Questions tagged [ableton-live]
Ableton Live is a digital audio workstation designed for music production, recording, mixing, and sequencing.
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How to choose drum pitches?
I've been learning Ableton Live with an interest in making electronic music, and this has been my first exposure to drums whatsoever. Of course, I'm not dealing with a real drum set, but rather an ...
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Tips for increasing loudness while mastering in Ableton Live
I am a drum and bass (Jump Up) producer using ableton, I have been producing for about 8 months now and I would say I have progressed really well with it.
I have got to the stage with it where I want ...
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How can I set balanced volume levels prior to mixing?
I make demos on Ableton, but I am new to the world of mixing.
I've never been good at balancing volume levels. I do my best to dial in my levels--whichever knob I reach for first, typically--but the ...
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How can I automate the arming and disarming of tracks in ableton?
I am going to perform a song live where I have multiple patches stored across multiple tracks in Ableton. I have been looking for a way to automate the arming and disarming of tracks at specific ...
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Move track from Ableton to Logic Pro
I'm trying to take a track to be mastered from Ableton Live 9 to Logic Pro, but the original on Ableton is on a MBP with no Logic Pro installation, and my Logic Pro installation is on a MBP with no ...
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How does a DI box work together with guitar?
Basically I'm in need of a DI box and I'm not really sure what to get.
I have a performance in January where I'm using Ableton Live 9 alongside a guitarist. The guitar will be DI'd straight into Live ...
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Mixing and mastering at home
I have been playing guitar, piano, and keys for over ten years, and have been recording my own stuff for about eight years. I understand the basic principles of recording and have spent many hours in ...
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Ableton Live: How to control a parameter using the amplitude of another track?
I haven't found much info on this from web searches... maybe I'm using the wrong terminology or something. It seems like a relatively basic thing considering the complexity of modern DAWs, and ...
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Ableton Push Start/Stop with a Sustain Pedal
MacBook Pro (Big Sur 11.5.2)
Ableton Intro
Ableton Push 2
OnStage KSP20 (the sustain pedal)
Is there a way to get an Ableton Push 2 to play/stop via a foot pedal? My sister has a gig in a few days and ...
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VST User Interface Not Showing
I'm using Live 10 64-bit. I'm using a free plugin called Synth1 but when I load it to a MIDI track I cannot see the plugin user interface. I tried Ctrl + Alt + P and clicking on the wrench icon. Even ...
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How do I adjust the pitch range of the Midi pitch bend control?
I would like to pitch bend my midi data, while in session view, clip view and Envelopes tab, as is shown in the picture. I have selected midi ctrl in device chooser. Then I selected pitch bend in the ...
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How can I slice and modulate samples in Logic like Ableton's Slice To Midi feature?
Ableton Live has particularly strong capabilities when it comes to converting audio to midi and vice-versa.
One particular feature is the ability to take a sample of audio, and simply click a button, ...
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Should I be careful about setting levels too high at one point in a track?
I have a signal processing and telecommunications background. Because of this I feel a natural urge to not push gain high at any one point. If I find myself in a situation where my level is very low ...
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How to make Big beat drum from scratch? [closed]
As a beginner producer, I am having trouble making drums for my records.
I usually go to YouTube to learn how to create drum beats, but when I came across Big Beat, there was no detailed tutorial for ...
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Ableton - exported mp3 does not include MIDI tracks
I have a project in Ableton with some MIDI tracks and some audio tracks. They both play when I listen to the track in the Ableton, so all the tracks are turned on with proper levels.
When I export the ...
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Synth controls greyed out in Ableton Live 11
Utter noob here. A couple of weeks ago I created some basic tones using operator/synth lead, exported them as WAVs and that was that. I've now changed laptop and have re-opened the Live project to ...
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In Ableton Live 10, how can I configure a clip to launch only on the last bar of a 4 bar sequence, regardless of when it is triggered?
