6 Essential Ableton Workflow Tips You Need to Know

[@EDMProd]

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[@SMCHVeganWorld7777]

Thanks!

[@RoitownINK]

Tip for reference tracks: if you have something on your master track DO NOT route reference tracks to master. Switch the routing to your hardware output 1/2.

[@EDMProd]

Very good tip! That will make using references muchhh easier when mastering

[@robertgarvansnyder4665]

That’s super handy.

[@haunted1994]

It's better if you set a premaster where you route all your tracks/groups/etc and all your plugins and then you can set some analizer plugins on master, to check reference and your track.

[@DoosaOfficial]

@@bdotstanley much mo better

[@RoitownINK]

I thought I knew my shortcuts, but I learned so much from this. I didn’t know that you can create your own shortcuts 🤯

[@EDMProd]

I know pretty crazy huh!

[@Jason-io6oy]

One of the best workflow tips I’ve seen on Ableton. Thx for sharing 🔥

[@sativaviolet]

you're the man! I've been using ableton forever it rocks, its easy to kinda get stuck in session mode looping, lol, nice , complete, and very useful boss. I appreciate your channel

[@paco83h]

5 years of ableton and despite this, I learned a few things to save time. Nice!!!

[@TheArtOfDreaming]

Awesome tips! Been using Ableton for a couple of years now and still learned some good stuff here. Thank you!

[@xXStyleHDXx]

I've followed all these tips and noted down in the Notepad. Specially the mix tips are really a game changer. Thank you so much!

[@kob79jd]

Thank you so much for these real-world helpful hints in Ableton. I am climbing the learning curve, and I found these tricks to be a treasure chest of time-savers.

[@spectralcodec]

Wow the people that make this software must be really smart!

[@MultiMam12345]

Great set of tips! Get keyboard maestro and map every shortcut that requires 2/3 keys to press to f1,f2,f3 etc. Or map them to any single key presses. Add karabiner to use your modifier keys ( command, shift, control, option ) as f13,f14,f15,f16 on press and release. Or mouse clicks.

[@SenfSenferson]

Great Summary of awesome tips!

[@Pazaluz]

Thanks for making this video! i'm still learning Ableton after having used FL for a decade. Very useful tips!

[@eternal_music_ways]

Great tutorial ❤

[@plantificationpodcast]

Seriously top notch act EDM Prod. Thank you so much. You guys are a goldmine. 🤙🏽😉

[@israeldaritzo7152]

Thank you so much!!

[@samuelarba6695]

Thanks!

[@chafaisimo]

Amazing video ! Thank you man ! Your workflow is so smart

[@julesarindam7195]

Very well organized! Your website is great too. Thanks for sharing your work.

[@davidpotsdam]

VERY USEFUL

[@4ktraveltours]

Thanks

[@NiSoKai]

Bro this is a bloody wonderful video. Thank you so much I learned a lot.

[@pk3776]

Bloody genius 👍🙏

[@amaxlevin]

Amazing workflow tips! Thank you ☮️

[@sirioaureli]

This was a really great video, thanks a lot!

[@EDMProd]

You're very welcome!

[@leroycarr9]

Great video. I learned a lot of important shortcuts and mixing tips. Thanks!

[@kanavgupta2816]

this was a great vid

[@yophosy5419]

Great stuff - two esp wonderful are the premix comparison stuff and the xfer to session view although I could have done with the latter for the two tracks I have just created !!!

[@drvoodoo3073]

My favorite topic!

[@big-E-Smallz]

lol my sigh of relief within the first 2 mins of this video. For some reason I never knew a 100% consistent way to switch those views.

[@joshua5887]

Great video!! Thanks!!

[@duyetmai4432]

thanks BRo

[@Dream.logic_]

Such a great video man! amazing content and you are an amazing teacher, keep it up!!

[@ian6083]

Thanks for such great tips!

[@astrokid_music]

Amazing mate!

[@slowdivisionmusic]

Again….well done for referencing yourself lol such a good idea

[@19o]

second video watched from you today. thanks a lot

[@robertgarvansnyder4665]

Great video! PS CMD+SHIFT+I = I/O (not Insert)

[@SayajinKanak]

Thank you!

[@tristant9686]

Why do you recommend turning off the compressor's autogain?

[@anatolyhrenov8071]

Thanks a lot for these tips👍

[@EDMProd]

No worries!

[@scrillahands]

Great video, thanks for sharing your knowledge!

[@EDMProd]

No problems! Glad you enjoyed

[@belito5237]

ah man this was gold! 👏👏👏

[@PMZpablo]

great1 Thanks! By the way, there is a tab to transient like protools and logic on live?

