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A subreddit for users of the music software Ableton Live.

A Subreddit for Users of Ableton Live

Please post anything related to Live; compatible hardware and software, synths, VSTs, controllers, etc.

Questions about synthesis, getting a certain sound with Live, troubleshooting, general or specific production questions and the like are welcome. However, please take notice of a few rules:

Rules

  • Discussion of cracked software will be removed.

  • If you are looking for feedback on your own music please post it to /r/abletonfeedback/. This includes self promotion of music.

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Ableton Pluck!

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2024/12/13
09:04 UTC

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ayuda

tengo un controlador midi, es el irig keys mini y quiero conectarlo a ableton pero eh tenido muchos pedos para hacerlo, alguien sabe porque será? el teclado si se conecta, porque prende una luz pero ableton no lo reconoce ayudaaa, soy nueva en esto

0 Comments
2024/12/13
05:38 UTC

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Arrangement view slows down when there are a lot of audiotracks on the screen under the zoom

Hi everyone, maybe someone has a similar moment at work. When there are a large number of audio tracks on the screen in the "arrangement view" under approximation (when the waveform is well drawn), then fps drops only in the "arrangement view" window, it feels like once and a half. All other windows (in the browser, etc.) are fine at this time. I decided to limit the FPS to 30 to see if it would fall lower in the same situation. And how surprised I was. FPS has become even lower. Before that, I had 75 fps consistently everywhere, but as the audio tracks approached, it felt like 40-45. After limiting the FPS of the application to 30, bringing the audio tracks closer, it felt like 15-20. I rule out a lack of PC performance. I use Win 11 24h2. The video card drivers are the latest. There is no integrated graphics card. The load on the graphics card while using the application is 0%. I don't understand what could be. I decided to roll out version 12.1.5 (I read one of the fixes in the changelog: "Significantly improved the frame rate when scrolling or zooming in the Arrangement when there are many clips and tracks."), happily ran to update, thinking that everything was fixed, but no miracle happened.
Who can tell you something about this?

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2024/12/12
20:42 UTC

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What is going on with my Push2?

It was recording in this exact tone just before. But now it's doing this? Dear God internet people help me.

8 Comments
2024/12/12
10:02 UTC

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Track Breakdown in Ableton Live ⚡️(Indie Pop Banger)

2 Comments
2024/12/11
23:54 UTC

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I made a techno kick and sub-rumble rack in ableton, giving it away here...

Hope you can find use for this. It uses Roar from Ableton 12 (actually it uses 3 Roar units, first for distortion, second to generate a sub bass rumble from the kick and a 3rd for more distortion).

You can get the rack for free here: https://www.studiobrootle.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/01-Pumping-Techno-Kick-Rack-3x-Roar-Studio-Brootle.zip

There's a video how to use it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uLbsY66xYk

Any questions, please just let me know.

0 Comments
2024/12/11
21:35 UTC

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Ableton Move: Learn In 10 Min

1 Comment
2024/12/11
16:11 UTC

2

Blip in my track appearing only upon export - anyone know why?

Hello there, I'm having a strange situation where a vocal that is totally clean on playback suddenly develops a blip on export, always in the same place.

Here's a video of the phenomenon: https://youtu.be/TDT9plZvtkw

Anyone have any idea why this is happening? Whether I export MP3 or WAV it is the same.

6 Comments
2024/12/11
00:16 UTC

3

Splitting Instruments on Ableton

I need some help using Ableton Live 12 for Live Performance. I have created an instrument rack with different sounds and the different clips turn sounds on and off depending on the song i am playing. I need to find a way splitting instruments without using the „Key“ feature of the Instrument rack. For some songs want to use half of the keyboard for one sound and the other half for the other sounds but for some songs i need the same sound on my entire keyboard. I don’t want to overload my instrument rack with instruments adding the same sound multiple times with different Key Ranges. Can anyone help me out here? Thanks in Advance :)

3 Comments
2024/12/09
18:18 UTC

3

Bassline Techniques in Ableton Live + Repro5

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2024/12/08
11:53 UTC

1

Missing Samples in User Presets in 12, but not 11

0 Comments
2024/12/07
20:48 UTC

70

point-cloud data and perlin animations in three.js, ableton, and electron

8 Comments
2024/12/07
10:36 UTC

2

Anyone need any lyrics or vocals

Lyricist vocalist here keen to write some words to some sweet beats.

1 Comment
2024/12/06
22:59 UTC

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Is it possible to set all Track's Automation-displays to 'None' by default, so the Tracks itself won't show Automations ever at all (except from the Automation-lanes BELOW)?

I think it's annoying to see two of the same automation lines, while I'm editing an Automation. I create Automations using "Show Automation in New Lane" anyways.

