After the success of last year's Ableton Live tour, Ableton and Novation have teamed up again to showcase Live 8 at select venues. With a new schedule of demonstrations and workshops, the organisers say there will be something for everyone - from beginners taking their first steps to seasoned power-users wanting to check out the new features. This time the focus will be on Scotland and the North of England.
An Ableton specialist will be on hand to introduce the software to those who haven't yet seen Live in action. The workshops will also give existing Live users a chance to explore some of its more advanced features and participate in question and answer sessions.
There will also be various Ableton goodies to give away, as well as exclusive Loopmasters sample disks with over 500MB of copyright-free samples, Ableton free trial disks and more. Ableton and Novation will also be giving away one of Novation's Nocturn MIDI controllers at every single event. The prize draw will be open to all those who attend.
The schedule is as follows: Sheffield College of Music, 1 May; Nottingham Confetti, 8 May; Manchester Futureworks, 6 May; SAE Liverpool, 9 May; Middlesbrough College, 13 May; Newcastle Sounds Live, 14 May; Glasgow SAE, 15 May; Edinburgh Academy of Music and Sound, 16 May; London SAE, 20 May, Romford Digital Village, 21 May.
(Jim Evans)
