In Live you can use the standard commands for cut, copy and paste (Ctrl + X, + C or + V respectively on Windows; Cmd + X, + C or + V on Mac) that you might already be familiar
MIDI itself contains only data like note number, velocity and length, but no sound. To turn MIDI into sound you need a MIDI instrument. This tutorial shows you step by step how you can record MIDI.
One day too late for Halloween, but still noteworthy is a new sound library from Soundiron called Sick 3: Dark Places. It’s aimed at sound designers, re-recording mixers, film-makers, game designers, post-production specialists as well as anyone who makes industrial,
Even if you already have great drum sounds that you generally use for making beats, it’s never wrong to switch it up a little, at least sometimes. Who knows? It might give you new and unexpected ideas. Actually, it most
Edit: Updated. Valid for Live 8 to 11. The audio set up on Windows computers is a bit trickier than on Macs and has a few stumbling blocks in store. This tutorial takes you step by step through the setup
If you often access certain folders, then you can create bookmarks for them with just a few easy steps. EDIT: This feature became obsolete with the release of Live 9. The Bookmark menu is available for File Browsers 1 to
Edit: Updated. Valid for Live 8 to 11. If you simply want to use the built-in sound card, the process is pretty straight forward and you can skip the first two steps. If you have an audio interface, read on
More than three and a half years ago Live 8 was released. In terms of software cycles that’s a very long time. So long in fact, that when the beta for Bitwig Studio was announced a lot of people thought
For the month of October IK Multimedia offers a Gear Credit Group Buy for the AmpliTube Custom Shop. So if you’re into guitar amp and effects modelling software, maybe now’s the time to indulge yourself. Buy one Gear Credit Pack
Edit: Updated. Valid for Live 8 to 11. Before you can start having fun with your MIDI controller, it needs to be configured in Live – this goes for MIDI keyboards and all sorts of other controllers sending MIDI data.
When you are inspired you want to get your ideas down fast and stay in the flow. In the following series of Quick Tips I will give you some simple, but very useful tips for a better workflow in Live.
I’ve already written a tutorial about setting up MIDI controllers. But what if you don’t have one? Then you can use the computer keyboard to play MIDI instruments. EDIT: in Live 10 and up, having the computer MIDI keyboard active,
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