How to Record Guitar in Ableton Live 11 or 10: Step-by-Step Tutorial

Find out how to record guitar in Ableton Live 10 or 11 in a straight-to-the-point step-by-step tutorial. This tutorial also looks at how to use Ableton's guitar effects and guitar plugins in your recordings.
Learn how to connect your guitar to a PC in this guide: guitargearfind...
See the full step-by-step Ableton tutorial here: guitargearfind...
Learn more about recording guitar at home in this ultimate guide: guitargearfind...
If you're interested in creating guitar videos for KZbin, check out this guide: guitargearfind...
If you find this tutorial helpful, please let me know in the comments so I know if I should make more of them (let me know what tutorial you would like to see).

[@AaronMatthies]

Check out the full tutorial as well as other guides on recording, plugins, guitar effects and more here: guitargearfinder.com/guides/record-guitar-in-ableton/

[@Roy-xe9is]

Do you do any one on one training? Singer/songwriter trying to get a handle Ableton. Thanks.

[@AaronMatthies]

While Ableton might seem daunting at first, it's pretty easy once you get used to the basic layout and I think you'll be fine without any one on one training. I recommend just taking it slow and follow tutorials like this one whenever you get stuck. Try recording a guitar like in this video, then try recording vocals with a mic. Then if your audio interface has multiple inputs, try recording both at the same time. Take things one step at a time and you'll be fine. Forums and social media groups dedicated to Ableton are also a great source of help when you get stuck with something. That's how I learned to use Ableton.

[@Roy-xe9is]

@@AaronMatthies Thanks man. I will heed your sage advice.

[@85devlin]

Thanks for this Aaron. Iv'e used FL Studio in the past and starting on a new DAW can be a bit daunting but this video has got me sold to try out Ableton Thanks buddy.

[@starwarz8479]

This is very helpful Thank you Aaron!

[@drSUPERGREG]

Just got a 4i4 Focusrite for my birthday, Being 71 last week, my patience level with technology is low and had considered throwing the unit out of the window, however, you have saved the day and I am now up and running and smiling. My wife would like to thank you also and I look forward to viewing your other videos. Thank you very much

[@AaronMatthies]

I know how frustrating something like this can be, so I'm very glad to hear my video helped. Have fun!

[@BillyTheCheeseMonger]

@Matt bro I feel u and I’m 18

[@JihadUSA]

71. Awesome

[@SoleMetal2518]

cheers greg

[@brandonpalafox2716]

Glad you stuck with it! I'm 26 and have been frustrated at how these programs operate. Hence me coming to this video haha~ cheers !

[@Ratty6860]

Unbelievably useful, I was just about to throw my Focusrite through the window. Thank you, so easy to follow (just read previous comment, I'm 60, it seems our generation throw things out of the window).

[@jazzcat969]

Haha you are not alone big boss, I'm 24 and considered the same multiple times.

[@tilithurts]

I'm 62 and I AM there.

[@two_legit1832]

Hell, I'm 39 and ready to throw mine out the window! Lol. I'm trying to record and acoustic. 😬

[@andrewjones5955]

im 17 dude i stg this comment made me die laughing cause i was about to do the same

[@idk-wb9pu]

@@andrewjones5955 got mine when i turned 17 i am now using it a year later lmao 😂

[@williamscott185]

That was the most useful and straightforward tutorial I’ve seen on this topic, thank you!

[@JS-mz4xf]

I couldn't make anything work using other videos. This was the best yet and I was able to record guitar immediately, even intuitively able to add a second and third track; Thank you so much..

[@MrPapichewlow]

Thank you, I bought Ableton without ever using it and I was going crazy, thanks to your clear explanation I kept it and I'm still trying to like it, great job.

[@skillsonian]

This is a GREAT tutorial! By far the best on KZbin for this activity, which is what lots of people want to do.

[@tichomedrano4450]

Straight to the point with clear instructions. THANK YOU!

