Ableton Live Quick Tips: Transposing by an Octave in Live Devices
In this video tutorial, we’ll explore all the devices in Ableton Live that allow you to quickly transpose certain parameters by an octave. All with a simple key command.
In this video tutorial, we’ll explore all the devices in Ableton Live that allow you to quickly transpose certain parameters by an octave. All with a simple key command.
In this video tutorial, we’re going to revisit the Options.txt commands that I covered back in 2013 (!). With the UI changes in Live 12, I noticed that the Device Slots could no longer be activated with the little ‘bubble’
In this video tutorial, we’ll look at Ableton Live’s file structure, upgrading and downgrading Live, and what to consider when upgrading your operating system.
Ableton Live 12 was released yesterday, so if you have purchased the upgrade, you likely will or already have installed Live 12. In the browser, you will see an option at the bottom to update your Live Packs. While you
Between the two mapping modes, excluding Macro Mapping, the Key Mapping mode is less frequently used. However, it can be quite useful for making music or playing live. I share a little known trick and some tips to avoid pitfalls.
Do you want to add text notes to your Ableton Live Set for documentation, ideas, or to-dos? This video presents four options for jotting down text notes, including hacks and free devices.
This tutorial covers two methods for setting up a drum pad in a Drum Rack to play a melody, such as a bass line, alongside beats. This tip is especially helpful for those using Ableton Live with an electronic drum kit or as a controllerist using Push or a similar MIDI controller. However, this approach can also be used creatively in music productions.
As an Ableton Certified Trainer I am fortunate to have early access to the Ableton Live 12 Beta. I’ve thoroughly studied the new devices and features. Over the coming days and weeks, I will be providing you with in-depth videos
Whether you’re working in Session View or Arrangement View, it can be very useful to be able to show the currently playing audio or MIDI clip in the Clip View. This video tutorial in the Ableton Live Insider Tips series
Sometimes you might have used an audio file in multiple times in an arrangement in Ableton Live just to realise that the sound doesn’t quite fit anymore and you’d like to replace it. In this episode of the Ableton Live Insider Tips I show you a simple trick how you can swap out all of them at once.
If you have a lot of folders added to Places in Ableton Live’s Browser, then it might become more difficult to spot what you’re looking for. So for this reason I’m sharing a trick on how to visually organise these folders better in this latest episode of the Ableton Insider Tips.
In this video tutorial I’ll show you fastest way to set or adjust the start and/or end markers of audio or MIDI clips, or the loop braces in clips or the Arrangement View.
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