Stuff in Live you wish you figured out a long time ago

arafel · Post by **arafel** » Wed Jun 18, 2008 3:03 am

After Creating A Device Rack, with several Chains...

Puttting nice names on like.. Kik, Snare, etc (or maybe a custom drum set for eg).

Right Click on the Chain 'Name' and you can toggle "Show names in Midi Editor"..

I can now see the names of my beats as I program them... sweet mama, I just wet myself

friend_kami · Post by **friend_kami** » Wed Jun 18, 2008 5:39 pm

arafel wrote:After Creating A Device Rack, with several Chains...

Puttting nice names on like.. Kik, Snare, etc (or maybe a custom drum set for eg).

Right Click on the Chain 'Name' and you can toggle "Show names in Midi Editor"..

I can now see the names of my beats as I program them... sweet mama, I just wet myself

ohyeah i noticed that some time ago aswell. made me crack open a beer out of sheer excitement.
damn you ableton, making me an alcoholic.

logic_user99 · Post by **logic_user99** » Wed Jun 18, 2008 6:26 pm

The 'multiple MIDI note selection' to control a parameter! *see other thread*

That's just made the ol' Oxygen 8 a whole load more useful.

Captain Johnson · Post by **Captain Johnson** » Mon Jun 23, 2008 10:11 am

this is such a good thread! its amazing how obvious some simple in live things are!

errmm i have one question tho....ahem....ive just recently got my copy of Live 7 and i believe there is a side chain function somewhere but i cant find it... any ideas???

sorry guys

mr.adl · Post by **mr.adl** » Mon Jun 23, 2008 10:16 am

Sidechain is on Compressor, Gate and Autofilter. The little triangle-sign opens a hidden window where you can choose the trigger signal.

Captain Johnson · Post by **Captain Johnson** » Mon Jun 23, 2008 1:26 pm

cheers dude!

Mr Man · Post by **Mr Man** » Tue Jun 24, 2008 11:53 am

use to loop sections in arrangement i was editing until i discovered that you just click the area you want in the midi clip editor and hit space

misteron · Post by **misteron** » Wed Jun 25, 2008 1:18 pm

Mr Man wrote:use to loop sections in arrangement i was editing until i discovered that you just click the area you want in the midi clip editor and hit space

on a similar note (no pun intended) click and drag an area of time in the MIDI note editor and press CLTR+L and it will engage the clip's loop brace.
i knew that was possible in arrangement but not in note editor. Lovely!
Works in envelope editor too.

Antoher beaut I just found today:
Minus and plus wil fold/unfold any device, like a singe EQ3 for example.
Is this new to L7 or have I been missing it for ages?

Idonotlikebroccoli · Post by **Idonotlikebroccoli** » Fri Jun 27, 2008 2:24 pm

I had forgotten to adjust the ASIO4ALL preferences to work with my Line6 TonePort UX1 instead of my laptop's internal sound card. Until recently, I was running the UX1's included ASIO which is much slower than ASIO4ALL. Damned be my noobishness!

I'm not sure whether than belongs to the thread or not, but I created it, so whatever

condra · Post by **condra** » Sun Jun 29, 2008 10:40 pm

misteron wrote: Minus and plus wil fold/unfold any device, like a singe EQ3 for example.

Minus works for me, but not plus. Double clicking also does it.

misteron · Post by **misteron** » Tue Jul 01, 2008 12:28 am

condra wrote:
misteron wrote: Minus and plus wil fold/unfold any device, like a singe EQ3 for example.
Minus works for me, but not plus. Double clicking also does it.

My 'plus' is 'Shift' with 'Equals' if that helps.

condra · Post by **condra** » Tue Jul 01, 2008 12:58 am

Ahh yes. Works now. Kinda crappy though that one has to hold down shift, but its not one of those shortcuts I would use often.

Grappadura · Post by **Grappadura** » Tue Jul 15, 2008 8:37 am

You can midi map the loop points, and also two buttons in the clip-panel (not the global transport) called rewind and fast forward. These nice little buttons make the clip jump back and forth in the notes (or in the audio). The leap depends on the quantization settings of the clip (which I belive is also automatable).

Nice toy, feels like scratching and makes little variations in a clip a breeze. Midi map rewind, set the clip quantization to 1/16 and push the rewind button again and again while the midi notes or the audio are recorded on another track - very cool.

337 · Post by **337** » Tue Jul 15, 2008 8:17 pm

just found out yesterday that renaming a scene "## bpm" changes the global tempo to that speed when you play it. genius!

make · Post by **make** » Tue Jul 15, 2008 10:01 pm

337 wrote:just found out yesterday that renaming a scene "## bpm" changes the global tempo to that speed when you play it. genius!

you can also put a time signature in there as well. For example:

"6/8 135bpm"