Ableton Modulation

[@SeedtoStage]

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[@spooky_zoo]

Simply the best video on YT explaining Ableton's Automation / Modulation features. Above and beyond anything else. Cheers!

[@irbomusic]

It's crazy how many things Ableton can do. I've been using it and actively learning more and more for a year and there's still so much to learn.

[@LoveNjustice]

I don't use Ableton, but this is the best explanation I've found on YT on how these 2 things differ. Give a man a fish - feed him for 2hrs. Teach him the principles of fishing - he can feed himself!

[@ShoShoUK85]

As soon as I reached 2:30, I went OHHHHH MY GOOOOOOOD. How have I been using Ableton this long and never thought to investigate this button. Equal parts embarrassed and excited now!

[@randymiles7023]

I knew this was there, but never understood how it was related to automation, and why both existed!

[@LeoniCarsoni]

I love these videos. I just wanted to point out (in case it wasn't clear) that when you set that modulation to only go down to 50%, you mentioned that setting the value to 75% would make the modulation bottom out at 25%, but I think it would bottom out at half of 75%, or 37.5%.

[@Kruse1]

You're right, I tested this with pan. Not quite how I was hoping this would work.

[@HotraOfficial]

Holy hell! Yes I didn't even know that existed for such a loooong time. Thank you!

[@christianpaga303]

Why on earth would you wanna give this awesome video a thumbs-down thingy?!

[@jammanmcguin]

I had the same thought when I gave it a thumbs up.

[@apexmusic7500]

Thanks for this tutorial, didn‘t understand the difference between automation and modulation until now. 👍🏻

[@jk4synth]

This is eye opening, thank you. Best tutorial channel on KZbin!

[@Xanaduum]

i always used modulation, since I came from hardware synths (modulation is a word synth guys know), so it's automation I didn't have a clue about.

[@StuartwasDrinkell]

Youre the best dude! 👍👍👍👍you explain stuff so well.

[@amado7760]

You never cease to amaze me Seed To Stage - sweet !

[@katelyn6989]

I was just watching a stream yesterday where someone used modulation but I didn't catch what they actually did, funny that this popped up today! Super helpful, thank you (:

[@MR1337SKI]

I have to stop watching your videos at 11 at night lol now I'm gonna be at my workstation till like 3am haha this was awesome

[@Jonas_Mikkelsen]

That's so awesome. I didn't know about this, and it existed side by side with automation. I had seen the blue curves before, but I thought it was just for MIDI CC

[@jacobgosper]

Awesome tutorial man, thanks so much. I also really love messing around with unlinked loops for automation/modulation, can reach next level amounts of weird and complicated patterns.

[@Carsian]

Yessssss new Seed to Stage tutorial.

[@elpepebolivar5787]

You're such an inspiration, man! Keep up with the amazing work. I'm your fan

[@picas256]

Yup, no idea that existed until now. Thanks!

[@FieryFalls04]

This is so dope! Everytime you post a new video I learn something new! Thank you for your wisdom wise one :)

[@Paul-gp5om]

So very helpful sir. This has been baffling me for some time.

[@cryoshakespeare4465]

Somehow I had not subscribed to you, but your videos are so damn helpful, great insights with no filler. You're awesome dude, thank you for this stuff!

[@PeachwoodMusic]

What the actual fuck I've been living and breathing Ableton for 6 years, and I've never heard of this so useful

[@ARP_2600]

Thank you for finally explaining this to me dear Ableton god! 🙇🏻

[@kawazzss]

Pure Gold brother. Def subscribed and maybe in the future also to one of your courses

[@WilliamThomas2040]

Really enjoy your tutorials and always learn so much! Thank you!

[@vroteg]

It’s all good but not much flexibility there. I’d love to see enhanced interaction between automation and modulation. Now it seems adjusting a parameter works like dry/wet for modulation.

[@evaplavalaguna]

Solid solid advice man. Love your tutorials

[@RF-js9yj]

This finally explained it - Thanks!! BTW is there any way to RECORD in modulation?

[@jamesmeustache7740]

Fuckin hellll man! I have used ableton for almost 10 years now and DIDN'T KNOW THAT. Thanks mate this is sick!

[@townchampion]

Why some modulation has working area from 0% to 100% and some from -50% to 50% (like freq in auto filter, or freq in eq8)?

[@mthomas1091]

Is it possible to ‘record’ your modulations live (instead of drawing them) & then offset them by recording the automations too?

[@fortadelis]

Great tutoring style.

[@joshuamwamlima]

Can you record several different parameters via modulation using knobs from your midi controller? Thanks!

[@eternit1495]

Can u use modulation in Ableton clip, to modulate non stock plugin parameters?

