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by dewaldo
Sat Mar 28, 2015 6:41 pm
Forum: Ableton Live
Topic: VST or Something that can tell me what key the song is in ?
Replies: 8
Views: 2652

Re: VST or Something that can tell me what key the song is in ?

just wanted to drop by and say that hornet songkey is amazing
by dewaldo
Wed Mar 25, 2015 6:28 pm
Forum: Ableton Live
Topic: will I gain a lot by getter a faster mac?
Replies: 24
Views: 4776

Re: will I gain a lot by getter a faster mac?

I recently upgraded from a MacBook Pro to a 6 core Mac Pro. I am very happy with my decision. I used to struggle with the same things you mentioned. I would get clicks/pops in the early mix stage that could only be resolved by increasing the buffer to really high levels, or by freezing/flattening al...
by dewaldo
Sat Mar 21, 2015 6:33 pm
Forum: Ableton Live
Topic: moving samples between projects
Replies: 9
Views: 2311

Re: moving samples between projects

You can drag individual clips or selection of multiple clips of your choosing from your project into a location in the Live Browser and save them under any name you like. Kind of. This is what I've been doing but you need to drag each clip individually and then Ableton saves them to individual fold...
by dewaldo
Mon Feb 09, 2015 8:36 am
Forum: Ableton Live
Topic: Synching bass Motion Rate to other track
Replies: 5
Views: 1479

Re: Synching bass Motion Rate to other track

you should look into the envelope follower Max for Live device
by dewaldo
Fri Jan 30, 2015 11:30 pm
Forum: Ableton Live
Topic: So many drums. So little need.
Replies: 22
Views: 2922

Re: So many drums. So little need.

by dewaldo
Thu Jan 22, 2015 6:47 am
Forum: Ableton Live
Topic: Sidechain Compression with Kick AND Snare
Replies: 5
Views: 2900

Re: Sidechain Compression with Kick AND Snare

Send your kick and snare to a return within your drum rack (i.e., something simple like utility or a blank audio effect rack), mute the output of the return (click the little speaker icon), set the sidechain input to the return, Post FX (not post mixer since that is muted) i like to do this in combi...
by dewaldo
Sun Jan 04, 2015 7:34 am
Forum: Ableton Live
Topic: What macros have you got setup on your 128 samplers?
Replies: 21
Views: 4139

Re: What macros have you got setup on your 128 samplers?

i make hip hop with loud (and i mean near clipping) drums and lots of analogue noise. a critical element of my sound is choosing drums that fit the vibe of the sample i'm working with. i generally like to normalize my drum samples so I can compare their qualities without favoring certain sounds over...
by dewaldo
Sun Jan 04, 2015 2:48 am
Forum: Ableton Live
Topic: What macros have you got setup on your 128 samplers?
Replies: 21
Views: 4139

Re: What macros have you got setup on your 128 samplers?

somewhat off topic, but for all of you who didn't already know, you can normalize all samples within a given 128 rack by selecting all samples, right clicking, and going to either normalize volume or pan. just discovered this. Dope
by dewaldo
Sat Jan 03, 2015 9:00 am
Forum: Ableton Live
Topic: an alternative bit reduction plug?
Replies: 6
Views: 2156

Re: an alternative bit reduction plug?

mcdsp futzbox is legit
by dewaldo
Thu Jan 01, 2015 2:37 am
Forum: Tips & Tricks
Topic: Blurry or pixilated text in Ableton Live
Replies: 13
Views: 18386

Re: Blurry or pixilated text in Ableton Live

anyone know of a similar workaround for macs? I'd like to have non blurry text on zoom settings other than 100 or 200%
by dewaldo
Thu Jan 01, 2015 2:07 am
Forum: Ableton Live
Topic: What 3rd Party Reverb do you use in Live?
Replies: 44
Views: 9852

Re: What 3rd Party Reverb do you use in Live?

I like Valhalla verbs but can find them lacking when used on snares...any suggestions on a good snare verb?
by dewaldo
Fri Dec 26, 2014 9:32 pm
Forum: Ableton Live
Topic: 12 inch or 10 inch subwoofer/Subwoofer suggestions.
Replies: 6
Views: 1903

Re: 12 inch or 10 inch subwoofer/Subwoofer suggestions.

Get the JBL and spend the extra cash you don't spend on an Adam Sub on these http://www.gikacoustics.com/product/gik-acoustics-tri-trap/ 2 pairs, for each corner or stacked high in just the front corners http://www.gikacoustics.com/product/gik-acoustics-244-bass-trap-flexrange-technology/ 1 pair, be...
by dewaldo
Thu Dec 25, 2014 6:42 pm
Forum: Ableton Live
Topic: 12 inch or 10 inch subwoofer/Subwoofer suggestions.
Replies: 6
Views: 1903

Re: 12 inch or 10 inch subwoofer

I make boom bap type stuff so yea the low end is very important to me