YEK Posted January 7, 2006 Report Share Posted January 7, 2006 [salespitch] just picked this up today for 20 canadian pretty good stuff here, comes with a cd-rom with ableton tutorials and samples and effect and instrument presets i went through some of the tutorials on my friends computer and i must say learnt a lot more than i have in the past, reading the tutorials that came with the program.... the tutorials are like : build a track, make a mashup, dj with live .. all that good stuff and i'd highly recommend for people that have the demo or haven't used it that much other than playing around or if you are like myself, only used it rewired to reason to play off samples anyway, this mag is tops, and has some other interesting articles such as background history on the company and other shit etc etc pick it up if you're interested [/salespitch] :jedi: i can now say that i can confidently make a pretty simple track using ableton and it feels good Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide YEK's signature Hide all signatures Reveal hidden contents !:/music Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/2403-the-essential-guide-to-ableton-live/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Iain C Posted January 7, 2006 Report Share Posted January 7, 2006 I might have a look, but to be honest, I've always thought that the tutorials that come with Ableton are bloody fantastic for getting you up and running quickly. Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/2403-the-essential-guide-to-ableton-live/#findComment-47527 Share on other sites More sharing options...
pylonbitch Posted January 7, 2006 Report Share Posted January 7, 2006 i did about three of the tutes before i lost the will to live. the tunes/samples they give you to work with are horrible i tell you horrible. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide pylonbitch's signature Hide all signatures Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/2403-the-essential-guide-to-ableton-live/#findComment-47530 Share on other sites More sharing options...
YEK Posted January 7, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2006 pylonbitch said: i did about three of the tutes before i lost the will to live. the tunes/samples they give you to work with are horrible i tell you horrible. maybe so, but did you learn anything>? Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide YEK's signature Hide all signatures Reveal hidden contents !:/music Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/2403-the-essential-guide-to-ableton-live/#findComment-47532 Share on other sites More sharing options...
pylonbitch Posted January 7, 2006 Report Share Posted January 7, 2006 yekker said: pylonbitch said: i did about three of the tutes before i lost the will to live. the tunes/samples they give you to work with are horrible i tell you horrible. maybe so, but did you learn anything>? yeah... i learned more just pissing about with it by myself. but i did learn stuff. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide pylonbitch's signature Hide all signatures Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/2403-the-essential-guide-to-ableton-live/#findComment-47535 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Iain C Posted January 7, 2006 Report Share Posted January 7, 2006 pylonbitch said: i did about three of the tutes before i lost the will to live. the tunes/samples they give you to work with are horrible i tell you horrible. That's true actually... but they do tell you a lot, sometimes you just have to suck down the suck :laughing: But you're right, it is a very intuitive program... Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/2403-the-essential-guide-to-ableton-live/#findComment-47540 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ~ism Posted January 7, 2006 Report Share Posted January 7, 2006 it has taken a year or more certainly, but i can honestly say i can't remember much about life before live. Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/2403-the-essential-guide-to-ableton-live/#findComment-47542 Share on other sites More sharing options...
YEK Posted January 7, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2006 live puts the fun back into computer music imo Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide YEK's signature Hide all signatures Reveal hidden contents !:/music Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/2403-the-essential-guide-to-ableton-live/#findComment-47543 Share on other sites More sharing options...
YEK Posted January 7, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2006 yekker said: live puts the fun back into computer music imo not that computer music was ever fun for me,,, well it's fun to a certain extent but not like fun like having a jam session live..... hmm yeah. ok that is all Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide YEK's signature Hide all signatures Reveal hidden contents !:/music Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/2403-the-essential-guide-to-ableton-live/#findComment-47573 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velazquez Posted January 7, 2006 Report Share Posted January 7, 2006 What sequencers do you all use for Abelton ? Does it have a sequencer of it's own... Tell me why it will pwn Reason ... now. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide Velazquez's signature Hide all signatures Hugh Hefner's Nephew Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/2403-the-essential-guide-to-ableton-live/#findComment-47575 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ~ism Posted January 7, 2006 Report Share Posted January 7, 2006 Velazquez said: What sequencers do you all use for Abelton ? Does it have a sequencer of it's own... Tell me why it will pwn Reason ... now. it is a sequencer. a live one. magic, eh? (it shits all over reason in most ways, and in the ways that it doesnt u can just rewire reason directly into ableton - routing reason devices straight into audio/midi tracks in ableton with more ease than any other rewire app ive used. oh and it is a vst host too..so pretty much arguement covered) Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/2403-the-essential-guide-to-ableton-live/#findComment-47582 Share on other sites More sharing options...
