The Ableton Live Thread

[CuBuLo]

Here is the thread to chat all about, and ask questions about Ableton Live. So talk away.

To start I have one question. Is there a way you can immediately activate a beat repeat effect from an assigned button without just turning the effect on and off?

[evilstereo]

I tired it once, never really got it to work for me. I may try it again.

[staceylala]

I dunno, I've got music this afternoon, I'll ask my teacher coz we use it at college, I'll get back to you.
I love ableton though, it's really quite easy when you know what you're doing lol

[Alive]

Here is the thread to chat all about, and ask questions about Ableton Live. So talk away.

To start I have one question. Is there a way you can immediately activate a beat repeat effect from an assigned button without just turning the effect on and off?


Click on Key on the top right corner. After that click on the beat repeat on/off button and asign a key

[CJVercetti]

I like Live for well a LIVE setting. But I honestly can't see how people could use it as a DAW. It's too complicated to do things that are SO MUCH EASIER in Pro Tools

[Alive]

I like Live for well a LIVE setting. But I honestly can't see how people could use it as a DAW. It's too complicated to do things that are SO MUCH EASIER in Pro Tools


Depends on how you use it

[CJVercetti]

I like Live for well a LIVE setting. But I honestly can't see how people could use it as a DAW. It's too complicated to do things that are SO MUCH EASIER in Pro Tools


Depends on how you use it


Using it as an actual DAW for music creation, it's terribly annoying. Automating plug-ins, editing recorded audio, and even the midi is kinda annoying. But that's just my opinion, I'm not saying you're wrong I'm just telling you how I tired to use it. It's amazing for live performance though. I can export the different loops from Pro Tools, put them in Ableton, and mix and mash loops from different songs.

[CuBuLo]

Here a sketch I made of my current ableton live set for performing live. I havent performed yet but will soon.
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1349/3270404634_a90d7ca851.jpg

[CuBuLo]

Anybody? I don't want this thread to die.

[Daft_Man_420]

Anyone got any sets for Live or anytips?

[Jimtopia]

I've considered using this software, seems pretty neat.

[daftpunkkid82]

i tried to use it...........i cant even zoom in on tracks!!

[facedontfit]

I'm using CUbase SX3 and Reason for production then after looking at all the tutorials am going to try use ableton to put together some loopage and smash it to pieces. Like someone was struggling earlier in this thread though, it depends on how easy and timely things can be triggered that will determine how effective it actually is as a live tool, in principle it's second to none.

Daft punk seemed to do very little live with ableton, more add to a sequenced set (in 2007) this would not be my preference but I would do it like that if necessary, I'd like it to be more live.

facedontfit_phil

[STR@NG3R TH@N F1CT10N]

Audacity is better, but this looks cool. im not prepared to pay from $449-$549 to get this thing when i have Audacity for FREE