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Workflows

Get to know Live’s creative tools and workflows for all stages of the song-creation process – from sparking ideas to arranging and mixing your track.

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04:48

Editing clips in Arrangement View

06:38

Arrangment View automation

03:13

Automation vs. modulation

04:25

Clip automation

03:41

Modulation in Session View

05:03

Moving between Session and Arrangment Views

03:01

Recording MIDI

01:24

Capturing MIDI

03:35

Quantizing MIDI

03:50

Sequencing MIDI, part 1

01:51

Sequencing MIDI, part 2

02:54

Grouping tracks

05:05

Routing

03:04

Panning

02:53

Freezing

06:53

Comping

03:34

Linked-Track Editing

05:21

Warping clips

05:39

Warping in Simpler

04:37

MPE Control

02:12

Tempo Follower

03:50

Racks: Overview

05:11

Racks in Depth

06:19

Follow Actions

05:16

Editing MIDI clips

02:35

Multi-Clip Editing

03:44

Exporting

04:53

Automating Tempo Changes

02:05

MIDI mapping and key mapping

05:08

Basic keyboard shortcuts

02:11

Session View Shortcuts

04:28

Arrangement View Shortcuts

05:03

Sidechaining audio

03:35

Using Ableton Link

02:39

Taking Note sketches further in Live

10:03
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MIDI Transformations

08:25
New in Live 12

MIDI Generators

04:04
New in Live 12

MIDI Pitch and Time

07:22
New in Live 12

Editing MIDI Notes

02:42
New in Live 12

Sound Similarity Search

04:23
New in Live 12

Chance Tools and Probability

06:05
New in Live 12

Keys and Scales, Tuning Systems

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