How to Record Vocals on Ableton Live 11 | Beginner Tutorial

Have you wanted to learn how to navigate Ableton Live? Are you trying to learn how to track vocals from your home studio? Raquel Lily walks through the basics to show you how easily it can be done!
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[@Teknovae]

How can I be so foolish! I wasted time on a couple of Ableton 11 'beginner tutorials' who seemed to assume I wanted to be like Illmind already, when I just wanted to record voice with an acoustic guitar on a USB microphone. This tutorial nailed it. Thank you!

[@raquellily]

hey keep at it, friend

[@johnliebenthal]

Ditto

[@peggy-anneknight247]

I tried home recording a couple years ago and got frustrated watching the much longer tutorials other people made and their excessive mentions of music production jargon that I really didn't care about when I just wanted to get going with my music. Your tutorial was so straight to the point and easy to understand, it's exactly what beginners like me need! Thank you so much for making this. And your brilliant voice! I didn't expect such a powerful one to burst out so effortlessly, it is like an instrument :) thanks again

[@jlm.creations]

Thanks for making this a simple vid!! It can be overwhelming to go through half hour videos to find the small details you actually need so I really appreciate you being quick and to the point on this one! 😊

[@uzouma9893]

finally short and straight to the point with it, I appreciate people like you who truly understand.

[@jamesaymar4988]

An Ableton instructor was too busy to help me learn this and she forwarded your links. This is perfect. Simple and effective! Thank you very much. I have so many questions but I'm sure your other vids will answer them. Bravo!

[@devthefitinspector]

I have seen a hell of a lot of videos to figure out how to use this application and the very basic thing I have learned here. Thanks, Bud :)

[@raquellily]

we gotchu!

[@nikil07khatri]

So true same here.. 🤫😂

[@johnanderson2112]

Finally a step-by-step tutorial that leaves out the fluff & gets to the point. Thank you!

[@octaviovalenzuela3650]

I've been trying to learn how to do this for MONTHS (I'm technologically challenged) and this video FINALLYYY helped me. It was simple, straight to the point, helpful and easy. Thank you so much, You have made my life much easier. I have subscribed.

[@randomtaskism]

Jeez I just learned more from this than 3 hours straight of Ableton "tutorials". I appreciate the help!

[@TrillionTalents777]

Wow finally someone who explained it so easy!!

[@bizonelleme]

near seven minutes of PURE information. thanks a lot great video.

[@AdoramaMusic]

Glad it was helpful!

[@RedAnt56]

Thank you so very much for this video tutorial. I had looked at several others and tried following the instructions on the software itself but I could not get to recordin audio and how even to capture the sound into the software itself. You really simplified this for me and saved me from having to abandon Ableton all together. You are a very good instructor.

[@soflo90saltrockarchive]

A savior and guiding light and to the point: record a vocal and dump in a music bed. After battling with the interface, I needed "easy" for the rest of the evening!!

[@johnliebenthal]

I wish everyone could make tutorials this well. Good job!

[@BonnieBeatsMusic]

The most simplest, most comprehensive, break down on recording vocals in Ableton. Thank you!

[@soulmoonwriter7847]

This is exactly what I was looking for months ago! Thank you!

[@raquellily]

no problem!

[@thetdl9871]

This is exactly what I was looking for. Fantastic tutorial. You really do a great job.

[@raquellily]

appreciate the kind words

[@LaDerrylHart]

Thank you!! Very simple and helpful

[@raquellily]

thanks fam

[@songwriternews3656]

AWESOME - cuts to the chase and cinch to follow - thanks !

[@raquellily]

thank you!

[@PeterKildetoft]

very helpful thanks a lot! greetings from denmark

[@IsabellaMattie]

This was so so helpful! Thank you so much for the great tutorial!

[@CaptainPhilipMusic]

This is so straight to the point, thank you so much

[@Zogang69]

hi what kind of music are you making?

[@Jukedog-Studio]

I was able to import my audio track but got stuck on adding my vocals. This was very helpful and you explained it very well Thanks So Much

[@raquellily]

i try my best!

[@Digmen1]

Yes, what most of us need is a nice simple intruction video to get started with a voice or guitar. Thanks All the other beats and loops can come later is is for anther type of music maker.

[@billmiller3392]

Thank you! I just needed to know how to record my voice for my granddaugher. I didn't need all the acronyms and jargon. Very clear and simple instructions.

