this tutorial also on our discord and look forward to more content like this

[@Jemeneye7]

That's awesome, and thank you!! You will really enjoy the tutorial I did a few weeks ago on using "Follow Actions" to achieve this same effect. It's the other really good way to get good Generative Ambient music in Ableton Live. Glad you enjoyed the tut!

[@steffenkisonicalchemy]

@@Jemeneye7 oh cool! thanks for pointing that out. I will have a look :)

[@airfixx_8952]

Re: The arp/rndm issuel the devices are fundamentally fine and doing what they are designed to do.... What's happening is; if the rndm is first then you have one randomised note being kicked out and then arp'd until you let go of the key (i.e. lots of instances of the same note). Whereas if you have the arp first it kicks out a succession of instances of the same source note; each of which hits the rndm device and gets randomised individually....... All the fun of signal flow logic. :)

[@june21_]

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[@Jemeneye7]

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[@hellohello-qo5vq]

Why are you pronouncing it "arpReggiator"?