Learn Live: Comping

[@geraldgoodiii6993]

I swear there is an entire genre of music that is only heard in DAW demos

[@LAMAKMUSIC]

lmao

[@medullaoblongata2755]

LMAO

[@faroukr]

Hahahahah😂

[@BealBeats]

😂

[@maomao180]

wow comping is finally here, glad they did it right

[@Bronwyn031]

Not quite. Samplitude Pro added this feature over a year ago and you can do so much more. For instance... you can not only comp over a section but you can actually comp over from a different portion of the takes or even add to the 8 bar measure to make a 16 bar measure. Sorta like chopping and splicing your takes however you like. Ableton is getting there... they're just taking the scenic route. Samplitude Pro added MPE function a year ago too. Still on the fence whether MPE is truly the evolution of MIDI considering the weirdo touch keys on those MPE keybed instruments. Seems more gimmicky than anything.

[@JasonCunliffe]

Sonic Foundry Vegas => Sony Vegas Pro >> Magic Vegas Pro vidéo but it's paradigms more suited to sound & music So the TAKE functions were fantastic for both sound & video I used it as live music instrument Often with still images Pre: Ableton Delighted to find this in Live 11 now

[@doyoubinoame8483]

feature i wasn't expecting to be hyped about, really

[@1998Cebola]

@@Bronwyn031 which of those functions regarding comping can't you do in Ableton. The video is jsut showcasing the basic, you can still cut and paste and add more sections without problem.

[@bigdap100]

Ableton could have done better with this honestly. It’s really basic and late to the party. It’s time for Ableton to something ground breaking again. This is kinda basic. And she’s right, Samplitude in some ways is 10 years ahead of some DAWs in certain features.

[@JVDABEATS]

Quick note : please disable automation first, otherwise you can't see "show take lanes" ~ I was searching for that option for 2 long mang :')

[@beatchewup]

Thank YOU! That was driving me nuts!

[@MisterKUltra111]

:D

[@Chaddamane]

life saver thank you!!

[@Basslcal]

Dude holy shit you're a legend

[@jonjones1210]

@@beatchewup Same! I literally just spent half an hour watching random KZbin videos, trying to figure out why I couldn't see the "show take lanes" option. Thank JVDA Beats, you're a star!!!

[@DBLRxyz]

Drum comping is about to get really crazy, really fast. Thanks for being amazing Ableton, joined in 2017 and never looked back.

[@low-tide-fy3081]

Just joined after years of Garageband/Logic... A second that opinion!

[@bhaskarville]

@@low-tide-fy3081Logic has had comping for years, and is incredibly fast and easy to do.

[@cokecl]

This will certainly make live the main DAW for a lot of people

[@shanethomas9301]

Video should mention performing take comping on multiple tracks, such as how you would use comping for a multi mic'd drum kit recording. If you link a group of tracks, you can perform identical comping on multiple tracks at once.

[@onja22]

THANK YOU! I've been struggling to figure out how to do that, I knew it had to be possible.

[@RyanVeghOfficial]

It's things like this (I'm including the multi-track comping) that help to make Ableton Live my favorite DAW. I love that you don't make it a pain to edit parts of the takes after you've comped them. They remain easy to edit, and easy to re-comp. And comping drums is at least 4X easier now with the multi-track comping. Thank you!

[@AKingOfBass]

Nice paid content

[@raggedrec]

nice to see its not just my CPU hovering at 40-50 with barely any tracks and plugins.

[@HateSupreme]

bruh mine too hahaha i wonder why

[@raggedrec]

@@HateSupreme crazy right. live 10 when buffer was at 128 working gangbusters. live 11 buffer same computer ready to take off or meltdown whichever it prefers in the moment. buffer at 1024 all gravy but cant deal with the latency for tracking. cant catch a f**king break with the cpu. its made me start using Studio One more. till i get it sorted....i will not be buying a new machine anytime soon.

