How To Get Started In Ableton Live As A Guitar Player

[@kriolinuskrio2573]

This is absolutely the holy grail of someone who does music part time and doesnt have the time for proper sound production sessions you sir are awesome!

[@mrc0ff33]

Long time guitarist and first time DAW user... this stuff gold! Glad I found this video because I was lost!

[@ox.grooves]

Im so glad I found this video. I used to record guitar many years ago on ableton live, but completely forgot how to use this software. Thank you so much for the information!

[@StealthParrot]

This was extremely helpful, I am attempting my first guitar recording with Ableton Live 11 Lite which came with my Focusrite Scarlet 2i2. Thank you!

[@Noahinthe802]

Thank you for bypassing the techie talk and making this as simple of an intro to the DAW as possible for budding recording guitarists. Your video helped immensely! Thank you 100x over.

[@jamiebruvold6105]

Thanks for this. I've owned ableton for a long time. I've finally found what seems to be a permanent place to set up my gear. All the little things you explained in this video(in plain English) are very helpful getting started again. As you said, there is a bit of a learning curve. So plain English instructions with real world examples, make it much easier to absorb.

[@jamiebruvold6105]

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[@jamiebruvold6105]

I'm absolutely loving this new set up. Ableton has made it all possible to bring everything together. BTW....halion 7 has really made it easy to get started making music in Ableton without being an expert musician! Just dive in and get creative.

[@angelmmorales4643]

Thank you Mr. Huskey. I'm a beginner with Ableton Live.

[@bluzzjazz]

Glad this popped up on my feed. I just bought a 4i4 and it comes with Ableton Lite. I have no experience using it, so this is very helpful to get started.

[@ssiowi]

Thanks Chad; circled back to watch again. Priceless for summiting that "Live 12 & Helix" peak. Appreciate you Sir; carry on! Cheers from rainy WA state.

[@deemitchell4603]

Dude, this vid was exactly what I needed at the precise time I needed! Thank you so much. I'm gonna look to see what else you have, particularly on Ableton, as your other stuff could also be beneficial to me. So... subscribing it is then..... :-)

[@pepe6666]

thanks man i really needed this video. ya hit the nail on the head with what i needed for a day 1 video as a guitarist looking at ableton. spot on!

[@shortbus]

Thanks Chad, I really appreciate the time you spent doing this.

[@alecfraser1928]

I'm at the start of this and that gave me more than enough to start experimenting. Thanks. I'm hoping that it will provide a notepad to preserve ideas that fall out of practice.

[@jordanklatt9752]

So glad i saw this before i cracked trying to figure that out. Just wanted my guitar to get picked up by Ableton and have a bit of a beat to play with, maybe loop and even save. Big help ya!

[@troytippawangmusicstudio9291]

This was awesome! Perfect for me, starting to record my bass in Ableton. Thank you so much.

[@hijones2968]

This is helpful, as a cello player (acoustic and electric), hard to find less techie videos

[@bobdimartino6738]

thanks man i learned more in 20 minutes than i did in 4 days messing with it thanks make more please

[@drawingwithsound8022]

I wish I’ve found this sooner! I just been stumbling my way through with tries and errors up to this point lol. This is great, Thank you!

[@unsampled]

great video, and you're very calm and well spoken which makes it even more enjoyable to learn. thanks!

[@waltimo]

Loved it! Now we can get straight to recording with my 15y daughter playing her guitar ❤ Thanks! Would like to see more Ableton content but right now this was exactly what we needed.

[@bethesdafalcoyamaoka5483]

This was the most helpful ableton 11 video I have seen! Thank you! Any chance we can get a tutorial of how to add/compose drums to tracks?

[@TannerByTheSea]

Dang, brother.. i’ve been using Ableton here as my dedicated DAW since about 2015.. I was a Cubase before that anti-ProTools.. I’m sure you remember the proxy wars… And I know this sounds lame… But I’m in the studio today working… And I’ve never punched in! I just start another track… That like was such an epiphany today! And I’m die hard, Ableton! So thank you for the help dude! That was really cool starting my day to watch the video that was it very useful tool that I’m going to incorporate! I mean, I know Ableton I knew everything you were saying, but that really took me for a ride… When you punched in,/ it was like oh shit this car flies?😜 right on brother keep it up!

[@darthvicvb]

Confirmed some suspicions I had. I am also a guitar/bass player who received a copy of Ableton with an interface I purchased and did not have a clue where to start. Thanks!

