50 Ableton Live tips EVERYONE should know! 🤓

[@EDMTips]

I got so excited about this, I literally SWEATED tips 🥵

[@prodmicrocosmicorbit]

well good , it as helped out lots of people , keep sweating tips i would say thanks for the free videos on youtube

[@EDMTips]

@@prodmicrocosmicorbit You're welcome! 🙂

[@bobbyrinehart1299]

#11 alone is going to save me so much time! These tips are great! Thanks for posting!

[@EDMTips]

You're very welcome, Bobby! 🙂

[@yokelectronic]

Awesome tips, absolutely awesome!!

[@EDMTips]

Thanks!

[@benjames4911]

Will, I found your channel about two weeks ago and literally can't stop watching. Thank you for making the content. I will definitely be getting your masterclass.

[@EDMTips]

Awesome, man! Really glad you're enjoying my vids, and looking forward to meeting you in the Masterclass!

[@FurkanTopal]

Will, you're really a great person. The presentation, the view, the content, they're all awesome.

[@EDMTips]

Appreciate it! Thank you for watching and supporting the channel! 🙌🏻

[@bzzrt]

Some really useful tips, thanks Will!!

[@EDMTips]

You're welcome, Ingmar, glad it was helpful! 🙌🏻

[@petedako]

Wow, brilliant. I keep coming back to this one. There's always quite a few more surprises and gems in this gold mine… much appreciated .Thanks kindly, Will.

[@EDMTips]

You're welcome, Pete, I am glad you find it helpful!

[@SWAVcast-]

Holy shot! Thank you for all these tips. I've been needing to speed up my workflow. So many were helpful.

[@EDMTips]

Stoked ot hear that! Which one was your favourite? :)

[@SWAVcast-]

@@EDMTips It's embarrassing but I didn't know how to activate audio on the piano roll.

[@shadowbandz4972]

This video was bang on. Learned a lot that help the workflow. Thank you 🙏

[@rybotekk]

a lot of GOLD stuff from you. rly. thankyou!

[@EDMTips]

You're welcome! 🙂

[@Highervibesofficial]

watching this again as im upgrading from live ten suite a little refresher to the mind thanks for the tips will

[@EDMTips]

You're welcome! I am glad it's helpful :)

[@BlackfootUAhk]

... thank you for the quick and informative tips Will! .. the reference track to "ext out" made perfect sense!! (Tip #27) .. hope to be in the next masterclass .. .!. .👊🏾🤴🏾👊🏾. .!.

[@danielcortes7891]

Legend! Thank you, Will! I've got to add, your channel has helped me out tremendously during lockdown.

[@EDMTips]

You're welcome! 🙂 Great to hear!

[@Kifon]

just a few minutes in and already loving these tips!

[@EDMTips]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@robertrobert5583]

So I finally upgraded from Live 6 yesterday (yes, I am that old!) and was feeling somewhat overwhelmed but this has really helped me a lot. Thank you.

[@EDMTips]

Awesome! Have fun :)

[@slippyg]

Wow Live 6! Out of interest when was that released?

[@Marco-ek8wu]

Thanks so much for this. Really really useful.

[@EDMTips]

You're welcome, glad you found it helpful! 🙌🏻

[@furmity123]

Fantastic video. Thank you so much.

[@EDMTips]

Glad you enjoyed it! You're welcome! 🙂

[@joeybtheman1906]

this nigga is so wholesome, can't help but love him

[@zyberbob]

Can't wait to watch it later today. Cheers mate.

[@EDMTips]

Hope you enjoy it!

[@whostroubled]

Wow that chord one is insane

[@EDMTips]

Glad you liked it! ☺️

[@ritonlevrai1]

That is really, really helpful ! Thanks ! Greatings from France

[@EDMTips]

You're welcome, glad you enjoyed it! 🙌🙏

[@AUDIODIDACTS]

Hey Will, thank you for sharing your knowledge and doing this tutorials. Great!

[@DjNavid]

THANK YOU MILLION TIMES🤩

[@EDMTips]

You're very welcome! 🙌🏻

[@amanismith2031]

Great video. I watched it in it’s entirety. Thx so much.

[@tom_something]

Thanks so much for this. It's a great blend of features most of us probably didn't know existed, as while as applications of known features that will make our lives easier. I'm sure this video took ages to produce, but it's very much appreciated. The whole time I was watching this, I had my Ableton preferences open so I could follow along.

[@EDMTips]

I am stoked to hear that, and glad it was helpful! Anything else in particular you’re struggling with and would like me to cover on the channel?

[@tom_something]

@@EDMTips I've got this song that starts with a chord being kind of "strummed" on the keys. The strum starts a little before the first downbeat and ends a little after it. So in order to get the whole song to start in time, I can either add a 1/4 measure at the beginning (a full 4/4 is just too long to wait after re-winding), or I can put a negative delay on the keys. The 1/4 is annoying, and the problem with the negative delay is that the time shown in the transport lines up with the keys, making everything else appear off. Is there some way to get the transport to start at a negative time instead of 1.1.1?

[@davidleckenby]

Thank you this is brilliant!

[@EDMTips]

You're welcome! 🙂

[@froggy58400]

Awesome tips Will! Thanks for the many time savers!

[@heartshearts4388]

lots of great tips! thank you! tip 29: you can also blend those different sounds together and fade between them by using the "chain" of the group, create fades between the chains and apply it to a knob. I also use this a lot fot different effects on an audio track. if an effect doesn't have a dry/wet knob, you can create a dry chain and an effects chain and blend between those two

[@matthewhayes3969]

At-Axis do a Dry/Wet Knob for this. It's free.

[@N0B0DY_SP3C14L]

Some excellent tips! Cheers!

[@EDMTips]

Thank you so much, glad you found it helpful! 🙌🏻

[@N0B0DY_SP3C14L]

@@EDMTips Indeed I did. Not to sound the prat, but it's rare that I hear or see a tip that is new to me, but you showed me several, and they were practical and all. Respect.

[@EDMTips]

@@N0B0DY_SP3C14L Appreciate it! 🙌🙏

[@Blondly]

Im not even half way through but wow #19 is already a game changer for me!

[@rileyevans6070]

Regarding tip 39, you can hot swap any audio just hit file on top left and I think it’s “view project files” then you can hot swap anything on any tracks! Great video thank you

[@AmitJohnMF]

Love from India 👑

[@EDMTips]

🙌

[@midierror]

These are excellent, some new to me for sure!

[@ioiioiioiioi8518]

Thanks for all the useful tips! This channel is a treasure box, became my favorit ableton / production tutorial source!

[@EDMTips]

Awesome! Glad you find my vids useful :)

[@greg.tallent]

Excellent teaching.. thank you

[@EDMTips]

You’re welcome!

[@gytistamosevicius9639]

As always helpful. Thank you, Will!

[@hyperactivists9390]

WOW dense material this is very helpful and brisk!

[@gokhan9395]

This is awesome tutorial

[@EDMTips]

Thank you, I am glad you liked it! 👌🏻

[@andrewhawkins1160]

Thank you Will. This is GOLD!

[@EDMTips]

You’re welcome!

[@patricklaurin7272]

I just doubled my knowledge of Ableton 🤯 Felt like a superhero for about a half hour after watching this

[@EDMTips]

Then my job here is done! Thanks for watching and supporting the channel 🙂🙌🏻

[@patricklaurin7272]

@@EDMTips My pleasure, If i could only find out how to update an audio file on Distrokid without losing my youtube views, i would be set 😅

[@iamthatiam1]

FABULOUS!! Thank YOU!! ♥

[@EDMTips]

You're welcome! 🙂

[@slippyg]

Invaluable content bro!

[@userunknown112]

Thank you Will

[@EDMTips]

You're welcome! 🙂

[@auctor11]

Great Video Mate!

[@MRDUKG]

You sir... are a super hero... ;) great video...!!!!