0 Comments
2024/12/06
18:14 UTC

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9 ways to make your chord progressions more jazzy (explained with animations and audio examples)

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2024/12/06
17:23 UTC

3

How to make a dynamic OSC envelope follower for Unreal Engine reactive visualizers

1 Comment
2024/12/06
16:29 UTC

2

12 Lite - VERY Beginner Advice/Videos/Tutorials

Hey friends - brand new to music making - have written lyrics for others but first time actually trying to do it all on my own - using Lite 12 and using an Alesis V25 (no additional equipment aside from laptop/monitors/dock/etc.) - I know there are a ton of tutorials/tip videos out there and I'm plowing through them, but figured I'd see if anyone has any recommendations?? Also not the most technically sound/computer savvy but I am def willing to learn/struggle through

Thanks in advance!

4 Comments
2024/12/06
06:50 UTC

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Just set up Scarlett with ableton 9. MIDI will work for a short time, stop communicating, then crash when selecting audio device again.

I honestly have no idea where to start

4i4 3rd gen Ableton live 9 Windows 10

2 Comments
2024/12/06
01:09 UTC

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Arturia Pigments causes Ableton UI to become completely unresponsive?

As title says - I need to "End Task" every time I open Pigments on Ableton Live 12. Has anyone else experienced this? No idea what is causing it

0 Comments
2024/12/05
23:09 UTC

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Midi Technique - Midi Syncopation, Generate Interesting Melodies...

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2024/12/05
10:23 UTC

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Sorry pals, I need ableton for Mac like for yesterday

Sound engineer here. My mac went crazy and I need to bounce some tracks, like "for yesterday", my pal lend me his mac but Im spiriling hard.

Help

Its Sonoma 14.2.1

15 Comments
2024/12/04
16:26 UTC

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NO signal detected by live

Hello everybody,

i encounter a pbm with live (version 11). The soft does not detect any signal coming from my scarlett. I play my machines, the level is high, the entry type and canal are correct, in the settings i have chosen scarlett 4i4 as entry and out audio... Well everything should be working fine... but no. My former projects, on wich i haven't touched dont't work either. On my computer (macbookpro) i have chosen usb as entry and out... I don't get it.

Need a lil help from my friends ;;)

Thanks by advance

3 Comments
2024/12/04
14:51 UTC

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Thin waveforms

Hi

My waveforms when I record my keyboard at full volume are around the -24db causing my waveforms to be tiny. On the other hand my guitar is sitting at 0db meaning I get large waveforms. The thing is they sound the same volume.

I’ve been recommended gain staging but this sound alike the OPPOSITE of what I want (at least from all videos I’ve watched on it).

All videos I’ve seen on gain staging seem to aim to get the audio to sound louder without actually raising the RMS which isn’t what I want. I want the RMS to be higher without adding any volume to my signal.

The part I can’t get my head around is how my guitar and keyboard sound the same (in fact keys is a lot louder and I usually have to turn it down) but the waveforms say otherwise… I thought waveforms were a visual representation of sound?

Any help would be great.

1 Comment
2024/12/03
23:32 UTC

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point-cloud data and perlin animations in webgl

6 Comments
2024/12/03
18:34 UTC

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Ableton LIve 12.1 & the classic of all time Synth1 no playing fair

I have to click outside the synth1 window every time I make a dial adjustment. (Mac M1 the latest and last AU version released)

Any help greatly appreciated, I love this plug.

0 Comments
2024/12/03
04:16 UTC

3

How to use Impulse plugin in Ableton Live - Make simple beats

1 Comment
2024/12/02
17:22 UTC

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Live performance and CPU

Hi all, I've recently started experimenting with performing my music live using Ableton and midi controllers (to trigger scenes/manipulate effects, nothing complex as of yet). I want to build a full set of my tracks (half hour to an hour) and ideally I'd want them all to be in the same project, so they flow into each other and I can experiment with the transitions. However, I'm a bit worried that my laptop won't be able to hack it and it will tank the CPU, even with freezing/flattening everything. I have a Dell XPS 15 with (I think) 16GB RAM, i7 core etc., nothing crazy but hardly a hefty piece of kit either. Does anyone have any advice or would my only option be to massively upgrade my RAM? Thanks!

5 Comments
2024/12/01
22:03 UTC

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No sound from AL 11 Lite - tried normal fixes

Looking for help if anyone is able to share some guidance.

I’ve installed Ableton Live 11 lite and have a midi keyboard which appears to be successfully interfaced with Ableton. Similarly I’ve installed Asio4all and in preferences this is set as the driver and audio device input and output config appears to be correct also but I cannot get any sound to come out when I select a sound (but the dashboard is showing it is receiving input when I press keys on the midi).

Audio from other sources such as YouTube are working so it’s not a hardware/software issue that I can tell with the laptop.

Ableton and Asio both appear to be fully updated too.

Is there anything else I can try to get some sound?

Thanks in advance.

0 Comments
2024/12/01
15:40 UTC

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M2TM "Chords" incredible Midi Transformation Tool for Ableton

0 Comments
2024/11/30
23:00 UTC

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