[@AlexxHO]

Thank you. Just started to use Ableton 11 recently and this video was really usefull

[@mohammadamjadi641]

Awesome Sir, i wish you continue doing it with more tutorial for guitar players

[@CBDM777]

the best Ableton video I have ever seen. Learned so much! TY

[@billa6348]

Loved your Helix tutorials and your natural, easy-to-follow, no nonsense, to-the-point, near-exhaustive and guitar focused instruction makes Ableton Live (a program I've used for a couple of years) more accessible. You mentioned MIDI. I use my MorningStar MC8 midi controller as a foot controller for Ableton's keyboard commands and it works beautifully. It keeps things simple. I am on the verge of replacing my physical looping pedal (and other pedals) with Ableton. I can't let perceived "purity of musicianship" interfere with my creativity. Anyway, you have a gift. Thank you. Addendum: The looping demo at 12:00 is a jaw-dropping game changer for those who struggle to get their loops in sync with a physical pedal. OMG!

[@ShaunDigitalCartel]

Dude, this helped a ton to get started. Thank you. Give yourself a pat on the back and take the day off tomorrow :-)

[@musicnutzunite]

Wow. I bought a Focusrite 4i4 over a year ago. But I've been intimidated with the "newer" technology. I started out on a Tascam 8 track CASSETTE recorder in the 1990s. I've currently got a Tascam DP-03SD (I think) that is digital yet still uses SD cards for recording. So jumping from that to a DAW and Focusrite is daunting to say the least. BUT this video is EXACTLY what I was looking for ! I do original instrumental guitar compositions. I don't have a clue how to program my Alesis SR-16(?). I have a standard Yamaha 61-key keyboard. I STILL have only two guitars : my EMG 81s-modified Westone from 1987 and a Takamine nylon SC-32(?) classical. That's it. Lol. This is a WHOLE NEW BALL OF WAX for me my friend. But I finally got brave enough to pull everything out and TRY to figure out modern DAW recording. Thanks to this video I FINALLY have a decent understanding of what to do as a GUITARIST. I'm sure all the VST stuff is amazing but I just want to figure out the basics first! I know there is a way to run my Fender Mustang GTX-100 into the 4i4 and Ableton but I can't figure it out. It's really difficult to find THE EXACT video tutorials I need but I've FINALLY found a good one in this one. Thanks! I've got a good idea of what to do now.

[@alemieux3]

Thank you!!! I didn't know the loop thing was in the arrangement view!?!

[@EalainKloapa]

Very grateful for the upload, awesome video!

[@TheBradJohnson]

Great video! Thanks much for helping me get started with Ableton!

[@RememberTheRegs]

Great intro video and came in useful for coming back to Ableton after a long break :D

[@Zeisslermusic]

Cool, i use ableton like you. I am not good at playing guitar, but its fun anyway. 🇩🇰

[@Dubble_Bubble40]

This was great! I definitely look forward to more videos like this.

[@jimmeymcgee2840]

I love ableton so glad I’m not a pro tool user but yes make a series because I need it bad thanks👍

[@LeftoversLover]

This video was exactly what I was looking for

[@tomemmerson29]

Gracias Amigo! Your instructions are easy to follow.

[@dpjohnson999]

This has been really helpful. New to Ableton so this is so useful. A video on how to import in drum loops would be great.

[@floydharris8391]

Thank you so much for the help!😎

[@givilevidze3944]

this was So helpful please upload more videos like this

[@JennyGavinWear]

Awesome, thank you. Such a big help.

[@janinee6733]

Thank you, very helpful! ❤

[@marius53891]

Thank you so much, very useful video!

[@TheStreetest]

Great insight.. I just finished producing 2 tracks. I told myself . Time to bust out my guitar 🎸. Was thinking just to run an audio channel, set a return/ send to an onboard effect and manipulate the signal 🎸

[@tomgray2372]

You are the man. Thanks for the video.

[@samwallis8318]

Please make some more ableton content - I’m fairly new but not completely green to it. That said I found your video extremely helpful and easy to follow so thankyou. Maybe a follow up video for some more technical recording tips. Or maybe some mixing tips would be great.

[@jordanmattievisuals]

Thanks man. Very helpful tutorial. Listening to you speak is easy and enjoyable - well done!

[@jussymucky]

Nice one brother, this will definitely help 😎

[@l3yfajamz]

Thank you dude this is really helpful and I will be looking forward to seeing more to this series. new sub here 🤘🇬🇧

[@GuitarWorkshop]

Great instruction video. Thank you! Very useful.

[@RDC_2424]

Thank you so much. Just started using it as a total newbie to this and you’ve got me going so quickly on this. Appreciate so much. Will see if you did any more.

[@dougmartens340]

Thank you for this tutorial. I've often wondered how a solo guitarist might employ some of the live performance features like launching clips using a controller for speed and efficiency.

