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Ableton Live 7 Tips and Tricks
Martin Delaney
Special low internet price £8.95. Out now.
244 x 172 mm * 150 pages ISBN 9781906005085
* Create a Live 7 template for performance/ studio
* Work with Live's software instruments
* Create complex instrument and effect chains
* Control Live via wireless
* Audio editing workrounds within Live
* Prepare a Live set for performance
* Use Live with other music softwareAbleton Live is the cross-platform software which has rocked the music world - 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's latest developments (including new software instruments, complex instrument and effects chains, the phenomenal audio slicing, and full video functionality), 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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Contents
INTRODUCTION
A manual, a tip, a trick...whatÕs the difference?. Live does everything you want it to - you just donÕt know it yet!. Who is this book for?. Learning curve of enlightenment - or twisted pretzel of confusion?. The test rig1) WHATÕS NEW (AND OLD) IN LIVE 7?
What is Ableton Live?. Who is Live for? How do they use it?. WhatÕs new in Live 7?2) GET ORGANISED
First things...very first things.... 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 audio/MIDI hardware. Managing files and sets. Keeping file sizes down. Templates. The Browser. The Library. Moving to Live 7? Ten top transitional tips3) 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?. Manage Files item menu4) CLIPS AND SCENES AND A LITTLE ON TRACKS
Clips in general. Nudge. Groove. Unlinking clip envelopes. Consolidation. Crop sample. Follow actions rule!. Live clips. Audio clips. MIDI clips. Scenes. Song header 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 - from one track to many. Sending MIDI from many tracks to one5) DEVICES
Audio effects. MIDI effects. Instruments. Device racks. Device delay compensation6) SAMPLING IN LIVE
Audio clips. Simpler. Impulse. Sampler. Hot-swapping samples7) AUTOMATION
Clip automation in general. MIDI clip automation. Audio clip automation. Automating the cross fader. Envelopes in tracks - the Arrangement View. Versatile envelopes. Envelopes in the library8) ABOUT THE VIEWS
Left brain, right brain!9) LIVE TALKS TO ITSELF!
The MIDI mangler.10) PERFORMANCE NOTES
A set for every song, or every song in the set?. Prepare your set for performance. Onstage troubleshooting. Device racks in a live situation. Solo performance - J-Lab. Jamming. Using Live within a band - Songcarver/Keith Lang. Jamming in the Arrangement View is just wrong. Live in the theatre. VJing - video performance alongside Live. Make more of the mixer11) 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. Tempo nudge. Live DJing with John 00 Fleming12) STUDIO NOTES
Songwriting. Jen Bloom. Remixes and mashups with Live13) MOVIE NOTES
Movie soundtracks with Live. Frank Blum. Locators. Can you VJ with Live?. Exporting it all together14) TEACHING NOTES
How to get somebody hooked on Live. In the classroom with Live15) USING LIVE WITH OTHER SOFTWARE & HARDWARE
ReWire. Live and Reason - somebody has to be in charge. ReWiring Live to Logic (and GarageBand). Arkaos VJ. Using Live with external hardware instruments and audio effects. MIDI Time Code and MIDI Clock16) USING LIVE WITH HARDWARE CONTROLLERS
Less is more - the Kenton Killamix Mini. M-Audio Trigger Finger. Behringer FCB1010 MIDI foot controller. The Mackie Control Universal protocol. M-Audio ProjectMix I/O. M-Audio Ozonic. Jazz Mutant Lemur. Going wireless - the Nintendo Wii Remote Control and WiiToMidi. Apple iPod Touch and Remote Buddy. Not actually MIDI - the Griffin Technology PowerMate. LiveÕs pseudo-MIDI keyboard17) USING LIVE WITH AUDIO & MIDI INTERFACES
Apogee Duet FireWire audio interface for Mac OS X. Echo AudioFire2 FireWire audio/MIDI interface. Edirol FA-66 FireWire compact audio/MIDI interface. Combo audio/MIDI interfaces/controllers. Live and multiple audio interfaces18) GET MORE SOUNDS
Samples on disc. Online samples. Apple Loops. ...and Apple instruments. Using Live with Stylus RMX. Ableton Live Packs. Puremagnetik. Operator and the other Live add-on instruments. Record your own. External sound generators. External DSP cards19) LIVE PACKS
20) LINKS
21) TOP TEN KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS
