Live Version 5.2 for Windows and Mac OS

374 Pages·2006·6.59 MB·English

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LiveVersion5.2forWindowsandMacOS
CreatedbyBerndRoggendorf,GerhardBehles,RobertHenke,awi,ReinerRudolph,Stefan
Haller,TorstenSlama,EduardMueller,StefanFranke,FrankHoffmann,AndreasZapf,Hans-
Thomas Mueller, Henrik Hahn, Ralf Suckow, Gregor Klinke, Matthias Mayrock, Friedemann
Schautz,IngoKoehne.
Reference Manual by Rose Knudsen, Gerhard Behles, Jakob Rang, Robert Henke, Torsten
Slama.
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Chapter 1
Welcome to Live
1.1 The Ableton Team Says: Thank You
Live is the result of musicians wanting a better way to create, produce and perform music
using a computer. A great deal of effort has been put into making Live easy and fun to
use, yet at the same time capable of helping you create music with unlimited depth and
sophistication. Thiseffortcontinuesevenasyoureadtheselines... infact,anew,improved
Live version might already be available for download! Please check on our website now1,
orchoose(cid:16)CheckforUpdates(cid:17)fromtheHelpmenu.
WehopeyouenjoyusingLiveandthatitenhancesyourcreativeprocess. Shouldyouhave
suggestionsabouthowwecanimproveLive,pleaseletusknow2.
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1.2. WHAT’SNEWINLIVE5? 2
YourAbletonTeam.
1.2 What’s New in Live 5?
1.2.1 Remix Features
(cid:136) SupportforMP3,OggVorbis,OggFLACandFLACcompressedaudio(cid:28)les
(cid:136) Auto-Warp
(cid:136) ComplexWarpModeforwarpingmusiccontainingbeats,tonesandtextures
(cid:136) Clipscrub,nudgeandimprovedtransportcontrols
1.2.2 Organizational Tools for Files and Sets
(cid:136) Filesearchfunction
(cid:136) Betterbrowsingfor(cid:28)lesandfolders
(cid:136) LiveClipformatforeasystorageandretrievalofclipanddevicesettings
(cid:136) ImportandexportofLiveSetsandtheircomponentsdirectlyfromtheBrowser
(cid:136) OpenRecentSetcommand
1.2.3 Clip and Track Enhancements
(cid:136) TrackFreezeforconservingCPUresourcesandsimplifyingprojectsharing
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(cid:136) TrackDelaycontrolstocontrolforhuman,acousticandhardwaredelays
(cid:136) Multi-selectionclipediting
(cid:136) Clipdeactivationoption
1.2.4 Working with Arrangements
(cid:136) LaunchableArrangementLocators
(cid:136) NewArrangementTransport
(cid:136) TrackI/OintheArrangementView
1.2.5 Editing MIDI
(cid:136) DetailedandadaptiveMIDIquantizationoptions
(cid:136) PreviewintheMIDIEditor
(cid:136) MIDInotedeactivationoption
1.2.6 MIDI and Key Remote Control
(cid:136) MackieControlsupport
(cid:136) Improvedmappingforthecrossfader
1.2. WHAT’SNEWINLIVE5? 4
1.2.7 Resources
(cid:136) Valuablelibraryofclips,devicepresetsandLiveSets
(cid:136) LibraryexpansionandcustomizationwithLivePacks
(cid:136) Newinteractivebuilt-inprogramlessons
1.2.8 Live Effects and Instruments
(cid:136) BeatRepeatforreorganizingand(cid:16)shredding(cid:17)beatsandvocals
(cid:136) PhaserandFlanger
(cid:136) AutoPanforLFO-drivenmanipulationofamplitudeandpanning
(cid:136) Saturatorforsubtle-to-drasticdistortioneffects
(cid:136) Arpeggiator
(cid:136) NewfeaturesforSimplerandOperator
1.2.9 Using Devices
(cid:136) Browser-baseddevicepresetmanagement
(cid:136) Devicegroupsforsavingmulti-effectcombinationstogetherwithinstruments
(cid:136) DevicedelaycompensationforLiveandplug-ininstrumentsandeffects
(cid:136) LivecanreceiveMIDImessagesfromplug-ins
(cid:136) VSTPlug-inscanbestoredinvariousdirectories
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1.2.10 Miscellaneous
(cid:136) (PC)/ Ctrl (Mac)contextmenusformanycommandsandsettings
(cid:136) Zoom-adaptiveor(cid:28)xedgridoptions
(cid:136) Count-inrecording
(cid:136) MonitoringstatuseasilyvisiblewhentheIn/Outsectionishidden
(cid:136) Files,SetsandpresetscanbedraggedintoLivefromtheExplorer(Windows)/Finder
(Mac)
Chapter 2
First Steps
When you install Live and run it for the (cid:28)rst time, you will be presented with the Products
Preferencestab.
If you own Live, you can authorize your copy of the software by selecting it from the listed
productsandclickingtheUnlockbuttonatthebottomofthewindow. Pleaseseethechapter
on unlocking Live should you have questions or concerns that arise during the unlocking
process.
If you do not (yet) own Live, you can close the Preferences and proceed, as Live will run in
DemoModebydefault. InDemoMode,youwillbeabletoworkwithallofLive’sfeatures
withtheexceptionofsavingandexporting.
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2.1. LEARNABOUTLIVE 7
2.1 Learn About Live
Livecomeswithasetofinteractivelessonstotakeyoustepbystepthroughthekeyfeatures
of the program. The lessons are organized in a table of contents, which can be opened
directly in the program via the Help menu. We highly recommend following the lessons.
Many users have told us that the lessons helped them get familiar with the program very
quickly.
We also recommend that you read the Live Basics chapter, which encapsulates everything
that Live is and can do, and is therefore a worthwhile read for both beginners and expe-
rienced users. The remaining chapters of this manual serve as in-depth reference for the
materialintroducedinLiveBasics.
2.1.1 Using the Info View and Index
Live’sInfoViewtellsyouthenameandfunctionoftheuserinterfaceelementcurrentlyunder
themouse.
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TheInfoView.
Ifyourequiremoreinformationonaspeci(cid:28)cuserinterfaceelementortopic,pleaseconsult
thisreferencemanual. Theindex,foundattheendofthemanual,containsthenamesofall
userinterfaceelementsandwillleadyoutotherelevantsection.
2.2 Setting up Preferences
Live’sPreferencesdialogiswhereyoucan(cid:28)ndvarioussettingsthatgovernhowLivelooks,
behaves and interfaces with the outside world. This dialog is accessed with the Options
menu’s(Windows)/Livemenu’s(MacOSX)(cid:16)Preferences(cid:17)entry.
Live’sPreferencesaredistributedoverseveraltabs:
(cid:136) The Audio Preferences are used to set up Live’s audio connections with the outside
world via an audio interface. Please take the time to follow the program’s built-in
(cid:16)Setting up Audio I/O(cid:17) lesson, which will walk you through all the steps required to
set up and optimize the settings for any given system. To access the lesson, choose