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by pfitzsimons
Mon Jan 29, 2018 5:02 pm
Forum: Ableton Live
Topic: M/S EQ-8 Mid Side Frequency Display
Replies: 3
Views: 2312

Re: M/S EQ-8 Mid Side Frequency Display

So two examples. My bass was recorded in mono via my outboard synth with 1/4" cable into my interface, and a talking drum was recorded through a single microphone. I can see the Mid and Side of the bass channel but not the talking drum. I've since changed the EQ-8 setting from M/S to L/R on the ...
by pfitzsimons
Sun Jan 28, 2018 5:55 pm
Forum: Ableton Live
Topic: M/S EQ-8 Mid Side Frequency Display
Replies: 3
Views: 2312

M/S EQ-8 Mid Side Frequency Display

I am just starting to use the M/S functionality of the EQ-8 and what I'm currently noticing is that sometimes an audio track will have no output on the sides, meaning, to start with, there is no visual feedback in the frequency display of the EQ-8 itself when S (side) is chosen. I have settings on ...
by pfitzsimons
Sat Dec 02, 2017 3:32 pm
Forum: Ableton Live
Topic: Extracting Grooves with Return Tracks
Replies: 4
Views: 1300

Re: Extracting Grooves with Return Tracks

Is there any way of including the Return tracks with the automation as well?

Copy & paste the processing devices to a new track. Show the automation lanes in the return and select all and copy these, then paste to the new track. Make sure you're at 1.1.1 when pasting and the lanes are in the same ...
by pfitzsimons
Sat Dec 02, 2017 3:30 pm
Forum: Ableton Live
Topic: Extracting Grooves with Return Tracks
Replies: 4
Views: 1300

Re: Extracting Grooves with Return Tracks

Thanks for the reply. Yes, I've dragged and dropped the selected scenes into the Grooves folder from my live performance set. That way, when I open up a new file, all I have to do is drag the contents of that folder into the tracks area and all my tracks, clips and effects are all there.
by pfitzsimons
Mon Nov 27, 2017 4:04 pm
Forum: Ableton Live
Topic: Extracting Grooves with Return Tracks
Replies: 4
Views: 1300

Extracting Grooves with Return Tracks

I'm trying to take a song - a collection of scenes - from my master live performance set into a new file for recording a track. I've done a simple drag & drop into the Grooves folder, which works perfectly. I open a new file and everything is there, except for my return tracks. I'd already done a ...
by pfitzsimons
Tue Oct 03, 2017 11:20 pm
Forum: Ableton Live
Topic: Video with narrative and launching clips
Replies: 2
Views: 1071

Re: Video with narrative and launching clips

Funny, that's exactly what I did! Well, basically.

You can just drop a video file into a track in session view and it converts it into an audio file automatically. Make sure the clip is not in one of your designated scenes and eliminate any stop buttons along that track so that when you trigger ...
by pfitzsimons
Tue Oct 03, 2017 6:57 pm
Forum: Ableton Live
Topic: Video with narrative and launching clips
Replies: 2
Views: 1071

Video with narrative and launching clips

I'm helping an artist with the music for their promotional video. The piece includes her speaking, with video from her studio and her travels. I've composed a tune in session view with several scenes. What I was hoping to do, to start the process of melding the two, was to play the video, launch the ...
by pfitzsimons
Fri Sep 08, 2017 2:12 am
Forum: Ableton Live
Topic: Audio dropouts when changing instrument patches
Replies: 3
Views: 1306

Re: Audio dropouts when changing instrument patches

jestermgee wrote:Try disable the option in Preferences "Reduce Latency When Monitoring"

It gets set ON by default but if you are not doing live monitoring of inputs could help with the issue.
Thanks for the tip. In this case, Reduce Latency When Monitoring is not on, however...
by pfitzsimons
Thu Sep 07, 2017 3:15 pm
Forum: Ableton Live
Topic: Audio dropouts when changing instrument patches
Replies: 3
Views: 1306

Audio dropouts when changing instrument patches

So I have a major problem, that is, when I change instrument patches when performing I sometimes get complete audio dropouts that last 1-2 seconds. This has happened at gigs :oops:

My system: mid-2012 MBP 2.3GHZ i7, 512SSD, 16GB RAM; running at 128 and CPU hovers between 30-50%.

I'm playing clips ...
by pfitzsimons
Fri Dec 23, 2016 10:35 pm
Forum: Ableton Live
Topic: chain selector and device on/off
Replies: 39
Views: 24700

Re: chain selector and device on/off

I have a chain selector set up this way, to turn instruments on and off as I scroll. It works, EXCEPT I get audio drops when performing live when I scroll to another instrument. Can anyone explain this?

2012 MBP 15" 2.GHZ Quad Core i7 10G RAM
Ableton Live 9 Suite
Sample Rate: 44100
Buffer Size: 128
by pfitzsimons
Sat Sep 10, 2016 1:07 am
Forum: Ableton Live
Topic: Plugins won't play below B1
Replies: 3
Views: 1191

Re: Plugins won't play below B1

Thanks for the reply. Yeah, I've played with the FM settings a bit, just haven't gotten the relatively natural electric bass guitar tone that I'm going for with this patch. The plugins I've mentioned have something much closer to my ear. Just weird that it's consistent for each and every plugin that ...
by pfitzsimons
Fri Sep 09, 2016 10:47 pm
Forum: Ableton Live
Topic: Plugins won't play below B1
Replies: 3
Views: 1191

Plugins won't play below B1

I'm having trouble finding a bass plugin that works because all the plugins I try, including Sampletank, Kontakt, and TriplePlay will not play below B1 on my MIDI guitar. I've been limited to the Ableton bass sounds in order to have full range on the instrument, and I'm just not getting the sound I ...