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Meters in Ableton: Useless?
Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 1:56 pm
by Kilroy
Does anyone know how to display DBs next to Ableton's audio meters in session view? There's not much point to them without the DBs for me.
Re: Meters in Ableton: Useless?
Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 2:01 pm
by Willyum
Just drag the side of the track to the side.... hold alt to open all at once.
Re: Meters in Ableton: Useless?
Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 2:02 pm
by UKRuss
Drag the track wider...
Re: Meters in Ableton: Useless?
Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 2:06 pm
by heavensdaw
The Meters are fine, however the operators can be useless...
Hd
Re: Meters in Ableton: Useless?
Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 2:08 pm
by Tarekith
Operator is a great synth, what are you talking about?
Re: Meters in Ableton: Useless?
Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 2:09 pm
by Angstrom
UKRuss wrote:Drag the track wider...
and taller
Re: Meters in Ableton: Useless?
Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 3:00 pm
by Kilroy
Sorry, I meant to say arrangement view. I don't use session view too much. The only area I can drag to make wider is the track drop area with the title bar.
Edited to say that I certainly am useless at most things, heavensdaw!
Re: Meters in Ableton: Useless?
Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 3:22 pm
by Angstrom
yeah, the arrangement view mixer is useless.
it's why we need dual screen facility, so we can have session on one screen and the arrangement on the other
Re: Meters in Ableton: Useless?
Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 3:32 pm
by heavensdaw
Hey I wasn't actually referring to you!.. (just having a bit of fun)
You have to switch over to session view.. make your adjustment there and then return to the arrange page... pita... i know but as of now it's the only option..
Fwiw.. I put a utility plug on every channel and adjust/automate levels with that... this leaves your track faders free to adjust overall volume levels..
Hope this helps some..
best
Hd
Re: Meters in Ableton: Useless?
Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 3:36 pm
by Kilroy
Hd,
Thanks for the words. The utility plug is such a good idea for automating volume. Which one do you use?
K
Re: Meters in Ableton: Useless?
Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 3:43 pm
by heavensdaw
Lives very own.
Hd
Re: Meters in Ableton: Useless?
Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 3:59 pm
by Kilroy
Can anybody tell me what Hd is talking about? I am not sure what plug to use under Utility. Maybe I have a different version of Live (7014) than he does.
Re: Meters in Ableton: Useless?
Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 4:11 pm
by Rinsemeister
Don't expand the Utility plug drop-down.
Just select (double click) utility and you will have a default zeroed preset to work with.
Hope that helps.
Z.
Re: Meters in Ableton: Useless?
Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 7:22 pm
by re.mark
Using Utility may cause a problem for you in some instances seeing as it only goes down as far as -35db.
A Workaround is described here:
http://forum.ableton.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=119156
Re: Meters in Ableton: Useless?
Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 9:44 pm
by Rinsemeister
^^^
+2
Z.