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30Jun 2020 by Brett Pontecorvo

3 Ways To Transform Audio to Midi in Ableton Live

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In today's post, I am going to show you three ways you can transform Midi into audio in Ableton live. Method 1: Resampling In Ableton, you can capture audio from any track you would like, and record it. Making use of that ability, we can record the output of a single track to a new track. Then if it is too our liking, we can delete the original. Step 1: Create A New Audio Track This can be done quickly by pressing Command-T Step 2: Set the Audio from, to receive audio from the track you wish to bounce in place ( Transform Audio to Midi). Step 3: Record the audio into your newly created track by record enabling that track, and pressing record. If the audio is to your liking,…

23Jun 2020 by Brett Pontecorvo

5 Ways To Work Faster In Ableton Live

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Eliminate Distractions How many times do we sit down to start doing something only to pause to check a text, scroll facebook, or answer an e-mail. If you're like me, way too much. One easy way to speed up your workflow in Ableton live is to simply eliminate distractions. Turn off your phone, disconnect from WiFi, and get to work. There's a great article called The “Myth” of Media Multitasking: Reciprocal Dynamics of Media Multitasking, Personal Needs, and Gratifications, 2012 that gives us some science-backed evidence that distractions are one of the biggest ways we are slowed down. The increasing popularity of media multitasking is frequently reported in national surveys while laboratory research consistently confirms that multitasking impairs task performance.Zheng Wang Start From A Template You can quickly create a…

09Jun 2020 by Brett Pontecorvo

How To Create Multiple Default Sets In Ableton Live

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There are two types of default sets in Ableton live; today's post will show you how to create both types. Template sets in Ableton allow you to start a project already having all your sounds and settings loaded in automatically, with the added benefit of displaying the name "untitled" allowing you to easily save the set as anything you want, and in any location. How to save your current set to automatically open each time Ableton is Launched Open Ableton Preferences, Choose the File/Folder tab, and then click "save current Set as Default" Creating Multiple Template Files Create a folder titled "Templates" in your user library. (This can be done quickly by right mouse clicking in your user library and choosing "new folder".) Save as many Ableton live sets to…

02Jun 2020 by Brett Pontecorvo

11 Best Ableton Keyboard Shortcuts (For Mac)

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Working efficiently in Ableton means having a handle on the best keyboard shortcuts. Using them efficiently will speed up your productivity beyond measure, and keep you focused on what its all about, making music. Tab Using this keyboard shortcut will allow you to switch between session view and arrangement view Command-Option-B This shortcut will show and hide the browser on the left hand side of the screen. Allowing you to quickly drag what you need into your Ableton set, and then, using the same shortcut, hide the browser so more of your screen is available to work with. Command - F Command F allows you to search your Ableton library to quickly pull in devices, clips, or samples, mouse free. Arrows Keys Navigate across the screen using your keyboard arrows.…

26May 2020 by Brett Pontecorvo

The 4 Steps To Midi Map Any Controller In Ableton

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In this video, I break down the four simple steps to Midi mapping any controller in Ableton live. What You Need In order to map a controller in Ableton, you will need the following things Ableton liveAll versions of Ableton Live will workA midi controller or KeyboardMy favorite keyboard is the Keylab 88My favorite controller is the Novation Launch Control XLUSB or MIDI connectionConnecting directly to your computer will work fine, but if you are like me and need to connect many devices, I highly recommend the USB hub made by Anker Step 1 (open settings) The fastest way to do this is to use the shortcut Command - ,You can also choose Live → Preferences Step 2 (set up midi preferences) In order for your controller work, we need…

29Oct 2019 by Brett Pontecorvo

How To Prep And Run Tracks In Session View

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If you are using Ableton, then running tracks is something that is easily accessible to you; Either in session view or arrangement view. As a keyboardist, however, it takes a little bit of intentionality to keep your patches, tracks, and controls organized. It is completely possible to do this successfully, and use only one controller. In the past, I have talked about running tracks in arrangement view using only the Novation Launch Control XL. Today I will focus on running tracks in Session View. Session View Or Arrangement View? Over the years I have gone back and forth with running tracks using session view and arrangement view. What I have come to determine is that they both really do similar things, and it just depends on what feels right to…

01Oct 2019 by Brett Pontecorvo

Sound Better Now With Instrument Busses

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Instrument busses really helped me out of a playing rut. I had just switched from Mainstage to Ableton and I was on cloud nine because it was stable and allowed me to really create anything I could imagine. But of course: With great power, comes great responsibility.Uncle Ben Although Ableton's stability (power) provided me a breakthrough in some areas, it created a new problem for me. It hosted more sounds than I could individually control. After struggling with this problem for a while, using instrument busses came to the rescue It allowed me to control my instruments by type of sound rather than by individual patch. This meant that I could use the same single knob to add or take away reverb from any piano patch. Creating Instrument Busses Most…

08Jan 2019 by Brett Pontecorvo

Writing Dummy Clips WIth The Two Click Method

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Writing dummy clips is essential for working in Ableton, especially in session view. Dummy clips can have many functions. We can use them for patch changes like described in this post. You can use them to create that sort of "Jump to" functionality the way you are able to in Mainstage. You can also use them to adjust the range of keyboard splits, or other types of set up adjustments. No matter what way you cut it, you will be putting information into dummy clips within Ableton, and so it's really important that you are able to do it quickly and efficiently. The Two Click Method The two click method of writing dummy clips actually has four steps. It's a great work flow that is going to save you tons…

29Dec 2018 by Brett Pontecorvo

Automation In Arrangement View

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Working with automation is a great way to bring your music to life. You use automation to tell Ableton how to move and change any given parameter over a timeline. This works particularly well in arrangement view since it is so naturally tied to the timeline. The Two Most Common Uses Making a track If you are using Ableton live to build a track, automation will be your friend and come in handy. For example, you may want a ton of reverb on a particular drum hit, but not anywhere else in the track. In that case, you could automate your reverb send to turn all the way up for that hit, and off for the rest of the song. You may also use automation for turning on and off…

15Dec 2018 by Brett Pontecorvo

Almost Auto Sampler For Ableton Live

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If you're like me, you are constantly making synth sounds. You may also be like me and want to play all of your synth sounds during a live set. Using samples of synths is a great way to lighten the load on the computer, while still scratching the itch to have all your awesome synths loaded and ready to go. I have come to find that running too many instances of soft-synths live can be a lot for my computer to handle. In my mainstage days I used to use auto-sampler, and so once I transition to Ableton, I really felt the weight of not having that ability. Which is why I started using this method. Its saved me a ton of time and allows me to use as many…

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