Meters in Ableton: Useless?

Kilroy · Post by **Kilroy** » Thu Jul 09, 2009 1:56 pm

Does anyone know how to display DBs next to Ableton's audio meters in session view? There's not much point to them without the DBs for me.

Willyum · Post by **Willyum** » Thu Jul 09, 2009 2:01 pm

Just drag the side of the track to the side.... hold alt to open all at once.

UKRuss · Post by **UKRuss** » Thu Jul 09, 2009 2:02 pm

Drag the track wider...

heavensdaw · Post by **heavensdaw** » Thu Jul 09, 2009 2:06 pm

The Meters are fine, however the operators can be useless...

Hd

Tarekith · Post by **Tarekith** » Thu Jul 09, 2009 2:08 pm

Operator is a great synth, what are you talking about?

Angstrom · Post by **Angstrom** » Thu Jul 09, 2009 2:09 pm

UKRuss wrote:Drag the track wider...

and taller

Kilroy · Post by **Kilroy** » Thu Jul 09, 2009 3:00 pm

Sorry, I meant to say arrangement view. I don't use session view too much. The only area I can drag to make wider is the track drop area with the title bar.

Edited to say that I certainly am useless at most things, heavensdaw!

Angstrom · Post by **Angstrom** » Thu Jul 09, 2009 3:22 pm

yeah, the arrangement view mixer is useless.
it's why we need dual screen facility, so we can have session on one screen and the arrangement on the other

heavensdaw · Post by **heavensdaw** » Thu Jul 09, 2009 3:32 pm

Hey I wasn't actually referring to you!.. (just having a bit of fun)

You have to switch over to session view.. make your adjustment there and then return to the arrange page... pita... i know but as of now it's the only option..

Fwiw.. I put a utility plug on every channel and adjust/automate levels with that... this leaves your track faders free to adjust overall volume levels..

Hope this helps some..

best

Hd

Kilroy · Post by **Kilroy** » Thu Jul 09, 2009 3:36 pm

Hd,

Thanks for the words. The utility plug is such a good idea for automating volume. Which one do you use?

K

heavensdaw · Post by **heavensdaw** » Thu Jul 09, 2009 3:43 pm

Lives very own.

Hd

Kilroy · Post by **Kilroy** » Thu Jul 09, 2009 3:59 pm

Can anybody tell me what Hd is talking about? I am not sure what plug to use under Utility. Maybe I have a different version of Live (7014) than he does.

Rinsemeister · Post by **Rinsemeister** » Thu Jul 09, 2009 4:11 pm

Don't expand the Utility plug drop-down.

Just select (double click) utility and you will have a default zeroed preset to work with.

Hope that helps.

Z.

re.mark · Post by **re.mark** » Thu Jul 09, 2009 7:22 pm

Using Utility may cause a problem for you in some instances seeing as it only goes down as far as -35db.
A Workaround is described here: http://forum.ableton.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=119156

Rinsemeister · Post by **Rinsemeister** » Thu Jul 09, 2009 9:44 pm

^^^

+2

Z.

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