[@DennisFeinsteinCEO]

THANK YOU!!!! THANK YOU!!!! THANK YOU!!!! I have an assignment due in my Ableton class and it NEEDS guitars. I have everything together, but I just keep hearing this guitar part in my head I have to add... And now I can! THANK YOU!!!!

[@dedemushi7824]

GOD BLESS YOU!!! i've been ransacking the internet for a way to be able to hear my electric guitar through my computer speakers for hours, my head aches and i have trouble breathing from the frustration. and your video is the first that mentions a way. i just burst into tears. thank you so much. i might sound dramatic but you have no idea what this means to me. you have a faithful subscriber. 💙

[@davidsharounoff8521]

another tip when putting stock ableton amp on your recordings is to have a cabinet with it too. they designed it in a way that you'd have the amp and cab together. great video nonetheless, very informative and to the point.

[@charleskelsall8332]

Starting from ground zero I had no idea how to get things going. This has been exremely useful, Thank you !

[@weatherviewer]

this is the BEST vid I've found for a simple clear-cut explanation! THANKS!

[@BrenTravisMusician]

Just bought a new Focusrite 18i8 and have struggled to use all 8 inputs til I saw your excellent video. Thank you.

[@tylerhuffstutler3459]

This is the best tutorial for anything I've ever seen on youtube. Thank you so much for this.

[@tragicroyalty6820]

Thank you sooo much. Ive been struggling trying to record stuff on ableton. This has been soo helpful

[@piercing_oil6142]

Thank you so much, i am planning to buy my first electric guitar and start recording. Now thanks to you I know how to record.

[@pieterkramer6]

No nonsene. Clear and straight to the point. Thanks!

[@Zaptrap101]

THANK YOU SOOOOOOOOOOOIOO much, took me so long to find out how to import audio but you made it so much easier

[@KyleHM09]

This was the best video I found for this subject. It is to the point and told step by step. Excellent work.

[@anthonytilotta]

we need more teachers like you, thank you sir

[@steviev2504]

wow; I've learned more in 10 min than in 2 hours of other videos on youtube! thanks

[@clintonfredrick8743]

Very straight forward content. Got exactly what i needed. No unnecessary chit chat. Thanks mate.

[@aaronbolyos8034]

This was so incredibly useful. I'm new to Ableton and this made me feel so much better about using it. Thank you!

[@ADucksOpinion]

i was learning how to use this case my old program had a bad delay.. watching this i learned how to fix the delay on the other program.. ty

[@zashkask7954]

Wow! It really worked please keep on posting more tutorial videos. It was really helpful.

[@trackstumper8333]

Fantastic Tutorial...Finally got Ableton going thanks to this. Thank you.

[@mateosekerovic]

The best 10min spend in my life! 👌

[@brianmarketstreet4843]

Thanks! I cracked it thanks to you, I'm now recording from Guitar Rig 6 into Ableton Live 11.

[@edas.s]

mate you saved me and my friends band we will get far with this help

[@Alex-m8515]

Thanks so much man! Was wondering why i couldn't here my guitar in Ableton

[@andreaspetersen7976]

ty SO SO SO MUCH!! I thought I had bought a audio interface for NO REASON!!! so TY so muuuch dude!

[@zakkarygarner6263]

This was so helpful and well done, Aaron. Thank you man

[@convergys2950]

I had everything setup and did record my guitar but could not hear it on playback. Within 2 min of watching this, I realized my issue. You explained it so well!!!

[@AaronMatthies]

Glad to hear my video helped!

[@shaun6863]

thanks you so much Aaron explained perfectly!

[@alexisguardado6546]

Wow, this tutorial is great! I have Ableton and BIAS FX2 Elite. I have been trying to record my guitar but could not make the effects work; now I know why! Thank you very much for creating this video!

[@Tedsmusic]

Ive just started using it and play piano,keyboards,guitar and bass thanks for keeping things simple ❤ Make more easy to follow tutorial. Excellent job

[@savx591]

You have an amazing ability to explain complex things. THANK YOU!

