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by mholloway
Thu May 12, 2016 5:52 pm
Forum: Ableton Live
Topic: Writer's Block & Breakdowns. This is Normal
Replies: 13
Views: 4207

Re: Writer's Block & Breakdowns. This is Normal

All very, very true stuff. +1 / thumbs up.
by mholloway
Thu May 12, 2016 5:50 pm
Forum: Ableton Live
Topic: Is anyone having issues with Soundtoys in Live 9.6?
Replies: 7
Views: 2275

Re: Is anyone having issues with Soundtoys in Live 9.6?

I'm using the latest Soundtoys with LIve 9.6 without any issues....
by mholloway
Tue May 03, 2016 8:24 pm
Forum: Ableton Live
Topic: Drum Racks Kick Drum Laying issue.
Replies: 18
Views: 5395

Re: Drum Racks Kick Drum Laying issue.

I like to take two kicks and layer a nice salami or prosciutto -- or hell, both, why not -- and then use some low fat mayo and honey mustard. If you're feeling real dangerous you could try a THIRD kick in the middle but let's not get too crazy OK why not, layer that third kick and how about a wide s...
by mholloway
Mon May 02, 2016 5:09 pm
Forum: Ableton Live
Topic: Drum Racks Kick Drum Laying issue.
Replies: 18
Views: 5395

Re: Drum Racks Kick Drum Laying issue.

The idea with Layering Kicks isn't that you just take a bunch of kicks and play them simultaneously and hope it all goes well. It won't, as you're discovering. This isn't Drum Racks fault. You have to appropriately EQ each kick so they complement each other. Do some research online, there's plenty o...
by mholloway
Thu Apr 28, 2016 7:14 pm
Forum: Ableton Live
Topic: What can we expect with X?
Replies: 15
Views: 3720

Re: What can we expect with X?

2. Alchemy Like Synth - foreal people have always been saying logic has so much bang for its buck but now it certainly does with the addition of alchemy. Having a synth with such a great effects along with endless modulation possibilities and seemingly unlimited filtering is the bees knees. God, I ...
by mholloway
Thu Apr 28, 2016 4:22 pm
Forum: Ableton Live
Topic: What can we expect with X?
Replies: 15
Views: 3720

Re: What can we expect with X?

just a personal wish-list, but: -new and vastly expanded rendering options, e.g. Bounce in Place, export with sends printed to channels, etc. -the ability to place plugin FX on individual clips, with option to quick render them (check Studio One if you want to see this in action, it's great). - pian...
by mholloway
Mon Apr 11, 2016 7:43 pm
Forum: Tips & Tricks
Topic: Route individual drum rack cells to different tracks ?
Replies: 9
Views: 3025

Re: Route individual drum rack cells to different tracks ?

chapelier fou wrote:Clever. At least more clever than Ableton !
yeah, ableton should be expected to think up every possible usage case scenario and be 100% accommodating for it, no matter how rare or bizarre or seemingly useless that usage case is :roll:
by mholloway
Sun Apr 03, 2016 4:00 am
Forum: Ableton Live
Topic: How to find correct combination of chords ?
Replies: 9
Views: 3475

Re: How to find correct combination of chords ?

the only answer to this question is: study music theory and experiment with what you learn.
by mholloway
Tue Mar 29, 2016 7:28 pm
Forum: Ableton Live
Topic: What's Your Workflow using Maschine and Ableton
Replies: 35
Views: 13977

Re: What's Your Workflow using Maschine and Ableton

+1 on just dragging and dropping audio from Maschine to Live. I don't even use Maschine as a plugin in live, just in standalone. I absolutely hate having the maschine trasnport turned off. TBH, there just isn't a good workflow for running the two in sync. I like to create sequences in Maschine, in s...
by mholloway
Thu Mar 24, 2016 6:35 pm
Forum: Ableton Live
Topic: El Capitan ruined my life (10.11.3)
Replies: 18
Views: 6472

Re: El Capitan ruined my life (10.11.3)

I haven't noticed any issues with El Capitan and Live. Can't speak for the audio interface though.

PS. sux that it ruined your life, you only had one after all :(
by mholloway
Thu Mar 24, 2016 4:27 pm
Forum: Ableton Live
Topic: Methods 4 pitching up/dwn vox radically keeping quality
Replies: 5
Views: 1491

Re: Methods 4 pitching up/dwn vox radically keeping quality

Live's pitching results seem to be intensely content-dependent, which means there's no golden rule for what gets good results. It's amazing to me how one file can sound perfect when radically re-pitched in "complex pro" mode, while another will get utterly mangled... I've yet to recognize ...
by mholloway
Tue Mar 22, 2016 8:50 pm
Forum: Ableton Live
Topic: Since v9.2 Ableton is borderline useless for me
Replies: 18
Views: 4636

Re: Since v9.2 Ableton is borderline useless for me

Load times for projects and startup are ok, but for me it hangs a lot -- I get a OSX beach ball making me wait between performing basic actions far more often than I think I should be. I have a new 2016 iMac with 16 gigs ram and fancy-ass i7 processor and all that, but yeah, it hangs a lot. In a cro...
by mholloway
Tue Mar 08, 2016 4:59 pm
Forum: Ableton Live
Topic: Audio vs drum racks
Replies: 7
Views: 4148

Re: Audio vs drum racks

Some people like me are MIDI people, who like to perform hands-on with controllers and keys, and then see the performance mapped out in a piano roll for editing. Some people are audio people, who don't perform hands-on much per se, and prefer to see audio waveforms laid out on the screen, and move t...
by mholloway
Fri Mar 04, 2016 8:02 pm
Forum: Ableton Live
Topic: Essential plugins for mixing
Replies: 13
Views: 7211

Re: Essential plugins for mixing

Seriously, just use the native Live effects for mixing - they are awesome. EQ8 and Compressor are fantastic for mixing duties, and the delays are all indispensable to me.

-M
by mholloway
Fri Mar 04, 2016 5:17 pm
Forum: Ableton Live
Topic: Reverb template
Replies: 8
Views: 2070

Re: Reverb template

I have a template that I've used for 5+ years now, only occasionally with tweaks and adjustments. I actually have 12 sends on it, the maximum; obviously they don't all get used in each session, but the idea is that everything I need is ready to go. What's amazing is this template has worked for me r...