Ableton Live 11 FULL COURSE: MODULE 1 - The Basics (1 HOUR)

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Topics covered in this video:

Ableton Live browser
Session view/Arrangement view navigation
What is session/arrangement view best for
Clip slots
What is the difference between an audio clip and a MIDI clip
How to program MIDI (drums)
Adding tracks
Deleting tracks
Selecting multiple tracks range & nonadjacent
Tracks are connected between session & arrangement view
I/O section
Sends section
Return tracks
Adding an audio clip to the session view from the browser
Clip launch button
Loop indicator
Show/hide sends & returns
Add return track
Mixer section
Resizing views
What is Pan?
Track activator switch
Solo button
Record arm button
Volume meter
Midi velocity meter
Types of midi messages
Velocity Editor
Converting MIdI to audio
Midi editor
Drum instruments
Single device icon vs device group
Audio preview icon
Sorting the browser list
How to add devices to a track
Back to arrangement view button
Add new midi clip to session view
Deleting clips
Detail view midi vs detail view audio
Piano roll
Stopping clips in session view
Toggling detail view with overview tabs
Fold/unfold views
Info area
Drum rack overview
Pad launch/mute/solo buttons
Duplicate and vary technique
Beat time ruler – clip view
Adding MIDI notes to MIDI editor
Pausing clip playback
Beat subdivision
Beat names
Changing the beat grid using the context menu
Fixed vs adaptive grid
Focus based shortcuts
Zooming using the beat time ruler
Moving left & right with the beat time ruler
Navigate and zoom with overview area session and arrangement view
Turn on loop in clip view
Activate loop in arrangement view
Adjusting the length of the loop
Moving midi notes around in the midi editor
Adjusting the start and end markers
Adjusting position and length of loop brace in clip box
Time signature in clip box
Notes box – half/double selection length
Reversing midi selection
Invert midi selection
Legato button
Duplicate button
Overlapping midi notes
On/off midi messages
Selecting multiple midi notes
Scrub area playback
Elastic band select tool
Duplicating midi notes
Pencil tool for adding midi notes
Velocity editor adjusting velocities
Velocity editor with the pencil tool
Velocity ramping


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