Live 4 tricks and tips thread

[RDR]

Seems we have a goodly amount of folks wanting tips and tricks for use with ableton live.

So I guess a thread for safe storage of all these tips is necessary.

I'll start the ball rolling.

clips can be grouped together in a track by simply making sure they are touching each other.

grouping clips means that the user can activate the 'follow on' function. This function is found in the properties for each clip. Each clip can be set to flick to the next clip in the group or the previous one. The other follow functions can be fun too.

The quantization for a clip comes into its own when using the follow on function, for example a clip can be set to loop for 3bars with the following clip looped for only one. There are no limits to the number of clips that can be group together.

;) [/b]

[bishtay elliott]

awesome.....thanks v much mate!

[FIK]

Another tip: print out the manual (around 300 pages) and take it to work for reading during lunchtime :lol:

[gunjack]

do a screen shot of "grouping" please, i dont understand what you mean by having the "clips touching". where in the interface do you mean? also anybody using OPERATOR (http://remixmag.com/transmissions/ableton-operator-012705/)? how is it???

also another live question. ARE THERE ANY ****ING SWING/SHUFFLE SETTINGS FOR THOSE MIDI INSTRUMENTS? i like to use the midi clips but i need em to shuffle up! :rambo:

[MARKEG]

yeah, there's a shufffle setting next to the time signiture, top left.

[gunjack]

just spotted the global groove amount THANKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! now for the "grouping"?

[xfive]

do a screen shot of "grouping" please, i dont understand what you mean by having the "clips touching". where in the interface do you mean? also anybody using OPERATOR (http://remixmag.com/transmissions/ableton-operator-012705/)? how is it???

also another live question. ARE THERE ANY **** SWING/SHUFFLE SETTINGS FOR THOSE MIDI INSTRUMENTS? i like to use the midi clips but i need em to shuffle up! :rambo:

Per-clip shuffle is in the bottom most panel where you edit the clip properties. ;)

Grouping is simply having two or more clips touching in a vertical manner.
Example:
Put in 3 clips, scenes 1-3. Now skip a scene. Now put in 2 more clips, scene 5 and 6. You now have 2 groups of clips. Hope that helps.

[gunjack]

i thought he meant you could splice clips to loop one after the other without having to sequence it...

[gunjack]

also, the swing 8/ swing 16 function never changes shit on those midi clips dawg. :?:

[xfive]

i thought he meant you could splice clips to loop one after the other without having to sequence it...

Well yeah if you set the follow actions they will play in whatever order you specify without needing to sequence them.
Follow actions only apply to groups though.
Check this out, it should clear it all up ;)

http://www.ableton.com/index.php?main=tutorials&sub=tips1104

[xfive]

also, the swing 8/ swing 16 function never changes shit on those midi clips dawg. :?:

Hmm... I personally don't use the per-clip shuffle... but it may only work if you also set the global shuffle... gotta look into that one.

[gunjack]

thanks for the follow action info!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[xfive]

thanks for the follow action info!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The potential for abuse is too high... :twisted:

[Komplex]

also, the swing 8/ swing 16 function never changes shit on those midi clips dawg. :?:

Thats just a setting for the global shuffle.

I always set it to sixteenth notes then jack the global shuffle and shit gets shuffled properly :) unlike with the 8th setting.

[Heroes]

buy it meg ya tight northern c*** and support the scene

[loopdon]

AngstroLooper : Beta V 0.5

http://plugins.timeshard.com/angstrolooper/angstrolooper.gif

A donation-ware looping plugin
designed to fit in with
Ableton Live,
if you like it you could
DONATE SOME MONEY!

AngstroLooper is a
ridiculously long delay. It partly
emulates an old style tape loop system -
but rather than trying to model something
that it isn't, AngstroLooper is designed to be
easy to use tool on a laptop while playing live.

http://plugins.timeshard.com/

http://plugins.timeshard.com/angstrolooper/AngstroLooper_Setup.exe

[FIK]

Link does not work :cry:

[xfive]

Might we want to put plugin links in the plugin thread seeing as that isn't actually a part of Live? :eh: