Live looping with Ableton Live has become a quite big thing for instrumentalist and vocalist. During the pandemic music performers were able to practice social distancing and music making on the same time. Long before the pandemic live-acts like Marc Rebillet, DubFX, Rachel K Collier and Binkbeats (to name a few) were already doing incredible … Read more
If you want to automate group track sends in Ableton’s Session View, you’ve already hit the wall: Ableton doesn’t support this natively. Regular audio and MIDI tracks let you use clip envelopes to automate send values per scene — but group tracks can’t hold clips, which means no clip envelopes, and no per-scene send automation. … Read more
If you want to automate group tracks in Ableton Live Session View, you already know the problem — Ableton does not offer this natively. Dummy clips only control parameters on the track they sit on, which puts group tracks completely out of reach. The Automate Volume+Pan+Sends for Master+Return+Group Tracks – Pack solves exactly that. In … Read more
If you want to automate return tracks in Ableton Live Session View, you have already run into the problem — Ableton simply does not support it natively. Dummy clips can only control parameters on the track they sit on, which leaves return tracks completely out of reach. The Automate Volume+Pan+Sends for Master+Return+Group Tracks – Pack … Read more
If you want to automate the master track in Ableton Live Session View, you have probably already noticed that Ableton does not support this natively. Fortunately, the Max for Live device pack Automate Volume+Pan+Sends for Master+Return+Group Tracks – Pack solves exactly this problem. In this article, you will learn how to use it to automate … Read more
If you’re using the Roland SPD SX PRO (affiliate link) with Ableton Live, you can easily switch between tracks by using the kit selection feature on the SPD SX. This integration allows you to trigger different songs or locators directly from your drum pad, making your live sets smoother and more organized. In this guide, … Read more
Advanced drumbeam expression in Ableton opens up once you connect one thing the drumbeam already does — sending a MIDI CC value based on where your stick lands — to something Ableton Live already supports: MPE Slide. This article walks you through exactly how to make that connection using the Electronic Drum Position to MPE … Read more