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Effort is effort. No. The Pareto Principle is generally true. Efforts don't bring equal rewards. The sensible approach is to focus on the things that will bring the greatest reward with the least effort, unless you are seeking mastery. Even then the principle can be applied to optimise your methods...

Stromkraft , Thanks for that insight into a dedicated musician’s approach. But that level of sophistication is way over my head. Reading it reminds me that I want to avoid the temptation to go down that road because it grows endlessly complex and nuanced. That approach is for people who love detail...

Hi all, I read this comment in a thread, and it got me wondering if this idea can be taken further: “The first thing you should do when you install Live 9 Standard or Suite is put the Glue Compressor onto a drum kit track and also put it on the master with a little compression right click it and ena...

Dont know why they still keep the feature request page on the forum. A daw that doesnt support 4k No mousewheel No custom shortcuts No cincere communication with the users Feels like deadware Look how loved reaper is. Because it feels communal. Very alive with two sided communication. Look at the p...

How do you make all tracks narrower in arrangement view? I know you can collapse/fold them up individually, but i'd still like to view their wave-forms and midi information; I just want them all to get narrower, so i can fit them on the screen. Click on a track heading, then Ctrl+A to select them a...

I don't mind that process, I will often jot down ideas with my basic template set which has some quick to use low-rent instruments and effects. If the "demo" song is really worth saving I'll swapping out the basic sound with something equivalent but better. I don't mind replacing the soun...

mareproduction wrote:Studio One is a growing beast.But i still love Ableton.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glI6LrVKh5I&t=69s

Wow, this is now serious competition for Ableton and all other DAWs. For dance, probably Ableton wins. For pop songs, probably Studio One wins. I'd say these are the two best DAWs now.

Tip 14: If you are a newbie, there are better things to learn than Operator. I don't think that's the case because this is not about Operator as much as it is about the principles of synthesis... I have about 200 songs and part songs with Ableton instruments, and some of them are good, but the soun...

Tip 14: If you are a newbie, there are better things to learn than Operator.

I don't know if this answers the question, but I made it a default to have Utility on every new track. And I use that for automation. That way I can use the mixer faders for, um, mixing. Wish Abes would put another box on the tracks for volume automation, so that the mixer faders are free to do thei...

This would be worth emailing Ableton themselves rather than the forum. I'd love to see Windows getting better for audio.

I think as a minimum, they should allow you to swap the compulsory sharps to flats in the midi editor. As it is, working in keys that have flats means you have to do extra thinking converting the scale to a sharps equivalent.

It would be great if you could create shortcuts (right-click > create shortcut) to all the folders, and then collapse all the folders in the browser and just use your newly created shortcut folders. Then highlight all the FX plugins, ableton FX, etc., then right-click > create shortcut. Then move al...

Maybe *.alc files allow you to do something like this. But it's a cumbersome workaround.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWc_S4q0-VQ&t=507s

Anything equal to or above:

1) i5 dual core
2) 8gb ram
3) SSD would be ideal, but most people swap out the HDD for an SSD after they buy the laptop.