YEK Posted January 7, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2006 it has it's own sequencer.. you can lay down whole audio clips in it and set their start and loop points it comes with very nice effects and you can use vst's vti's as well.... i dunno, someone else can explain it better than me... Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide YEK's signature Hide all signatures Reveal hidden contents !:/music Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/2403-the-essential-guide-to-ableton-live/#findComment-47583 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velazquez Posted January 7, 2006 Report Share Posted January 7, 2006 I've been thinking about this for a long time... I'm gonna download the demo, and check it out... the thing I like about reason is that it's very easy to get up and running and everything is right there, I don't care to fuck about w/ something like cubase in addition... if you know what i mean. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide Velazquez's signature Hide all signatures Hugh Hefner's Nephew Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/2403-the-essential-guide-to-ableton-live/#findComment-47592 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest IdironBoomtracks Posted January 7, 2006 Report Share Posted January 7, 2006 i'm definately gonna get myself a copy of that magazine. i started learning ableton a while back but didn't have the chance to do so proper-like... and i've been trying to get back into it but i just can't remember what i learnt!!! the headlines of each tutorial sound like just what i need. and i also need to make a bangin' live set by the end of this month! er, and if anybody wants to scan the article in for a poor student like myself that'de be super appreciated Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/2403-the-essential-guide-to-ableton-live/#findComment-47597 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Keef Baker Posted January 9, 2006 Report Share Posted January 9, 2006 I don't think I could ever use Live as my primary DAW, I just feel I can get better results with Logic. But for it's original purpose, ie: a live instrument, it's the mutts nuts. Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/2403-the-essential-guide-to-ableton-live/#findComment-49181 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcbpete Posted January 9, 2006 Report Share Posted January 9, 2006 IdironBoomtracks said: er, and if anybody wants to scan the article in for a poor student like myself that'de be super appreciated It's a whole magazine about it rather than an article so that could take a while I was gonna get it, I can't remember what the reason for me not getting it now, but I didn't all the same I don't think I could ever use Live as my primary DAW, I just feel I can get better results with Buzz. But for it's original purpose, ie: a live instrument, it's the mutts nuts. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide all signatures I haven't eaten a Wagon Wheel since 07/11/07... ilovecubus.co.uk - 25ml of mp3 taken twice daily. Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/2403-the-essential-guide-to-ableton-live/#findComment-49302 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest IdironBoomtracks Posted January 9, 2006 Report Share Posted January 9, 2006 well yekker's managed to do it. obviously you're not as good a person as him. you fail. at everything. :wink2: Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/2403-the-essential-guide-to-ableton-live/#findComment-49320 Share on other sites More sharing options...
pylonbitch Posted January 9, 2006 Report Share Posted January 9, 2006 (edited) IdironBoomtracks said: well yekker's managed to do it. obviously you're not as good a person as him. you fail. at everything. :wink2: any chance you could pm it to me boomtracks? that would be choice. Edited January 9, 2006 by loganfive Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide pylonbitch's signature Hide all signatures Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/2403-the-essential-guide-to-ableton-live/#findComment-49322 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mosca Posted January 9, 2006 Report Share Posted January 9, 2006 im fed up banging on about live - it's been fucking amazing since version 1 although - version 5.0.3 is fuckin awful mos Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide mosca's signature Hide all signatures Touch my bum... Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/2403-the-essential-guide-to-ableton-live/#findComment-49328 Share on other sites More sharing options...
G. I. Raffe Posted January 9, 2006 Report Share Posted January 9, 2006 I am reading that mag on my journeys to work I'm currently migrating from reason to Ableton, it's a slow process but it's going well. I'm just trying to find a decent Orchestral sound bank VST and then it's done Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide G. I. Raffe's signature Hide all signatures @thegianttweets I am a Giant. Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/2403-the-essential-guide-to-ableton-live/#findComment-49343 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ~ism Posted January 9, 2006 Report Share Posted January 9, 2006 mosca said: im fed up banging on about live - it's been fucking amazing since version 1 although - version 5.0.3 is fuckin awful mos what have they done? i'm still on 5.0.1 - u suggest i stay..? Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/2403-the-essential-guide-to-ableton-live/#findComment-49360 Share on other sites More sharing options...
b born droid Posted January 10, 2006 Report Share Posted January 10, 2006 where would one purchase this guide living in the UK? I looked and couldn't find shit. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide b born droid's signature Hide all signatures spotify soundcloud Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/2403-the-essential-guide-to-ableton-live/#findComment-50668 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcbpete Posted January 10, 2006 Report Share Posted January 10, 2006 I saw a copy in WHSmiths, I think they stick it in the Computer magazines section. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide all signatures I haven't eaten a Wagon Wheel since 07/11/07... ilovecubus.co.uk - 25ml of mp3 taken twice daily. Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/2403-the-essential-guide-to-ableton-live/#findComment-50676 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Moss Acid Posted January 10, 2006 Report Share Posted January 10, 2006 i am slowly using ableton more and more and more, and slowly pushing fl5 out the window.. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/2403-the-essential-guide-to-ableton-live/#findComment-50714 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Iain C Posted January 10, 2006 Report Share Posted January 10, 2006 That's the progression I made too... my one gripe is that I preferred FL's piano roll, but it's not a massive deal for me Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/2403-the-essential-guide-to-ableton-live/#findComment-50725 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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