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Ableton Live 6 Tips and Tricks
Martin Delaney
£9.95
244 x 172 mm * 160 pages ISBN 9781906005023
* Create a killer Live 6 template
* Audio editing workrounds within Live
* Prepare a Live set for performance
* Use Live with other music software
* Interviews with high-profile Live users
Ableton Live is the cross-platform software which has rocked the music world Ð gathering ardent fans in a way usually associated with performers rather than software. Musicians, DJs, remixers, composers, and producers alike have embraced Live, and it's fast becoming the universal software studio.This book will give Live novices an insight into working methods that otherwise would take months to discover. For the more experienced user it promises a quick catch-up with Live 6's new developments (including complex new performance features, and long-awaited improvements and additions on the production side), and a new perspective on some of Live's more established features.
The book does not duplicate the Live user manual, it expands upon it, and introduces creative concepts, workflow enhancements, and workrounds for common objectives and problems. It also includes interviews with high-profile Live users in a variety of musical genres, passing on their real-world experiences to you.
Although the Live interface is remarkably simple, there's a lot of power under the surface. This book will show you new ways to access that power.
Martin Delaney is a laptop musician, VJ, educator, and video director. Ableton Live has been at the heart of his music work since its first release, for composing, performance, recording, remixing, and production. Martin is the author of 'Laptop Music' also from PC Publishing.
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ContentsIntroduction
A manual, a tip, a trick...whatÕs the difference? Live does everything you want it to Ð you just donÕt know it yet! Who is this book for? Learning curve of enlightenment - or twisted pretzel of confusion? The test rig.1 WhatÕs new (and old) in Live 6?
What is Live? Who is it for? How do they use it? WhatÕs new in Live 6?2 Get organised
Installation. Mac or PC? System requirements. Check for updates. Cracks. Another use for Demo Mode. Managing your computer resources. What hardware do you need? Signal routing ins and outs. Do the lessons. Shortcuts. Configuring with audio/MIDI hardware. Managing files and sets. Keeping file sizes down. Templates. The Browser. The Library. Moving to Live 6? Ten top transitional tips.3 Managing files and sets
Loading sets or parts of sets into another set. Look at the library. Collect all and save. What lurks in the project folder?4 Clips and scenes and a little on tracks
Clips in general. Nudge. Groove. Unlinking clip envelopes. Consolidation. Follow actions rule! Live clips. Audio clips. MIDI clips. Scenes. Song head er scenes. Routing audio between tracks. Sending audio to return tracks. Audio from one track to many. Audio from many tracks to one. It works with MIDI too Ð from one track to many, and from many tracks to one.5 Devices
Audio effects. MIDI effects. Instruments. Device racks. Device delay compensation.6 Sampling in Live
Audio clips. Simpler. Impulse. Sampler. Hot-Swapping samples.7 Automation
Clip automation in general. MIDI clip automation. Audio clip automa tion. Automating the cross fader. Envelopes in tracks Ð the Arrangement View. Versatile envelopes. Envelopes in the library.8 About the views
Left brain, right brain!9 Live talks to itself
Send MIDI from Live to Ð Live. Song setup clips. The MIDI mangler.10 Performance notes
Live is an instrument Ð really. A set for every song, or every song in the set? Prepare your set for performance. Song header scenes. Onstage troubleshooting. Device racks in a live situation. Solo perfor mance Ð J-Lab. Jamming. Using Live within a band Ð Songcarver/ Keith Lang. Jamming in the Arrangement View is just wrong. Live in the theatre. VJing - video performance alongside Live.11 DJing notes
Why is Live good for DJs? Live DJing with Jody Wisternoff (Way Out West). Pre listening/Cueing. MIDI hardware setup. Live DJing with Tarekith. Manage your song folders. Pre analysis. Warping entire songs. Tap tempo. Live DJing with John 00 Fleming.12 Studio notes
Songwriting. Jen Bloom. Remixes and mashups with Live. Robtronik. Build a 16-step sequencer.13 Movie notes
Movie soundtracks with Live. Locators. Exporting it all together. ReWire to another DAW. Frank Blum.14 Teaching notes
How to get somebody hooked on Live. In the classroom with Live.15 Using Live with other software and hardware
ReWire. Live and Reason Ð somebody has to be in charge. ReWiring Live to other sequencers. Down another Mac-only alley Ð ReWiring Live to GarageBand. Arkaos VJ. MIDI Time Code and MIDI Clock.16 Using Live with hardware keyboards and controllers
Less is more. The KentonKillamix Mini. Trigger Finger. Behringer FCB1010. Mackie Control Universal. M-Audio Ozonic. Jazz Mutant Lemur. Going Wireless Ð the Nintendo Wii Remote Control. Not actually MIDI Ð the PowerMate. LiveÕs pseudo-MIDI keyboard.17 Using Live with audio and MIDI interfaces
Echo AudioFire2 pocket-sized FireWire audio/MIDI interface. Edirol FA-66 FireWire compact audio/MIDI interface. Combo audio/MIDI interfaces/controllers. Live and multiple audio interfaces.18 Get more sounds
Samples on disc. Online samples. Apple Loops. Reason Refills. Live with Stylus RMX. Trackteam Audio Livefills. Ableton Live Packs. Operator. Record your own. External sound generators. External DSP cards.19 Live Packs
20 Links
21 Top ten keyboard shortcuts
Index
