Ableton Live Deep Dive: Expressive Chords with Kaelin Ellis

Learn to use Live’s Expressive Chords device in Ableton Live, to write more interesting harmonies and progressions. This Deep Dive sees Manav Khadkiwala, one of device’s creators, explain musical philosophy behind Expressive Chords - then it’s over to producer and percussionist Kaelin Ellis to share some creative tips. Timecodes: 00:00 - Introduction 00:59 - Development Team 01:57 - What are Expressive Chords? 03:52 - Principles of Development 05:45 - Using Max For Live 07:45 - Package Structure 09:12 - Interface & Functions 10:58 - Demonstration 11:29 - Basic Functions 13:28 - Articulation Editor 15:12 - Sources of Modulation 16:12 - Modulation & Articulation 17:44 - Matching Slides & Tilts 21:47 - Importing MIDI Files 22:57 - Using Expressive Chords 25:35 - Questions & Answers 29:01 - Chord Coloring 29:32 - Creating Your Own Chord Sets 30:15 - Setting & Applying Colors 31:10 - Problems with MIDI Bounce 32:36 - Demonstration 38:01 - Articulation & Modulation 43:01 - Colors & Presets 44:25 - Expressive Chords in Community 46:00 - Experiments with Ableton Live 47:00 - Modeling & Diversity 47:41 - Using Expressive Chords 47:54 - Community & Store 48:54 - Gratitude & Plans 49:42 - Feedback & Questions 50:15 - Features of Expressive Chords 51:38 - Conclusion Playlist: | | #ExpressiveChords Original video: