How to live loop in Ableton? Setup and tutorial with Arturia Minilab MK2

[@steveenglish9541]

Really informative! For future videos I'd balance your voice with the sounds coming out of ableton!

[@MagpieMelodies]

Will do!

[@mrbrynh]

Thanks Kid! I'm 35 and we appreciate your effort in teaching us. :)

[@sohamplaysguitar]

All I needed to make my first loop track was this video, thanks for this!

[@MagpieMelodies]

That's nice to hear, thanks! :)

[@leilooow9463]

2:35 it's impossible for me to start recording with the first pad (when I click it plays a note) and it never lights up green after recording, what can I do?

[@MagpieMelodies]

You are in the wrong midi channel, check out the first step of the video to select Ableton preset

[@leilooow9463]

@@MagpieMelodies thank you so much i'll try this 🙏🏼

[@vampirebarbie_]

@@MagpieMelodies I am in channel 8 and yet it still plays a note it's driving me nuts it seems like it works easily for everyone so I can't find a fix :c

[@jaredgodinez7544]

As soon as you started talking I yelled "Thank you kiddd!!!" I could tell you were about to deliver what I was looking for in a clear and concise manner. You the best, homie!

[@MagpieMelodies]

So nice to hear, thanks! 😀

[@lubomirrabatin6500]

The most clear explanation how to loop with arturia MK2 with Ableton Live lite 11 which i found here...very good...thank you

[@MagpieMelodies]

Glad to hear that!

[@mauriciotaufic5794]

Congratulations. Best video on the topic (ableton + mk2) I've ever seen. Thank you so much for your generosity in sharing it.

[@karokepispiano]

How did you trigger the metronome to start recording by pressing the first key and recording with the first note? I can't do this. What should the settings be?

[@MagpieMelodies]

I always start the metronome before I start recording, but you can also toggle it with the minilab itself

[@NRCARCH]

at the 2 minute mark, you move the knob to the side, so it cycles through your tracks. The record button lights up on each track. How did you set that up?

[@MagpieMelodies]

This is a beta-function of Ableton, called 'Arm on Selection'. You have to enable it yourself: www.reddit.com/r/ableton/comments/7uetmc/arm_on_selection_is_an_incredible_hidden_feature/

[@NRCARCH]

@@MagpieMelodies okay perfect. I’ll try that later. I saw that on another thread and assumed you did that here. Thanks for the tip and loved your video!

[@Mehrad_Asg]

Great!!! Sorry I have a question: How your ableton switch to auto arm automatically when you switch between tracks? Because mine doesn't move when I do it.( I have keylab essential 61 and it doesn't have Arm button like yours)

[@MagpieMelodies]

HI Mehrad, I can think of two ways to do this: 1) You can use midi learn to select the 'arm' button for each track and assign it to a specific pad on the keylab essential. 2) Try to Enable Record Mode Automatically On Track Selection. This is an additional option of ableton, and it will force Ableton to arm the track that is selected. You can look up some tutorials on youtube for this setting. Hope this helps!

[@Mehrad_Asg]

@@MagpieMelodies I'm so grateful! Thanks a lot ☺️🤍

[@thethronepodcastwithjcriva1605]

When I try to Map the beat pads to arm the track it doesnt stay armed. I have to hold down the beat pad for the track to stay armed. Am I doing something wrong? Any tip would be appreciated

[@MagpieMelodies]

If you go to the MIDI-mapping menu, which channel, note/control and path is assigned to arm the track? In my case the notes range from G#1 to D2.

[@robertfloroiu7507]

Hei Mate. Before mapping the pads to arm the tracks, don't forget to press Shift + Pad 8 (so you switch to proper mapping for Ableton Live). I had the same problem as you and this solved it.

[@goabuoy]

thanks for this!! been looking for tutorials on minilab mk2 n all i got was...duh!!Glad I found these videos :) great work!!

[@MagpieMelodies]

Glad you like them!

[@kevingenao9084]

i got lost when all the three pads turned green, how you do that? only missing that

[@MagpieMelodies]

From 6:30 onwards, the minilab video is ahead of the ableton screen due to a editing mistake, so that why these pads turned green all of a sudden :) (green means that there is an active clip in the selected track, you can play the clip by pressing the pad).

[@1a1o]

For some reason i am still unable to stop track when i set launch mode to toggle. I have the 2021 mini lab 3 model with abelton live 11.

[@MagpieMelodies]

Maybe my new tutorial will help kzbin.info/www/bejne/d6LdgKp4rcdrb8k

[@one_leoyt]

Nice video, you are very good 3:25 you can press ctrl + the red button to select all the channels with the rec. On

[@MagpieMelodies]

Thanks for that!

[@voltaireroxas1188]

I’m a noob when it comes to this. Got my first ever midi controller yesterday. I created my account and downloaded all the software to my windows desktop without connecting the midi before downloading started (not sure if that makes a difference or not) I can open the software but I have no idea how to get to that screen you’re on. Please help🙏

[@MagpieMelodies]

What happens if you press 'tab'? :)

[@arman4chok]

How did you make drum noise without touching arturia?Do you have a second drum machine ?

[@MagpieMelodies]

Something errored during the rendering of the video.. The video part of the short demo was not edit properly. I used the arturia minilab, but unfortunatly the right video part is not added. I have added it to the descrption of the video :) Might make another demo video sometime soon.

[@scampifrity]

Where does the music come from at 7:00 ?

[@MagpieMelodies]

The video was not properly recorded from 7:00 onwards, so you can't see that I'm pressing buttons :)

[@linusthofte]

I have connected everything accordingly but no sound is coming. And when shift+8 is selected I still can't use the knobs 8 & 16 to control the channels in ableton. Anyone know whats up? The control surface is set up EXACTLY as in the videos and/or all other videos I've seen. No sound when Minilab keyboard is played.

[@MagpieMelodies]

I always try updating it with the midi control centre. And, if you press a key and have enabled a midi instrument, do you see the volume of the track (bottom of screen) go up?

[@mertakcay5340]

Thats what people are looking for! Thank you

[@iithax01]

I had an issue where when i try to record another track audio it plays the first one i recorded

[@MagpieMelodies]

You should arm and switch to the other track. Otherwise it plays the thing you recorded.

[@solomiaish]

Hello and thank you for the video but can I ask something. Do you also use analog lab program? Is that possible to put sounds from analog lab into abelton or just how to record the sounds from analog lab? thank you

[@MagpieMelodies]

I did! You can use them as a VST in Ableton. I made a short tutorial on that subject: kzbin.info/www/bejne/i2e2hot7o62NipI

[@BasilBabychan]

Awesome ..thanks for the heads up Magpie 🙏👍. Still figuring out how to go about this in terms of song breakdown to build the set. Dank je wel ☺️

[@MagpieMelodies]

Thanks! :D I'm planning to also make a tutorial on how to break down a song to make a live looping cover, are there certain things you would like to know? :)

[@BasilBabychan]

@@MagpieMelodies that's great to know Magpie. I think, the general framework of how you'd approach a song to begin with, when trying to set it up for live looping is the core I guess. I think we have to 'listen to it differently' ? Or not ? To be able to set it up ? Just throwing out some half baked thoughts 😂

[@hollywalker8463]

Thank you so much for the video. I did all these steps but still can't get to put the three pads in green like you do, and I can't do the live loop 😢😢 I would appreciate if you could explain that last part please! Thank you so much!!

[@MagpieMelodies]

Maybe check out the tutorial for the minilab 3. In that video I describe in more detail the live looping.

[@Mastepanova]

tHANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!I i needed this video)!!!!!!

[@PuzzleCrackYT]

Yooo you are the best man!! every other video they just skipped things like i knew everything and you just carefully explained everything! thanks bro! 👍

[@Linteria]

it's a woman, dude! Lmao 😂

[@YanickFM]

thank you so much for this. I'll definitely be coming back to it

[@mortimerlojka5912]

Too bad the last part of video is inaudible and bottom image of the keyboard frozen.

[@MagpieMelodies]

Yeah, editing mistake :(

[@_chary990]

wooo! thank you so so much! life saver, i'm set now!

[@jonathanpork-sausage617]

Eternally useful.

[@MagpieMelodies]

That's quite some time, thanks!

[@NemiaN_]

My pads don't record, they only make noises. How do i fix that

[@MagpieMelodies]

make sure you are in the Ableton preset. If you press shift, one of the eight pads shoud light up. In order to start recording with the pads, you have to be in the eight preset. To shift to this preset press SHIFT + 8th pad

[@rebekawashere]

the content we deserve

[@weekendbox385]

Thank you very much useful you simplify it unlike all the other tutorial video.

[@tofu8158]

Please make an updated/longer version!! This is great!

[@MagpieMelodies]

Thanks! I recently made another tutorial on how to make a live looping cover: kzbin.info/www/bejne/g3TPp4Womp2NfbM :)

[@nizaralimusicianofficial8902]

Thank you for this tutorial

[@tavo191919]

thank you... your video has helped me!!!

[@MagpieMelodies]

great to hear :)

[@manojdaniel9079]

Thank you so much for the guidance. I was struggling to make my first loop and now I have got the way to do this. Thanks again and God Bless you.

[@chickenluver319]

Bless you 😭😭🙏🏼

[@BassieBeats]

thnx m8 for the vid! keep up the good work only one thing i have searched my ass of for was the setting to control the countdown before playing the loop but really easy to find 😂 preferences - record - count in

[@maxmustermann-cy9zn]

This was really helpful! Thanks a lot!

[@MagpieMelodies]

Glad to hear, thanks max!

[@JesusGonzalez-xb2tn]

Thanks your videos have helped me too much, the best.

[@picavox4774]

Thank you, great video! I just started learning looping. Thanks to this I'll give live looping a shot 😁

[@sydderat680]

ik hoor dat je nederlands bent dus ik doe het ff zo, mijn minilab kan niet opnemen en selecteren zoals die van jou het doet. mis ik iets?

[@MagpieMelodies]

Heb je je minilab op de Ableton preset staan (Door shift en dan de achtste pad in te drukken)?

[@OmarHebshi]

Amazing 👏 thank you

[@msfakianos]

Very very useful video!!! Many thanks, this is what was needed in order to start looping. Is it possible to use the instruments of Arturia Analog Lab into Ableton?

[@MagpieMelodies]

Thanks! And yes you can, I made a short video how you can use VST's (like Arturia Analog Lab) in Ableton. If you follow this video you'll be able to use these instruments: kzbin.info/www/bejne/i2e2hot7o62NipI

[@Nothing-bz3io]

what would i be without you , thankyou.🙏

[@polipolo5174]

It's ok if we have just ableton lite ?

[@MagpieMelodies]

yeah! I also use ableton lite

[@polipolo5174]

@@MagpieMelodies Ok thx but we to buy some plug-in or somethings like that ?

[@MagpieMelodies]

@@polipolo5174 no you get all the software that I used free with the minilab! You can find some free instruments here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/a3SUoIWHhLCDqtE

[@polipolo5174]

@@MagpieMelodies thx

[@RiotOnlyMakesOpCHars]

I can move from side to Side with the 8th knob but not up and down with the 16th am i dumb?

[@MagpieMelodies]

hmm, if the 8th know should work, the 16th knob should also work

[@RiotOnlyMakesOpCHars]

@@MagpieMelodies but it doesnt 😂😭

[@MagpieMelodies]

@@RiotOnlyMakesOpCHars Did you turn on the 'remote' function in the preferences - link midi tab

[@ojotta2370]

You really help me a lot !!!

[@MarkAnthony5150]

Thank you my friend!!

[@jonahr.7111]

This doesnt work for me. :( Using Ableton 11

[@MagpieMelodies]

It shoud also work with Ableton 11, just tried it mysel. Maybe following this tutorial will help :) kzbin.info/www/bejne/g3TPp4Womp2NfbM, you can find the project file in the description of the video

[@Kay-wv3sp]

Just upgraded to live 11...still works for me

[@MagpieMelodies]

Great! Good to know :)

[@nugaveroz]

thanks so much man

[@MagpieMelodies]

Happy to help!

