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1. #ABLETON LIVE LOOPS HOW TO#
2. #ABLETON LIVE LOOPS PATCH#
3. #ABLETON LIVE LOOPS SOFTWARE#
4. #ABLETON LIVE LOOPS SERIES#

The cool part about Live is it was built to be a live performance tool that you can also bring into the studio.

#ABLETON LIVE LOOPS SOFTWARE#

This is a core concept to the software that approaches things a little differently than other DAWs which were basically built to mimic the function of a traditional tape deck. Using loops in the studio to generate new ideas.īefore we get into the details, you need to understand the session view and the arrangement view in Ableton Live. Using loops for live performance situations We're going to look at Live's looping possibilities through two lenses: The entire Live ecosystem is built around loops for the most part.

We were there a few times and it was a great vibe. Their early goals were to have a small, boutique software company and the founders thought they would have enough support from friends and colleagues that it would be a sustainable venture, so they created a quirky tool they actually wanted to use based on their own musical needs.Ĭommon question, especially from people new to the software and the short answer is fuck yea it does! They even had a live event for a few years called, Loop. It was designed by fairly avant-garde artists who, by their own admission, were not trying to take over the world and be the next Apple Computers. It was designed from Max/MSP patches that the group Monolake used to perform live with. That's all well and good, but Ableton Live's history is a little different. It can do most things that other DAWs can do like record and comp tracks together, but when it comes to looping and manipulating audio there are some features that truly make it stand apart from the rest of the pack.Ī big reason for this is many commercial DAWs are designed by more traditional software companies and their target market is people in the music production, sync, or recording studio industry. (One should hope so, right?) Hope this helps.Ableton Live is one of the more unique DAWs out there because it lets you work with audio tracks and MIDI tracks in in ways that other options don't really have an equivalent of. They each have their advantages but basically USING LOOPER IS WAY EASIER than setting up Bome's. However, Bome's site has an tut Looper does stuff the old way can't, so too are there things one can do with Bome's that Looper just can't, too.

#ABLETON LIVE LOOPS HOW TO#

Ableton used to link to a tutorial on how to do it (how often do you see Ableton referencing any third-party software?) but they went ahead and made Looper which does some CRAZY stuff the Kid Beyond way couldn't (without Max, at least :) ) so they likely don't have the link anymore.

#ABLETON LIVE LOOPS PATCH#

The way Kid Beyond does it is utilizing another program called Bome's Midi Translator Pro (Midi OX is a similar prog, but Bome's is rather unique) which is kind-of like a virtual midi patch bay but FAR more. The Kid Beyond video is mentioned above- he most assuredly was not using looper as the video was made before Ableton HAD looper and is much of the reason they MADE looper. I'm not sure if it was in 7 or not, but def. How to do it depends on what version of Ableton you're using more specifically if it includes the "Looper" effect from Ableton. At the end of the day - whatever works for you right? This is why he has to pause for a bar after each recording before arming the next track. It looks like he just has each pedal keyed to the record / play button for the same scene across different tracks. He's got a 1-bar control sync on so he doesn't have to be 100% precise with his foot pedal punch-in/punch-out.

#ABLETON LIVE LOOPS SERIES#

I just looked at the Kid Beyond video and I don't think he's using Looper - it looks like he's arming a series of different tracks, all of which he's routed his mic input to. The challenge for me has always been seamlessly looping, overdubbing, and riffing in real-time and since I'm a keyboardist using both hands, the footpedal was the only way to go. Looper is great for looping live audio, but is a little redundant for recording MIDI loops in realtime - since the built-in ableton live controls are a little more flexible. By mapping Start, stop, undo, delete and next track to your foot switches, you can easily perform your loop in realtime, get it right, and then advance to the next scene or track when you want to record the next variation. I find that the best way to do it is with some kind of foot pedal switch, like the FC-50.