http://www.crossfadr.com Wed, 22 May 2013 04:05:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://www.crossfadr.com/2013/02/28/midi-controls-and-interfaces-in-ableton-live/ http://www.crossfadr.com/2013/02/28/midi-controls-and-interfaces-in-ableton-live/#comments Thu, 28 Feb 2013 05:05:45 +0000 Matt Gerrard http://www.crossfadr.com/?p=8381 Getting Hands-On If you’ve ever used any other DAW or performance software, you’ll know how valuable a MIDI controller can be in creating fluidity and style when controlling your instruments. Because Ableton is meant for Live use, the addition of a MIDI controller can completely transform your Live performances. It’s possible to get by with a mouse [...]]]> http://www.crossfadr.com/2013/02/28/midi-controls-and-interfaces-in-ableton-live/feed/ 0 http://www.crossfadr.com/2011/07/28/griid-vs-touchable/ http://www.crossfadr.com/2011/07/28/griid-vs-touchable/#comments Thu, 28 Jul 2011 10:28:33 +0000 Mark Della-Libera http://crossfadr.com/wp/?p=545 Love the hype or loathe it, the iPad is happily changing the way a generation of musicians interacts with sound. From new implementations of classics, like Korg’s iMS-20, to mainstays like GarageBand, to a growing number of interfaces for existing performance software, the touchscreen input is redefining our capacity to manipulate audio with our fingertips. [...]]]> http://www.crossfadr.com/2011/07/28/griid-vs-touchable/feed/ 0 http://www.crossfadr.com/2011/07/14/iximix-liveremote-review/ http://www.crossfadr.com/2011/07/14/iximix-liveremote-review/#comments Thu, 14 Jul 2011 10:08:50 +0000 Mark Della-Libera http://crossfadr.com/?p=774 The awkwardly named iXiMix is a UK based development team specializing in iOS control interfaces for your favorite music software. At the time of writing, they’ve released touch controllers for Traktor, Access Virus and, of course, Ableton. This last one pits them against some increasingly stiff competition, but if there’s one theme I’ve come to appreciate [...]]]> http://www.crossfadr.com/2011/07/14/iximix-liveremote-review/feed/ 0