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Ableton
Ableton
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Toggle Second Window | Cmd-Shift-W |
| Toggle Device/Clip View | Shift-Tab |
| Hide/Show Browser | Cmd-Alt-B |
| Show/Hide Plug-In Windows | Cmd-Alt-P |
| Deactivate (lots of things) | 0 |
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Play from Start Marker/Stop | Space |
| Continue Play from Stop Point | Shift-Space |
| Play Arrangement View Selection | Space |
| Play from Insert Marker in Selected Clip | Alt-Space |
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Back to Arrangement | F10 |
| Activate/Deactivate Track 1..8 | F1...F8 |
| Arm Selected Tracks | C |
| Solo Selected Tracks | S |
| Deactivate Selected Track | 0 |
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Select Material in Loop | Cmd-Shift-L |
| Split Clip at Selection | Cmd-E |
| Toggle Loop Selection | Cmd-L |
| Zoom to Arrangement Time or Clip Selection | Z |
| Zoom Back from Selection | X |
Must watch
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Tips
Use the Second Window: choose "Second Window" un the View menu.
Shortcut: ⇧⌘W (Shift-Cmd-W)
Position windows side by side under OSX: https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/50330/how-to-arrange-two-windows-easily-to-left-and-right-side
Back to Arrangement button
When the button is lit, Ableton is just saying "I have sounds in both session and arrangement view. I'll play the session sounds.".
Clicking the button is telling Live "Ok, now let's play the arrangement view".
More: Learn Live 10: Moving between Session and Arrangement Views
Miscellaneous
Things to try with Live :
- Use custom sample in Wavetable (select "User")
- Slice in Simpler
- Saturator on drums and bass
- Save drum rack as default
- Stacking Filters : Use multiple instances of Auto Filter (2 or more), and set each one to a different filter type with different LFO movements
- Utility Effect Racks
- Mid/Side EQ