I have a piece of music that I commissioned that is basically a jingle for a YouTube channel. The composer has made me a background loop followed by an outro, which are contained in a single audio ...
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Need help with multi out BFD3 in Ableton 9.7.1
I'm using BFD3 and I'd like to route the outputs of each channel into Ableton for further processing. What I'd like to do is:
For each channel N create a mono out N into Ableton
In Ableton have N ...
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How to map a modulation on a simple key-button in Ableton Live 9
I have modulation of a filter to cut the bass, so the bass is fading in 3 seconds.
Can I map this modulation to a keyboard to run that modulation only when I press mapped key, or to turn modulation on/...
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Ableton Live: knob controls volume instead of macro, how to control macro with knob
Ableton Live 11
Launchkey Mini mk3
Win 10
Experience: zero (second day since I launched it).
I assign chain selector thing to the macros 1, but when I turn the knob, I change the volume of the first ...
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How to build a Max for Live synth that can do a full range continuous frequency sweep?
I want to be able to generate simple low and high tones from various parts of the human-audible frequency range. These will vary over time, and one obstacle I am running into using Live's Operator ...
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My midi is not in tune. Why ? How do I tune it?
My midi Double Bass Section Legato is out of tune by - 22 ct. Why is this happening and how do I fix this ?
The instrument is the 'Double bass Section Legato' in the Orchestral Strings which can be ...
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Ableton routing MIDI file CC to synth parameter
I am fairly new to manipulate raw MIDI files, but I've had a couple of years of experience using Ableton.
I've been trying to generate some MIDI files using code (I'm using Julia with the MIDI.jl ...
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Are there any software to build and 3D simulate an entire audio visual live show?
I know you can mix visuals with: resolume
I know you can create and perform electronic music with: Ableton
And I know you can design and perform light shows with: Sunlite Suite.
I also know ...
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What is the difference between a software synth (like Ableton's Operator) & The piano synths they include in Standard
I'm following a tutorial that uses a software synth (Sylenth1 is this case)
I now realize I don't have a software synth at all, because I purchased Standard Edition of Ableton.
Could in theory I ...
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Is it possible to add or extend a note in the middle of the piano roll and have Ableton automatically push the notes to the right
Like a word processor/text box, if you click in the middle of a sentence and type, it inserts new characters and pushes the characters on the right of the cursor to the right. I want to do the same ...
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Ableton live RACKS: is there an equivalent, or better, functionality available in reaper?
I'm an ableton live user (only because I received live bundled with my keyboard) but now i'm considering trying out reaper out of frustration with various design decisions in live which those guys are ...
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Recording Elektron Analog Four in Ableton
I trying to record what I play in Elektron four in Ableton:
1.- Connecting the MIDI out of your Focusrite to the MIDI in on Elektron Analog Four
2.- Connecting the audio out of the hardware device ...
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remove recording delay in ableton live
I am using ableton live 10 (trial) with a scarlett focusrite solo to record simple loops with my guitar. The recording delay is a huge hassle everytime I want do add a track.
Currently my workflow is ...
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Why does unfreezing a track in Ableton change the tracks sound?
I'm using Massive synth inside Ableton and I need to freeze tracks to save on the CPU usage. The problem is that when I unfreeze the synth tracks the sound of the synth is different from when I ...
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How do I convert drum loops purchased online into MIDI drum racks in my DAW?
I am totally new to the world of loops, which seem to be a pretty big deal for some genres, such as EDM and techno. I've always taken pride in creating my drum beats from scratch and modifying the ...
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Why can't velocity information be extracted from this kick drum loop?
I wanted to apply the groove of a downloaded kick drum loop to my own kick sound. The plan was to convert the loop’s audio, which happened to be in stereo, to MIDI and then simply hot swap the ...
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can i play my electric guitar on a midi sequencer?
for example in ableton live , connect my guitar and program a melody, is that possible? I don't know if this could be done, it would be interesting to me instead of using virtual instruments.
