Ableton Live 9 Tips and Tricks

Dive deep into some of the advanced features that Ableton Live offers for unique and creative manipulation of sound.

Join Ableton Live expert Mike Kiraly as he dives deep into some of the advanced features that Live offers for unique and creative manipulation of sound. First, discover how to use clip envelopes to create constantly changing transitions between clips. Then Mike demonstrates how to create playable effects and effects transitions with dummy clips, build automated playlists and song arrangements with follow actions, and use dummy clips and follow actions together to generate complex effects.

Introduction

• Welcome
• Using the exercise files

1. Pushing the Envelope: Getting the Most Out of Clip Envelopes

• Understanding the differences between clip envelopes and automation
• Creating clip envelopes and putting them to work
• Using clip envelopes to create and manage alternate variations of clips
• Unlinking clip envelopes for increased control
• Creating evolving elements by offsetting region and clip envelope length
• Modulating the pitch content of loops using clip envelopes

2. Harnessing the Creative Potential of Follow Actions

• Exploring Follow Actions
• Using Follow Actions to create an automated playlist
• Creating song arrangements with randomized Follow Actions

3. Turbo-Charging Session View with Dummy Clips

• Exploring dummy clips
• Preparing a project for dummy clips
• Creating a basic dummy clip
• Combining Follow Actions and dummy clips to create playable effects
• Sound designing with dummy clips and Follow Actions

Conclusion

• Next steps