[@ritchxmusic]

I understand you can record direct to modulation right, only draw it in?

[@kerdum]

nice vid dude!

[@Tigershit]

can you also modulate audio samples? I have an effect on my recording and when I go on "show modulation" it's all just gray and I can't modulate nothing...

[@Methamill]

Which ver of ableton is this? I dont seem to have separate buttons for modulation and automation on the clip? Thanks

[@jorgeclavijo3813]

this is super useful!

[@kenyxkenyx]

Hey, can I use this for the clip in the arrangement view? I change the envolope of the clip in the arrangement view but the parameter didn't move. Great video !

[@aloerecordz]

Really interested As usuel. Thanks. BiG UP

[@danbient]

This was amazing!!!!

[@frallorfrallor3410]

ty for showing this

[@Kruse1]

Well that's awesome, I never really thought about the difference between automation and modulation but it makes total sense - especially if you think about it like hardware. However just one thing, is there an easy way for it to be bipolar? i.e. for the knob position to be the centre value so a range of say 50% would be plus and minus 25% from the knob value.

[@Suba932]

good question

[@SeedtoStage]

Well I can say this. On my hardware modular synths some controls are bipolar and some are unipolar. This seems to be a design thing. I've noticed some modulation controls such as filter cutoff appears as bipolar but most are unipolar. I suppose some fancy midi routing could change that but a simple solution doesn't really exist

[@listenandgrow4775]

Wow amazing

[@xXaeonXx350]

Brilliant thank you so much

[@masonsvedin5925]

This is amazing

[@StopTonCevi]

your videos are crazy

[@native-nature-video]

Thank you!

[@gianlucastefanelli1575]

this is awesome, thank you

[@thered6862]

ThankS this is great!

[@sebbosebbo9794]

sadly the outgreying device parameter disapear without a rack solution on Push 2 ..strange ... and modulation or automation from a shaper device lost again the control stage? modullation can controlled in a Clip with a mouse but not in a musical sense with maybe a mpe controller or other Signal without losing the parameter For real stage live Performance setup building were I want control over modluation and automation its realy strange behavior., for Studio & mouse okay I must change the automation all the time ... I dont know is there Max device solution or a Script add on out there to fix these part ... . I buy Live but it feels like a big mistake on the modulation part automation midicontroller part...

[@Methamill]

AWSOME AWSOME AWSOME!

[@prod.bronze]

is there a good reason why modulation only exists in session view? Completely kills this function for me

[@SeedtoStage]

Modulation is contained in clips it's view agnostic. I will say though in general, most of the time if you're in arrangement view the idea anyway is that you are making something specific happen Everytime. Session view is more for experimentation and jamming and live performance.

[@prod.bronze]

@@SeedtoStage Thank you very much for getting back to me. Appreciate the explanation.

[@tokadiambo8301]

You the best

[@kreamjean2712]

This may be silly but I'm not seeing Automation/Modulation as an option in my clip view. I'm running 11 too. Am I missing something??

[@kreamjean2712]

@@dazzw I got that. The problem is when I'm in clip view all I'm seeing are the drop down envelopes and "Linked Loop", where his has "automation" and "modulation" as well. What's more odd is that I can still get to either by right clicking on the macro knobs, but I just can't see the tabs above "linked loop", so weird.

[@townchampion]

Automation/Modulation knobs is only in Session view in Ableton.

[@prod.bronze]

@@townchampion Thank you! Not clue why they'd only have it in Session view, it is unusable for me now. Thanks for letting me know regardless

[@xavierawouters2711]

thanks boss!

[@TRTSMTT]

HOW DO YOU KNOW THIS STUFF?

[@markuskopter]

Maybe he just reads the manual, which all of us boneheads are too lazy to do. 🤔

[@driftadvocate1839]

Decades of pushing the limits with his live band.

[@billbradleymusic]

Tricky

[@eriksteverman]

i dont even see the automation and modulation buttons.... hmmmmmm

[@eriksteverman]

its important to note that the "automation" and "modulation" buttons only appear in session view clips!!! honestly this is difficult for me because i never work in this view:(

[@first___last]

whaaaaat!

[@juwonnnnn]

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[@garethtaylor1258]

Tutor doesn't clearly explain a fundamental concept: Automation relates to absolute values (eg Hz) and Modulation relates to relative values (eg %).

[@simonyricools]

I just realised this now and started to think of its many possible uses!

[@johnhawkinshawkins1284]

total arrogant BS

[@SeedtoStage]

LOL please illuminate me on how this is arrogant?

[@fanusamurai]

Damn. On the depths of internet, there WILL always be someone who does not value decent work.

[@FieryFalls04]

@@SeedtoStage don't listen to the trolls bro, you are an amazing teacher