I've got my first gig coming up in a couple of weeks using live and i'd really like to have all of my tracks in one set so i dont have to load up in between each track. Is this possible? I don't want to simply have all my tracks as complete clips that i just trigger and the song plays itself it's still got to be totaly interactive.
Can anyone help?
Cheers.
help with loading sets please!
1) split your tracks up in chorus/verse , with drums , bass , lead spread over 4 to 6 tracks
- this way you can build up your verse to a climax with FX & mutes , and then drop the chorus with all it's automation in place so you don't get left with the ruble of you buildup
- you can experiment with chorus/verse composition or retrigger the first beat of the chorus 8 times and only let it continue on the last retrigger , ...
- remove the bastrack and replace it by a real basplayer , ...
2) split your list of songs in 2 groups : 1 will go to crossfade side A , the other group to crossfade side B. Place all the group 1 songs below each other in the live screen , and next to it place all the group 2 songs below each other.
- Now you can crossfade from any song in group A to any song in group B
- With the triggerbuttons from the cells you can make interesting combinations: starting the row of cells of a song in group 1 will automaticly kill the drumtrack of a song still playing in group 2 , while pads and leads etc still keep playing
- when i perform live , i don't use the ableton crossfader but use 2 different outputbusses and a hardware DJ mixer , this not only gives a more hands on approach but also allows to use the ableton crossfader for something else : fade between different drumtracks in 1 song , ...
- this way you can build up your verse to a climax with FX & mutes , and then drop the chorus with all it's automation in place so you don't get left with the ruble of you buildup
- you can experiment with chorus/verse composition or retrigger the first beat of the chorus 8 times and only let it continue on the last retrigger , ...
- remove the bastrack and replace it by a real basplayer , ...
2) split your list of songs in 2 groups : 1 will go to crossfade side A , the other group to crossfade side B. Place all the group 1 songs below each other in the live screen , and next to it place all the group 2 songs below each other.
- Now you can crossfade from any song in group A to any song in group B
- With the triggerbuttons from the cells you can make interesting combinations: starting the row of cells of a song in group 1 will automaticly kill the drumtrack of a song still playing in group 2 , while pads and leads etc still keep playing
- when i perform live , i don't use the ableton crossfader but use 2 different outputbusses and a hardware DJ mixer , this not only gives a more hands on approach but also allows to use the ableton crossfader for something else : fade between different drumtracks in 1 song , ...
Also , assigning the filter knobs of 1 or 2 synths for every song to a midi controller can already give more than enough of a live feeling.
I know this gives me enough fun/distraction to forget to trigger the transition to a next song live. If I'd have to play some live keys while making the transition from one song to another, I simply wouldn't have enough hands and the music would come to an abrupt halt or even worse , I'd accidently crossfade to the clicktrack instead of the next song and suddenly the whiole soundsystem is playing tic tac (already happened , other bandmembers weren't laughing
).
I know this gives me enough fun/distraction to forget to trigger the transition to a next song live. If I'd have to play some live keys while making the transition from one song to another, I simply wouldn't have enough hands and the music would come to an abrupt halt or even worse , I'd accidently crossfade to the clicktrack instead of the next song and suddenly the whiole soundsystem is playing tic tac (already happened , other bandmembers weren't laughing
).