Usually, this would be an audio interface and some kind of MIDI controller – often Push, in the case of Live. You need certain accessories to get the best from any music software. Then hit Tab, and you’ll see that everything you just did has been recorded into the Arrangement timeline – press to enable it for playback. Hit the Spacebar or click Stop when you’ve finished. When you get to the end of our 18-step walkthrough, you can add another step: click the circular arrangement record button at the top of the screen, then begin playing with the clips and the effect we loaded. Colour coding is also massively helpful for organising your stuff – use the Context Menu (right click) to choose colours for a track or clip. The browser will open if it isn’t already and, as you type, you’ll see a list of results appear – definitely the fastest way to fly, if you know the name of what you’re searching for. As you accumulate material, it gets harder to manage, so if you’re heading for a specific item, wherever you are in Live at the time, type Cmd-F and start typing. As well as seeing devices and their presets, you can view samples, plug-ins and create shortcuts to any folder on your computer, or a connected drive, or even to online storage. The browser is the way into your entire Live library.
Alongside the Alt-Cmd shortcuts already mentioned, in some cases it’s possible to drag and resize certain elements of the interface, like dragging tracks or the browser wider, or popping out devices such as Wavetable and EQ Eight into a much larger full-screen mode.
There are different colour themes, zooming and adjustment of brightness and colour intensity. Pressing tab will take you between the Session View and Arrangement View and understanding the relationship between these views is what will make you an absolute Live ninja – and yes, you can use both views at once.Īlthough Live follows a one-window display principle, it’s easy to tailor to your own needs, thanks to the Look Feel tab.
#ABLETON LIVE 10 LITE TUTORIAL MANUAL#
These are all shown in the relevant menus and listed in the manual as well (in addition to the manual, there’s also the Info View, which is toggled by typing ‘?’, a useful source of info as you mouse around the screen). If I was asked to give out homework before the next tutorial, I’d advise you to explore the interface and to practise the most common keyboard shortcuts to customise your view, which will usually begin with Alt-Cmd- then a letter: for example, Alt-Cmd-M to show/hide the mixer, and Alt-Cmd-I to show the In/Out View. We’re starting with a brief walkthrough on launching Live, playing some simple loops, and loading an audio effect.
#ABLETON LIVE 10 LITE TUTORIAL FOR MAC#
In this tutorial, we’re going to go right back to the basics and remind ourselves of the fundamentals that make Live such a killer music tool for Mac and PC, on stages and in studios everywhere. Live’s most distinctive features are the Session View – where we jam and experiment – and warping, which provides easy time-stretching and looping of audio. Ableton Live isn’t new anymore and it develops slowly (a good thing, because this keeps it stable and reliable), but there are new users jumping aboard the Ableton train all the time.
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