The Best Live 11 Tips, Shortcuts & Secrets I Wish I Knew Before!

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Timeline:
0:00 - Intro
0:26 - Default Tracks
1:16 - Export to Desktop
2:30 - Bee
3:50 - Key Mapping
4:33 - Instant Sampler Track
5:10 - Shift, Command, D
5:56 - Shift, Command, C
6:23 - Secrets.txt
8:39 - Sponsor
9:26 - EQ8 Tips!
10:33 - Follow Actions
13:06 - Beat Battle!
13:49 - Like, Sub, Watch More
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[@MultiMam12345]

Great video and great tips! I would add default settings for a audio or midi channel strips and stock plugins. If you always turn the same knobs on a plugin on start. Right click save a default. Same for channels. Add the essentials plugs to a channel, Save as default. Will save years of mouse input 😎 In OSX every function in the top menu of an app can be custom mapped in system preferences/keyboard settings So a shift + command D could be a single keypress. Like F1. That one deserves a single keypress. And if you want to go deeper tackling some essential functions only accessible in the right click menu ( which is NUTS Ableton ) Then check out get keyboard maestro. You can create macro's and for example map a sequence of mouse and/or keyboard actions to a single key or midi press. Like for example rename current track to Drums and change track color to red in a single key action.

[@WillHatton]

These are huge, love keyboard maestro! Thanks MAM!

[@IDontLikePplPlayinOnMyPhone]

Cool thing on a related note…in the new firmware update for Novation controllers (even Launchpad mini and launchkey mini mk3) you can now make custom setups that include keyboard shortcuts in your user templates! It was able to customize midi notes, cc, program change and the usual but being able to add shortcuts to colored buttons is a lovely workflow update! I already use the Launchpad for launching scenes and clips but I do have a second Lp just sitting there unused which I’m setting up completely for keyboard shortcuts. The problem I’m having is deciding which ones would be the most useful! Also, trying to decide how to color code them to make memorization easiest! And yes, I use keyboard Maestro as well, and it’s incredible. Mostly a tool from my development work but I have attempted to apply it to my audio workflow, but also as you said, in OSX keyboard settings, you can do most of that heavy lifting already! I suppose ill keep most shortcuts limited to the F1+ keys and map the rest to single buttons on a controller. I suppose that’ll just leave me with the mouse dragging related stuff for any of the traditional method. Wish I could get myself to sit down and do all this setup, but every single time I add a new shortcut trick, I end up “testing it” aka working on music n putting off the rest of the setup lol

[@oederamusic7461]

WHY HAVE I NEVER HEARD OF SHIFT CMD D?! HOLY SHIT

[@WillHatton]

I KNOW SAME!?

[@NomburgMusic]

you and me both!

[@darkone7203]

💯

[@shad99xx]

Thank you 😊

[@snoopyoverthehills]

SHIFT CMD D ... WOOOW!

[@WillHatton]

INSERT BLANK SPACE WITH CMD + I BABBYYYY! (Highlight the area you want the space in first… obviously)

[@snoopyoverthehills]

HAIL LORD HATTON! PRAIIIISE :D

[@thegeenius]

been usin' live for goin on 3 years & cannot lie,, some of these i've either forgotten to use & or never have-- so thanks again sir,, amazingly helpful

[@WillHatton]

My pleasure! Thanks for swinging by

[@bzzrt]

Shift command on mac is Shift Cntrl on windows.

[@MNToThat]

Great vid. Subscribed!

[@WillHatton]

Thank you! Welcome aboard

[@darsayevcarvalho]

This video is so good that I'll watch again to write everything down! Thank you!

[@WillHatton]

My absolute pleasure, I’m glad it was useful! Thanks!

[@railpressureflip]

Actually super helpful tips and not the regular boring stuff like "oh press Cmd + S to save!" haha Great video dude, thanks for sharing!

[@WillHatton]

My pleasure, glad it was helpful!

[@bramsanjanssan4908]

good tips

[@remyvegamedia]

Some of these just changed my whole process. The txt options are really great. And I'm about to go crazy with key mapping haha. The only one that didn't apply is the follow action because I build all of my parts in session view and mix and match ideas by default through that method. But I must thank you, so thanks!

[@NomburgMusic]

Another One! I am learning so much in your videos, not to mention the beat battles, Glad to see you mentioning it on here, I cannot wait to here everyone's submissions this week, I am really stepping out of my comfort zone this week, so it should be fun as always

[@WillHatton]

I cannot wait! Great sample, great prize, great company! Thanks as always, Nomburg!

[@matthewojars]

Very helpful. Thanks for sharing

[@FurkanTopal]

Very useful dude. Thank you so much!

