#528

there’s a million ways to do this but my favorite sounds like it might appeal to you. i like hooking up gear and doing a bunch of work out of the box and then making samples afterwards. so intuition might lead you to use simpler or sampler or record into clips but… nah.

  1. create set with a single stereo track
  2. enter session mode (timeline mode / not clip mode).
  3. press record.
  4. jam with your rack and 0-coast for a while. 10 minutes is my sweet spot. much shorter and you don’t get to flow, much longer and you don’t remember what you did.
  5. now you’ll have a single wav with all your jams / samples in it on one track.
  6. turn off the grid!
  7. zoom way in and start dicing it up quickly with clicking and cmd + e.
  8. remember you can use shift + space bar to resume playback where you left off.
  9. now that you have all your samples you like, you can clean them up with tiny fades, etc. from here you can either load them into a drum rack or by just selecting one of the sections and cmd+shift+r

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#529

I would also recommend checking out @nedrush’s channel on YouTube. He has a couple of recent videos about doing exactly this.

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#530
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#531

This is really solid. It’s basically the approach I’ve taken, but with some good shortcuts. I’m struggling more with the workflow after chopping up the main sample though. I wish there were an automated way to have Ableton find the transients (which it already does) and autocrop the samples. I’d also like a more automated way to normalize and consolidate without having to do it by eye on each clip and then individually normalize. But, overall it’s not too bad and it’s a good exercise.

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#532

Ohh nice i’ll definitely check it out. I’ve been scouring youtube but i always search for something like “create sample pack save individual samples ableton” which, in hindsight, is not that good.

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#533

I know you can automate the master tempo easily in live but does anyone know if it’s possible to record tempo changes? I.e. if I clock ableton from something external (via cv clock in/ midi) and change the tempo while recording. Maybe I’m missing something obvious. Thanks.

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#534

have you tried it? this is one of those things that should “just work” if you have your midi setup / track / sync / remote / takeover setup.

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#535

I hadn’t turned on automation record :man_facepalming: All working now.

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#536

I feel all thumbs navigating the arrangement page. I want to get more fluid at this.

In Logic, I can use the mouse wheel, and modifiers to control horizontal zoom, vertical zoom, and left/right scrolling through time. I find it super fast. Cmd space will play from beginning of selected region. When I try to make anything in Ableton, I feel so awkward I get discouraged because of how clumsy I feel about flying around, in/out, forwards and backwards.

Would anyone be willing to share their most used arrangement key commands to increase efficient, effective use of arrangement?

It doesn’t seem to be as simple as me looking up the existing key commands. I think what I need to shift is the paradigm with which I think through the program. My Logic paradigm just doesn’t flow with Ableton. If that makes any sense.

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#537

the single biggest thing (which is a relatively new feature) is using w and h - they snap your view to fit horizontally and vertically respectively.

aside from that, getting comfy with the “beat-time ruler” mouse interactions. which are:

  • click + drag left/right to scroll
  • click + drag up/down to zoom

i found a video that goes over this: https://youtu.be/xGRjjy7FKd4?t=98

finally cmd+e lets you slice clips.

i was super discouraged when is started learning live, too. i felt so frustrated that i couldn’t just move around and work like i was used to. these tips should get you like, 90% of the way to comfortable. let me know if you have any other questions! always happy to help.

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#538

trackpad gestures on a macbook (pinch to zoom, two finger scroll, three finger drag) work pretty well (dunno how this compares to other daws)

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#539

hey, wondering if anyone knows the best way to use Ableton Link without wifi or local network connection? Maybe a cable between Norns and laptop? I’m on a mac. Cheers!

#540

Z and X keys to quick zoom in/out on a selection is awesome. Similar to Pro Tools’ zoom toggle.

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#541

RIP Ableton Live 10.

Doesn’t necessarily feel like a major update, but I really like the changes that are here. The comping in particular should be a huge workflow improvement. I have a friend who had access to a beta that had some amazing features that seem to be missing here, so it’s possible there’s stuff that they’re still working on for the launch. Or maybe they seemed cool to me but they’re not noteworthy enough for the announcement. Either way, I’m excited to use some tools that seem like they’ll change my approach a bit.

https://www.ableton.com/en/live/

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#542

Yeah Live 11 ! MPE, template collection, Spitfire instruments… great news

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#543

Frankly this feels like a MAJOR upgrade to me, it’s everything I wanted Ableton 10 to be : MPE, Comping in Ableton, midi comp, cues from Elektron (Macro snapshot recall), probabilistic behaviors on the sequencer so many great things.

Unexpected but great : all the spectral toolboxes.

I mean there’s more than I would ask for and this definitely makes Ableton the DAW I always wish it could be.

Compared to Ableton 10 (which ended up being a great update but in a way more subtle way) to me this one’s a no brainer.

Edit : under appreciated new feature “randomize macros” button.

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#544

Huh, I was multitracking my modular yesterday and only have AL Lite. I really needed more than the 8 tracks and was contemplating the upgrade. I‘m glad I didn‘t go with it. :upside_down_face: although I‘m sure if I had, they might have given me the free upgrade to 11 anyway. The new features look great!

#545

They do give free updates for people who just bought 10 it’s precised on the website.

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#546

Ah well, must have missed that. But I assumed as much.

#547

Being the fanboy I have now pre-ordered and signed up for beta-testing. Excited.

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