Lynda.com – Ableton Live 9 Tips and Tricks (TUTORIAL)

By | December 27, 2025

 

Release Year: 2013
Producer: Lynda.com
Producer’s Website: www.lynda.com/Ableton-Live-tutorials/Ableton-Live-9-Tips-Tricks/104260-2.html
Author: Mike Kiraly
Duration: 01:07:00
Type of Material Handout: Video Tutorial
Language: English

  • 635.7 MB

Description: Ableton Live expert Mike Kiraly takes a deep dive into some of Live’s advanced, unique features for creative audio processing. First, you’ll learn how to use clip envelopes to create constantly changing transitions between clips. Mike demonstrates how to create playable and transition effects with clip models, create automated playlists and song arrangements with subsequent actions, use clip models, and create complex effects. Join Ableton Live expert Mike Kiraly as he dives deep into some of the advanced features that Live offers for unique and creative manipulation of sound. First, discover how to use clip envelopes to create constantly changing transitions between clips. Then Mike demonstrates how to create playable effects and effects transitions with dummy clips, build automated playlists and song arrangements with follow actions, and use dummy clips and follow actions together to generate complex effects.

Topics include:
– Creating clip envelopes and putting them to work
– Unlinking clip envelopes
– Exploring follow actions
– Creating song arrangements with random follow actions
– Creating a basic dummy clip
– Sound designing with dummy clips and follow actions

Content :
Introduction1m 34s
Welcome 47s
Using the exercise files 47s
1. Pushing the Envelope: Getting the Most Out of Clip Envelopes26m 38s
Understanding the differences between clip envelopes and automation 2m 50s
Creating clip envelopes and putting them to work 5m 8s
Using clip envelopes to create and manage alternate variations of clips 6m 34s
Unlinking clip envelopes for increased control 5m 12s
Creating evolving elements by offsetting region and clip envelope length 3m 41s
Modulating the pitch content of loops using clip envelopes 3m 13s
2. Harnessing the Creative Potential of Follow Actions14m 27s
Exploring Follow Actions 3m 16s
Using Follow Actions to create an automated playlist 5m 53s
Creating song arrangements with randomized Follow Actions 5m 18s
3. Turbo-Charging Session View with Dummy Clips24m 2s
Exploring dummy clips 5m 28s
Preparing a project for dummy clips 4m 0s
Creating a basic dummy clip 6m 32s
Combining Follow Actions and dummy clips to create playable effects 3m 2s
Sound designing with dummy clips and Follow Actions 5m 0s
Conclusion25s
Next steps 25s

Example files: present
Video format: MOV
Video: AVC, 960×540, 16:9, 15.000 fps, 61.0 Kbps
Audio: AAC, 48.0 KHz, ~160 Kbps, 2 channels


 

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