It allows a much more hands on approach to the creation of music. This creates a great environment in which you can experiment with arrangements, creating Intro, Verse, Chorus sections on scenes. Session View works like a looper MIDI & Audio clips are stored on tracks (vertical) and can be arranged into scenes (horizontal). There's a reason Live is the most popular DAW amongst electronic producers, and that's clips. While Live's Session View looks similar, the vertical tracks contain C lips, organised horizontally into Scenes. Compare Logic's mixing panel, the tracks are arranged vertically, showing plug ins and effects in each column. While on the first glance, it looks similar to a basic DAW mixer, there's much more functionality to be found in this view. Session View is where this loop triggering functionality lives. Live started as a basic loop-triggering program, but has since evolved into a fully fledged DAW. Where Live really differentiates itself, though, is in Session View. It’s familiar, so there isn’t too much daunting content on the screen to start off with. One of the first things a first time user will notice about Live is that it has 2 distinct views.Īrrangement view is the one most will be familiar with, as it’s a common layout of most DAWs, Logic and Pro Tools, for example, both share this horizontal layout, with tracks going from one side of the screen to another. Everything you need to know about Live is in the Manual, and though at 700+ pages it may seem a daunting task, there’s no better way to learn than to read it! It touches on Session and Arrangement view (more on those below) as well as Live’s Browser, Live Sets, Audio & MIDI and more. This section takes a deep dive into the various aspects of Live and introduces the core concepts. The best section if you’re new, however, is Live Concepts. Everything’s covered, and it’s an invaluable resource. There is a section on First Steps, a place for the uninitiated to get to grips with the basics, as well as more advanced sections on the likes of Clip Envelopes and even Working with Video. There are also a selection of Lessons contained within Live itself, accessed via the Help menu.Īvailable as a pdf download, or simply just a section on their website, Live’s Manual contains everything you need to know to become a master of Ableton.
As you may have guessed from this article, Live is a complex program featuring a whole host of unique features, and the detail with which these are explained in the manual is second to none. While it may seem like an obvious point to make, there can’t be enough praise for Ableton Live’s Manual.
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