Made in Ableton Live: Novaa on warping and autotuning, vocoders and more

See Novaa remix one of her own tracks using layered vocal treatments, pitched percussion and more to make a brooding slice of modern pop.
Listen to the finished track here: open.spotify.com/album/5WqY41...
Watch the entire Made in Ableton Live series: www.ableton.com/blog/ground-w...
00:00 Intro
00:13 Vocals
09:51 Piano
11:58 Synths
15:36 Drums
17:56 Bass
20:00 Finishing the track
21:19 Outro
#abletonlive #madeinlive #live10

[@areyounovaa]

thank you for having me Ableton! 🧡

[@cameronwaters4261]

this was so amazing!!! thank u so so much for all of this

[@iampeaking]

Great stuff Novaa thanks!

[@atlesque]

Great video, thank for the thorough explanation! Could you share which mic you used to record this please? The sound quality is wonderful.

[@DiveaksshSchae]

Your approach to layering is so unique! Well done Novaa :)

[@farshadmehri9580]

Thank you very much and ableton

[@juwonnnnn]

I like the way she talks.

[@Skiamakhos]

Some very wise words there at the end. That was really interesting - I don't think I've seen many people start from the vocals before, but the results were pretty amazing.

[@SweetScaleTV]

Ableton is coming out strong with these vids... I wouldnt be surprised if they drop something new!

[@HoundTakeshi]

My thoughts exactly.

[@fts4life]

Hoping you're right. 10.1 is almost a year old so 10.2 is about due.

[@JamesBermingham]

Its a given. My guess is some sort of Mini Push/Keyboard Controller combined. Whetting the appetite with theses videos. If i were to coin a term for it.. Ableton Play 💪

[@offchristianamr]

refruja music Updates will be free until Ableton 11, which is years away. Nothing to worry about for a long time :)

[@offchristianamr]

@Wanderland Presents I didn't see that one coming at all lol. My comment aged very poorly hahah

[@rocantando]

Novaa is amazing! thank you Ableton for bringing her in ❤

[@user-dv2vv1ch7u]

how unexpected and pleasant, Ableton decided to please new videos with the participation of talented producers who generously share their experiences. Thank!

[@alemusicgirl]

this is why ableton is blowing away the rest of the competiotion those days... solid collaboration among producers, creating a culture of music production ,including events, live tutorials ..live performances .... yep this is the way to rule in the music industry as a daw

[@gkpdkshnz]

Regardless of your genre you can always learn something from a good producer/mixer. Great vid +1

[@tandavme]

thanks for MAutoPitch - didn't know that there's free antares autotune alternative

[@ZavQQ]

the message at the end

[@indianolaguitarman]

Thanks, love your last comments for helping newbies in getting up to speed with Ableton.

[@dindin5169]

Thank you so much. This is very inspiring, especially when Novaa said good things takes time and she's very encouraging.

[@lightfusionproductions4891]

Thank you for making this!!!

[@trcaggiano]

Excellent!! These are wonderful, Ableton! I am learning much!! Much thanks to the artist, Novaa, for the time and sharing with us those little tricks, Thanks!!

[@whnzmmr]

thank you, especially for the last words! ❣️

[@dannown]

This is the best Ableton video I've seen so far. Antonia is talented, clearly spoken, and truly inspiring. Thanks Antonia, you've really helped me.

[@JonLang108]

Thanks so much for showing me how you make music and your encouraging words at the end!

[@baer.artpop]

this is fantastic Novaaa!!!! wasn't expecting to see you here haha !!!

[@thakillerb]

This was incredible thank you Ableton ❤️

[@Paul-gp5om]

Great video and some very nice and encouraging words at the end there! Thanks :)

[@telkmx]

What a wonderful person she seems to be. She also did say some crucial things at the end about trying to stick to it even if it's hard :)

[@alejandrocasas6620]

Awesome, thank you!

[@smuff73]

Lovely subtle treatments, great sonic choices. With such a lot of processing its easy to get lost, this shows real artistic choices and intelligent decisions. Thanks a real valuable insight.

[@mekinis]

I checked your music and Universe Lullaby is our new fav : - ) Thanks for sharing your process!

[@EnryMusica]

Congrats on your work, Antonia!!!

[@InvokeMusicINVK]

Love watching her create...... a m a z i n g......🙌🏽

[@farshadmehri9580]

Thank you Novaa

[@heryouhatebuttowhoyoumaste1991]

This was great!

[@RiczWest]

Nice one - just watched Rachael K Collier's vid and now yours - AWESOME COMBO! As you both have such different styles... Going to let this all soak in a bit, play around, and probably come back in a week and watch again.

[@flywittzbeats4008]

Novaa is HANDS DOWN the most underrated artist I have ever discovered. Seriously how is this even possible? She's been dropping crazy shit since 2016. What are we doing in this world? lol

[@JC-bf9zm]

I could listen to her all day, very day.