[@mithunpaul6331]

Great tutorial....its really helps a lot.. Thanks man.. Keep upload more of this videos 🙏

[@bobbytubbs5469]

Thanks very informative for an old analog guy

[@petergreck3237]

Great introduction to set up and basic recording. Thank you

[@Brkprsn]

This is amazing. You killed it

[@combatOracle1]

After watching many videos on this, finally one that makes sense. 👍

[@papagrey]

You deserve medal my man, amazing tutorial amazing voice and amazing amazing amazing, keep good work.

[@ax239q2]

Just what I needed.....Thank you!

[@amazonjunglespirit]

Very nice tutorial, thank you so much. Something I wanted to mention (in case it helps anyone else) has to do with some excessive feedback coming from somewhere. My Gretsch is plugged into my interface, connected to my laptop, and I figured out that by disconnecting the laptop power cable, this greatly reduces the feedback. I think it has something to do with the grounding, and maybe the single coil pickup in my guitar.

[@orceun]

Great video, now I can record guitar covers. Thank you!

[@codeviolation69]

Thanks dude. Much appreciated. I have lots of questions and will be sure to check out your other tutorials now.

[@richardgordon3260]

great video - I just got a guitar and have no peddles or amps but I do have ableton - this allowed me to finally play with distortion!

[@matiasphatouros7718]

BROOO thankyou so much, this really helped and the tutorial was really easy to use as well :)

[@yukauxmanayon8108]

it helps me a lot. begginer here😁 can you pls. do a tutorial on how to record individually other intruments and mix them together with your vocals?

[@davidtams1218]

Oh sod! While I was typing my long winded comment KZbin went onto the next video and wiped it out. Yes! Very helpful. Yes! Make more. The concise, just go straight to the topic without waffle is much appreciated.

[@hiteshchand]

very helpful ... Please make more videos like these

[@joelcolon3688]

ahhh, finally a tutorial that helped, Thank you!

[@tylerwarren8139]

Thanks very much I'm a complete beginner and this was very helpful!

[@predatron3dmodels]

Thanks so much for clear and precise tutorial

[@liamvictor]

A realty great quick start for me. Thank you

[@joshuarobinson2990]

Thank you so much, my Scarlett 2i2 sounds great on Albeton Live. It was popping and cutting out like crazy on Studio One. You saved me some money and a lot of frustration.

[@ju8747]

Thank you so much, this Video of yours helped me a lot!

[@dannyzayas4673]

absolutely priceless, nicely detailed, thank you for making this videos, it's been many videos without finding someone wanting to go into details. nice job!

[@8KilgoreTrout4]

THANK YOU!!! I'll call you advil from now on cause you cured my headache

[@AsaelBlanco]

Best video ever about Ableton man 🙏🏻💪🏻🔥 Thanks 🙏🏻

[@sheylaramosvillegas5273]

Bro! it's Amazing You solved my problem! Thanks!!!

[@pradeptakandar6856]

This sooo helpful and to the point thanks!!! :)

[@neilsqr7446]

simple and to the point. very clear. ty

[@legendofmetal777]

Thank you for posting this! Had a scarlet solo for over a year, and could never figure out how to record with any of the software!

[@marcuslombardo8615]

Thank you so much for these videos. Easy to follow and gets right to the point so my questions are answered.

[@JapaneseModernist]

This video is perfect. Thank you

[@tomfooltunes]

Very useful, straightforward info. Thank you very much for this.

[@JaywunMendoza]

Thanks a bunch! Ajusting the buffer size fixed a noise from my guitar to the M-Audio Air device connected to Ableton!

[@manuelitopascal1925]

best tutorial I've ever watched

[@KatoSeo]

Excellent video! I just picked up a guitar recently and found this tutorial incredibly helpful. Thank you!

[@joshuaburgess7727]

I liked this tutorial it was easy and simple to understand. Thank you for uploading this.

