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Ableton August Newsletter

Hey everyone. I am almost positive that few people subscribe to the Ableton newsletter. You should, but I will try to make a habit of posting it here as well.

Ableton newsletter, August 2009
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Contents:

1. New Ableton T-shirts: MAKE MUSIC
2. Artist movie: Swayzak and their free Live Pack
3. Another artist movie: DJ Jazzy Jeff on Ableton Live
4. Ableton movie: Life as an Ableton developer
5. Sign up for the fall term at Berkleemusic.com
6. Waveforming: free Live Pack from MESA+
7. Remix competition from Freerange and Dancetracks
8. Special offer on Live tutorials from Streamworks Audio
9. Bring your talents to the Ableton team!

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1. New Ableton T-shirts: MAKE MUSIC

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Fashion can be demanding. How do you choose which of the two new Ableton T-shirts you like better?

The new T-shirts are both black, but feature different variations of Ableton’s MAKE MUSIC design. Both have numerous exclusive details, both are perfectly suited for a trip to the club, and both would go nicely with your favorite pair of pants.

If you can’t decide, just get both:
http://www.ableton.com/nl347-shop-merchandise

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2. Artist movie: Swayzak and their free Live Pack

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Swayzak, UK artisans of compelling electronica, have made an exclusive, free Live Set for you to download. In their own words:

“…it’s a process of improvisation as we build up songs using the clips. The aim is to keep the music as fluid and organic as possible; we’re not trying to reproduce an existing piece of music, but rather to create something new and unique in real time.”

Watch the movie and get the Live Pack here:
http://www.ableton.com/nl347-swayzak

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3. Another artist movie: DJ Jazzy Jeff on Ableton Live

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DJ Jazzy Jeff is a legendary DJ and producer with countless hits and even signature scratch styles to his name. Jeff’s skills and knowledge have earned him a reputation as one of the industry’s musical godfathers. With over 20 years in the game and a back catalog covering soul, hip hop, jazz and house, he’s still making records and developing the art of DJing.

In this movie, Jeff shows us how he builds a beat and shares his thoughts on Live and Sampler:
http://www.ableton.com/nl347-dj-jazzyjeff

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4. Ableton movie: Life as an Ableton developer

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We figured the best people to persuade developers to come to Ableton are our own staff. We interviewed some of our developers and came up with this: a 16 minute movie about working at Ableton. We hope that once you’ve watched it, you’ll want to work here too:
http://www.ableton.com/nl347-developer-jobs

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5. Sign up for the fall term at Berkleemusic.com

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Berkleemusic.com offers online Ableton Live courses and certificate programs for all skill levels. Master the creative tools and techniques required to compose, record, remix, improvise, produce and edit your musical ideas using Ableton Live. The fall term begins September 28th, so sign up today:
http://www.ableton.com/nl347-berkleemusic

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6. Waveforming: free Live Pack from MESA+

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MESA+ has released Waveforming Free, a free downloadable synth sounds package developed entirely for Ableton Live 7 or higher.

Find out more:
http://www.ableton.com/nl347-waveforming-free

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7. Remix competition from Freerange and Dancetracks

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Are you ready to remix? Freerange Records and Dancetracks are ready to listen. Remix Pezzner’s “Valldemossa” and win cool stuff including a digital release on Freerange and a copy of Ableton Live 8. The contest features a special Live Set with audio files warped and arranged for easy remixing. Get started at:

http://www.ableton.com/nl347-freerange-remix

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8. Special offer on Live tutorials from Streamworks Audio

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Streamworks Audio makes in-depth tutorial movies. They’re giving you a “Promotion Key Code” for a discount on their new Ableton Live 8 products. Here’s the code: 47d56d5a06fb8

Use it on purchases at the Streamworks Audio online store:
http://www.ableton.com/nl347-streamworksaudio

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9. Bring your talents to the Ableton team!

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Ableton is looking for experienced and motivated people to fill the
following positions:

- Application Developer (f/m)
- Python Developer (f/m)
- Web Developer (f/m)

For further information, please visit http://www.ableton.com/nl347-jobs

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More news in the next Ableton newsletter.

All the best from Berlin,

Claudia Weidner and Graham Ball, Ableton