save a dj set as separate tracks within ableton

robfoster · Post by **robfoster** » Wed Apr 09, 2008 2:53 pm

If i made a dj set in ableton, then exported it, i would be left with one long file, i read somewhere on this forum that there is a tutorial also somewhere on this forum that tells you how to save your set as separate tracks, so if the listener wanted to move to the next track in the set he or she could, ive looked all over and R.T.F.M. but i cant find anything on it, has anyone seen this or am i talking shite?

stallos · Post by **stallos** » Wed Apr 09, 2008 3:55 pm

you could just render it out in 10 parts or how ever many tunes you got in your mix

use the bracket to select the first track and depending on whether you want track changes atthe start of your mix or after set tyhe end point accorindgly eg (O-6.38)

start track 2 from where track 1 finished (6.36 - xxx) etc

I'd say it would be easier to just chop up your audio file in sound forge or whatever you use

robfoster · Post by **robfoster** » Wed Apr 09, 2008 3:58 pm

I think i could probably do it in waveburner, i was just curious if Ableton offered a solution to it.
Thanks for the reply.

8O · Post by 8O » Wed Apr 09, 2008 5:34 pm

This gets asked every now and again on here. You can struggle with the forum search engine and look for posts on "track markers", but if I remember correctly, there's no straight-forward way to do it, and definitely not from inside Live itself.

I ended up exporting one big wav file from Live on a Mac, copying to a PC where I used Nero to add track marks before burning to CD. Long-winded, but it worked!

robfoster · Post by **robfoster** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 8:22 am

Looks like i need to use external software to accomplish this, Thanks for your replies.

dphouse84 · Post by **dphouse84** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 1:03 pm

I am surprised this wasn't included in the first version of live.
anyone got any ideas as to why this hasnt been done?

stonee · Post by **stonee** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 3:55 pm

the easiest way would be to use the loop brace.set the say your first song is 1.0.0- 120.0.0, simply set your in and outs to this point, click the loop brace, then click render. it will only render whats in the loop brace. set your in and out for the next part, then click render, etc.

does that help?

robfoster · Post by **robfoster** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 8:12 pm

seems fairly straightforward to do it that way, as long as you are accurate with your loop brace readings, nice one!

8O · Post by 8O » Thu Apr 10, 2008 8:16 pm

stonee wrote:the easiest way would be to use the loop brace.set the say your first song is 1.0.0- 120.0.0, simply set your in and outs to this point, click the loop brace, then click render. it will only render whats in the loop brace. set your in and out for the next part, then click render, etc.

Haven't tried it myself, but won't you get zero-crossing clicks between tracks with this method? Or can the aiff/wav start immediately at the amplitude it left off at?