[@contraspower6302]

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@seangill2413]

Are you using an external preamp? Vocals are sounding smooth fam. great video as well obviously.

[@EDMProd]

Yep, thanks! I'm using the Dynamite DM1 preamp to boost the level of my Rode Procaster + the onyx pre in my Mackie 1640i mixer

[@chillydoog]

nice cans brev. whots the make of those?

[@EDMProd]

They are beyerdynamic dt 880 pros!

[@chrispysaid]

Cmd+3 sets the grid to triplet, no need to turn off grid to get a triplet swing.

[@slowdivisionmusic]

Well done again for the space at the start I will do it also. I am not sure it is a good thing to erase the locator it is important for coherent automation in the chorus and stuff. Thanks again

[@chrispysaid]

Here's a workflow tip: Cmd+F, type what you're looking for. Stop hunting and clicking through folder hierarchies.

[@dulcegabrielameridanavarro7764]

Hi! Do you know shortcuts for audio editing in Ableton in order to compete with Protools workflow? 😊

[@lwpweb]

somesting strange: on my mac the cmd grid off is not working for the selection of the starting point. The starting point is always falling onto grid while pressing cmd and only the end point can be set arbitrarily.

[@smokypaige4857]

ABLETON IS AWESOME. WOW! THANKS MAN. QUICK QUESTION....HOW DO YOU GET THE TITLE OF THE EFFECT TO SHOW. MY REVERB/DELAY RETURNS SHOW BUT THE INDIVIDUAL TRACKS DO NOT.

[@atkimusic]

They all show in the chain. Unless you have a separate track/send for the fx they won't show their title in the mixer but instead in the chain of that track you're applying processing on.

[@pirds102010]

what is command Option on windows? STRG + ?

[@justinmandar7193]

Hey EDM Prod! Whenever I try to clear the names of the files like you do in the mixing view with CMD + R then SPACE, it is simply not working for me. It seems I have to do it one by one. Anything I am doing wrong? Thanks for the great content! Justin

[@EDMProd]

Hey Justin, Renaming clips is very temperamental, and it has changed a bit with some of the recent updates too. If the clips are the exact same length and you have NO empty space on the timeline highlighted, you can rename them with CMD+R then Space. If you want to rename your whole arrangement to get rid of all the names I would recommend highlighting everything, going into the clip view (Shit Tab) then right clicking where it says the amount of clips (e.g. 22 Clips), clicking rename then hitting Space. This will remove all the clip names too

[@yourbeardispatchyaf]

I just felt like saying that the Jerky Boys are the greatest. If you know, you know.

[@Carefullyprepared]

13:25, getting for some freestyle haha 😂 Like if you heard it too

[@beatsprodbycm9455]

i Hope this video helps cause damn i been struggling lol

[@EDMProd]

What have you been struggling on mostly? Just workflow stuff?

[@beatsprodbycm9455]

@@EDMProd Yeah that and also getting past the loop/intro stage and actually making something full. Sometimes just seems daunting.

[@jawadkazmi8856]

It's not to like it's a lot to absorb. What we mean by "a lot" 💫🤔🥴💥🤣 to much information for 10Xs viewing. But thank you because it is quite useful 😆😆 keep the tutorials coming but Please just do a 5 minute or so vid on setting up a digital piano for old school writers like us) so we can just record 🎹 and layer after we understand how to record it and play back and hear it lol

[@curtisnewton4045]

hahaha ... Ich HAVE to write it in your comments: I was betting, which Short-Cut is your most used :D And I was so unbelievable sure, that it HAS to be "CMD + Z" :D :D :D I named Tracks after this :D Its by far the most shortcut I used in my Life :D And now I'm really concerned aber this :D hahaha. And I never used "SHFT- TAB" ever in my life. And I think I spent nearly the last 25 Years in front of Ableton (more or less :) ) Great, how music AND the creators are different. I love it!! Great. I had to stop watching this Video and had to finish my project. Everybody knows this :D It's like a Junkie. But I will come back, Luca.. I like your thoughts and how you explain things. See you soon.

[@EDMProd]

Thanks for the comment! CMD-Z is definitely up there too, but to be honest I dont even realise myself SHIFT TAB-ing nowadays so its hard to tell haha. Glad you enjoyed!!

[@jordonjones297]

the thumbnail reminds me of squid game lol

[@EDMProd]

Haha! Maybe we're getting copied over here at EDMProd ...

[@slowdivisionmusic]

Man erasing label !!! Didn t even know that what was possible so cool

[@treyhudson73]

Holy F#$@, man! The title of this video is misleading as this is WAY more than just 6 tips!!!

[@EDMProd]

Haha glad you enjoyed!