Comments on: The fast way to edit automation in Ableton Live.

By: Oliver Chesler

Oliver Chesler — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 22:42:17 +0000

Yes… :) I was about to reply but good to see you figured it out.

By: AmenTal

AmenTal — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:13:35 +0000

… simple mistake that was. I needed to press the ‘Back to Arrangement’ button next to the play controls! Hope that helps someone else

By: AmenTal

AmenTal — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:06:43 +0000

Over a year on, hopefully someone is still here! I have been using Ableton’s automation feature to adjust the volume of individual tracks at certain points in the timeline… need to give those samples the same punch. But when playing back from start to end in Session view I moved the track volume a touch, and now Ableton ignores the automation in Arrangement view. Any ideas how I can turn the automation back on? What I’ve drawn is still there but is a pink colour instead of that solid red. Also have a little square next to mixer and track volume on the device chooser in Arrangement mode. Im certain im making a simple mistake. Any help much appreciated

By: just passing through

just passing through — Tue, 27 May 2008 11:35:53 +0000

firstly id like to say i admire your openness and honesty in sharing all of this with everyone
most refreshing – thanks

secondly – it would appear (at least in my 5.2 version) that one doesnt even need to click the volume level button first

simply click the ‘unfold device parameters’ button and then start moving the control of choice – and the automation envelope changes automatically to that control

and finally – thanks for the tip (and the ‘master at 0db – keep other faders lower’ tip) – im certain it (they) will prove useful.

By: Oliver Chesler

Oliver Chesler — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 08:15:26 +0000

Hi Daniel. Yes Automation works but not the “instant click on a parameter in Arp 2600V then that automation lane pops up”.

By: Daniel

Daniel — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 23:46:06 +0000

there is a way to get thrd party stuff to work… I just tried Arp 2600V, and when I click on a parameter by selecting “unfold device parameters”, the automation shows up when selecting them there.

By: Oliver Chesler

Oliver Chesler — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 21:04:00 +0000

Hi Mr. Tunes. I used Cubase for more than 10 years from a version on Atari unit SX3 and have a great respect for Steinberg and crew. I do feel there audio engine is really nice but I've done some A/B tests and as long as you keep your levels low in Ableton you can get clear nice mixes. I did a big post about it. Take a look: link Ableton lets me work really quickly and I need that to keep my creativity going. The more I use the program the more I see how well it's designed.

By: Mr. Tunes

Mr. Tunes — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 15:44:37 +0000

hey oliver – this is a great tool, i wish steinberg would implement something like this in cubase. but i have to ask you – ask a big Live enthusiast, do you think Live’s mixing engine does something to the audio even when warp is turned off? i first got clued into this when my friend sent me a DJ mix he did where the audio was highly distorted. and then recently i heard it for myself in Live 6 that the audio gets a harsh treatment. curious about your thoughts and if 7 has fixed this.

By: Jacksin

Jacksin — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 11:49:46 +0000

Thanks! Glad to share.

By: Oliver Chesler

Oliver Chesler — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 19:54:54 +0000

Hi Jacksin. Good one. Utility deserves a blog post… Ill add to my ideas list. Definitely a useful little plug-in!