[@labelm8415]

@@HateSupreme disable cpu overload indication and set your meter text to average, Live 10 only showed average cpu load while Live 11 has current cpu load which is much more sensitive to cpu usage and it's operations

[@brdrnda3805]

@@HateSupreme Had this, too. It was based on two reasons: I used a notebook and notebook CPUs are not the same as desktop CPUs even if they are named similarly. In addition, if the notebooks technical internal design isn't good it runs more often into heat problems, making the OS to slow down the CPU. The next thing was using a multiple monitor setup (external monitor + the notebook display). I could only work with ableton when I disabled one of the displays.

[@Ableton]

Hi, please have a look at this article in our Knowledge Base in which we explain the new and improved CPU Metering: bit.ly/3qZ4Y1i Should this not help, please get in touch with our Tech Support team here: bit.ly/2c6rO3N They'll be happy to take a closer look at what's causing your higher CPU consumption and assist you with it. Thanks!

[@garthwick19]

Fantastic implementation. Will be great for multiloop remixing as well. No more tedious gate remixing set ups. YAY!

[@MitchyMooChunks]

Relationship with Pro Tools has ended, now Ableton is my only friend Take that Avid boomers

[@lilacrain3283]

More like Pro Fools

[@ShiwonSachintha]

@@lilacrain3283 Bruh 😂🔥

[@ferrellms]

This series is just excellent. Clear, comprehensive, useful.

[@coyoteserranomusic]

Your voice makes me happy.

[@phonsonic]

Great tutorials Ableton. Well done. Please note the number of users struggling with the Automation Mode issue.

[@lorenzobonari1590]

Goodbye Logic, was a pleasure to use you

[@pessilicone]

lamo you're sooo funnnyyy

[@wolfgang4468]

This is such a fantastic, comprehensive and inspirational tutorial I'd like to thank you for making it!

[@soundmindindigo]

How to you make sure that different take lanes record as different colours?

[@Ableton]

thanks for reaching out and for the feature request! Feel free to sign up on our Centercode Forum where you can share this suggestion with our developing team directly: bit.ly/2doYK8b Cheers!

[@zlphatedcirkyt424]

Still didn't find a way to get that, have you discovered how could you make them different colors?

[@basickarl]

Ahhh been wanting this for so long. Finally!

[@Bronwyn031]

Dear Ableton Live engineers. Please add the mixer pane in arrangement view. Don't ask me how this feature has been overlooked all of these years. Live is the ONLY DAW on the market right now that doesn't have a option to display the channel mixer in its linear sequencer. Just add a tab button at the bottom of the screen where we can select either our plugin chain, clip editor or the mixer pane. I thought for sure you guys and girls would've added it in Live 11... but nope.

[@PantaFlux]

Simple workaround: You can use “View > Second Window”, adjust both windows to your needs, and place them as you like either on one or two screens.

[@Jvssvl]

@This Guy thanks it works if you just wanna see the track mixer but what we would like is a window to see all tracks mixers at one time, just like cubase, Logic etc.

[@Clacksper]

Awesome! It would be great to be able to have different synths on the different Midi comping lanes!!

[@JAM7000]

Producers stamp of approval.

[@nicolasnicolas3889]

Just got the Ableton trial, amazing...still learning but I love it's functionality....

[@firereggaetonbeats]

That last part 😮🤯!! Super creative

[@aiyka_music]

this feature should have been there a long time ago ! a lot of ableton producers produce in arrangement view...

[@mrjoes]

I just downloaded Live 11 and I can't wait to try it out!

[@TDC10000]

Great tutorial, thank you.

[@Vestu]

This is perfect for my workflow of finding musical ideas

[@ReinhardtBuhr]

How do I disable comping? it makes my projects huge! Thanks?

[@rockersrevenge1]

Great vid thanks. I will never forget that synth line.

[@rob-sherman]

Really helpful, concise, effective tutorial. thanks, much appreciated.

[@ThreeBeingOne]

Ableton is my favorite by far.

[@3xAudio]

Woop Woop need to update ASAP and take my stuff to the next level!