[@GuyMazig1]

Your the best!👏🏼👏🏼

[@Vtruvius]

great tips! Used some on my new song!!! thanksss

[@EDMTips]

You're welcome, glad you found it helpful! Which one was your favourite?

[@Vtruvius]

@@EDMTips I'm def using a better default setup right now with a SC and a simpler channel. The little keymapping on the preview button saves me some frustratable clicks for sure!

[@fabianzimmermann2363]

Amazing, thanks so much for sharing!

[@EDMTips]

You're welcome, I am glad it was useful :)

[@djjameshayes9766]

Another belter Will 🔥

[@fancyspectacles]

This was super handy, great delivery too. I have weapons grade adhd and find it hard sometimes to learn from videos but this was perfect straight to the point and clearly explained. Really glad I found you on here, going to look at your course now too, I’ve had ableton for a while but mainly do all my stuff in maschine and just use ableton for routing but it’s time I understood ableton more and you seem like the perfect guide, thanks 🙏

[@EDMTips]

Glad it was helpful! Anything else you're struggling with?

[@cesar_m.p.]

Tip #11 made me fall of my chair!! 🤩

[@j.lindback]

Thank you!!! I learned a lot from this video!

[@Ninjjadog]

OMG, The seeing the two clips at once, I can't believe I've had version 10 for three years and didn't know that hahaaa

[@ThePerthGroup]

Thanks for elucidating so much in such a user friendly manner. I wonder if you have figured out how to insert time in one track? Not every track. Thanks.

[@MrEllipsis423]

This was very helpful...coming from Studio One

[@remydeklein6829]

Epic content bro!

[@masscasualty5233]

Hell yeah! Great tips! Thanks as always. One thing I've been doing lately instead of having a separate click track to sidechain from is to use the compressor's sidechain EQ to isolate the top end of the kick only and drive it a bit with the input gain. It ends up being the same as a separate click track but you are guaranteed to have the compressor fire whenever the kick triggers. Helpful if you change up the 4-to-the-floor to a more breakbeat style pattern somewhere in the mix and still want to compress the other tracks. Though it's not as good of a solution if you keep a consistent 4 beat and also add fills using the same kick. Just another tip for y'all!

[@EDMTips]

Love it! Great tip 🤙

[@tihkal]

so many helpful tips. thx!

[@EDMTips]

Glad it was helpful! Anything else you're struggling with?

[@DezzProduction]

Thank you

[@EDMTips]

You're welcome!

[@d.j.levison4292]

Thanks!

[@EDMTips]

Thank you, really appreciate the support! 🙂

[@d.j.levison4292]

@@EDMTips very clear concise and useful information! Keep up the good work

[@scottiescott9297]

Cheers!!! Outstanding video as usual 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾. To speed my workflow, I got into using the contour shuttle pro with the jog wheel and buttons so I can move clips/notes etc. around really quickly and precisely- and assign hot keys respectively. There are too many really good hot keys, so I then added an Elgato Stream Deck to assign a few dozen more hot keys for easy one-button pressing that really speeds up workflow. Do you have a peripheral devices for hot keys. etc, that you use to facilitate your workflow?

[@TropicIslandMusic]

Helpful vid thanks

[@cubaru4523]

thanks, really helpfull!

[@RickyMontijo]

11 is soooo helpful

[@AlexbernardSawyer]

very useful.

[@EDMTips]

Glad you found this helpful! Thank you for watching and supporting the channel 🙂🙌🏻

[@v.emeade7044]

Good tips

[@EDMTips]

Glad you enjoyed them!

[@roderickstaples127]

Just decided to switch to Ableton. This video gives you all the actual stuff you need without having to plough through hours and hours of advanced tutorials, manuals etc.

[@EDMTips]

Thank you, Roderick, and welcome aboard the EDM Tips community :)

[@shaunbillyboss4337]

Cheers Will...this is the best yet :0)

[@Marsovicmusic]

Can you make a tutorial on how to make music like the one Dubfire would play on a festival. Some techno, minimal techno, call it what oyu like. Cheers mate, absolutely love your work!

