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I've been picking up things pretty quickly but I'm still having trouble warping vocal samples to get the bpms to match up. Has anyone found any good tutorials out there?
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8.2.5 is out, which fixes the Lion issues, which I'm sure you already know.
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Aug 22, 2011 22:53
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The thing I hate about Tom Cosm tutorials is he makes me realise how much I've neglected Operator.
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Aug 23, 2011 02:17
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I should really finish his music production series. As much as I hate the final product, I learned so much from those first 3 or 4 videos. edit: for laughs here is where I ended up - http://audiojungle.net/item/plate-bounce/70437 pennywisdom fucked around with this message at 05:41 on Aug 23, 2011 |
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Aug 23, 2011 03:12
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Is there a way I can optimize my settings to reduce CPU usage? I've got an Intel Core 2 Duo 2.2 in my Macbook but I'm hitting ridiculous numbers like 150%+ with relatively little activity going on. e: I should mention I'm already freezing all the tracks that aren't sidechained. Thoogsby fucked around with this message at 04:04 on Aug 23, 2011 |
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Aug 23, 2011 03:50
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Thoogsby posted:Is there a way I can optimize my settings to reduce CPU usage? I've got an Intel Core 2 Duo 2.2 in my Macbook but I'm hitting ridiculous numbers like 150%+ with relatively little activity going on. Consider this: (From the manual.) quote:One source of constant CPU drain is the process of moving data to and from the audio hardware. This drain can be minimized by disabling any inputs and outputs that are not required in a project. There are two buttons in the Audio Preferences to access the Input and Output Con guration dialogs, which allow activating or deactivating individual ins and outs. Watch this: Here's a video to watch that should help you!
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Aug 23, 2011 05:02
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Vector 7 posted:Read this: How can I save CPU power? Thanks for this, I've read the manual and looked at a few tips online. I restarted Live and it seems nearly fine now, it was almost like it wasn't registering my frozen tracks until Live was restarted. I've also read that turning off Airport on a mac can help with CPU usage. Anyone know why this is? I could probably run a wire to my desk if it would make a difference.
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Aug 23, 2011 05:19
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anyone here using Session Drums for much? They seem to all be very, very quiet and I can't seem to work out a compresison scheme to bring them up. Anyone have any advice?
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Aug 23, 2011 05:55
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Thoogsby posted:I've also read that turning off Airport on a mac can help with CPU usage. Anyone know why this is? I could probably run a wire to my desk if it would make a difference. I don't know about saving much CPU usage, but when I'm in an area where I don't have much signal, I've found that the Airport searching for new networks will occasionally stall Live up just long enough to cause a glitch or dropout when I'm running at lower latencies. Turning off the Airport seems to make the problem go away immediately. I never seem to have this issue at home though, where the signal is nice and powerful. It could be something else entirely of course, but this is what it seemed like to me.
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Aug 24, 2011 02:25
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NonzeroCircle posted:Sounds like he's after a kinda latch effect- hit a key once, it keeps playing the arpeggio until the next one is hit and it changes it's pitch, so the MIDI note length tool is ideal. Or just set your sustain and release sliders on the volume envelope of whatever device to full, does the same job. I'm using the Midi Length tool like you suggested with Length set to 60s but I'm finding the previous note still keeps ringing. There a way to put a lid on the previous note? I'm specifically trying to trigger midi samples in a live performance setting and I don't want the previous clip to play all the way through before the second clip starts. Basically need to press key once -> trigger clip 1 -> press second key -> shut clip 1 start clip 2.
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Aug 24, 2011 02:38
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wayfinder posted:Isn't that precisely what Beat Mode warping is? Rakshas posted:I'm using the Midi Length tool like you suggested with Length set to 60s but I'm finding the previous note still keeps ringing. There a way to put a lid on the previous note?  Also, here's how the clip launch options work: Trigger: Clip plays normally Gate: You gotta hold the clip's play button down Toggle: Press once to play, press again to stop. Repeat: Same as Trigger, except if you hold the play button down it repeats based on the clips quantization Legato: The clip's playhead keeps going instead of going back to the beginning
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Rakshas posted:I'm new to live and I'm trying to figure out how to keep a midi note alive. Firstly, I need a note to keep ringing after I press and release a key on my keyboard. It's an arpeggiated and chorded thingy, so I'd like to it go on till I press another key. At this point, the first note should stop and the second should start playing. I figured this out and thought I'd share how for good measure. Choke Groups! I had to move all my midi samples into a drum rack and set them to be in the same choke group. This way when one sample triggers it chokes out the previous. So far works great. Thanks ya'll.
