For electronic music producers, finding a way to actually "perform" a song live is one of the biggest challenges we face. How do you move beyond just "hitting play" on a finished track?
In this session, Ben Ang (Ableton Certified Trainer from Pop Studio Academy Singapore) shares an easy-to-implement technique using Ableton’s Simpler to slice your stems. This allows you to perform your melodies and vocals live on pads or a keyboard, giving your audience a truly dynamic experience.
00:00:00 Importing Stems Correctly: Essential "Control+Drag" shortcut to keep your arrangement organized.
00:00:44 Disabling Auto-Warp: Ensuring your long samples play at their original speed without artifacts.
00:03:41 The Legal Side of Sampling: Ben (as a producer and copyright lawyer) explains how to stay safe with Splice and AI.
00:05:23 Intro to Simpler: Converting a static vocal stem into a playable MIDI instrument.
00:06:40 Slicing Logic: Why "Beat" slicing is often superior to "Transient" slicing for melodic vocals.
00:09:09 Live Performance Demo: Ben demonstrates "playing" the vocal phrases in real-time.
00:12:07 Adding Dynamism: How higher slice resolutions allow for more complex, improvised "finger-drumming" styles.
This lesson was recorded at the NUS Electronic Music Lab, National University of Singapore.
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