[@chandunumaneth]

Thank you so much !

[@physixtential]

What an excellent coverage for getting started. Thanks.

[@husttler6627]

I have been looking for this! Clear and simple. Plus girl you're so beautiful!

[@leebl8326]

thank you so much you saved me like 30+ min on watching videos that are almost an hour long on how to record vocals lol

[@Diamond88keyz]

great video. your voice is amazing.

[@raquellily]

thank you so much :) if you feel like it, please listen to my new album and lmk what you think. Look me up at Raquel Lily on any music service and i appreciate the kind words

[@winterheat]

0:21 condenser mic and dynamic mic are two different designs... and either one can have a USB or XLR interface. There are condenser USB mic out there, such as the Audio Technica AT2020 USB

[@scampifrity]

Thank you! Good tutorial fellow.

[@zaido1986]

your voice is incredible :)

[@oliverleyte2718]

Hi!! Thanks so much for the info! Being a newbie..How do you put effects on the vocals while recording?

[@ianfosterUSA]

Awesome thanks from the UK

[@andyrewmc]

Wonderful!! nice and easy to follow, thanks a mil

[@AdoramaMusic]

Great! Thank you for watching.

[@raquellily]

thank you so much

[@sowlbrown]

Cool video. Although, i wish you touched on how to set/adjust the tempo to the dragged mp3 beat.

[@TORAHCONAMORYSANTIDADTV]

IF IT GOES IN THE RED! LOL i did the same thing. Awesome work

[@gutenbird]

thanks for saving me time

[@DemonGates]

how does this have only a few comments? you are amazing

[@raquellily]

you are so sweet!

[@thefluffles6384]

Thanks you friggin angel!

[@gelbakiyimmm]

This video is amazing, you rule! Thanks!🤩

[@davidc8985]

I love this, great job, amazing work thank you! Subscribed

[@BenAngMusic]

This is excellent and clear, I'm sharing it with my students as a resource for them to refer to

[@davincibeatz_]

Short and sweet. Great video!

[@khweku5684]

God tutorial 🙌🏽

[@sirmajestylou]

I remember you from twitch! you are super talented!! starting to producing music and got a mic to record this great ol' voice :) glad to see you with helpful content as well

[@ravikatti9408]

Thank you so much for an easy tutorial which I was not finding on other videos...

[@luaymeray9472]

can you make a video over the (sounds effect ) that you would use on Ableton 11 to make the voice sound more pro?

[@yuunglouie]

simple and easy thx !

[@shivasgrowgarden5206]

Thanks that sure helped me...

[@karlkingsleyvocalist]

Thank you this was so helpful just getting in to recording my own songs

[@swapanbiswasmusic]

Congratulations dear friends... please tell me... which brand condenser microphone 🎤🎤🎤 is best for vocal

[@colinbrouwer8049]

awesome video very helpful

[@stonneerr]

been awhile since ive used this and u saved the day. hit song on the way ❤

[@peculiar8507]

THANK YOU

[@sheikfaraaz4524]

Thank you soooooo much ❤

[@sosmystar5]

It works! Thank you for your help.

[@DJ_FALONE]

Hey adorama. Really nice video tutorials. ❤ I have a Question pls 🙋. When I record my vocals in Live 11 it's volume is too low. How can i record vocals in normal level. Note = 'I don't have audio interface bcoz I can't afford it instead, I use soundcard. ' Pls help 🥺🥺🥺

[@franciscomesa6511]

Great lesson thanks. But how do you make the voice track STEREO????

[@chueyandshyshow]

Thank you for such clarity

[@NovaPulsar]

so well explained! thank you!

[@Jaylengreenmusic]

Dude perfect. Thank you!

[@TheFuriator]

Helped me so much! Thank you!

[@wynnephilpott3178]

this was SO helpful, thank you

[@bossiline2438]

Thx for this straight forward tutorial

[@alientheartist2233]

Thank you so much just started recording and you helped so much

[@sardarbelal3114]

Nice,could you please show some song writing techniques cheers

[@commanderk1989]

Pro info. Great singer too.

[@musicmaker4801]

Thank you for this tutorial....but it would be nice if you make more tutorials like that because when you delete your vocal for you was so easy to do but when i tryed to delete my wrong vocal was so hard lol....can you next time explain on anything you click on in a tutorial to explain it so that we know where to click because im really a beginner on ableton...you got 1 like and one sub from!