[@succanproduce]

Good one dude 👍

[@IDontLikePplPlayinOnMyPhone]

Really like the idea to resample n toss the loops into the scene view to work out ur arrangement. Tbh, I feel like some sort of section based approach in the arrangement view that goes beyond just labeling locators would be a nice update in the program, but using resampling to sketch out a demo cut for how many bars a part should be or which transitions work best in different places is a great idea. I actually use a mobile app called Koala to start most of my tracks and it has multiple ways to export to Live, one of which puts all your loops/sequences into different channel slots in the same way and that’s how I’ve been working things out before I import the samples and do all the detailed work and vst stuff I need the mac for so personally, I’m right at home using your approach n made this video a total gem for me! Thx

[@samuelnaesen1176]

Bro, life saver!! Just got Ableton 11 yesterday. Sidenote: Next month I'll sub to your Patreon ;)

[@WillHatton]

Always a pleasure to see you Samuel! Any specific questions, you know where to find me, just DM! ❤️

[@AlexCowles1]

Actually brilliant tips - I've been using Live since version 4 I think and still learned something here. Good job!

[@WillHatton]

Thank you Sir! Big love

[@darkone7203]

Found this very helpful. Lots of small things I didn't know that will make things smoother for me. Thanks for making this will! Shift command d will save me some headaches I know that for sure. 🤪

[@WillHatton]

My pleasure my friend, glad to be of some help!

[@nelsoncolereis4058]

Hi, for loading a sample from your browser to a simpler you can do it even quicker. Add a blanc midi track. Search for sample in the browser and hit enter. It automatically loads a Simpler with the sample on the track.

[@danncozey]

Loved this mate thanks for the info

[@WillHatton]

Thank you Dann!

[@RokSivante]

I appreciate the default audio track one. 🙏 If you haven’t gotten “Enhancement Suite” yet, that’s one to seriously get on too! It’s programmable double-right-click menu to instantly access anything you put in is GOLD. 🙌💎⭐️

[@ukbullybeats]

Great video! Thank you!!

[@WillHatton]

Thank yooooou fam!

[@buda3d2007]

Awesome content, keep it coming! 🔥 🔥 🔥 🎵 😎

[@WillHatton]

Will do! Thanks so much for stopping by!

[@Yungben-hn5yl]

Bro this finna be a good one I know it but im in class rn 😂 gonna watch this one later fs 🤘

[@WillHatton]

I got you bud, enjoy the rest of your day! As always, if you have any questions just drop a comment - PEACE 👊🏻

[@joshkeating7825]

Thanks, holmes!

[@OhMyItsAdamOmen]

Great tips for someone switching from logic; my preferences folder didn’t contain any ableton though.. 😢

[@chrisharbin623]

Hun, now it works (upside down lol) Anyways, thanks for the tip, this is going to be a huge time saver :)

[@StarMaze]

Handy tips ;-)

[@iamtoybox]

F9 is record arm on my laptop. R is reverse so that might reverse something when you dont mean to idk.

[@iamtoybox]

That automatic arm trick is awesome. I get so annoyed that there isn’t a hotkey to arm the selected track but this tip might be the answer

[@WillHatton]

Thanks for the heads up on R, ironically I hit that reverse button manually with a point and click (so much for speeding up our workflow!) but it hasn’t been too much an issue so far! Good tip though!

[@karacoldmusic]

This fuckn amazing. Gonna need to write these down lmao

[@mwakamulo5941]

Nice monitors

[@chrisharbin623]

I know this is an old vid, but I can't figure out "default track". I get the plugs I want in, set as "default" and the next time I load a track, nada. What am I missing?

[@squigglesmusic9660]

💎💎💎

[@WillHatton]

🙌🏼 thanks for swinging by Squiggles!

[@FurkanTopal]

8:22 why I don't have that button? Mine is 11.2.5, what was the version of this? Or is it related to preferences?

[@WillHatton]

Skip back, I show you how to create it…

[@FurkanTopal]

@@WillHatton Ok I newly stopped smoking, barely focusing lol. I might have missed. Let me check.

[@vhs-goose8688]

this man is so fuckig underrated that it makes me 29.

[@WillHatton]

Is it bad I’m 29 next year? 😬

[@enzea]

😍🙏

[@WillHatton]

🥰🥰

[@memecoinmafia2732]

cmd is ctrl on windows ?

[@WillHatton]

I believe so

[@LevitskiSRGE]

It looks like it's your first year working with ableton.

[@thecalver]

SHIFT COMMAND D - oh my days ! the number of hours wasted before this ....

[@borodabro]

bro, these chips came before 11 ableton

[@WillHatton]

That’s okay too!

[@sadarahurh8794]

ABLETON SUCKS ! Here is what happens when you start complaining to much about not getting support (read: support ignoring you). THIS IS ABLETON REPLY: "Since you have violated our Support Service Guidelines, we can no longer offer support. Please check our Knowledge Base to answer any future inquiries. Ableton Support" I asked, what guidelines I violated or what kind of crime I committed - NO RESPONSE. All this after investing in Ableton over $3k in recent 10+ years