[@jakearts867]

Wow respect master C:

[@chriswuzhere91]

I think tip 44 is one of the most important ones, if not the most!

[@Kosich2]

your video I feel graduated from Ableton with Honors 🔝

[@danielstoicamusic]

Hey Will! Do any of your courses/videos cover the topic of "how to use sounds/samples that go well together in a track"?

[@Fullstackdev-]

thanks

[@bobrobertsNotUrBob]

I use a midi clip with notes as my sidechain kick without any instruments on. and when turning a pitch knob down an octave, use shift and turn it.

[@RocketBeats_]

So helpful, and straight to the point in this one! Had my sub. I definitely got some life changing tips even though i knew a lot of them as an experienced ableton user xD Thanks !

[@EDMTips]

You’re welcome! Thanks for watching and for the kind words of support :)

[@Haino95]

Heyho just came across your awesome videos. Now I'm thinking about getting abletom. Do you think the intro version is enough to get?

[@serjiobazhan3918]

Instead of click track for sidechain its simplier to use built-in frequency filter and cutoff a long body which is usualy in low mid and sub and leave only click which is a HF.

[@Ninjjadog]

Will, which tutorial was it that you made this track in please? I want to look back at the delayed claps again that you covered.

[@kantumdj]

For tip 8, to avoid missing the first snare : start from the end 👍

[@EDMTips]

Great idea!

[@ipread]

Will. Thanks so much for the videos in the style of Lane8. CamelPhat. Franky Wah. Bicep etc. So so so helpful. Can I ask would you put 1) Elderbrook on your list and 2) Fred Gibson (Fred again)??? I love both and I’d love to see your interpretation. Where’s the best place to comment this so you see it?

[@djgilevans]

Hi Will. What's the name of the song that you're working on this tutorial?

[@wrigna1]

With tip #50, is it possible to adjust modulation in arrangement view also? Or is this something only possible in session view?

[@reverse5006]

Fire video idk iv never writing coment but you top )) ;d

[@jamarcus69]

19:08 the real mvp

[@Jyibe]

#30 -- Can't drag the midi clip into current project folder as you've done - I get the circle with a diagonal line through it indicating that I can't do that. Any help welcome. Thanks!

[@btomas.]

Tip 39: You can hot swap audio in a similar manner for those of us who prefer to use audio instead of MIDI drumkits 😀

[@EDMTips]

Great tip, Billy!

[@jwsevents3044]

hi is there any discounts on your Ultimate Mixing edm ?

[@theothermebutwhoami]

Much needed. Great value. Thank you

[@mrutherford1994]

44 dope

[@EDMTips]

Glad it was helpful!

[@toddbarry2925]

Can you pleeeeeeeeeeeeease do a tutorial on how to make Hardcore in the style of Micro Point?

[@michaeludeze8470]

I am not sure how your image enhances the quality of the the video. Without you in the picture, the screen would've been bigger, and the viewer would get a better view.

[@Ryan.Anderson80]

Do you have a video for able on live 10?

[@EDMTips]

No, but 95% of these work in 10

[@DJ_Damo_]

Hi , in #13 , is this like 'ghost notes'in FL Studio?

[@jamarcus69]

at 16:45 is there a way to change the midi notes of the other chains?

[@EVLanche]

Question: won't it be more efficient if we put the sidechain effect on an aux channel?

[@EDMTips]

I don’t recommend it, unless you want all of your sidechained instruments to have the exact same amount of bounce

[@getsturdy]

17:00 would you say that this is a good way of layering Sounds?

[@tbg6nb]

tip 44: heard it a few times but still don't quite get it. Why changing the channel's volume if the volume fader is automated is problematic ? You can always put a utility and add a few dB of gain.

[@FranckBossi]

something wrong is the tips to change the length of a clip! It crashed my ableton i can never get it back to work ^^ crazy! I had that audio and midi clip selected same time when i tried.

[@wrigna1]

I don't understand what the purpose is of automating volume on utility instead of the channel?