How to work in 6/8 in Ableton Live
If you’ve ever tried working in Ableton Live with a song in 6/8 then odds are high you’ve experienced some frustration! Your song won’t sync to the click, it sounds too fast, and what should be one measure, is actually being counted as two. In the video below, we take a look at why this happens. How does Live treat the 6/8 time signature, and how to work in 6/8 in Ableton Live. Enjoy!
Read MoreHow to Create a Stop Track for Ableton Live using Apple’s IAC Driver
Arrangement View is a great place to build a set-list if you want really smooth transitions from one song to the next. What if you want to stop after each song? Sure… you could press stop or assign stop to a MIDI controller, but what if you don’t have time to reach over and stop it. If you have a live set that’s pretty large in Arrangement View it’s worth trying this out. It’s incredibly easy to create a “stop” track in Ableton Live. You can do this by...
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By now most of us know that Ableton Live allows worship leaders more freedom in their worship sets when using loops, or pre-recorded pieces of audio. But you may not know how powerful Ableton Live is when it comes to making MIDI assignments. Live allows you with a few clicks, and few twists of a knob to make really powerful MIDI assignments. It’s so simple that if you’ve worked with MIDI gear before- trying to program keyboards, assign controllers etc..this may make you sick at how...
Read MoreExporting Stems out of Ableton Live
If you’re looking for a great way to add more flexibility into your loops and tracks, then you should consider keeping your audio in “stem” form. Stems are rendered (exported) audio files of the individual tracks in your loop or track. Instead of a final rendered, mixed down stereo file (.wav or .aiff in Ableton) stems are each individual audio track separate from each other. Stems allow you to create a mix more appropriate for your venue, or band setup. For example, when you...
Read MoreControlling Ableton Live with your iPad (Examples and How-to’s)
We’ve ranted and raved about the iPad for a while now (here and here). I’ve been using my iPad for all sorts of things, music and administrative. I get questions all the time from People about what app is the best for controlling Ableton Live with your iPad. I personally really like TouchOSC . I use the Live Control template (which is free!) and use an iKlip from IK Multimedia (review coming!) If you’re not familiar with what Touch OSC can do, or don’t understand...
Read MoreWhat the Heck is Warping?
If you’ve used Ableton Live for a small amount of time, then odds are the mention of the word “Warping” probably makes you cringe a bit. But NO FEAR! Warping isn’t that bad after all, in fact Live’s Warp Engine is our friend. It allows us to do some really great stuff with audio, really quickly. If you aren’t sure what Warping is exactly, odds are you’ve faced the effects of it before and probably found yourself scratching your head, wondering...
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