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Aug 24, 2011 03:29
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I've got NI Razor loaded as an AU Instrument but for some reason whenever I close out of the synth to actually write a midi clip the bass drops off whatever sound I created completely. Anyone have any idea what might be causing this?
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Aug 25, 2011 20:55
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Is there way to invert a midi control? I want to invert the midi control binding so it turns the pitch UP when I turn my controller knob DOWN.
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Aug 28, 2011 01:09
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Popcorn posted:Is there way to invert a midi control? I want to invert the midi control binding so it turns the pitch UP when I turn my controller knob DOWN.
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Aug 28, 2011 01:48
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Vector 7 posted:When you go into MIDI mapping mode, there's a list of the mapped parameters that appears. Simply set the "min" value (the "min" refers to the MIDI CC value, not the value of the parameter it's controlling) higher than the "max" value. This makes it so that the higher CC corresponds to a lower parameter value, inverting the mapping. Superb! Thanks a lot, that's done exactly what I wanted it to.
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Aug 28, 2011 01:52
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deathmerc posted:For some reason in Live 8.2.2 if I use any of the built in synth strings sounds they don't play after I close ableton and open it again. If I add the sound, it works fine for the whole session, but next time I load it... No sound just from that instrument, everything else is fine. If I then manually add the instrument, it's fine again. Any ideas? I logged a ticket with ableton support and this is the reason/fix: The issue your describing is a problem of Tension's physical model developed by Applied Acoustic Systems. It appears at certain "Velocity" settings. Unfortunately this problem can't be solved on our side. Anyway, there's a work-around to get at least the sound back by un-mapping the macro control "Intensity": - in the affected instrument rack click the "Show/Hide Devices" button to unfold Tension - click "Map Mode" - select "Velocity" on Tension's device GUI - click the unmap button underneath the macro control "Intensity" The problem seems to be not the mapping itself but the modulation of Velocity. We're in contact with AAS to find a solution.
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Popcorn posted:Superb! Thanks a lot, that's done exactly what I wanted it to.
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deathmerc posted:I logged a ticket with ableton support and this is the reason/fix:
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I know you're supposed to cut rather than boost when you EQ but would boosting and then lowering the master gain of the EQ to bring the peak down to baseline be the same quality-wise as cutting? It would be a lot easier to just do this rather than use all those lovely curve-types to cut around the parts you want. Maybe I'm just not using the shapes right? 
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Just boost. Don't give a poo poo about the "cutting only" crowd. It's a good rule of thumb as long as you have no idea what you're doing, but it's not a law.
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It's pretty late, so I'm just going to say this for now and tomorrow I'll write more about it. EQ is an art and a science. There are no real laws or rules, but there are best practices. Typically, one of the better ways to go about cleaning up your mix is to make room for the parts you want to shine through by cutting. You might ask, "Cutting what, exactly?" Well, not what you might think. quote:It would be a lot easier to just do this rather than use all those lovely curve-types to cut around the parts you want. Not like this. Cut stuff from the other tracks in your song. The specific regions. Find the frequencies of the part that you want to come through, and cut them from other tracks. This opens up that space for the good stuff. The most important piece of advice I can give is to use your ears. That might sound like bullshit, I sure thought it was when I first started, but it's not. It's the truth. Your ears are your most valuable tool. Start to cultivate an ability to pick up on the more nuanced aspects of sound. If you party, wear earplugs. If you don't have a teacher or mentor who can work with you, I suggest you get some books. There are some really good ones out there. They supplement trial and error. They don't replace it. Experience is the best teacher. Right click on the EQ Eight header. There's a high quality mode that you should check out for really important mixing situations, like on your busses.
