Hidden Feature - WHY DIDNT I KNOW ABOUT THIS!

Discuss music production with Ableton Live.
Fantismo
Posts: 184
Joined: Mon Jan 17, 2005 2:00 pm
Location: Brentwood, Essex, UK

Hidden Feature - WHY DIDNT I KNOW ABOUT THIS!

Post by Fantismo » Sun May 12, 2013 10:44 am

Why didnt i know about this...

Why on earth would ableton not give us a clearer option for this!

This company baffles me..

----------------

http://resoundsound.com/ableton-live-sh ... on-tracks/

SECRET FEATURE IN ABLETON LIVE: SHOW DEVICES / PLUGINS ON TRACKS

Image

Sibanger
Posts: 2231
Joined: Thu Oct 26, 2006 7:44 am
Location: Melbourne/Australia
Contact:

Re: Hidden Feature - WHY DIDNT I KNOW ABOUT THIS!

Post by Sibanger » Sun May 12, 2013 11:20 am

It's very handy, that's for sure. I first saw it in this thread.

viewtopic.php?f=4&t=177825&start=45

( Should be a sticky ;) )

supamonsta
Posts: 2621
Joined: Tue Feb 20, 2007 7:31 pm
Location: The Lounge
Contact:

Re: Hidden Feature - WHY DIDNT I KNOW ABOUT THIS!

Post by supamonsta » Sun May 12, 2013 2:15 pm

fun!

thanks for that, could be really helpful :D

incredible to let it hidden, strange choice from ableton?

sowhoso
Posts: 846
Joined: Thu Dec 27, 2007 1:14 am

Re: Hidden Feature - WHY DIDNT I KNOW ABOUT THIS!

Post by sowhoso » Sun May 12, 2013 3:02 pm

i'm glad they didn't wait to fix the little bug to include this feature

long time coming...other DAWs have had this

Fantismo
Posts: 184
Joined: Mon Jan 17, 2005 2:00 pm
Location: Brentwood, Essex, UK

Re: Hidden Feature - WHY DIDNT I KNOW ABOUT THIS!

Post by Fantismo » Sun May 12, 2013 9:45 pm

The glitch is that new plugs doent show the name is that right?
Is there a workaround for this?
thanks
ben

Fat_Stanley
Posts: 33
Joined: Mon Feb 20, 2012 11:46 pm

Re: Hidden Feature - WHY DIDNT I KNOW ABOUT THIS!

Post by Fat_Stanley » Sun May 12, 2013 10:11 pm

By 'workaround' I don't know if you mean something more elaborate, but you can resize the track a touch and the plugin name will appear...

Sibanger
Posts: 2231
Joined: Thu Oct 26, 2006 7:44 am
Location: Melbourne/Australia
Contact:

Re: Hidden Feature - WHY DIDNT I KNOW ABOUT THIS!

Post by Sibanger » Mon May 13, 2013 7:39 am

:roll:

This......
Fat_Stanley wrote:By 'workaround' I don't know if you mean something more elaborate, but you can resize the track a touch and the plugin name will appear...

Jack McOck
Posts: 869
Joined: Tue Apr 16, 2013 12:06 pm

Re: Hidden Feature - WHY DIDNT I KNOW ABOUT THIS!

Post by Jack McOck » Mon May 13, 2013 7:44 am

I'm curious as to why people find this feature useful...

artpunk
Posts: 541
Joined: Mon Feb 06, 2012 1:51 am
Location: The Antipodes
Contact:

Re: Hidden Feature - WHY DIDNT I KNOW ABOUT THIS!

Post by artpunk » Mon May 13, 2013 7:48 am

Jack McOck wrote:I'm curious as to why people find this feature useful...
I guess, if you happen to have the screen real estate, it shows exactly what devices you have on any given track without having to go down to the bottom devices window and scroll the wee window... ?

“... it was just to make an average listener go: ‘What the fuck is this?’ That’s a real inspiration for me and something that I will explore more on upcoming recordings.”
- Wally De Backer (Gotye) quoting Ween's intention behind making records

Sibanger
Posts: 2231
Joined: Thu Oct 26, 2006 7:44 am
Location: Melbourne/Australia
Contact:

Re: Hidden Feature - WHY DIDNT I KNOW ABOUT THIS!

Post by Sibanger » Mon May 13, 2013 7:57 am

^^ This is the number 1 reason.

Also, on some projects, I'll often have stuff turned off, for what ever reason, and this is a quick way to see if anything is switched on/off without having to open up and go searching.

Jack McOck
Posts: 869
Joined: Tue Apr 16, 2013 12:06 pm

Re: Hidden Feature - WHY DIDNT I KNOW ABOUT THIS!

Post by Jack McOck » Mon May 13, 2013 7:58 am

....So how does it handle Insane-Mega-Modular-FX-Groups-from-HELL? 8O

Sibanger
Posts: 2231
Joined: Thu Oct 26, 2006 7:44 am
Location: Melbourne/Australia
Contact:

Re: Hidden Feature - WHY DIDNT I KNOW ABOUT THIS!

Post by Sibanger » Mon May 13, 2013 8:06 am

12 slots max.

You can make it active,or hide it at the click of a button like send,returns,in/out etc. ( you probably know this already )

Jack McOck
Posts: 869
Joined: Tue Apr 16, 2013 12:06 pm

Re: Hidden Feature - WHY DIDNT I KNOW ABOUT THIS!

Post by Jack McOck » Tue May 14, 2013 9:25 am

Yup, your tutorial is solid. I actually followed it before I saw this thread.

sdmiddleton
Posts: 412
Joined: Tue Oct 21, 2008 1:35 am
Location: Sutton

Re: Hidden Feature - WHY DIDNT I KNOW ABOUT THIS!

Post by sdmiddleton » Tue May 14, 2013 10:01 am

Hi All,

I think i'm being really thick - But I can't find this file structure on my HD - Macintosh HD/Users/username/Library/Preferences/Ableton/Live 9.x.x/ ? I only get as far as Macintosh HD/Users/Username/ - There's no Library Folder undr my username - I can go into the Library root straight from my HD but inside I get to Prefrences there is no Ableton Folder? Some help would be much appreciated?

Cheers :oops:

Jack McOck
Posts: 869
Joined: Tue Apr 16, 2013 12:06 pm

Re: Hidden Feature - WHY DIDNT I KNOW ABOUT THIS!

Post by Jack McOck » Tue May 14, 2013 10:14 am

sdmiddleton wrote:Hi All,

I think i'm being really thick - But I can't find this file structure on my HD - Macintosh HD/Users/username/Library/Preferences/Ableton/Live 9.x.x/ ? I only get as far as Macintosh HD/Users/Username/ - There's no Library Folder undr my username - I can go into the Library root straight from my HD but inside I get to Prefrences there is no Ableton Folder? Some help would be much appreciated?

Cheers :oops:
From the Finder, Cmd+Shift+G. This will open a GO-TO-FOLDER tab that will allow you in input that address, or simply enter "~/library", which will open your user Library, from which you can then browser to the desired location.

Since Lion, Apple have hidden the user library in order to make people like you feel really thick. Their bad, not yours.

Post Reply