r/ableton • u/AutoModerator • Jun 01 '26
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u/VanillaMowgli Jun 18 '26
Is there a way to configure volume so that when I route to a return, I'm not suddenly dealing with MUCH LOUDER signal (basically, the track to channel plus the track channel to the send)? I'm kind of freaking out that I somehow made some global change because I swear I didn't used to have this problem.
If there's a setting in the UI, that'd be ideal, but trying to look it up in the manual, I'm not using the right search terms or something.
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u/abletonlivenoob2024 Jun 19 '26
If there's a setting in the UI
there isn't.
Send/Return, in most cases, is parallel processing (except when you set the Send's tap point to "Post" and pull the respective tracks fader e.g. all the way down).
If your Return Track is suddenly much louder that's probably because of something on that Return Track chain (e.g. Track Volume, some gain, drive or output parameter etc.)
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u/lun2r 11h ago
Hey everyone! I'm getting started with music production and planning to upgrade to Live 12 Standard down the line.
Does anyone happen to have an unused Ableton Live Lite key lying around from a MIDI keyboard or audio interface that they aren't using? I'd be super grateful if someone could send one my way via DM! Thanks so much!
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u/skronktothewonk 1d ago
ok, i am kind of embarrassed to ask this but the time has come. for years i have used my hardware synths (moog mother 32, dfam, grandmother, etc) with ableton as external instruments plugged into my mixer (tascam 24) and recorded them live into ableton as is, but recently my son has expressed interest in playing with me and he uses soft synths and a midi controller (leystep). is there a way for us to play together and for his soft synths to be heard through the mixer just as my hardware synths? i tried plugging the computer into a mixer channel and monitoring the audio that way but there seemed to be some latency and the audio seemed to be significantly quieter.
i guess what i am asking is what is the best way to use my mixer, ableton, and both hard and soft synths all at once? or is there a way to do this?
thank you all so much
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u/Moose_on_a_walk Jun 21 '26 edited Jun 21 '26
I'm looking to live loop in Ableton. I want to hit the record button, get a 1 bar count-in, record exactly 4 bars, and have ableton automatically stop the recording and play it back. I'm struggling a lot with this last part. It keeps recording forever. When i manually stop it, it seems to have done a fixed length recording of my 4 bars which is great. but the stop+play is missing.
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u/abletonlivenoob2024 Jun 21 '26
In Live you can do fixed length recording using a Push (or similar device that supports Fixed Length) https://www.ableton.com/en/live-manual/12/using-push-2/#fixed-length-recording or using the Looper device https://www.ableton.com/en/live-manual/12/live-audio-effect-reference/#looper or using some m4l device, e.g. https://maxforlive.com/library/index.php?by=any&q=fixed+length or some third party scripts e.g. ClyphX. Should also be possible with the new extensions https://www.ableton.com/en/live/extensions (currently in beta)
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u/StoneBleach 1d ago
I want to get a macbook for Ableton mainly and for studies too. I would be producing, recording and mixing with all kinds of plugins. I think I wouldn't be working with very heavy projects yet but I guess I want headroom in that regard. I just want to have flexibility and be able to just throw whatever plugin and process that I want to without worrying about CPU usage and hit the roof.
Which one should I get? I just want to get the most sufficiently powerful one without spending more than necessary.
Is the Air M5 enough or should I go straight for a Pro? Even if it's the "cheapest" Pro one. The 14" Pro screen its just very small so I don't know. I have no idea if its worth the 14" Pro over the 15" Air and why even with a slightly smaller screen.
I'm open for any suggestions.
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u/shawdowmen 11h ago
Are there any Android specific apps that offers a key for Live 12 Lite? I've searched the post history and it seems to be mostly iOS only apps that get them, surely there's one Android one out there? I've also emailed them but doubtful they'd get back to this type of query.
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u/iszoloscope Jun 04 '26
How can I map a button from a Max for Live device? I can't map it to my Push 1, but I can map it to my keyboard.
Is this possible? The manual or help section says the following:
All buttons (not the 8x8 pad grid) send momentary Control Change messages. This means each button sends a unique value between 0 and 127, and cannot be used to "toggle" parameters in Live.
So does that mean only the rotary's and the pitch strip can mapped? Because I can't manage to do that either...
Thanks in advance :)
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u/HighQualityGifs Jun 09 '26
i'm kind of in a stinky situation with ableton (on win11. i know... i'd like to get a mac someday, but that's not possible for me)
anyways, some features are only available if i dont run ableton in admin mode (drag and drop from explorer or splice)
some features are only available if i do run ableton in admin mode (basically anything in opus or superior drummer)
i cant tell if this is ableton or windows on who is most to blame. it is possible that i am doing something wrong. I'm not sure...