[@vidushivashishth4397]

Thank you for making this video it was really helpful

[@elijahforce2583]

Thanks so much

[@comealongwithdom6003]

Finally this is the tutorial video that I've been waiting for. But somehow I can't hear my own vocal from my headphone, I saw the signal bar that it is there I just can't hear it

[@vidajuzebaikstyte8003]

Labai aiškiai labai suprantamai, tik galėtų būti šiek tiek lėčiau, ačiū

[@JustinSisk]

you're the best

[@rorypaddle1842]

How can I manage recordings? Say I make 10 vocals and want to review or pick the best one at a later point. The only way I’ve done this previously is to make 10 audio tracks within the project, so I can flick between and decide which is best. Is there a better way? Thanks

[@asmrsensationalbakingsoda]

Thanks for the tutorial. You are great.

[@MrXelsior]

as far as audio latency is concerned, I have a problem. I've adjusted "sample" settings and so forth and I have tried to optimize my PC laptop to record vocals and add guitar to my Ableton Live Lite 11 sessions. I'm using an M-audio solo audio interface. If I upgrade my laptop to 16 gigs of RAM from the 8 gigs I have now, will that eliminate the latency problem??

[@jdssurf]

how do you now add effects and such to your vocal track, tone differences, pitch, distortion and such

[@lilycarone5116]

Thanks so much for this tutorial!!

[@bobbykrane9423]

Very helpful thanks so much !

[@supastar4813]

can you show how to do the plug ins

[@hausacartoon3764]

Please how to Add effect and which effect Am I going to use create Music like urs I mean to balance my music

[@emogrrl-qe3su]

can u do a video on compressing vocals?

[@Johnnicful]

Fantastic thanks, but how do I do one word delay I've asked a few people, but no one gets back to me?

[@icegodsmg4172]

Very helpful thank you so muchhh

[@gabrielemmanuel3868]

you rock!

[@FlytheBIGones]

I have a condenser mic, and find the volume too low compared to the other tracks.. I am using phantom power, but seems now there is a need for a preamp of some kind?

[@usersrule]

I'm just learning Ableton, but what I can't figure out is, how do I get more than two channels for my vocals? Looks like the default is channels 1 and 2, but I want to have different vocals on different tracks and channels so that all of my vocals aren't on channels 1 and 2. When they're all on 1 and 2, I can't have different effects for different vocal tracks. Make sense? Any help is appreciated as this is getting frustrating, but I'm sure the answer is simple. Thanks.

[@buenbbalanlayos1]

Import it separately, then duplicate the track to edit for your effects.

[@John-fk9ye]

you're awesome

[@iamauguosto]

How can I figure out what my CPU is optimize for to take the most advantage out of the buffer setting and have minimum latency?

[@ArthurBabakhanov]

Very useful Thank you ❤

[@georgesimpell3362]

Nice vid, one small correction: The term "USB mic" is a reference to the type of connecting plug the microphone uses, not the way the mic captures the sound. The correct term is "dynamic mic" instead of "USB mic", as many condenser, ribbon and even dynamic mics use a USB plug.

[@cooperambrose115]

That’s what I’ve been doing to record me singing a couple months ago and I tried to sing the second part of the song but after I click both record buttons it doesn’t come on the screen line and doesn’t record my vocals. Not sure how to get this working

[@MrEDL1966]

I learned a lot from this, but it's so frustrating because my version doesn't have the hardware setup in preferences so I can't get rid of the latency. It's worthless without being able to change that rate with a huge echom

[@tiffanyacuff9450]

This was so much easier to follow/understand than Ableton's own tutorial, haha.

[@AdoramaMusic]

WOW, thank you!

[@ericabee1574]

Agreed, it's also more simple than the Focusrite tutorial for recording vocals. THANK YOU!!!

[@diabet-ec]

Have you ever recorded vocals and then not been able to hear them with the backing track? Please reply if you can sort this

[@sammac8155]

i have the exact same settings but for some reason i get feedback on my interface and when i record it doesn't come through into Ableton. help.. thank you

[@andreachurchill145]

This might be a dumb question, but my laptop has a very loud fan. Will that affect the audio when I try to record something using the suggested hardware?

[@papakwesiyeboah4514]

what of using a digital mixer which has the interface inbuilt