[@ShawnWilkieMusic]

Awesome! Nice and straight-forward.. And a Guitar Player to boot! lol

[@memmlo]

THANK YOU! For making this for musicians that actually play instruments and not just for electronic music. Some doesn't seem to understand the diffirent struggle it can get you. I really find this helpful. I've had ableton for a few years, as you i got it with my interface but never really learned. This is helpful! I'd like to know how to properly hook up guitars and so on... Seems like i get a miss-sound or something. What's the best way to get nice sound? Mine sounds muffled or so... Maybe the answer is in already existing videos, will check your work! Anyhow, thanks again!

[@detlefbrix9066]

Thank you Chad for this Video….from Germany

[@ianfreddy3804]

Thank you. Very helpful. Very much appreciated

[@flipmo812]

Perfect video!👑

[@tonyfdesign]

Great stuff!! Thank you.

[@groundedfitness2685]

Thanks man this was very helpful.

[@MajaE-g1d]

Thanks for this video!

[@nathanwatch]

Great video. Thanks!

[@robertcarolinar]

Thank for this!!!

[@JimBom-v3q]

Thanks, simplest tutorial

[@MusicGuitar724]

Thanks for this. Really help me

[@carldonovan9781]

Brilliant!!! thank you

[@Timroxss]

Thanks bud, just what i need to learn this thing, looking forward for more lessons!

[@house9850]

great upload thank you, also appreciate you're using windows!

[@CharlieDugard]

very helpful, thank you

[@WayneDillon-tc4fz]

Hey Chad. This video was great and super helpful. I’m setting up a very small home studio and went with Ableton as it came free with my UA Volt interface. I also purchased the Akai APC Key 25 as a midi keyboard. I’m looking to record classic rock kind of stuff and use midi mostly for bass and drums. If you could do some videos on how to add midi instruments and which ones sound best they would be super helpful. Would like to create a full rick band sound using only my guitars and the rest via midi. Great video and super helpful. Keep them coming please! You got a like and subscribe out of me. Have a great day.

[@womble632]

Thank you for your guidance, bloody brilliant. I'm new to Ableton Lite. I write music and have currently bought a DAW by focus rite. The software is all new to me and very hard to find direction. Iv managed to record vocal and aucostic guitar at the same time, but the rest is lost on me. Also, how to lay a drum track or the other software that comes with it. All down loaded, but it's still very confusing. Look forward to more advice and guidance. Please keep up the good work 👏

[@johnkrans1741]

Hi Chad, like the video. Practical and looking forward for your next video and maybe you can focus on recording acoustic guitar using mics.? Greetings from Holland, John

[@garycrowley121]

Great video!

[@rickguzman8989]

Im a a drummer and this is just wow...goteem

[@swindass]

very nice presentation

[@L30NGuitar]

good video, learned alot, thanks :)

[@JohnWylieRjw]

That was perfect

[@TheMack]

Very nice video! I'm a basic user of Apple Logic Pro and I find it very intuitive. I have installed Live 11 Lite and is curious to see if it can compete with Logic. I like the look of Ableton Live and the minimalist flat style, but it seems like it's mostly made for MIDI and electronic music. Or so I thought =) I only record real life guitar and bass so this was a very helpful video. I would love to see you do videos on how to do fade ins/outs, create markers, change volume for a track and separate clips, how to export a song to MP3, use third-party plugins such as amp sims etc. My main goal when creating songs, is to just get down to recording with as little fuss as possible. Can the Ableton Live workflow provide that? Thanks!

[@cybercab]

Thank you.

[@wallsmelt]

🤘thank u sir u anserd my question👊

[@7guitarras326]

Hi Chad, can you make a video about a general idea for mixing guitars (clean, crunch, lead, etc) on ableton? That would be very helpful. Thank you in advance!

[@adamzd6182]

thanks Chad!

[@seacrabby]

Great video Chad. So many tutorials go too fast and try to cram WAY too much into a session. Your pace is just right. One question…I use Windows and a ASIO driver does not show up as an option. Also, Ableton says that ASIO4all does not work well with Focusrite 2i2 (my interface). Any suggestions?

[@ChadHuskey]

Glad you liked the video! My first suggestion would be to make sure that you have installed the focusrite drivers and rebooted your computer. At that point you should see it as an option in ableton. Select asio in the first drop down for drivers, then the bottom drop down should show the focusrite.

[@cwokevin]

Thanks!

[@ChadHuskey]

Thank you!!

[@vladimirzbin4917]

thanks

[@KlammeKarlo]

Can you please explain in detail how to have session-view on one screen and arrangement view on another screen. Thx for a great video.

[@ChadHuskey]

Thanks! In the view menu click on Second Window. This will add the second window so you can have one on each screen.

[@KYuhas]

Thanks for sharing. Any videos on using the amp simulator, cabinets, and effects to create great guitar sounds/tone?