[@mancavemusician]

Thank you.

[@Skkimaa]

every time i press one of the pads it plays the instrument and doesn't start recording

[@MagpieMelodies]

Are you in the Ableton preset? (Press shift and then pad 8)

[@cccrit]

@@MagpieMelodies Did either of you figure out a fix to this? I am in ableton preset (shift button + pad 8) - but still cant record

[@pranav1695]

@@cccrit i had the same problem, try upgrading the firmware of the device using the midi control center software, that fixed it for me

[@gavindavis7514]

thank you so much!!

[@juanbedolla7106]

Thank u thank u thank u!!!😭😭🔥🔥❤🇺🇸

[@MagpieMelodies]

Thanks for watching! Don’t forget to check out my new 💥Patreon and support the creation of more ableton and minilab 3 tutorials www.patreon.com/MagpieMelodies

[@absolem737]

I was literally looking for an explanation of how the fuck can I map it right this way thank you very much I finally know how ❤

[@linzkirk]

Check out the subtitles on this, hilarious. Especially at 2:33 "miljardairs dis je kunt op click this bar to Mickey Mouse"

[@MagpieMelodies]

haha that seems almost right

[@celerystalk1521]

Informative but once you set everything up in ableton you cut the camera on the mkii and I can’t see how it actually works lol

[@MagpieMelodies]

Yeah I know :( That's why I made a new tutorial: kzbin.info/www/bejne/d6LdgKp4rcdrb8k

[@celerystalk1521]

@@MagpieMelodies you are a very sweet man thank you

[@daliborvik8594]

God bless you.

[@Weirdyx]

Very informative, thank you so much. Btw, you should raise your voice, I barely heard you. Regards

[@mayatorres8554]

I started getting lost around 5:00

[@MagpieMelodies]

Which part did you not get? :)

[@Kennamsc]

Lekker Nederlands! Hahahah goeie vid!

[@MagpieMelodies]

Haha, betrapt :p

[@meunomeeeste1441]

love the video...but the audio on your voice is soo low

[@MagpieMelodies]

I know.. sorry bout that :) My newer tutorials have a better audio quality

[@scampifrity]

Complex for a newbie

[@MagpieMelodies]

Ableton has a really steep learning curve haha, good luck!

[@scampifrity]

@@MagpieMelodies I want to learn can you please teach me? I want to learn, I will pay you $$ . I have been struggling with this Minilab Mk2 for weeks I am getting g discouraged.

[@mr.pianoace8143]

Are you Dutch?

[@MagpieMelodies]

yes i am :)

[@Lunolux]

nice

[@get_downed_boi6270]

i love u

[@taxi2hb]

I can't hardly hear you

[@MagpieMelodies]

What do you want to know? :)

[@taxi2hb]

@@MagpieMelodies your voice is very poor recorded, I can barely understand you

[@MitchSmack407]

Talk into the mic!

[@rightfromtheart]

Your mic audio is super LOW on this video - very difficult to hear your dialog :-(

[@MagpieMelodies]

yeah sorry for that :( Only noticed the low audio when I finished rendering the video, so I will adjust the mic audio in a next tutorial!

[@peterlassis2156]

Nice tutorial, but a bit hard to hear you speaking

[@pawem4629]

TTTHHHAAANNkkk You

[@martinianguzman]

useful. but her voice is too soft

[@MagpieMelodies]

yeah, I only noticed after rendering the video :(. Will adjust the volume if I make another tutorial :)

[@Javiko2024]

thanks but your voice is so low sometimes...

[@MagpieMelodies]

Yeah, newer videos are louder haha

[@Xenmands]

Гундосит себе что-то под нос...

[@Linteria]

I was really enjoying your video, but the volume disparity btw your voice and the sounds was a bit of a nuisance.

[@ronalddirks4828]

can you talk louder next time please

[@MagpieMelodies]

haha yeah

[@XENIAKANALE]

THANK YOU SO MUCH !!