Ableton Forum

Thanks guys. yur2die4 - great post! I have used the outline of other songs in arrangement view. It certainly accelerates productivity. I sometimes forget to use it because I'm lured back to session view. The only problem I have with your technique and Ableton generally is that I often struggle to ge...

Hi, I love Ableton because it really helps to nail grooves and get ideas down quickly. But I've gotten into the habit of incompletion. I must have 500 x 4-bar/8-bar beats or riffs that I have just forgotten. So I'm wondering if you can recommend a DVD or video series that helps you complete projects...

I read again that SOS article that I linked to, and it really is great. I hope others check it out. Here's one very interesting quote: "We suspected that a rap vocal might bring something quite different out of the mics on test, and that was indeed the case. In fact, so resounding was the vote ...

Hi Sage, Are you saying that a dynamic is never better for a bad room? If I remember rightly, many seemingly knowledgeable people said a dynamic can be better. Maybe I got it wrong. Maybe they said "nearly as good" as a condenser. Many people said the room is as important as the mic. Anywa...

I've done lots of microphone research online, and have discovered many interesting things. Mainly it comes down to the individual and their situation. I found a site that has recordings of different mics - just click through to the mic you want to hear: http://www.thomann.de/gb/vocal_microphones.htm...

I'm a bit clueless regarding the nuances of sound quality. When I think of "warmth", I think of You're My Best Friend by Queen. Lots of toms, Rhodes piano, sighing vocals, etc. Lots of overlapping frequencies there, I reckon.

Yeah, you definitely need some music theory. I have heard dance songs going on with monotonous repetition and you can tell that it's not because it's the best choice - it's because they don't know where to take it from there. I disagree about not emphasising chord progressions. Just a move from majo...

It depends on your unique talents and interests. Instinctive types might pick it up naturally, mental types might need more theory, etc. But I reckon all the theory you need for pop music can be taught and learnt in 1 hour and contained on 1 sheet of paper! Really! Now that we have computers, music ...

Hi, I downloaded ASIO 2.10 and 2.11 beta from http://www.asio4all.com, but when I tried to instal them, I got this message: "Asio4all is not a valid win32 application." A few days later, I tried to download again from the same site, and I got a trojan warning. So I downloaded from here: ht...

MY ABLETON SUGGESTIONS: 1. Drum midi map: Drum labels need to be brighter to be readable when using a dark skin. 2. Clip Envelopes: Things like Pitch Bend need to give some indication of the pitch (G#, A, Ab, etc.) we are rising or falling to. Currently there are meaningless numbers. Of course, this...

NSU_Spray, The info text is okay, but it is a nuisance. Every time you move your mouse away from the clip, the lyrics or comment disappears. Also, it's easy to miss, unlike the excel comment. I like everything about the excel comment system. It marks the cell and the comment is re-sizable and bright...

I prefer this with the larger bolded bar numbers: I have added a bit of emphasis on bar numbers (tried to emulate bold font type) and line ends. IMHO its even clearer now: http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a10/martyr-of-sound/Sinttulo-1.jpg That would make things so much better! ABLETON, PLEASE DO TH...

In keeping with Ableton's approach of having everything in one place, I reckon it would be great to have a lyrics/comment option like in MS Excel. It would look like this: http://i1270.photobucket.com/albums/jj608/Worldwidehappiness/AbletonExcellyriccommentboxsuggestion.jpg You would just right-clic...

Muzik 4 Machines,

Yes! How do you do that?

My main wish for Ableton 9 is to make a sexier (optional) interface. The current one is like looking at an asphalt road. This is 2012, not 1980!

And the splash screen is a shocker! I like Studio One's start screen - graceful and useful.