Ableton Notes
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SadowickProduction https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLa9ASr8n5idArGa1uaBExM-lI-nO1P959
You suck at producing
Dubspot
Beat Academy Tutorial overview https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25Zcy8Uu4dw
InspirAspir: Making first song in Ableton: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKBcu5HMfMM&t=146s
ELPHNT https://elphnt.co.za/ Generate random chord progression: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7MweBlNq0c
Free alternatives to ableton plugins: https://elphnt.co.za/learn/free-ableton-live-device-alternatives
VST downloads :
https://audioz.download/
http://vstclub.com/
Audionews
ProAudioTorrents
TheAudioScene
See:
Shortcut Description
Space Start/Stop
S+Space Start/Pause/Continue (Does not go to 1.1.1 every time)
Alt+Drag Drag clip region between start and end marker.
tab Toggle Session/Arrangement
Ctrl For fine dragging.
S+Tab Toggle Clip/Device in Session view
[Delete] Resets values to defaults.
0 Toggle Deactivate clip, notes, plugins ...
C+Z Undo and S+C+Z to redo.
C+R Rename tracks
C+D Duplicate clip, etc
C+Scroll Horizontal zoom in/out
Alt+Scroll Vertical zoom in/out
q Hot swap effects -- will prompt you to select another effect to replace current one.
C+, Preferences
A toggle automation mode
C + U Quantize
Arrangement View:
Home / Fn-Left Take insert marker to begining of track in Arrangement.
C+Alt+Click Drag in all 4 directions.
C+E Split Clip (E for Eraser/cutter)
C+J Consolidate Clip. (J for join)
C+Alt+F Create Fade in/out, etc.
Ctl-L Select region and C+L will activate region as loop
B Enable Draw mode for automation.
C+I Insert time. C+S+Del to delete time.
C+A+x Delete automation of the region (not the clip itself)
C+g Group tracks/devices
z Select region and Zoom-in. Z to zoom out. Applies to single track of multi-tracks.
Alt+Scroll Chosen track(s) vertically zoomed out/in. Ctl+Scroll is horizontal.
Alt+Click On fold/unfold button of track, does so on all other tracks as well. Buld Fold/Unfold.
S Collapse all tracks. Also available in Pulldown menu
* Converts session region to scene: Select Region, right click - Consolidate Region to new scene
* Automate on any effect parameter: Right click on any effect knob, enable show automation, creates automation line.
* Drag and drop another .als project to merge projects.
Grid Control:
C + 1 Narrows Grid (Increase resolution)
C + 2 Widens Grid (Decrease resolution)
C + 3 Toggle Triplet Grid.
C + 4 Toggle grip snap. (Or use Alt drag)
C + 5 Toggle Adaptive grid and Fixed Grid
Quantization:
CTRL-6 Sixteenth-Note Quantization
CTRL-7 Eighth-Note Quantization
CTRL-8 Quarter-Note Quantization
CTRL-9 1-Bar Quantization
CTRL-0 Quantization Off
?? [Shift + Enter] Lets you preview samples.
Find below a list of the file types used by Live. :
.adg = ableton device group files (contains the preset for Instrument Racks, Drum Racks or Audio Effect Racks)
.agr = ableton groove file (contains timing and “feel” for the modification of clips)
.adv = ableton device preset (contains a stored variation of a Live device)
.alc = ableton live clip (contains references to samples on disk (rather than the audio data itself))
.als = ableton live set or template set (contains the layout of a set, such as tracks, devices, Clips etc.)
.alp = ableton live pack (contains either factory content or a packed Live set. Note: Pure content packs can only be
created by Ableton)
.ams = ableton meta sound (contains a microtonal, additive synthesis waveform which can be created by Operator)
.amxd = ableton max for Live device (contains the Max for Live device which can be edited and modified with Max)
.asd = ableton warp analysis file (contains specific information about analyzed audio data such as e.g. Warp marker
positions, Pitch etc.)
.ask = ableton skin file (contains the colors of Live's Graphical User Interface)
Max for Live is a platform to build your own instruments and effects, tools. Live comes with Max devices as components. You can build your own effects/instruments using them. The .amxd file represents your own device/effect built using Max Live devices.
Group bunch of effects, enable macro, map a knob to multiple controls of those effects. Just by turning one knob, you can now control many. See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOufylM_AEA
Leave enough headroom between -3 DB to -6 DB while mixing. As you add more clips, master volume increases. The volume automation becomes problem as it is not relative. Use "utility" device to adjust gain instead of mixers. This works on relative level.
You can create/save small midi clip (or audio) associated with VST chain, effects, etc all with an .alc file. In session window drag the clip to your own user library and then use it like a "presets" for your workflow.
It captures timing and velocity of a drum loop and uses it to create a 'Groove'. This can be applied to another drums MIDI loop to follow the groove's timing and velocity.
It is like preset for effects chain. Once you create a return track, the effect is available in all tracks "to send to". The Delay, Reverb return tracks is usually created by default.
See: Dubspot : Clip Envelope: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LiDK54HDQOE
It is a way to do automation in session window instead of arrangement. By default envelop size is same like clip (linked), but can be unlinked and to make it looped.
See Thavious Beck Slice to MIDI and The Quick Glitch Technique https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpvF6BctlRc&list=PL4A41851D13CC3B4F&index=9
Max level should be around -3 to -6 DB. RMS average should be between -10 and -20 DB.
Converting melody and drums of any song audio to MIDI is super useful. Time warping beat recognition are all critical to understand a piece of music.
Create one audio track, name it as "submix". Set the input audio to "None". Set the audio output of few other audio tracks as "submix". That's it.
i.e. If some audio track sends you it's output, you will automatically receive it, you need not and should not specifiy that in your input.
In addition, if you specify input audio as Mic-1, then you will end up mixing Mic Input along with all the inputs that other tracks send it to you.
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