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

ToneDunce · Post by **ToneDunce** » Tue Feb 13, 2007 11:04 pm

That you can make copies of clips, select all, and disable the notes. Then, work on melodies or beats with those disabled notes visible - much like the "ghost" function in other sequencers.

Bassic Dave · Post by **Bassic Dave** » Wed Feb 14, 2007 11:38 pm

missjade wrote:
The Phat Conductor wrote:
missjade wrote:this thread rocks.

*in arrangement view (while zoomed in) holding alt + command while clicking and dragging lets you pan left & right.

what is this on pc? i am all pc in the studio.
hmmm....sorry, i am kind of clueless on the PC end...

-----ctrl + alt on PC i do believe, also works in clip view, really handy when editing midi notes

dr.wackler · Post by **dr.wackler** » Fri Feb 16, 2007 1:04 pm

This: http://www.ableton.com/forum/viewtopic. ... 410#430410 (longjohns' post)

eddu · Post by **eddu** » Sat Feb 17, 2007 7:57 pm

Ctrl + Draw = Fine adjustment (session and arrange)

ToneDunce · Post by **ToneDunce** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 2:34 am

Eddu I love you.

dr.wackler · Post by **dr.wackler** » Sun Apr 01, 2007 12:04 am

Command-i (Mac; must be Ctrl-i on PC) for "Insert Time".

Actually it's called "Insert Silence..." and replaces the "Insert Scene" menu entry when in Arrange.

I never knew about this command and just stumbled across it by accident. Before I found out, I always used to copy "nothing" of the timespan I wanted to insert and then used the "Paste Time" command (Command-Shift-V), which is not really what I'd call good workflow.

I was always wondering why there is no proper "Insert Time" command. Well, I should have searched in the 'Insert' menu instead of the 'Edit' menu.

spiral · Post by **spiral** » Sun Apr 01, 2007 3:47 am

looping textures by taking one clip dupliacting it and reversing it and having a follow action between the 2 clips for unending noise

Idonotlikebroccoli · Post by **Idonotlikebroccoli** » Tue May 29, 2007 5:30 pm

I just accidentally encountered a new one:

Double-clicking the zoom area in the piano roll while zoomed in, maximizes the window.

fatrabbit · Post by **fatrabbit** » Tue May 29, 2007 8:40 pm

Hold down Cmd (the Apple key) when dragging in multiple clips to put each on its own track.

Rogue Scrunt · Post by **Rogue Scrunt** » Tue May 29, 2007 8:51 pm

fatrabbit wrote:Hold down Cmd (the Apple key) when dragging in multiple clips to put each on its own track.

excellent!

gabster · Post by **gabster** » Wed May 30, 2007 4:28 pm

multiple clips from the browser in the arrangement or session view? Didn't work for me -

g

danielpetry · Post by **danielpetry** » Thu May 31, 2007 7:25 am

Does anyone know how to do macros? for example if I wanted to make a new midi track with an operator on and turn the volume down and select it for cuing, all in one go? would you need live 6?

fatrabbit · Post by **fatrabbit** » Thu May 31, 2007 2:09 pm

gabster wrote:multiple clips from the browser in the arrangement or session view? Didn't work for me -

g

Session view certainly, not sure about Arrange (at work, can't test).

Select multiple clips in browser with shift (usual way) then drag in whilst holding Cmd.

TrierMusic · Post by **TrierMusic** » Thu May 31, 2007 2:53 pm

ToneDunce wrote:That you can make copies of clips, select all, and disable the notes. Then, work on melodies or beats with those disabled notes visible - much like the "ghost" function in other sequencers.

Man, I could have used this just yesterday! =) How do you do it?

geo · Post by **geo** » Thu May 31, 2007 3:02 pm

fatrabbit wrote:
gabster wrote:multiple clips from the browser in the arrangement or session view? Didn't work for me -

g
Session view certainly, not sure about Arrange (at work, can't test).

Select multiple clips in browser with shift (usual way) then drag in whilst holding Cmd.

excellent...yeah, works both in arrangement AND session!

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