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Hi all,

Looking for a bit of re-assurance that the way i`m working in live 9 which does seem to work for me is the best way to achieve a good mix.

I have a lot of clips in session view that I drag and drop into arrangement view and then apply effects and chop them up and edit them to suit the mixes I`m making. This works fine but I`ve noticed I don`t need to keep the clips in a slot in session view and can simply drag them straight to arrangement from my library browser.

Am I correct in thinking that this will only hinder further jamming with clips I`ve already used in session view and should see this as a try out area for ideas?? or should I be making sure each clip slot is filled with only clips that are used in the corresponding track number in arrangement view?

As i`ll be making some lengthly mixes I`d like to get this right from the off.

Also from what I can see it`s not possible to select a chunk of a track and shift that left or right along the timeline in arrangement view, is it then only possible to copy and paste to have the same effect??

If I am understanding you correctly then I would say yes. Just make everything in arrangement view. Session view is more for people with midis or that are preforming live. And also yes, you can do whatever you want with clips in arrangement view. You can drag them around wherever. If I didn't answer any of your questions then just look up a random ableton live youtube video and watch them use arrangement view in the vid. That should answer some of your questions about how ableton works.