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Hi there, this might sound like a n00b question, but is there anyway to automate changes between different scenes (volume, arm instruments, fx on/off, impulse samples, etc.)
I am aware that I can automate this via midi tracks, but is there no simpler way to do it? (not that the midi way is very ...

Hey there!
I'm looking into exactly the same things as you are so I figured we could share experiences. There doesn't seem to be a lot of information to do this sort of thing on the net (which is odd, because you can find answers to everything else).
I have divided up my songs into different clips ...

play in session not arrangement

Yeah, anyway, I was gonna use session mode. It makes more sense to be able to quickly jump between parts, but also be able to set it up to automatically go to the next bit if necessary.
Now...the odd bit is just to set up all tracks in one live set... I don't ...

I've recently had the opportunity to spend quite a bit of time with both Ableton and Mainstage2.. And I've come to the solution that none of them have the features that I would have wished for.
Ableton is great for a lot of things, it's stable and fast, but when it comes to accommodating for band ...

Thanks so much for your help!
I just have one last question though...
Is it possible to cycle between arrangement view markers (like in many other DAW) or can you only cycle when the loop markers are set (and since you can only set one loop marker per live set, that means it will only be during one ...

Hi! This is probably a pretty daft question, but please help me anyway...=)
I'm trying to import stem tracks (every track of a mix bounced seperately) into ableton live to use as backing tracks during shows. However, once I've dragged them into the arrangement window, they don't sync at all anymore ...

Hi everyone, I (or rather my band) just invested in a copy of Ableton Live in order to be able to use some backing tracks during shows (mainly added percussion, some backings, and pads and sounds).
I've just started getting a hold of how the software works more or less but I do have a bunch of ...