[@classikunity]

Very informative. Thanks again!

[@JosephPatrickMooreMusic]

Excellent video on comping. Thanks!

[@nicktew-music]

how do you get each loop to have its own unique color when you record ?

[@kethemagane]

In preferences (Look Feel) set clip color to random.

[@FoxRiverTaxiGraveYard]

live is 11 is here today :) got an email people.

[@MeanMaoriMean555]

This was very helpful. Thank you soo much!

[@NICUofficial]

holy shit, comping in Ableton the last time my life changed this much in 30 seconds is when I found out I was gonna be a dad, LOL

[@phelper4554]

Would be awesome if you guys could make The comp lines Polyphonic say for example for layering 3 loops. I hope you understand what I mean ❤️ this would be a killer feature

[@Ableton]

Hi, thanks for the feature request! Feel free to also sign up on our Centercode Forum where you can share your suggestions with our developing team directly: bit.ly/2doYK8b. Cheers!

[@abolit]

how did you make each take in comping show in different color? Thanks for the video!

[@kenny5277]

yes, I have the same question

[@OpenUp.]

I haven't tried it but in "Preferences" you can select that every new Track (Whether it's MIDI or Audio) has a different color, so I guess that Tracklanes count to that too. But as I said, haven't tried it, so it's up to you. Let me know if this solved it for you.😁🤘

[@jeremyravine]

@@OpenUp. This worked. Thank you! I went to "Look and feel" and found Auto Assign-Track Colors, turned that "On" and changed the Clip Color to "Random"

[@XxMrKiwiZx]

The only reason I stayed on Logic, thanks ableton

[@NgocAnhNguyen-mk8ir]

great tutorial! easy to follow and to apply, thank you!

[@MadjefMusic]

wow, amazing feature that I've been waiting for. Now Ableton and I are married.

[@joonasautero661]

That was grooovyyy:)

[@vincenttam8642]

Pre-Ordered and still waiting for Ableton to charge my card for the full amount. Can't wait!

[@thetylersherman]

Just got the charge this morning yee yeeee

[@vincenttam8642]

@@thetylersherman cool! Mine just charged few mins ago as well!

[@sinosentry595]

I had to send them an email and then they sent me a link to pay for my pre-order. No auto charge, but it gave me full control.

[@WFSJUBTWPTMJCFSBCJU]

love your voice

[@BrianWalkerMusic]

Is there a way to not auto-playlist takes while recording? I like to record a take, and if I don't like it, immediately record over it. If I do like it, then I hit the shortcut and playlist it to save it. In Ableton 11 it seems like every take is auto-playlisted no matter what, but maybe there's a way to turn that feature off?

[@Wo_Shih_Ni_Ba_Ba]

I also wondering.

[@Mafyoutube]

awesome!

[@TheApril1610]

this is unbelievable

[@rafaelhernandez5550]

Ableton warp plus comping will be game change. Thanks

[@73trout]

How is she getting different colors for each take? I can't seem to make that happen, and it looks helpful.

[@OpenUp.]

I haven't tried it but in "Preferences" you can select that every new Track (Whether it's MIDI or Audio) has a different color, so I guess that Tracklanes count to that too. But as I said, haven't tried it, so it's up to you. Let me know if this solved it for you.😁🤘

[@thomastreppenhauerphotosho3972]

Thank you so much. May I ask one question? Can I import audio into a comp in Ableton? I'd like to get my vocals recorded at a friend's house but comp them together at home using Ableton. Do you think this might work? My friend uses a different DAW... ah, I saw you answered it already in minute 5:20. It's possible, that's great!😀

[@Nonpartisanmusic]

This is innovation. I've never seen anything like that in my life... I'm flabbergasted, I'm crying. If only other music softwares had this.... Vocal comping... crazy

[@elevatenyc]

can we have the recording from last take so i can hear it and harmonies to take lane

[@deanc2000]

Can one do comping in the Session view?