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pelswick posted:I know you're supposed to cut rather than boost when you EQ but would boosting and then lowering the master gain of the EQ to bring the peak down to baseline be the same quality-wise as cutting? Yes, functionally you're doing exactly what you describe - that's why EQs/compressors tend to have adjustable 'output gain' or 'makeup gain'. You want to A/B at as close to 'unity' gain as possible so you're actually hearing the difference, not just one option louder (and therefore more pleasing). Does that make any sense? I find myself all the time thinking about 'the rules', but these days I realize it was my compliance with 'the rules' like 'cut only' or 'never compress X like Y' that got me into a "you suck at this" rut. Wayfinder is much more concise about it; sorry. Don't throw strict gain structure out the window, but don't focus on it either. Do what sounds good. EDIT: Wow, Vector 7 kills it again. Good post, and faster. Complementary EQ (cutting backing instruments at frequencies the lead shines in, for example) is definitely key. Ultimately, we're all getting at the same thing: Use your guddamn ears. Mister Speaker fucked around with this message at 07:50 on Aug 30, 2011 |
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Aug 30, 2011 07:47
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Is there a way to have Live ignore incoming velocity data from a MIDI controller and just record the note that was played at a constant velocity?
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Aug 31, 2011 12:20
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 this, plus a launchpad, can turn out some fun stuff.
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Aug 31, 2011 12:28
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FLX posted:Is there a way to have Live ignore incoming velocity data from a MIDI controller and just record the note that was played at a constant velocity? Yes, just use the "velocity" tool under "MIDI effects". There's a preset called "Fix 127" that sets all MIDI notes to maximum velocity, but obviously you can adjust this if you want.
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dolphins are gay posted:
looks interesting, wanna share the file? be nice to blow the dust off the ol launchpad
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dolphins are gay posted:
Don't most Ableton controllers have a chromatic note mode? Do you really need to make clips for each note?
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Thoogsby posted:Don't most Ableton controllers have a chromatic note mode? Do you really need to make clips for each note? Those are chords.
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Aug 31, 2011 15:23
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Computer Jones posted:Those are chords. It's early. Ignore my stupidity.
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dolphins are gay posted:
Not sure if it's the same but I've been using this a lot to come up with nice sounding chord progressions using the circle of fifths. It's essentially a midi library of chords in each key. http://subaqueousmusic.com/production-articles/free-music-tools Just sign up using garbage info. It's legit. Rakshas fucked around with this message at 16:15 on Aug 31, 2011 |
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While we're posting little launchpad tricks, I'll put up this: http://hosting.dataintensive.org/audio/running lights.als Play the 'chase' cell, set the launchpad to user1, and the lights will chase each other up the device.
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I couldn't find the answer online, so here goes. I'm programming some hi-hats for a song and I'm just messing around in session view. If I play the hi-hat on my MIDI pad, I hear the sound when I play it back. However, if I copy an earlier hi-hat hit and paste it to another grid, the play back doesn't play the audio for it. I can see the hi-hat hit, nothing is playing though. What's going on? The hits in question are the last two in the screenshot. Keep in mind I'm a complete newbie. This is my first week of using a DAW. http://i.imgur.com/FX1Om.png Jirolico fucked around with this message at 05:39 on Sep 1, 2011 |
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Sep 1, 2011 05:36
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Jirolico posted:I couldn't find the answer online, so here goes. not really sure what you're asking, but you can make a single midi track and stick a drum rack on that so then you wouldn't have to use a new track for each individual drum sound. it'll make your life a lot easier.
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dookie posted:not really sure what you're asking, but you can make a single midi track and stick a drum rack on that so then you wouldn't have to use a new track for each individual drum sound. it'll make your life a lot easier. Agreed, 100%. My next goal is to find samples online and make my own drum rack using simpler. Oddly enough, I've noticed my midi pad doesn't react quick enough to hit some of the quick snare rolls or quick hi hat triplets. Similar experiences?
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Nindoze posted:looks interesting, wanna share the file? be nice to blow the dust off the ol launchpad done: http://mdubbs.com/chordfinder.als
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Jirolico posted:I couldn't find the answer online, so here goes. Try hitting the red session view button at the top.
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Sep 1, 2011 18:24
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The monitor might be set to 'In' instead of 'Off' or 'Auto.' You'll have to turn on In/Out in the View menu to check.
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I have a small question. I have a copy of massive in an instrument rack with the 8 preset variables in Massive macro'd to the eight knobs in the instrument rack. So far so peachy. But if I change preset, the macro names in the instrument rack are no longer related to the new macro'd variable names from Massive. Is there a way to have Ableton automatically update the macro names in the instrument rack to reflect the new variables?
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