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Different ways of connecting MIDI keyboard to hardware (via audio interface or via MIDI USB)
Here is a photo that shows different ways of connecting your keyboard to Ableton Live.
I was wondering what are some of the benefits to each different version of the setup?
For example, if I'm ...
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What equipment do i need to play and record live?
i am beginner and i would like to know what equipment do i need to connect Ableton Push, Akai APC40, guitar + pedals, vocal processor and mic to play and record live? Do i need a preamp? Thanks.
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How to bind two different samples one on my pad and the other onto keyboard keys
Have Oxygen v4 49
Using Ableton Lite x64
I have sample packs
Using Win 8.1 x64
Using Pod X3 Live as a soundcard.
I drag'n drop sample into my pad section, works fine.
I would like to drag'n drop ...
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Adding two frequency values in Max for Live
This seems like the most basic of things - I'm trying to add two frequency values together in Max for Live, but they only get summed when the first slider is updated.
Freq A = 100Hz
Freq B = 100Hz
So, ...
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How can I copy a clip in Ableton Live so that we need to make a change to the clip, all copies of the clip are changed accordingly?
How can I copy a clip in Ableton Live so that we need to make a change to the clip, all copies of the clip are changed accordingly? E.g., in Cubase one can do so via ghost copies.
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how to make a drum rack instrument (boom kick) to be a separate playable midi-track
Beginner question here:
Let's say I have a drum rack with a 808 boom kick in it.
I want to be able to play this boom kick on my midi controller keyboard, meaning instead of one note I have in the drum ...
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Is this the correct translation of the Pattern workflow in FL Studio to Clip & Arrangement workflow in Ableton?
I'm coming from FL Studio, where you create "Patterns" (similar to clips) to drop into the "Playlist" (arrangement) view.
In FL Studio, if you modify the notes in a pattern, all ...
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Ableton Live 9 missing resources
I am using Ableton Live 9 on my macbook air but it is running frm an external hard drive. Whenever I try to put certain sounds onto a track I am creating the program gives me an error that the media ...
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Ableton stores MIDI mappings but does not react to inputs
I am trying to use my MIDI board (Gordius LG2) to control events in Ableton Live, but it doesn't react to my inputs.
Namely:
I edit the midi map
I see that the mappings are stored (they appear on ...
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How can I have the project tempo adjust to what it was when I hit record
I currently record rehearsals where I change the tempo in between songs. The workflow goes like this:
Tap tempo for song and hit record - all using a midi controller
Hit stop at end of song - again ...
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What soundcard do I need to reduce latency and how does ASIO work?
I work with Ableton Live 10 and I have a latency issue, i think it is because I only have a internal soundcard.
Voice and guitar run into the PC via a Macky Mixer ProFX 16x2.
I also use a Avid Eleven ...
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Ableton Levels changing themselves?
I am very new to able and I'm using Ableton Live 9 Lite. I have eight tracks and as I'm mixing I notice that some of the levels of my tracks have a little red dot on them (as do my reverb and delay ...
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Electribe ES-1 and Mbox 2
I have a Korg Electribe ES-1 MKII and an old MBox 2, using Ableton Live 9 as DAW. I want to set up the ES-1 via Midi and Audio to my DAW. The MBox only has 2 Inputs and Monitor, Headphone and SPDIF ...
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Looking for a trance gate midi device for Ableton Live/Max for Live
I am looking for a midi effect for Max for Live which allows the creation of arbitrary trance patterns. Something like the one embedded in FM8, just to be clear. Many people implement trancegates on ...
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Where are these audio clicks coming from Ableton Live 11 Suite?
Audio clicks and pops in Ableton are nothing new to me. Needing to fade audio clicks at the beginning (and sometimes ending) of clips is part of my workflow if I don't want to re-record an instrument,...
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How to find out the pitch of a melody in Ableton live 10?
I have a sample that plays 4 chords. I have no idea what their key/pitch is. I've tried using the tuner audio effect but it doesn't say anything at all. Does anyone know an alternate way to find the ...
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