Novation X-Station And Ableton Live: The Livewire's Home Studio Setup

August 31, 2007
The Livewire Walks Through a Basic Ableton Live Studio Setup

The Novation X-Station is regarded by many as being a great controller, but for those on a budget, it offers a lot more. Granted, the preamps aren't on the level of something like the Focusrite Sapphire Pro, but for someone working with limited resources, it does the job.

For The Livewire, the Novation X-Station is the core controller and synth module for his studio. Running the Novation through a separate audio interface, he records loops into Ableton Live. Other key instruments include the Korg Microkorg, Theremin, Circuit Bent toys, and a Samson C03U for recording vocals.

Presenter: Bill Holland, Gearwire
Location: Chicago, IL

Bill Holland is a producer/editor for Gearwire.


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