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Hi!

This is what is going on with me. I lost everything. I'm gonna check your link. I use Time Machine to backup to a LaCie external and I was told this would cover me. When I go back even a year in Time Machine somehow, in many previous versions of Live there is no .als files. I'm so disappointed ...

Hi! How's it going?

Something is definitely wrong. I'm not sure what my options are. When I finally had a chance to sit down and start my long journey back into production, I've been so busy helping my aging parents, I was greeted with disaster. I am so careful to take all the advice I receive here ...

I actually signed up for a course from Anthony of

Seed To Stage!

Amazing!

I took the mixing course and he has a songwriting course and a sound design course, as well. I am learning more in a day than I did in a month. He is also a successful musician.

The content of the mixing course is do deep ...

Besides Live?

Hi! Josefreak!

Thanks for the tip. I just saw this. I will check out that channel. It's absolutely crazy how many people out there are selling courses and education. I know the guy you referenced is a reliable source.

Thanks again!

That is helpful advice as I have already falling in the procrastination from perfection trap. I recorded a complete song, bridge and all, lol. Then I got stuck for a month trying to mix it and EQ it and add audio effects.

You would have told me to stop and move on before any of that.

Right now I ...

Not to add to your long laundry list of things to learn...but I'm gonna add to your long laundry list of things to learn...

One thing that can really make sounds stand out is the mix - it's really a major key to a great-sounding track. EQ is your buddy here.


Yes! Thank you! I'm starting to ...

While it’s important to start with good sounds, good composition and arrangement is far more important.


This seems like an agreed upon principle by most everyone who answered my post and I can see why you guys are telling me this.

If I don't learn this I probably wont finish a single sound ...

What an incredible story!

I have a music back ground, too. However, I'm a tech dummy. I mean I don't know how to do the basic things you said like downloading samples and organizing them in my browser. It's making everything really hard because I don't know the language or how to phrase my ...

Thank you for your insight! I see where you are coming from. It would be a mistake to think you can buy yourself out of learning how to do the things you say. I'm sure with time things start to clear up a bit.

Do you have a song of a part of a song you can share and point out one of two things you ...

Hi!

Yes! I've only been doing this for less than a year and I ask some weird questions.

I would have asked this question on Reddit but I'm sure the regulars would have told me to read the manual and learn how to make your own sounds.

Thank you for any light you can shed on this topic.

I think it's really good. It's creative and exciting.

I've only been in production game for less than a year so every time I hear something I like I don't have much criticism. I have not found those sounds in Ableton nor do I know how to bring them out like you did.

Where do you get your sounds ...

I'm from another planet.

I have a song in mind I want to use as a reference track. (Listen to new music on YouTube)

Where do I get it and how do I get it into Live? Do I need to purchase it?

I am new to iMac. So I do have Apple Music and iTunes. (empty now)

Where do you get your music to use ...

I've followed along with another producer through four complete songs and he never really mentioned gain staging. He wasn't a famous producer, lol. He said before you master you want to have at least -6db of headroom. He went into the red a lot during his production. In the end he selected all ...

SOLVED!

THERE WAS SOMETHING FROM THE PAST AND HERE IT IS!

If you've saved multiple sets into one project folder, here's how to separate them:

How to separate existing Live sets into unique project folders
Open the Live Set.
File → Save a Copy... [Select a neutral location, outside an existing ...