Arming Multiple Tracks?

[b.jdanov]

Well, it IS Ableton LIVE, so how would I record a jam session, as in multiple instruments at once, on this lovely program? I have only figured out how to arm one track at a time so far...thank yoos

[jessemiller]

check your preferences. there is an option that makes it so you can only have one track in record mode at once, just take that off.

[Gregory Wells-King]

True. Jessemiller.

Meaning Arm Exclusive.

You can also do this via hovering over the record button, right click on you mouse (PC) and selecting said Arm Exclusive tab..

[Warrior Bob]

However, if you don't want to disable Arm Exclusive (which can be useful in some contexts), you can also Ctrl/Cmd + click on the record button, which will arm that track without disabling all the others.

The reverse is true too: with Arm Exclusive disabled, Ctrl/Cmd + clicking will arm that track, and disable all the others.

So long as you have a free hand for the keyboard, you can get the functionality of either setting without having to hit the preferences menu

[Gregory Wells-King]

However, if you don't want to disable Arm Exclusive (which can be useful in some contexts), you can also Ctrl/Cmd + click on the record button, which will arm that track without disabling all the others.

The reverse is true too: with Arm Exclusive disabled, Ctrl/Cmd + clicking will arm that track, and disable all the others.

So long as you have a free hand for the keyboard, you can get the functionality of either setting without having to hit the preferences menu

Clever stuff, your someone who ate the manual, I will have a go later..

[Warrior Bob]

Clever stuff, your someone who ate the manual, I will have a go later..

Hehehe, not gonna lie - I actually read just about every page of the Ableton manual when I got version 7. It's been really helpful, and the manual IMHO is really well written. Whoever wrote it (Dennis DeSantis I think?) definitely understood their audience and did a great job, and I recommend it to everyone.