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It would need to be on it's own track, outside of a drum rack. By using a drum rack, you're only triggering the sound with a specific MIDI note, so playing melodies with that single sound won't be possible. You could get creative with something like automating the pitch device, but that's a lot of w...

Did you check the audio I/O in the preferences? See the following (specifically #5):

https://help.ableton.com/hc/en-us/artic ... -Interface

Might be worth going through the list just in case something was missed.

Are you launching the first row from the Master channel (Scene 1)? If so, you don't have any clips on there for the bass channel to launch. Looking at that Session View, if you launch Scene 3 (row 3 from the Master), you should be able to hear the bass along with the kick and snare. I/O routing seem...

Sounds like naming the clips might be helpful (see 8.1.2):

https://www.ableton.com/en/manual/clip-view/

I've tried both. With "In" i'm able to hear my track while playing, but when i launch the loop, i'm not able to hear it. Viceversa, if i use auto, i'm not able to hear what i'm playing until i'm launching/recording a loop. The problem is that i have a drum loop which keeps going for the w...

Do you have Monitor on the the track set to Auto or In?

https://www.ableton.com/en/manual/routing-and-i-o/

See the third picture:

https://www.ableton.com/en/manual/editi ... elocities/

If you activate the icon with the headphone, you'll be able to hear the notes as you draw/move them.

You could just leave the clip slots on 4 & 5 blank for Scene 2.

I don't appear to be having the same issue, if I'm understanding the problem correctly. If a clip is playing and I delete or add a note before the playhead reaches it, it'll follow whatever I did. Sorry I couldn't be a better help!

Isn't there a "show adjustable parameters" option or something similar in the drop down where MIDI Control is selected? I don't remember the exact name as I don't have Ableton in front of me right now. EDIT: If you're editing a clip envelope from Session View, the thing I was talking about...

Peter ~ wrote:This was a perfect explanation -- I totally get it now. The step-by-step example really helped. Thank you!

Good stuff - same basic principles for every other filter envelope on synths, so have fun!

The envelope parameter adjusts how much the filter will follow the ADSR curve. If the envelope parameter is at 0%, but you have a low-pass filter engaged at 500 Hz, that's all it will - a static filter that cuts above 500 Hz. I'm going to do my best to explain how it will work in a sort of step-by-s...

It's called frequency modulation synthesis or FM for short. There's a ton of info online about how it all works. It can be a bit confusing to start, but with some practice and deliberate experimentation, it all starts to click. Basically, you're sending an audio level signal (above 20 Hz) into anoth...

Sounds like you don't have Preview enabled in the clip editor. Third picture in this section of the manual:

https://www.ableton.com/en/manual/editi ... elocities/

Sounds in the envelopes section of the midi clip it does allow u to automate pitch but it only goes up and down 5 semitones, I know if I have sampler I can increase that range but I only have simpler Sounds like you're automating the pitch bend, since Simpler only allows a max of +/- 5 semitones. If...