[@jonathancopeland2001]

bro this is genius so many gems

[@balareddy8625]

Very Very Great Video.. Ableton is educating us alllllll.. Thank you very much Nova.. Crisp n clear...WOW...nice inspiring words at the end of the video. Thats very much TRUE. After seeing this video I feel that I can teach to my 10yr old kid without any glitches. Am sure you are great asset to Ableton. Would like to see more vidoes Novaa.. Thanks once again.

[@dailyrum2203]

That was Awesome

[@nicolasboyer]

Brillant ! Thumbs up.

[@supremeuppercut]

SO GOOD!

[@CheesyEZ]

your mic quality is crazy fro this series

[@cyrillerobin5564]

thank you!

[@The_Svara]

I really liked the last advice for the beginners I am inspired Thanks @Novaa🙂🙏

[@daddydanny5588]

thanx for sharing ...

[@estebanfigueroa8844]

Gracias especialmente por el mensaje del final

[@fugue6904]

excellent! thank you. I want to listen to that song

[@kalubandali2241]

Wow so very talented

[@regmonmusic]

Very nice!

[@matt_nomatter]

wow, your workflow is sick :D I'd never start like that. I almost always start with synths, thinking about all the melodies and harmonies. Gotta try to start with chopping and building a track around that. Great vid!

[@griffingibson4389]

Inspirational 😭

[@MiikkaRekola]

damn all of these new videos are good but this is phenomenal

[@rameynttp]

Novaa 🙌🏽🙌🏽👏🏿🚀

[@jacquibrookes8257]

Thankyou

[@miguero]

shoutout to Freesound.org! helping me being a better sound designer since i discovered it in '09

[@rcecil88]

It’s a goldmine and still not enough producers use it!

[@dissonantdreams]

Freesound was my favourite resource when I started producing back in the mid-aughts... I used so many samples from there in my early stuff. Even had a Freesound t-shirt 😄 I’m glad to hear it’s still going strong!

[@jeffreymuggli5918]

Wow. I love you. Please don’t forget

[@farshadmehri9580]

Thank you ableton

[@ahzootube]

She is damn good!

[@liev1603]

"james blake operator"

[@Divuar]

Thanks for amazing series and this particular piece! Am I the only one suspecting Novaa in ghostwriting for Grimes? :D

[@relaxationmusicsanctuary3664]

👏 👏

[@beytullahkeskin1153]

Ableton number one software...thanks...

[@d77droid]

this is great, was looking on a way to introduce modulation on vocals and chopping is great. any way to like chopping/warping and changing octaves live?

[@andycordy5190]

It takes a lot of confidence to begin with vocals. Even making vocal samples, it's like daring to make the first mark on a blank piece of paper, you need to have something in your mind to flow with. Here Novaa is remaking an existing song. Some people just like to put something down. Anything. If you're just starting, what is that something?

[@Oenilloc]

✨💎✨

[@chriszanf]

@1:22 You say you add another compressor to 'gel the two signals together' but you only have 1 signal path. You're not blending 2 chains. You're just adding a compressor at the end of the path

[@VAEOMMusic]

yeah, she's just compressing reverberated sound

[@xamxamxamxa]

🌚🖤🎶

[@quetzal9668]

sweet mic ;wondering what model it is ?

[@anirudhsingh2354]

Hi @ableton either buy Valhalla or make a better Reverb plug-in . This series could be called Made in Ableton with Valhalla

[@proteus1]

My push 2 is gathering dust as I don't know how to use it.

[@Josh_GS__]

the best part is the final message she gave..

[@danilodawsonvideos]

Can someone share the name of the Interface?

[@cplmcdeath]

pretty

[@prisonpapers765]

Got so complcated i fell asleep after the 10th chain

[@theunconciousmind7314]

look the problem is. i work on multiple leads. when i press TAP it usually gives me the opportunity to press PLAY. and it starts. when i switch to a midi lead, i mark it, to edit it and make the arrangement. what happens? ABLETON automatically switches the TRIGGER BUTTON for play. This is the problem. this kills my whole workflow. i don't want ableton to switch the start position when i click on a midi file. ableton 9 didn't do that. yet ableton 10 has this BIG ISSUE.This needs to be solved or i will switch back to ableton 9 or cuebase.

[@VAEOMMusic]

using compressor after eq is the right way to go. Not like what's shown here.. it effects the transient shaping when you put eq after comp

[@sugnasugna]

While it’s definitely important to know this fact, I’ve seen plenty of artists intentionally working like this to control transients. Both ways can work as long as you know the benefits of each.

[@christian6326]

Wow her pitch automation shows a complete lack of any understanding of what she is doing melodically, yet the end product is awesome!! Wow!!!

[@chris5375]

Is it the sister of James Blake ?

[@christophpetersart3803]

compressing the hell out of everything with no fucking reasssooonn , I got stressed out

[@Max91199]

She's a real cutie

[@darkharcoma3054]

Please gate your mic. I can hear your lips move.

[@Storms909]

Is that all you took away from this video or did you just want to bust a little flex?