How do I record 2 tracks at once in Ableton Live 10 Lite

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Rev J
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How do I record 2 tracks at once in Ableton Live 10 Lite

Post by Rev J » Sat Oct 31, 2020 4:06 am

OK here's the situation. I'm running Ableton Live 10 Lite through a Focusrite Scarlett 2io interface. I'm trying to record a direct bass line and an amped bass line at the same time but it will only allow me to arm one track at at time. What is the work around?

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Re: How do I record 2 tracks at once in Ableton Live 10 Lite

Post by miyaru » Sat Oct 31, 2020 9:01 am

You have to press [shift] key on your keyboard and hold it while you click on the record arm buttons of the desired channels........ 8O
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Re: How do I record 2 tracks at once in Ableton Live 10 Lite

Post by miyaru » Sat Oct 31, 2020 9:55 am

Or if you own Push(2): press and hold the record button on Push(2) and select the tracks with the coloured buttons under the screen.......
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Re: How do I record 2 tracks at once in Ableton Live 10 Lite

Post by Rev J » Sun Nov 01, 2020 1:59 am

miyaru wrote:
Sat Oct 31, 2020 9:01 am
You have to press [shift] key on your keyboard and hold it while you click on the record arm buttons of the desired channels........ 8O
Thanks you I will try that on my next day off. I've got drums and keys already done. I'm kinda just getting started with this and an doing a project just to learn the basics. Even though I didn't get anything recorded I did come up with 4 bass lines for the same loop so I can get some variation.

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Re: How do I record 2 tracks at once in Ableton Live 10 Lite

Post by Rev J » Fri Nov 13, 2020 6:07 am

miyaru wrote:
Sat Oct 31, 2020 9:01 am
You have to press [shift] key on your keyboard and hold it while you click on the record arm buttons of the desired channels........ 8O
I am and it's not working.

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Rev J

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Re: How do I record 2 tracks at once in Ableton Live 10 Lite

Post by Da hand » Sat Nov 14, 2020 11:17 pm

Rev J wrote:
Fri Nov 13, 2020 6:07 am
miyaru wrote:
Sat Oct 31, 2020 9:01 am
You have to press [shift] key on your keyboard and hold it while you click on the record arm buttons of the desired channels........ 8O
I am and it's not working.

C/S,
Rev J
It's not SHIFT, it's CTRL (PC) or CMD (Mac). Same for the solo button. You can also change the settings for these buttons in the Live's preferences >> Record Tab.

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