[@vpitts728]

Thank you so much for this video! I could never figure how to keep the metronome on when Abelton started to record. I feel like a fool. I really hope you continue the series. I don't think my looper worked the same way as yours did in the video. My start and stops were greyed out. I wonder if this feature is not available in Abelton Lite?

[@bidyutkarmakarBarbil]

Hi Chad! Great video. Could you please do basic video on background noise removal in AL11?

[@zeppelin_guitar]

Nice videos! What video camera are you using?

[@ChadHuskey]

Thanks! I'm just using the camera on my Samsung Galaxy s10.

[@zeppelin_guitar]

@@ChadHuskey the quality is fantastic. Thanks for letting know 😎

[@KarelChytilArt]

Great video. What guitar are you playing?

[@ChadHuskey]

@@KarelChytilArt glad you liked the video! The guitar is a line 6 Variax.

[@anthonyjohnston1618]

would have been nice to include a section for plug ins, still trying to get my plug ins to work lol

[@gregsimon462]

Great job Chad. question . I have pre recorded files, i guess i can drop these in software and edit. Or possibly change file type. Like from Wav to Mp3. that good stuff, Yes i am going to creating some new tracks , Instrumental most likely

[@ChadHuskey]

Glad you liked the video! Yes you can drag and drop files into Ableton. I know you used to need .wave files, but I think you can do .wav or .mp3 at this point if I'm not mistaken.

[@gregsimon462]

Thanks

[@shanezwack187]

I appreciate your video - thanks. I was trying to read the headstock, but couldn't - what guitar is that?

[@ChadHuskey]

Glad you liked the video! The guitar is a line 6 Variax jtv69. I swapped the stock neck for a warmoth neck with stainless steel frets.

[@danfrankum6233]

I understand you are using with Helix. Are you also using Native & how? Thanks, Dan

[@ChadHuskey]

I am using Native, and I use it as a VST plug in inside of Ableton. Typically what I'll do is when I'm recording guitars with Helix I'll also record the dry guitar onto a separate track. I use Helix as the audio interface when I'm doing this so that it's easy to accomplish this. The dry signal is on USB7 from Helix. So that way after the fact I can go in and add Helix Native to it and tweak the tones if I need to. Also I've used it on other instruments if I want to put certain effects on those as well.

[@cesarcoutoferreira6298]

thanks! can you do a 101 on interface and home recordings? Thank you

[@l3yfajamz]

I have a question if you’ve got the time. say I record 30 minutes of guitar playing through my boss me-80, just flipping through the presets and getting creative, how would I then cut the bits I like be it a riff, lick,chorus etc… and put them in files to use and work on later when I find use for them. I only had Ableton and my Scarlett Solo a week, and although I can play guitar I’m having a hard time with the software as I’m computer illiterate 😂, I’ve already watched this vid about ten times and i still need to keep coming back lol. Thank you 🇬🇧🤘

[@ChadHuskey]

Glad you're enjoying the video! There are a couple of ways to achieve what you are wanting to do. If you want to export the sections to wav files use the loop bracket to mark the beginning and end of the section you want to export. You can also click and drag to select the section you want to export then right click and choose "loop selection" to mark it. Then go to file>export and that should do the trick. Note if you do the loop selection option it will turn on the loop function, which will be highlighted in yellow at the top to the right of the play/stop/record buttons. You will need to click that to turn the looping off. Another option is that if you want to drag the clips into the session view to have them as clips that can be triggered from there simply follow the same procedure, but after the clip is selected instead of exporting click and drag the audio and while holding down the mouse button hit the tab key to switch over to the session view. Then you can drop the audio into any of the clip spots and it will be available there to play on its own. This would be handy if you had a riff that was a verse section and a riff that was a chorus section. You could drag them over as clips into the session view then trigger them on the fly if you wanted to experiment with them that way. Let me know if this helps. Cheers

[@TheAlbumsThatMadeMe]

I'm really struggling with getting Plug In effects while I'm live playing, relying on playing with no effects and applying them afterward. Any recommendations?

[@ChadHuskey]

If you want to hear the plug ins while you're playing make sure to turn on monitoring on the channel you're playing your guitar through. Depending on your audio interface and the processing power of your computer will determine if you can get the latency low enough to play without a noticeable delay. If you can get your latency down to 10 milliseconds or below it should be pretty unnoticeable.

[@adannia5460]

This helps and I thank you for sharing this information. I'm not an electric guitar player , how would you go about using acoustic guitars without pick ups? Thank you

[@ChadHuskey]

Glad the video was helpful. For acoustic guitars it's a similar process only you need to use a microphone on the guitar instead of plugging it in. Just plug the mic into your audio interface and in ableton select that input as your source on the track you're recording to.

[@FlashyRock1]

so my bass is plugged in the interface directly. the track is armed and i start recording with headphones on. but why do i still hear the metronome in the recording. is there a way to just record the guitar/bass?