[@sebastien5266]

Hey, thanks for this tuto! I've been ( also )searching this since long time ahah // Stupid question probably but how do you get those different colors on every new take? thanks again :)

[@rumar4u]

Wow this is very powerful indeed.

[@harvestplugins9982]

ok this is pretty sick

[@km-es6vd]

5:45 Thank you!

[@outerdarkness]

Is there a way to clean up the takes after you are good with your take selections?

[@daibaandtheghostmachine8952]

I have no show lanes option and it just keeps recording over the loop like it used to. How do you enable comping?

[@BK-iw1zm]

Click the toggle button next to the locator arrows at the top right above the track names. I had the same problem.

[@daibaandtheghostmachine8952]

@@BK-iw1zm If you have automation turned on you can't enable them either, that was my issue.

[@alipaulstagram]

@@daibaandtheghostmachine8952 Thank you. Need to hit A to turn off the automation view.

[@krameroriginals]

@@BK-iw1zm Thank you!

[@Mr.Anderson_]

How do you make each take lane a different color?? PLEASE HELP :)

[@Ableton]

Hi there! Please refer to this article to get to know how to edit track lanes in Comping: bit.ly/3uyY0Cy Hope this helps. Cheers!

[@treyconnet8181]

since ableton didn't actually answer you... you have to go to preferences -> look and feel -> change 'clip color' to random

[@abolit]

@@Ableton this is not an answer. you just don't know...

[@abolit]

@@treyconnet8181 Thank you!!!

[@Wo_Shih_Ni_Ba_Ba]

@@treyconnet8181 nice job,bro!

[@santacruzappliancerepair2297]

very helpful thank you!

[@ReinhardtBuhr]

Hi there, is it possible to disable "Take Lanes/ Comping" in Ableton live? It automatically creates hundreds of hidden takes and my projects gets ridiculously huge!, any help would be much appreciated.

[@charlesbonkley]

I think it's a good idea. However, you always have Manage Project to clean-up unused files, but it's an extra step. FYI: Cakewalk Sonar (defunct now, but very far ahead of its time) had this option in the preferences. Please submit a Feature Request to Ableton.

[@83cst]

Hello, is it possible to use comping by recording only automations, when the midi files already exist? This would be really helpful. If it shouldn't work today please implementation it in further versions!

[@Ableton]

Hi, thanks for the feature request, we forwarded it accordingly! Make sure to also sign up on our Centercode Forum where you can share your suggestions with our developing team directly: bit.ly/2doYK8b Cheers!

[@ОгурцыТыквенные]

This is so cool!

[@Sloveeeofficial]

i love u ableton

[@g-stomperlovers]

I personally like Ableton. can you lounch the android version?. Thanks

[@davidbendavid580]

When I right click on the track there is no show take lanes to click on. Please help. How do I turn this feature on

[@tomvice]

thank you bemo

[@SunielFox]

If you dont want to use the loop function, how do you record straight to a new take lane? For example, if i want to talk to the singer in between takes I dont want to use loop function

[@Ableton]

Hi there. It's not possible to start recording directly into a take lane like this. You'd need to use a different workflow in that case. For example, you could stop the recording to communicate, then record a new separate audio clip afterward. Thanks - Ableton

[@TsunamiFM]

@Ableton Does 11 Live Lite allow comping, too?

[@Ableton]

Hi there, here you can learn all the features of Live Lite 11. We hope this helps. bit.ly/2xuwxpg. Cheers!

[@TsunamiFM]

@@Ableton I previously thought that Lite is basically the same as Intro edition, just named differently to distinguish standalone (Intro) from bundled (Lite) origin - and Lite had the comping on the feature list here: www.ableton.com/en/live/compare-editions/ But I am also not sure if maybe it's something else (like automation) that might be hiding the lanes, or it's simply not available in Lite edition - could you please refer to that? I would appreciate straight and clear answer.

