Ableton Live Tips to Level Up Workflow

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Ableton Live Tips to Level Up Workflow
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Topics

• Introduction
• Play and Stop
• Edit MIDI Notes
• Duplicate Loop and Sample
• Automation
• Create Your Sample
• Create Stereo Effect
• Import MIDI Files or Clips
• Reverse an Audio Clip

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Introduction

• Ableton Live is one of the most preferred
  DAWs in the eyes of professionals. It works as a
  digital audio workstation software for music
  producers and is an excellent choice for DJs. A
  large number of producers use it and recommend
  others to use it. You can learn how to use
  Ableton Live in about six months, but being
  skilled in using Ableton Live may also take
  several years. If you are one of those wishing to
  learn about Ableton Live and want to enhance your
  workflow, we have provided some useful tips on
  the same.

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Play and Stop
There is no need to move your mouse here and
there when you want to play a track in Ableton
Live. Just pressing Spacebar will do it. You can
either stop or start by hitting Spacebar. To
start a track from the same point where you
stopped, press Spacebar by holding Shift.
Edit MIDI Notes
MIDI editing has become even easier in Ableton
Live. You can draw notes using your mouse without
any hassle. To activate the MIDI editor
preview, press the Headphone icon on the left
corner. It will save valuable time and is an
excellent shortcut to have a preview of the MIDI
editor.
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Duplicate Loop and Sample
It is a great way to duplicate a loop and a
sample. Just click on the sample or loop you want
to make a copy of, then press CTRL D. The
shortcut keys work only for Windows. To duplicate
a loop or a sample on Mac, Press CMD D. The
copy of the selected file will be
generated. Automation Automation is usually
done using draw-tool in most digital audio
workstations, but Ableton Live is unique in
automation. Click on the recording icon that
appears in the transport section, and adjust the
knobs accordingly. It allows you to automate a
track more effectively than any other DAW does.
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Create Your Sample
Making your own samples and using them make you a
real music producer. You can import any sound or
effect in Ableton Live and make a sample out of
it. Save the sample under the desired name in any
folder. Create Stereo Effect The stereo effect
is nowadays quite popular. People love listening
to 3D music that makes them feel as if they are
sitting in a room where music is being played.
You can create such an awesome effect in Ableton
Live. Use Auto Pan and adjust the phase to 0.
Listen to the track to know how it sounds.
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Import MIDI Files or Clips You can import a MIDI
file in just a few simple steps. Locate the
folder where you have saved your MIDI file. You
can import it directly by dragging it into the
MIDI track. Moreover, Ableton Live offers tons of
MIDI editing tools to arrange or edit a MIDI
file. Reverse an Audio Clip Sometimes,
reversing an effect or a sound may be incredible.
To do so, select the clip of your choice and
press R. It will reverse the sound of the
selected clip.
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