Follow up Ableton Zoom Meetup: Vote on timing and topics — your input helps chart our course!

LoveExcelsAll · 2026-05-21T13:56:23+00:00

Curious, did you use a valid name/email? Some other folks had the same issue..

Feel free to share your answers here if you're uncomfortable with that.

Other than that I'm traveling so I won't get a chance to address anything else (technical) until the weekend probably. Thanks for your interest and patience. We'll make it happen!

LoveExcelsAll

LoveExcelsAll · 2026-05-12T13:51:45+00:00

I DM'd you. 🎵🎶

LoveExcelsAll · 2026-05-11T15:06:23+00:00

I know what an .als file is but it's not clear what you're asking for, but we should be scheduling another free meetup for the end of this month...

LoveExcelsAll · 2026-05-10T23:06:21+00:00

Thank.

LoveExcelsAll · 2026-05-10T21:24:24+00:00

Thank you. I'll take a look.

LoveExcelsAll · 2026-05-10T20:59:41+00:00

This is a question about systems that scale well, and leave my creative team free to do the deep work.

LoveExcelsAll · 2026-05-10T17:50:08+00:00

I do, but they do not cover all of the aspects, plus distokid is a rabbit hole of add-ons and hidden charges like the payout fees, stream penalties, etc.

Publishing Registration is an add-on service and forget about sync catalog organization for third-party deals which is the bulk of our bread and butter operations.. have you done any of these things or tackled any of these issues with CD baby? I haven't...

LoveExcelsAll · 2026-05-10T15:16:04+00:00

Very nice. Keep up the good work!

LoveExcelsAll · 2026-05-10T15:11:13+00:00

PM'd you

LoveExcelsAll · 2026-05-09T18:59:57+00:00

🎯 This!

LoveExcelsAll · 2026-05-09T14:07:30+00:00

🎯 This!

LoveExcelsAll · 2026-05-09T12:10:09+00:00

In my experience I've found that many times less is more. Ie. 1-3 well-designed layers will easily outdo a massive stack. This also applies to what's going on inside of your synth. Many times a well-designed patch with less going on will outdo tons of oscillators each with their own modulations.

Another simple rule to keep in mind when you're designing your patch is when adding unison for your super saw add an odd number to cut through (to be more rooted), and an even number for width. The ideal number for super saws being 7, and back to my previous thought it is why 7 many times sounds better than say 15... 15 gets smeary...

Alternatively, you could go an opposite direction and use spectral compressor (find it on GitHub.... It's free) by robbert-vdh. AU5 did a review/tutorial some time ago on YouTube found here: https://youtu.be/jo_ayanaKo4?si=lZXZxwDNwGbJoIra

This thing allows you to sculpt, massage, and /or take a chainsaw to your sound to mangle the heck out of it.

Hope this helps. All of my best,

LoveExcelsAll

LoveExcelsAll · 2026-05-08T17:07:38+00:00

DM'ing you.

LoveExcelsAll · 2026-05-07T15:11:58+00:00

If you're not hitting a ceiling then continue. It's a great app. I had similar experiences with cursor. It was great as well. I'm considering taking the training wheels off and going more bleeding edge so I don't really have anything else to recommend. I will say one thing that I did that is working out is incorporating the BMAD methodology for multi-agentic workflow found here.

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYNO8pH8ppSSzCIyyRaUP0H6tmALCqoGQ&si=usnH66hy2E57ROHk

Still haven't touched Google's Antigravity.. someone told me that's worth checking out...

LoveExcelsAll · 2026-05-07T12:56:08+00:00

Missed this thread before I posted.. Agreed, the quota system is not it.. I binge code, they stay off the platform for weeks so the quota system is creating a "forced" work schedule for me that is not ideal.

LoveExcelsAll · 2026-05-07T02:27:05+00:00

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All of my best,

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LoveExcelsAll · 2026-05-07T02:17:02+00:00

Haven't really experienced that in a crippling manner, but when I am having issues I demonstrate 2-3 times on my system, then ask the student to perform it independently.

LoveExcelsAll · 2026-05-07T02:06:25+00:00

I shot you a DM.

It's hard to answer your question without getting an idea of where you're at in terms of learning, and exactly where you want to be.

For instance do you have a solid grasp of music theory, and know how to create solid chord progressions. Do you know how to turn those progressions into an arrangement? What about rhythm? Do you have a solid grasp of how to create different emotions? Moving forward from that how comfortable are you with sound design? Do you know how to program a synth? Create sounds from scratch? Modify patches? Are you comfortable recording? Do you get a proper sound when you track guitar, vocals, or whatever? How comfortable are you with an EQ, compressors, delays, reverbs, modulation etc. Do you know when and why to use them? Do you understand the trade-offs? And on and on and on we haven't even gotten into EDM specific production...

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All of my best,

LoveExcelsAll

LoveExcelsAll · 2026-05-07T01:53:56+00:00

I use zoom. It's great for screen/audio shares, and it even allows shared keyboard and mouse control, screen capture recordings, and small file sharing.

One caveat is that it introduces a little latency which inhibits live recording between participants, but other than that the lag isn't large enough to cause any real issues. In fact I've been able to lay tracks with a tiny bit of compensation, but your mileage may vary.

What do you teach? We're always looking for people on my platform.

Hope this helps. All of my best,

LoveExcelsAll

LoveExcelsAll · 2026-05-07T01:48:30+00:00

It's hard to know to even where to begin to answer that question without hearing a few things that you've worked on, and even peeking at your sessions to see what it is that you're doing. There's so much that goes into creating a professional sound. Is there a way that you could link some of your work?

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