[@Ableton]

Hi, Lite and Intro are indeed entirely different versions of Live. While Comping may only be available with Intro, Standard, and Suite, multiple automation lanes are fully supported with Lite. In addition to the previously posted link with all the Live Lite features, you can also have a look at the Compare Live editions page in which we list all the features available in the other three versions. Should you have more questions regarding features, feel free to get in touch with us. Cheers!

[@robin_miller_music]

Question: Is it possible to choose more than 1 take lane to make the final output, effectively layering take lanes. In her last example with the same pattern but with 3 different synth sounds it might be fun to layer them up, but choose different combinations of layers

[@dreamlandsociety5842]

just duplicate the track

[@friendly_fire03]

Would comping in session view be redundant? I prefer to create in that view rather than arrangement but this feature is very practical.

[@in_10z]

I don't think so, but you can just copy/paste your particular take from arrangement into a session view clip pretty easy.

[@alanidron2133]

Is deleting the selected parts also extremely easy? i guess mostly for the sake of managing the size the project takes , I see how once you collapse the lanes, than it looks nice and clean.

[@cbass4019]

Make sure you are not in automation mode or else "Show Take Lanes" will not be available. You can turn automation mode on and off by pressing "A" :)

[@classikunity1358]

Thank you!

[@akunresmi4012]

Hi, I have a midi controller without sustain socket, can you give me solution so that i can play sustained piano in Abbleton live session?

[@metalwrath4]

Can you put a separate take into a new audio track?

[@TheApril1610]

so i already have a recording can I loop that and re record this old recording using comping?

[@whong09]

Are you guys working on AI? As a beginner recording vocalist and mixer it'd be so helpful to have an AI that can pick the best parts and stitch it for me, I just set it up and make a bunch of takes.

[@marcosalcoy]

At least!!!! I lvove this feature

[@MistaZipps]

Thank goodness.

[@Baunitdabaun]

how does she have it so the previous takes don't play over the live performance? Every time I comp I hear my previous takes as I'm recording and it's super distracting. HALP

[@djillichmujica]

Your MIDI arrangement button (the big plus sign + on top of your interface) is most probably on. This was happening top me as well and I was able to fix it.

[@domiwindowsrechner8159]

Is there a way to quantize linked tracks in lane view? It's greyed out for me somehow...

[@psilocule2115]

love it!

[@markusriley]

Comping in session view?

[@PierceTravels]

Trying to do comping on a project which was made in AL10, opened it in 11 and comping not working for me here Edit: SOLVED check replies incase u have similar issue

[@PierceTravels]

I did indeed try this! Still doesnt work. But i did find a solution!! I literally copied (ctrl c) all my tracks from my 10 project. Pasted them into a New 11 project. Miraculously worked!

[@igetup2280]

this is insane

[@Steve-ry3bb]

This is dope! I hope Bitwig implements this soon as well!!!

[@ECOGtheMC]

send the email allready :D

[@mutilux9302]

Can you record and comp multiple takes of MIDI like this as well?

[@in_10z]

Yep

[@kostyakonstantinoff]

Where is voice pitch correction feature???

[@Bronwyn031]

I believe I saw it under "packs" update. 😊 Go to your packs and update them.

[@one-tk9bq]

thanks!

[@tomaszzielinski4521]

Just noticed that comping occurs for ALL the playing tracks, depite only one being selected for recording. This creates huge amount of clips out of nowhere :(

[@daisyroberts7401]

Awesome 🙌

[@JVJF7]

Is this also available in Live Intro?

[@Ableton]

Yes, Comping is available in all editions of Live 11 and upwards. You can find an overview of features per Live edition on this page: bit.ly/3NLe8vR We hope this helps!

[@JVJF7]

@@Ableton I bought the Standard version because for my needs the intro version has to many limitations. I had lite, so I got a an extra discount, what was very nice. Thanks for the answer

[@synthesaurus]

Customizable key commands please.

[@MihaiLuchianNegru]

Hey guys, does anyone know how she activated a different color once a new lane starts?

[@alex-nf3wv]

legendary update

[@bboymac84]

just downloaded it!!