[@combatOracle1]

Well done....simple and easy to absorb. 👍👍👍👍👍

[@RO-dx2pr]

You are the only one who Solves my problem after two long days! Uffffff! Ableton they don’t even reply me! However after I downloaded ASIO4all immediately works! So thank you so much May Jesus bless you abundantly

[@AaronMatthies]

Great to hear! Have fun recording.

[@RO-dx2pr]

@@AaronMatthies hi I started to recording but I couldn’t heard when I played back either Monitor or headphones?? could you please tell me What I have to do! Thank you and appreciate

[@AaronMatthies]

Re-check your ASIO4ALL settings to make sure only one output is enabled. Then check your audio monitoring settings to make sure you have monitoring turned on. The guide explains things differently than the video, so you might want to read through that: guitargearfinder.com/guides/record-guitar-in-ableton/

[@JSTNMUS1C]

Very straightforward. Thank you very much!!

[@shimongangte2418]

THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH, YOU'RE A LIFESAVER !!!

[@fleursmits]

Thank you! Helped me so much !

[@stewvlogs5084]

The best tutorial video on you tube. Thank you so much. You are an amazing teacher. Every step clearly explained and walk around for any problems that may occur. My Novation mini launchpad and m-audio interface are about to arrive today and abbleton live 11 lite key comes with it. New subscriber. Off to watch all your other videos now! 👍

[@kirangurung9718]

awesome tutorial. thank you so much

[@paulwoolley4803]

Very clear, very good

[@PaulOBuddhaBriggzzi-lf8ne]

Thank you! Really to the point keep it simple lessons just how I love it.

[@vivekswamy7383]

A very useful video mate. Had seen other videos but this video has helped me the most and cleared most of my doubts.. Thanks

[@MrClassicmetal]

Thank you very much for uploading the most useful video on the subject! I wanted to get this Ableton/Focusrite combination up and running _quickly_ because the goal is to have fun making music. And to do that I don't want to go through hours of videos and manuals. So 2 thumbs up for posting this video!👍🏼👍🏼

[@AaronMatthies]

Ableton is definitely a lot of fun to use after you get used to it and set everything up right, so I'm glad my video helped. Have fun!

[@thor534]

Thank you! Very helpful.

[@mckenziemelody7258]

Yo thank you so much, i was going crazy till i found your video

[@7souls514]

that was exactly what I needed , thank you so much

[@alejandrochavez144]

This was perfect! thanks so much for creating this!

[@aeroxrideracab205]

So thankful for this

[@mindless_000]

This is quite helpful for me, it would be incredible watch more tutorials like this

[@chapcreation2174]

Extremely useful and well made. Thank you!

[@danmcnamara7782]

such great help!!!! THANKS!!!!

[@mdexelcontu8560]

Thank you, it's very useful

[@noah12314]

Mate thank you so much for this. Very simple and precise

[@mamdoohsalih]

The best tutorial! Thank you!

[@RhiFaT]

awesome tutorial. thank you so much Aaron.

[@georgeyoung4015]

Thanks for posting. That really helped me I was getting frustrated that I couldn’t hear the recorded part, didn’t realise monitoring had to be off. I’d like to add some drum loops to recorded guitar but whilst when I click on a drum pattern I hear it through my speakers when I drag them to a midi track I have to play the kit (keys on Mac or midi keyboard) I just want the pattern as the sample sounds. I’m at ground zero here as you can tell. Perhaps future Ableton videos you may consider adding simple drum loops to a guitar part? I can’t see any drum loops in Ableton and I have the full version. I’m sure it’s just me getting the hang of it though. Keep up the good work. Thanks again.

[@AaronMatthies]

Glad you found it helpful. It can be frustrating learning how to use a DAW like Ableton. There are so many features crammed in that it's frustrating when something just doesn't seem to work. I'll keep drum loops in mind for future videos. You'll get the hang of it.

[@danskulan8935]

Excellent and very helpful tutorial

[@erelim]

Awesome bro. Just like that!

[@FairianEdw]

Oh thank you!! Be blessed really I'm serious 😊👌, thank you for these clean and clear and very useful explanations!