Ableton Live 8 Tricks You Should Know – Part 1
Hey Ableton Users,
Here’s the first part of a four-part series with 28 tricks you should know about Ableton Live 8.
1. Easy automation
One of the easiest ways to add automation to one small section of a track is to highlight the section to be altered, then grab the automation line and move it. Live will then create two breakpoints in the automation. This is also an easy way to create breakpoints on strict timing points, simply by zooming to the correct grid size.
2. Lock Envelopes
It’s very easy to overlook, but if you right-click in an automation lane and select Lock Envelopes, you can move clips (or sections of clips) around the arrangement without it altering the automation. This can be particularly handy when you are creating edits in the tracks of a DJ mix.
3. Freehand drawing
When using the Pencil Tool to draw in automation envelopes in Live, it will snap to the grid values by default. However, holding down Alt as you draw will disable the grid, allowing entirely freehand envelope drawing.
4. Breakpoint overwriting
It’s a very simple trick, but when you are dragging automation and you hit a breakpoint, hold down Shift to overwrite the point and carry on past it. Unlike with some programs, however, you will need to Undo the move to get the previous point back.
5. Custom metronome
Tired of your metronome? To create a new one, search for metronomeup.wav and metronome.wav on PC, or follow the path Applications/Live 8.X.X OS X/Live/package contents/Contents/App Resources/Misc/ Metronome/Samples if you’re using a Mac. Then replace the files with your own. Give them the same names, though.
6. Fast looping
Ever wanted to emulate those DJs who like to play with CDJ looping to get a fast-looping, digital effect? You can achieve something similar in Live by setting the Loop length to 0 0 1 and using the -2 Warp BPM function in the clip – or even scroll the tempo down manually, and back up again.
7. Loop for playback
Whether you’re working on the entire arrangement or a section of MIDI, you can easily loop a section for playback. Just select the section to be looped and then press Ctrl/Cmd+L. This will set the loop markers around the selected section and engage the loop function.
Original source: http://www.musicradar.com
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